Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-06-30

olut:on to all Chairman Wilson to the nofi1
! cation COMMITTEES.
| Mr. Collins, of Massachusetts,, put the ques-
| ton on account of the modesty OF the Guar
| man. 1t was carried.
| resolution authorizing the national COM
| rnittee to elect as Chairman of the committee
| and of the executive committee, persons not
members of the committee. was offered by Mr.
| Honey, of Rhode Island. and adopted
Mr. Collins of Massachusetts,, from the plat
| form said
Ipropose TO address myself TO the committee
on sens. and good Judgment and experience of
aC0 collected herr. Twelve years ago L pre-,
scented resolution authorizing the national
COMMITTEES to provide accommodations for the
next convention The tIme was not ma TOT
the adoption of that resoluti"n then WIfhout
disbursement to our national committee feel
free to say in tn. presence OF small faction OF
the American public that a mistake has bean
made and the e has should be
inasnee r ss e con be on ess n biz oi
| democrats well and good; but what is the use Of
having Is. 900 people who can hardly see ana
cannot hear. controlling the proceedings OF a
democratic convention and preventing it from
being deliberative. fCries of good. 1t Is not
the discomfort and inconvenienc, bqt it is the
danger of wTeckiug the convention that moves
ME. 1 therefore move that the dem ocratlc
national committee be instructed to provi de for
delegates. alt ,rnates. members of the press.
national committee and none others"
All of the delegates were standing during the
remarks OF Mr. Collins They listened TO him
attentively and cries of good reached him
from all parts of the hall, but at the end there
were misses and jaers from the galleries.
Mr. Collins called for the roll of states, and
the chairman called on the delegates to re-
suue their seats. just he ceased spanking
the rope holding one of the electric lights just
over the center of the convention floor gave
way, and the big iron frame with its glowing
are came down with a crash right in the mid
die of the New York delegation A roar went
up from the great assernblage, and there was
great confusion for some time. The lamp
removed by policemen and fremen, however
without serious consequences
When omatning like order had been restored
Mr.. Hensel of Pennsylvania. said from the
platform that as it was evident call OF states
could not be had he weuld move that the reso-
luton Of Mr.. Collins be referred to the new
national committee with Il favorable recon-
rlerdatien. This motion was carried, only
few delegates voting on it in tbs
confusion Then the usual resou-
tons of thanks were passed. They
included the secretaries of the convention, the
Chicago committee and finally the presiding Of
fcer who was very nearly forgotten in the con-
fusion. Mr.. Zachary, of Louisiana, remem-
bered the vote of thanks to Mr.. Wilson and
Henry Watter5on took the chair temporarily
and put the question
The official stenographer was authorized to
pref are an official report of the proceedings.
, Mr. Russell, Of Missouri. then got his
chair and moved that the convention adjourn.
The chair put the motion. declared it carried
and with parting word of thanks to the con-
vention for its consideration, at 5:lS declared
the convention adjourned sine die.