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ApLA z. STEVENSON.
The National Democratic Convention. at
Chicago, completed its ticket by nominating
Adlai E. Stevenson, Of Illinois, to be the
Vice. Presidential candidate Of the party,
and then adjourned sine die.
The delegates were slow in gathering, and
at 9 o'clock, the hour to which the conven.
tion adjourned, after its all-night session,
at which Cleveland was nominated for the
Presidency, not over 100 of them were IN
their seats.
At 2:55 Chairman Wilson pounded the
table with his zinc gavel and called the con.
vention to order. Most of the delegates
were in their seats, and the galleries were
quite we'll filled. The Chairman introduced
the Rev. Alfred Green, of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, who delivered the invocation.
Immediately after the prayer the Chair
man ANNOUNCED that the next order OF ousl'
ness was the naming Of candidates for the
nomination for Vice-President.
The following four candidates we're placed
In nomination for the Vice-Presidencyi
Isaac Pusey Gray, Of Indiana; Adlai +:
Stevenson, of Illinois; John L. Mitchell, OF
Wisconsin; Allan B. Morse, of Michigan.
Then the Chairman ordered the roll to be
called upon four candidates. Everything
went along smoothly and without excite
ment until Iowa was reached, when 1t was
announced that Governor Boles's state
would cast her twenty.siI votes Tor Coionei
Henry Watterson. Of Kentucky.
ron The sirth vote from Montana went to
Jndpe Lambert Tree, Of Chicago.
New York turned the tide for General
stevenson bv casting her solid seventy-two
votes for him. thus putting him forty-t"o
ahead of Gray, but Pennsylvania eVeneo
matters by giving her sixty -four VOTES 70 the
Indianian. As the contest became closer
and closer. the cheering became general ana
the excitement increased.
At the request Of Colonel Watterson, lowe
withdrew her twenty.six votes from mn MN aNt ant
Territorv on the roster had been called at
4.5O and the tally stood Stevenson ~, cray
s43 with Morse and Mitchell dividing the
rest between them. ,.
Instantly it was known that stevenson
was in the lead, changes were bsgun at once.
Montana started the business. Nebraska,
Nevada, Oregon and Ohio followed. inen
pandemonium seized the delegations, anu
the leaders from practically all the STATES
jumped upon chairs and shouted 1or recos'
milton.
At precisely P. N. Wisconsin announced
her abandonment Of Mitchell, her candidate,
and paveh whole vote to Stevenson. linen
MI. Cole. of Ohio, moved that the nomina.
tion of Stevenson for the Vice-Presldency Do
made by acclan,ation. MIR. Hensell, or fenn-
sylyania. seconded it. Chairman wilson put
the motion and it was carried in most voclt-
erous unison. -
While General Collins was speaking on
resolution in regard to the National Com
-
electric lights in place over the center
of the auditorium broke and let q
lamp down on the heads of the
New York delegates. The globes were
broken and streams Of white electricity shot
out from the carbon points. In twinkling
every one in the building was making tracks
for the exits. It seems as if there were no
possible way out of a panic, which
must have resulted In the loss OF
perhaps hundreds OF lives. For
tunately, however, cool head remained on
its shoulders, and with braced muscles
Gordon Of brave men surrounded the panic
stricken crowd.
The police and the sergeants-at-arrusr raj.
lied at once in the cause Of order. Mon and
women were seized and with no gentle hand
were planted in their seats and held there.
At length the panic was reduced and the
convention proceeded with its business:
Mr.. Hensel, OF Pennsylvania, moved that
tho resolution of General Collins bs referred
to the next National Committee with an at.
firmative recommendation and with power
10 act, aud it was carried.
After the usual resolutions Of thank ks were
adopted the convention adjourned sine die
Sketch OF His Career.
Adlai A. Stevenson, the Democratic nomi:
nee for Vice-President, is a resident OF
Bloomington, Ill. He was born in Christian
County. Kentucky, October %. 1885, and
Received his preliminary education in the
common schools Of his native county. Later
he entered Center College at Danville, and
when he was sixteen years old removed
with bis fathers family to Bloomington,
ILL.,. where he studied law and was admitted
to the bar. In 1859 he settled at Matamora,
Woodford County, ILL.,, and engaged IN
the practice Of his profession. Here he re
mained for ten years, during whlcl tlme ne
was a Master in Chancery OF the Clrcult
Court for four years and District Attorney
for like period. In 1854 he was named as
the Presidential elector for the district. At
the expiration Of his term of Office as Dis
trict Attorney for Woodford County, IN
1869, he returned to Bloomington and formed
q law partnership with j. s. Ewing, which
still exists.
Mr.. Stevenson was nominated for Con-
eress by the Democrats Of the Bloomington
district in 1874 The district had been safe
" Republican by an almost invariable ma.
jority Of 5000. His opponent was General
McNuta. Mr.. Stevenson was successful.
His majority in the district exceeded 1900.
He was in Congress during the exciting
scenes incident to the Tilden-Hayes contest
in 1876 His party renominated him for
Congress a second time. In this contest he
was defeated, but in 1873 having been NOM
mated for the third time, he was again
elected, increasing his majority in the dis
trict to 1000.
He was delegate to the Democratic Ma.
tional Convention Of 1884 in Chicago, and
after the election Of Cleveland as President
of the United States was appointed First
Assistant Postmaster-General.
Mr.. Stevenson married daughter OF the
Rev. Lewis w Green, President of the
Centre College in Danville, KY, in Decem-
her, 1855. He has three children, one son
and two daughters, all of whom are living:
General Stevenson enjoys the honor OF
having founded the first post OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic.