News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-30
The Democratic Convention.
CLEVELAND AND STEVENSON THE
NOMINEES.

NOMINEES.
The Democrats assembled in Ma
tional Convention at Chicago last
week and nominated Grover CleVe-
land for President and Adlai r. stew
enson of Illinois for Vice-President.
Cleveland's nomination was carried
on the first ballot a stormy all
nights session on Wednesday night.
The outcome was indicated by the
way i'm which many Of the doubtful
delegations made haste on Monday
to tumble into the Cleveland column.
The first blow to the hopes OF the
anti-Cleveland men was the positive
declinatioG of German of Maryland
to enter the ranks as a presidential
candidate. After this the friends OF
Campbell Morrison, Pattison and
Russell we're all quickly counted
among the Cleveland supporters.
Henry Watterson declared himself
throughout a Cleveland man. Hill
simply wasn't Sin it, " and by Mon
day night the mention of his name
as Il presidential possibility only
raised a laueL. The loudly-heralded
protest of the Syracuse convention
came. to an inglorious end. a for
NAL contest was entered by these
anti-Hill kickers before the commit
tee on credentials, and was then
withdrawn in a resolution stating
that representatives of more than
30 states had concurrently urged
that the interests of the party would
be promoted by avoiding any con-
test in New York. The regular New
York 'ol" etion, elected by Hills
1t is'uvention, stood out
uauaA dislocatpand's nomination,
ture to ering in a statement
Giant che name of the chair
Gste<he eeTsBtd Prophets nom
'ihatioR would imperil the success Of
the party and expose it to the loss of
the vote of New York. The Cleve-
land forces were marshaled with con-
summate ability by eX-Secretary
VIM. c. Whitney, who calmly ig-
nored all divisions in the party and
worked with an eye single to the sue
cess of his candidate.
The proceedings of Tuesday, the
first day, were short and of little in
terest. At the hour of assembling a
heavy thunder storm hung over the
immense rough board wigwam erect
ed for the occasion on the lake front,
and the water ran down through the
roof in streams or the delegates and
spectators, as it did repeatedly after
ward in the sho very weather. Sena-
tor Brice, chairman of the National
Committee, called to order. and W.
c. Owens of Kentucky was made
temporary chairman. After the Gus
tomary roll call of the states for the
naming of the different committees,
Mr.. Gable of Illinois offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopt
ed unanimously:
ResolVed,-That this convention
tender it's profound sympathy to
that distinguished American, james
G. Blaine, in the many Affections
which have befallen him.
The reading of Mr.. Blaine's name
was the signal for an outburst of
greater enthusiasm than the conven-
ton had known before. The resolu-
ton was adopted without dissent,
and n Maine delegate then took the
floor and thanked the convention for
its expression on behalf of his state.
His remarks were warmly applauded
The only business of Importance
transacted at the session of Wednes-
day morning was to effect a perma-
nent organization with VIM. l.. Will
son, of West Virginia, as chairman.
At the evening session, beginning at
3 O'Clock. the great wigwam was
packed with 10000 people, the heat
was intolerable, and rain poured
down through the leaky roof on del
egates and spectators from a terrific
thunder shower which hung over the
city. The first business of Importance
was the reading and adoption of the
platform. There was a contest over
the silver plank, and long, bitter
and protracted one on the tariff
plank. The report of the majority
of the committee on resolutions pro-
posed TO repeat the straddle of 1884
on this issue, but the minority re-
port was finally adopted and the
platform as it stands declares for n
tariff for revenue only, denounces
protection as fraud, and promises
the repeal of the Mckinley law.
1t was near midnight when the roll
call of states for nominations began,
and Gov. Abbott of New Jersey pre-
sented Clevelan'ds name, which was
welcomed with 20 minutes of pande-
monium. When the ballot, which
was not completed and announced
until $3.50 in the morning, finally
came, Mr.. Cleveland was nominated
by a vote of 617 against 1O3 for
Boies of Iowa and ia for Hill. The
nomination of Gen. Stevenson for
Vice-President took place at the
Thursday evening session, when the
ballot stood 402 votes for him.
against 343 for Gov. Gray, and
about $50 for all other candidates.
Changes in his favor then began.
with the result that he received the
nomination by a twO-thirds vote.