Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-30

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THE WIGwAM, CHICAGO, June 21.-
An unex pected burst of sunshine, jus
before the opening, lit up the building
and raised the already superheated tenn
perature a few notches higher. The
first cheers, rather feeble than otherwise
drawn by the entrance of a Boies clut
at 11:50.
The New York delegation, headed by
Governor Flower, Rourke Cochran
Murphy and George Raines came in di-
rectly afterwards and were received
with a Tammany yell.
At 12:42 Chairman Brice came to the
front of the platform, and standing with
gAvel in hand, said: 'The convention
will come to order. l have the pleasure
of introducing the Rev. John Rouse
who will open the proceedings with
prayer"
The Rev. John Rouse was smooth.
faced, long-haired young man, dressed
in the canonicals of the Episcopal
church. He looked over the assemblage
for a moment, and spreading his hands
he said: "Order."
Then, folding his hands, he began his
prayer. Not fifty of the delegates stood
during the prayer.
At its conclusion Chairman Brice
said: Gentlemen of the convention,
by direction of the national committee
the chair presents to this convention as
its temporary officers, the gentlemen
named in the following list, which the
secretary will read" .4i;sssF1 = 9y,,5.
The list made Hon. W, G. Owens, Of
Kentucky, permanent chairman; secre-
tary, S. P. Steering, of Indiana; mum.
ber of assistant secretaries; reading
clerk, N. M. Bell; sergeant-atxar1ns, tMr,
Bright, Of Indiana; official steHlepgrapher,
Edward Dickinson, of New York, 4-sl,. I,
The list was adopted without opposi.
ton, and the chair appointed commit
tee to escort the temporary chairman to
the platform. s.
Mr.. Owen arose and walked up the
aisle with the committee. Mr. Brice re-
tired, leaving thespace in front of the
chairman's desk to Mr.. Owen. The
chairman made a short speech.
Mr.. Owen had a respectful and ar
interested hearing, but there was nc
great enthusiasm over his remarks until
he came to the ssLegions Of the bread
and butter brigade" Then the conven.
ton cheered again and again. The chair
asked what the pleasure of the conven.
ton was.
Mr.. White, of California, offered q
resolution providing that the roll be
called to name members of the different
committees and that all resolutions re.
lating to the platform be referred to the
committee on resolutions without debate
and that the credentials of such delegate
be delivered by each delegation to the
committee on credentials.
General Bragg, of Wisconsin, offered
as an amendment that tie rules of the
last Democratic convention govern this
body until otherwise ordered.
Mr.. White accepted this amendment
as being first in order, and temporarily
withdrew his resolution which he again
offered after General Bragg's substitute
was passed. 1t was read by Reading
Clerk Bell.
Mr.. Rhodes, of Alabama, interposed
with an amendment which was read. II
provided for co8nittee on rules in ad
dition to the other committees. There
was q brief discussion of the amend
ment, the explanation being made that
| the original resolutions delegated the
work of the proposed committee to thu
committee on permanent organization
n The amendment was adopted, how
| ever, and the resolution as amended
went through. The clerk then read thu
roll call and the chairman Of each dele
CATION handed in or announced tht
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