The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-28
THE. WINNING TICKET.
DBLEdATE. Do sIaNoN ON THE
CHICAGO CONVENTION.


duBignon's Connection With the
Craftsmanship Movem ent-How 1t
Came About.
Hon. F. G.. duBignon returned from
Chicago yesterday morning. He is enthu-
siastio over the ticket and believes with
proper management the Democratic party
will win great victory in November.
Mr.. duBignon said that although he had
attended several national conventions Of
the party, his experience at Chicago was in
many respects novel and unique. He was
most strongly impressed, upon his arrival
at Chicago, with the remarkable fact that
while nearly all of the prominent figures 10
national politics, the men who had hereto
fore controlled in the councils OF the party,
were opposed to Mr.. Cleveland's nomina-
ton. yet despite this the great
| body Of delegates who represented
the people we're olamorous for it 1t re-
quired but few minutes upon the scene for
| any Intelligent observer to become satisfied
that the nomination of any other man was
an impossibility. This was the most sig
nihcant feature OF the convention, and indi-
Gated unmistakably that there was a spon-
taneous uprising among the masses In the
party for Mr.. Cleveland.
II was somewhat prepared for this" said
Mr. duBignon, "by what witnessed on my
way to Chicago. All along through Indi-
ana, at every station large crowds were
gathered and the one name that was upon
the lips OF the people was Cleveland. At
| Columbus, Ind. where our train stopped
for some minutes, it was boarded by a del
| egation OF citizens and several members Of
the Georgia delegation, among the number
| Col. Mercer and myself, made short
| speeches. Several thousand people, hun.
| dreds Of them workingmen, had
gathered and thel sentiment among
them was unanimously in favor
Of Cleveland. Some Of the Georgia dele
gates sounded the crowd about Gov. Gray
Of Indians, but the reply ca ne: We want
Cleveland On our return trip through
Indiana we found the people very enthusi-
| Rstic over his nomination. We were afraid
the defeat Of Gov. Gray for Vice President
| might cast damper upon their ardor, but
| such was not the case. Wherever a crowd
was met it were loud in enthusiasm over the
action of the convention
BIG VICTORY PREDICTED.
Mr.. duBignon said from what he wit
| messed both Ia Indiana aud Illinois, and
from conversation with democrats and re-
| puOlicnns in both states, as we'll as from ex.
pressions from the democrats OF other states
Ia the northwest, notably Michigan and
Iowa, that the democratic national ticket
will be overwhelmingly elected in Novem-
| Der.
Zone Of the most incomprehensible feat
ures OF the convention said Mr.. duBignon,
was the report Of the platform committee
upon the question OF tariff reform As
soon as Mr.. Neal of Ohio offered his
amendment, which declared for tariff for
revenue only, it was evident that
| the convention was overwhelmingly in
favor of his amendment, and so
the vote showed"
| Mr.. duBignon said that, while the New
York delegation made an unrelenting fight
| against Mr.. Cleveland. he had every reason
to believe that Tammany will give the
tlcketlbs loyal support. Mr.. Belmont, Mr.
| Cochran and other leaders stated in CONVEX
sation with a number of southern delegates
| that Tammany would roll up 10 November
Its usual democratic majority, and that if
there was any diSaffection in the ranks of
the Democratic party in New York state, it
would not come from Tammany, but would
be found outside Of the city of New York.
CocKRAN's SPEECH.
"The greatest speech of the convention,
in fact, the greatest speech in many re-
| spects have ever heard,n said Mr. du-
| Btgnon, twas that Of Mr.. Cochran IN pre-
senting to the convention the situation in
| New York. He spoke at O'Clock in the morn
| ing, when the convention was COMPLETELY
| worn out after it had refused to allow num-
| bers Of others to speak, among wnom were
| some Of the most distinguished men in the
country, and yet for nearly an hour he
held the convention spelbound aud
| received the most profound attention.
| His speech was voted by all to be one OF
the greatest ever delivered, and there could
te no higher tribute to its excellence than
the atteation which 1t received at such a
time and under such circumstances"
The statement sent out by the Associated
Press that Mr.. duBignon had made a mo-
ton to adjourn on the night of the nominal
| ton before q ballot was reached, he saws
was incorrect. 1t hal been decided by Mr.
| Cleveland's supporters, that ballot should
be had before an adjournment ifitreQuired
all night to reach one. The motion to ad-
jOurn which was attributed TO him was
made by Mr.. Vandiver, a delegate from the
Seventh congressional district of the state,
who was an anti Cleveland man, and his
motion was voted against by every Cleve-
land man in the delegation, including Mr..
duBignon.
THE DU BIGNoN MOVEMENT.
Mr.. duBignon hopes, during the summer
TO take the stump in Georgia. The move
mont 10 make him temporary and perma-
nent chairman, he says, was not done with
his permission, but was an effort on the
part Of his friends to put him forward as a
| COIDpllul0ut 70 buo young QeuOCducy OF 6n6
south. 1t came first from Mr.. Watterson
in an interview in the EueninQ Post on
Monday, June 20. 1t was as follows.
1.-THE Democratic party wants a new
deal and new men fresh from the people
such a man is Mr.. Owens OF Kentucky, but
II there is objection by the majority in the
convention to him, then there is Mr.. du-
Bignon Of Georgia, another splendid young
southerner. a delegate at large from his
state, a Cleveland man and a trained
parliamentarian he would make an ad-
mirable temporary chairman and should be
acceptable to all factions In the conven-
ton"
The interview with Mr.. Watterson led tc
a vigorous effort on the part Of the southern
delegates to make Mr.. duBignon temporary
chairman. After the suggestion of hi:
name, although 1t had been previously de-
termined by the Cleveland men in the con
vention that Mr.. Wilson should be the tenn.
porary chairman and Gov. Campbell oil
Ohio the permanent chairman of the body
a disposition was manifested on the part Of
| Mr.. Cleveland's followers to accept the sug.
gestion of Mr.. duBignon's name and tc
make him temporary chairman.
HOW 1T WAS SETTLED.
After some discussion, 1t was decided tC
take a vote in caucus In order to see, before
deciding the matter, how many votes could
be absolutely relied upon for Mr.. Cleve
| land,a nomination and the ra9ult aucl