Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-06-30
THE TICKET COMPLETED.
Closing Session of the National
Democratic Convention.
Gen. Adlai L. Stevenson. of Illinois,
Nominated for the yice-Presi-
dency the First Ballot
The Closing Scenes.

CHICAGO. June 2s.-At 2:55 Chairman Wilson
| pounded the table with his gavel and called
| the convention to order. Most of the deis-
gates were in their seats and the galleries were
| 1<Iite we'll filed. This day was dark that the
electric lights that hung over the heads # the
delegates were burning but the galleries were
ia comparative gloom. The chairman intro
iuced Rev. Alfred Green of Cedar Rapi Is, Ia.
! forward AMI stood waiting for silence. AS it
| did not come. he said: will the delegates
| obhee me by taking their seats that may Of
! fer the opening prayer"
As conversation still continued Mr.. Green
] added: We about to engage in prayer
| gentlemen. Will you kindly cease conversation
/ for just moment" Silence being at last OBJ
! tanned. he added: LET US pray
In the course of the prayer which followed
| he referre to the platform of the carpenter
| OF Nazareth. and woye in the we'll worn
! phrase Public Office is a public trust at
which familiar utter1nces from mere fore, of
habit. and utterly regar less of the proprietias.
| some Of the delegates broke out in applause
| Mr.. Green closed with a broad "ah men, and
| a delegate corrected him by adding amen, with
| strong accent on the "a.
Immediately after the prayer the chairman
! announced that the next order of business was
! the naning Of candidates for tho nomination
| for vice president
Gov. Porter. of Tennessee offered a rasolu-
! ton to limit nominating speeches to fifteen
! minutes and seconling speeches to two min
! applause and was adopted.
! The call of states then began.
| Aabasna asked to be a5sad.
! Arkansas nonainptel Gray. Of Indiana, with
/ out comment. The name was greeted with ap-
plause.
! Colorado gave her place to Indiana and Hon.
! John E. Lamb took the platform and presented
! the name of Hon. Isaac P. Gray.
I Colorado gave way to Wisconsin, and SIR.
! Worthington took the platform to nominate
4 Gtra--.r u, cal
! ing railroad train and then began competition
| with the rain that beat on the roof.
! Hon. r. J. Vance. of Connecticut. rose IN his
! place to second the nomination Of Hon. Isaac
| p. Gray. He spoke briefly and what he said
! could hardly he distinguished because of the
: noise caused By the rainfall.
| Idaho also seconded the nomination of Gray
! When Iowa vas called the chairman Of the
! delegation said: Iowa has 10 candidate to
: present.
! Rea took the platform and seconded the nomi-
| nation of Mr.. Stevenson.
| TIE roll call preceded without interruption
! until Michigan reached, when Don NJ.
; Dickinson announced that Michigan would pre-
sent candi late through Hon. E. F. Uhl, who
nominated Judge Morse
! After Mr.. Uhls speech tn, roll call pro-
! ceeded quietly until New York reached,
| when Gov. Flower arose and there were cries of
ff'piatform'' and applause which drowned Mr..
! fIOHcH a.IHuncenenL tnAC new 1OFk Hau
! no candidate to present. Mr.. Flower sat
! down and the applause stopped.
KOne Elias stood his chair when North
Carolina called and seconded the nomina-
! ton Of st venson.
! When Ohio was called there were cries of
| "CaIarbeil," but the chairman of the delega
! sion announced that the state had no candidate
| to present.
L. T. Cunningham. Of Tennessee. seconded
| the nomination Of Gray.
! Gov. Throckmorton. of Texas seconded the
! nomination of Stevenson.
Hon John GOOde, of Virginia. seconded the
| nomination Of stevenson
! Washington seconded the nomination Of
| Gray.
When Wisconsin was called tn re were cries
of Villas" The chairman of the delegation
| announced that Wisconsin woul1 present
! candidate through Gen. E. s. Bragg. Taking
| the platform Gen. Bragg nominated Hon John
Mitchell.
The rain by this time was pouring down so
heavily that it's noise almost drowned Gen.
| Bragg's voice.
The band struck up THE Baby Song" from
Wang
Slips of paper had been scattered among the
delegates before the convention met bearing
the words:
Grover, Grover, four more years for Grover,
in he goes, out they go, then We'll be in
clover"
AS the band struck up the air the Pennsyl-
vania delegates began to sing. and presently
the whole convention was singing Grover
Grover" The song ended in a yell, and then
| the whole convention broke into Of
laughter.
The sound Of the rain and thunder continued
and the water dripped IN the delegates
| steadily Perry Belmont held umbrella
| over Gov F.ower. and many Of the delegates
| pct on their hats. The Kentucky delegates
| stood on their chairs while the band played
! "Old Kentucky Home" Then the band played
| Marching Through Georgia. and the dele
| gates sang the refrain Then the chairman
| raped for order. When the confusion vas
! dispeled in part. Gen Bragg said: AT an early
t hour this morning. my fellow democrats We
closed the work which gavE tn. people their
! choice. that great tribune of popular right,
! around whom centers the affection of the
democracy. north. south. east and west,
/ Grover Cleveland not only, but Grover Cleve-
! land of the United st ties"
| At the conclusion of Gen. Bragg's speech the
call of the roll for the first ballot begun,
and resulted as follows:
I BALLOT.