Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-02


North Carolina seconded the nomination OF
Gen. Stevenson, of Illinois, in the person of Mr..
Elias Kope as one appropriate for the second
position upon the ticket, because said Mr.
kope, 'it is in recognition Of his valiant ser.
vices upon the battlefield in defense of this in
iissoluhlC union of ours.
Mr.. nnihgham, Of Tennessee, the represen'
sativc of the delegation OF that state seconded
the nomination Of Isaac p. Gray in a brief
speech
when the state Of Wisconsin was called the
veterans Gen Edwin s. Bragg was put forward
by his delegation TO nominate John L. Mitchell,
the millionaire railroad man and member of
congress.
Oklahoma seconded Stevenson. Utah had no
candidate 10 present and the chairman Of In
dian Territory declared "a present we are not
In it." Mr. ". +. Vaudiyel, Of Georgia, on be
half OF the soldiers Of the south, seconded
the nomination Of Judge Morse of Michigan.
The chaiT1nan-Gentlemen, four names have
been presented TO the convention as candidates
for the nomination for the vice presidency.
The ballot, before any changes were made,
resnltCd as follows,
Stevenson 3ol; Gray, 2i5 Morse, s.; Mitchell,
45; Watterson 26 Cochran >; Boies, l. Tree, |.
j. II Shields Of Iowa-Mr Chairman, a the
request Of Col Watterson, Of Kentucky, Iowa
with draws her % votes, and Iowa wishes tho
vote changed to q votes for Stevenson.
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Missouri
Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky and Oregon each
in turn changed to Stevenson.
Texas came TO the front Immediately .here.
after with 30 votes solid for Stevenson.
Mr. Bohl, Of Ohio-I move that the rules b!
suspended and that Gen. Adlai Z. Stevenson be
nominated by acclamaton
Loud applause greeted this motion and the
delegates all over the hall seemed impatient
til at The Question be put. In the midst Of the
excitement Mr., Hensel, of Pennsylvania, who
was standing on the Platform in front OF the
presiding officer seconded the motion.
The Charman-The Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson,
Of Illinois, having already received more than
two.thirds OF the vote of this convention, It'll
moved by MIR. Bohl, of Ohio, and seconded by
MIR. Honsel, of Pennsylvania, that the rules he
suspended and he declared by acclamation the
nominee of this convention for yice.presidcnt
All in favor of that motion will say aye.
A great chorus Of ayes greeted this invitation
of the chair and The chair at once declared the
motion unanimously adopted
Gen. Collins now relinquished the chair and
taking the rostrum ard in short address
asked the convention to pass the following res.
olution:
Resolved, That the democratic national
committee Oc instructed 10 prOViue IN lne ma
tional convention the accommodations necccs-
sary for the delegates, the aternaeS, the press,
the national committee, and none others
A great howl Of protest went up from the gal.
eries against the last clause of the resolution.
and the cries Of "No, no. from the galleries in
| teruptcd the speaker for minute,
Continuing. Gen, Collins said: But pardon
me; you are here solely by our courtesics.'
There was n demand from the delegates for
call OF the roll Of states on the resolution, in
| which demand Gen Collins joined. Great con
| fusion reigned at this iuncturc throughout the
convention. \ falling arc light almost precipi-
| tateda panic.
| The chairman recognized Mr. Honsel, of Penn
| sylyapa who said
| Mr. Chairman-I think 1t must be apparent
10 all the delegates here that even rolcall of
| the states can not now be taken with the de,ib-
| Grafton necessary to the proper proceedings of
| this convention, therefore move you that the
resolution of Gen. Collins be referred 10 the
| National committee with an affirmative recon-
mendation, and with power 10 act
| The chairman put the motion 10 the conven'
| tion, and il was carried. After The resolutions
of thanks were adopted, Mr.. Russell, OF Mis-
| souri, arose and said:
| Imove that this convention do now adiourr
| sine die ..t.
The Chairman-Mr. Russell, Of Missouri
| moves that his convention docs now adjourn
sine die, and the chair thanking the convention
for its kindness to fimself, and asking its In
| diligence for lack of capacity to perform thu
duties OF the office, hereby declares the conven
| ton adjourned sine die