The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-23

and lead it to victory in November? VIII
could better accomplish this task THAI
Horace Boies?
Henry Watterson seconded Governo
Boies' nomination in short speech.
Hon. William z. English OF Indiani
eloquently seconded Mr.. Cleveland's nom
inatioH. in place OF Senator VOORHEES,. wh'
was i'll at his hotel.
Thomas p Eenlon, in seeonding Mr.
Cleveland's nomination for Kansas, as
sailed John J. ingalls,, now a pedestrian
! himself. for calling the Democracy TIT
stree walkers of the nineteenth century.
James E. Mckenzie Of Kentucky made
| a characteristic speeck, secondIng the noml
nation Of Mr.. Cleveland.
Hon. Z. J. Herman of Louisiana seconded
| Governor Boies nomination.
| Hon. Patrick Collins followed for Cleve
land.
After various other seconding speeches
| Mr.. Daniel of Virginia arose TO second Mr.
| HIPS nomination. Great confusion arose
the delegates and the galleries both being
/ anxious 70 get down TO ballot. DAME
| was hissed. Mr.. Cochran rose and said
! that if New York could not find fair treat
nlent at the hands of the convention theil
! delegation would withdraw.
| Soon the confusion broke out afresh
/ and Mr.. Cochran moved an adjournment
until 10 o'clock j. ~. Thursday.
Chairman Wilson declined TO put the
motion, because Mr.. Daniel had the floor
| and refused to permit an interruption.
| Mr.. Cochran appealed from the chair
mans ruling, but afterwards Withdrew
both the appeal and the motion.
John Goode of Virginia and j. D. Smedlev
of Washington seconded Cleveland, as did
6. F. Martin and John j. Davis OF West
| Virginia, and Nj. Summerill of Wiscon-
sin.
Mr.. St. Clair of West Virginia seconded
Hill
This closed the roll call and Mr.. Cochran
of New York arose 10 make statement
for New York, protesting against Cleve-
land He said: Il have request TO make
to the convention and | am about To ask
its indulgence. 1t is now o'clock. l am
worn out physically. l think the con-
vention is worn out. 1t viii be
matter of great physical hardship
now. What have to say is that / think
the extraordinary political condition of
this campaign makes it necessary that [
should say, in good faith, and in all kind
ness for this body; but ] ask the indul-
gence OF this convention that we may now
take a recess until 10 o'clock, Loud cries
OF No" No" and Yes" Yes" and
coHfusion.] There is objection and l will
therefore take the platform"
Continuing, he said he desiaed to make
a quiet, friendly statement of the political
conditions in New York. He desired to
state in advance that he spoke in no spirit
of unkindness to anybody. He had no de-
sire to find fault with whatever might
be the action of the convention.
He promised in aevance that
whatever the wisdom of the convention
should decide, the Democracy of New York
could not be dissolved if they tried to be.
He said New York was for a real Demo-
crat and was as Democratic as Texas.
Cleveland, he said, was popular in
Republican states, because his De-
mocracy was not offensive to
the Republicans. [Cheersl Cleveland was
a popular man every day in the year,
[Cheersl except election day. [Cheers
and laughter ''If New York is not to be
accorded its candidate, give us some other
man who may be acceptable
to it," be said Continuing he
denounced mugwumps in unmeasured
terms and said that Cleveland s popularity
III New York in 1884 was due to Burchard
and not to himself.
At the conclusion of his remarks Mr..
Cockrane moved to take a recess till
10 O'clock n. m. Thursday. The question
was put to a vive voce vote, and the chair
man declared it defeated The accuracy
OF the decision was questioned, and u
motion to adjourn was made, which the
chair declared out of order, and ordered
the secretary to call the roll for the first
ballot.
The ballot resulted as follows: Cleve-
land, 6l616; Hill, 1l2; Boies, 103; German,
bell, 2; Pattison, l; Whitney, l, Russell, 1.