The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-24

CONVENTION lVI GlSNeuSOHt tAS 4AtHSAS
delegation standing up, shouting, and
waving their hats. The attempt, how;
ever, was failure, for the chair held
them down with his gavcl and his
voice and the ebuilition subsided.
Nick Bell shouted "Hold on, now
boys,' and the convention which ac-
knowledges him as Its real master sct-
tied down into silence.
The Gray men, who had been q little
frightened and very subdued, took
fresh courage when Pennsylvania was
called and Mr.. Hensel, after announc-
ing that the individual preferences ot
the members were four for Mitchell,
six for Morse, and seventeen for Steven
son, but that the balance and major,
ity OF the delegation were for Gray, and
that the vote Of the state would under
instruction bo cast as unit, making
sixty-four votes for Gray.
STEVENSON NOMINATED.
As the ballot proceeded it was evident
that the two strongest candidates were
Gray and Stevenson, and the adherents
Of each alternated with their yells
as their favouto candidate showed up
with tho highest number Of votes from
tho state delegations.
Bctoro the ballot was announced
states begun to change their votes and
when 1t was evident that Stevenson
would secure the prize, Cole, Of Ohio,
moved TO suspend the rules and make
the nomination unanimous, which
motion was adopted. West Virgihia's
vote was az follows; Morse, 4iGraN 4;
Stevenson, 4.
Grover Cleveland campaign song, but
il was stopped by the clerk, who read
the following resolutions offered by Mr..
Brice, OF Ohio.
SOME RESOLUTIONS ,,...-,,., i.
Rtsoired, That the national committee
are hereby empowered aud directed to
fix the time and place for holding the
next national convention, and that the
basis OF representation there be the
same us that fixed for this convention.
This was carried with ashout In tho
midst OF great deal OF confusion.
The following resolution was offered
by Norman L. Mack, OF New York:
R'Solred, That tho name OF the Hon.
W. L. Wilson permanent chairman to
this convention be added to the COM
mittee appointed by the several states
to notify the nominees Of this conVen-
ton OF their selection as candidates for
tho Offices OF President and Vice Presi-
dent OF tho United States.
It was carried. The clerk then read
abe following resolution offered by w.
Hohey, Of New York:
Resotrrd. That the national committee
Is authorized and empowered in its
discretion to select as its chairman, and
also rs the chairman OF its executive
committee, persons who arc not mem.
bers OF tho national committee"
II was carried unanimously.
General Collins now relinquished tho
chair, and taking the rostrum, spoke as
follows:
poS'T WANT TIE GALLERY GODS.
GESTLE,lES OF TIE CoNvENrIoS:-"I
propose to address myself to the COM
mon sense, good judgment and experi-
ence OF the nine hundred men sent by
tho Democrats as delegates to this con-
vontion. Twelve years ago ! sent to
tho chalr q resolution instructing the
national committee to provide nc.
commodations in tho next convcn-
tion for the delegates, the alternates,
tho national committee, the mem.
bera OF the press aud mono
others. [Crics Of THAT Is right.
The time was not then ripe for tho
adoption Of that resolution, and with
out disparagement to our national COM
mittec feel free to say in the presence
OF small fraction OF tho great Ameri-
can public outside OF ourselves, the
delegates, that mistake has been made
here, and that tho time has now come
he a deltberativc body and not governed
by outside influences. ] therefore VEN
ture to ask my fellow delegates to pass
theiollowing resolution:
RcSOlrfd, That the Democratic nation-
nj committee be instructed to provide
in the next national convention the ac-
cotrlmodations necessary for tho dele.
gates, tho alternatos, the press, the M
tionul committee and none others.
A great howl OF protest went up from
tho galleries against tho last clause Of
the resolution and the cries of mo, NJ"
from tho galleries interrupted the
speaker for minute.
Continuing, General Collins said:
"But pardon me, you arc here solely by
our courtesies,"
There was domand from tho dele.
gates for call OF the roll Of states on
tho resolution, in which demand Gen
eral Collins Joined.
Great confusion reigned at this juno
turo throughout tho convention, nearly
everybody standing up and shouting
themselves hoarse The delegates were
standing in tho aisles and on tho chairs,
and many Of them had their hats on
apparently really and glad 20 so.
ANOTHER WOE on THE HEFt-s OF OTHERS,
While things wero in this state there
was crash and the arc lights, which
had furnished the Illumination for the
convention, were seen descending upon
the heads Of the delegates, Something
had given way above. and It appeared
as Il tho numerous Interruptions which
had so ominously occurred at the
hands OF nature were abouttJ DO supple
,nented By one great catastrophe which
should wipe out the national Democratic
convention OF 1892. The three lights
Immediately over the New York dele.