The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-07-01
THE TICKET COMPLETED.
Closing Session OF the National
Democratic Convention.



cmtAco. June ~ -At2 s.s Chairman Wilson
POUNDED the table with hi- gnvel and called
I the convention 10 order Most ~ tbs dele
gates were Ia their seats and the galleries were
! quite well filed. The day was ~ lark that the
/ electric lights that hung over the heais ~ the
/ delegates were burning hut the galleries were
I, IN comparative gloom The chairman intro
4 drccd Raw Alfred Green. ~ Cedar Eariis, "a.
4 who delivered the invocation. Mr. Green came
4 forward AMI stood waiting for silence. A. 4
| dill not come, he said: viii the delegates
| oblee me by taking their seats that ] may OF
| fer the opening prayer"
A. conversation sfl continued. Mr. Green
added: We are about 10 engage In prayer.
! gentlemen will you kindly cease conversation
FOR inst moment Silsnc, brin4 ~ last oh
tanned he added Lot "a pray"
Ia the course Of the prayer which fopove1
he referred 20 the platform Of tbs csrpe1fer
Of Nazareth" ami woye Ia tho veliworu
phrase "PGhIlc Office Is public trnsf ~
which familiar nit .ranres from mere fore Of
habit. ana utterly regardless ofthe prnrrietieS.
some 81 the delegates hfoke out IN applause
Mr. Green closed with broad 'sh men. and
a delegate corrected him nv adding am "a. with
strong accent on the "a n
Immediately after the prayer The chairman
announced that the next order ~ bu-insss was
for vice president
Gov Porter ~ Tennessee. offered resolr-
ton 70 limit nominating speeches 70 n'frcn
minutes and s'coniing speeches - two min
utcs each. The resolution was greeted with
applause and was adopted
The call ~ states was then began
Alabama asked 20 " PASSED.
Arkansas nominated GRAY. ~ Indiana. with
ont comment The mans was greeted With APP
rianse.
Colorado z I'VE her place ~ Indiana and Hon.
John r. Lamb took the platform aud presented
It nn,no ~ Hon. Isaac l1rny
! Colorado gave way 20 Wisconsin. AM Mr.
Worthngton took the platform 20 n0mnatf
Hon. f. Stevenson. H. paused for pass
ing railroad train and then began colnretitior
with the rain that beat On tho roof
Hon II. y. Vance. o. Connecticut. rose in his
place 70 second the nomination OF Hon. Isaac
| p Gray He spoke briefly ana what he SAID
could hardly be distinguished because Of th'
Noise caused nv the rainfall
) Idaho also seconded the nomination 81 Gray
when Iowa was called this chairman Of tn
delegation said: Iowa has no candidate =
present"
when Kentucky was called Hon. John $
Ren took the platform and seconded the noni'
, nation OF Mr. Stevenson.
, The roll call proceeded without interruption
until Michigan WAS reached. when Don
Dickinson announced that Michigan would IRE
cent candidate through Hon. +. +. Chl, wh'
nominated Judge Morse.
After Mr.. Uhls speech ths roll call pro
crcdei quietly until New York was reached
when Gov. Flower arose and there were cries Q
platform and applause which drowned MI
Flowers announcement hat New York In
no candidate to present." Mr. Flower -
down and the applause stopped
Kope Elias stood on his chair when Mort
Carolina was called ami seconded the no1nins
tion 81 Stevenson.
When Ohio was callsd there were cries Q
.camrbell. but the chairman Of tho deiega
tion announced that the state had no candidz'
to present.
/. r. Cunningham. Of Tennessee scccnds
the nomination of Gray.
Gov Throckrnorton OF Texas seconded a
nomination Of Stevenson.
Hon. John Gocde. Of Virginia. seconded q
nomination Of Stevenson.
Washington seconded the nomination !
Gray.
when wisconsin was called there were crit
Of villas The chairman Of the delsEatis
announced that Wisconsin would present
candidate through Gen r. :. Bragg. Tnkii
the platform Gen. Bragg nominated Hon. Jci
Mitchell
The rain Us this time was pouring down
heavily that H. noise almost drowned Ge
Bragg voice.
The band struck up THE BABY Song fro
wang
slIps - paper had heea scattered among Il
delegates before the convention met bsarif
Tire words:
Grover Grover. four more years for Grow
In he goes. out they 80. then wsll be
clover
A. the band struck M the air thn Penney
wanna delegates began 70 sing. and present
tho whole convention was singing Grow
Grover Tho song ended IN veil, ani n
tho whole convention broke into roar
laughter
\" The sound Of the rain and thunder confirm
and the water dipped in on the deiegal
steadily. Perry Belmont held m umbre
over Gov Flower. and many 81 the drlega'
- put on their hats Tho Kentucky de'ega'
stood On their chairs while the band play
'.Old Kentucky Home" Then the hand play
Marching Through Gcorgia." and the de
gates sang the refrain. Then the charm
raped for order When me confusion '
dispeed in part Gen Bragg said: al an ezl
hour this morning. my fellow democrats.
closed the work which gave the people n
choice. that great tribune Of popular rig
| around whom center< the affection Of {
democracy. north. south. east and Ne
Grover Cleveland NOT only. but Grover Cie'
land OF the United Sites"
Atthc conclusion OF Gen. Bragg's SPEECH
call Of the roll for the first ballot was beg
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