The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-24

Nevada, Ohio. Oregon, Georgia, Kentucky
and Teanessee FASTENED 20 do the same
/ thing. By this time the convention was
in an awful upr0ar, xhich vas intensified
when Texas cast thirty votes solid for the
/ Illinois man. The chair refused 70 recog-
uize any one else until the confusion had
in some measure subsidized. Then Mime
sofa changed her vote 20 Stevenson, and
another wild scene followed.
Finally Delegate Cole, Of Ohio attracted
the attention Of the Chairman. and moved
that Steyenson's nomination be made By
accIamation. HenseI Of Pennsylvania
seconded the motion, and il was unanin-
ousiy adopted. amid great cheering.
After the usual enthusiastic outburst,
the business Of the convention was re-
surned, and a number Of miscellaneous
resolutions referring To the affairs OF the
national committee and rendering thanks
TO various officers, the Chicago reception
committee. etc, were Disposed Of.
Then Hon. Patrick Collins. Of Massa-
chusetts, stirred things up with q speech.
declaring he felt free 20 say the time mas
come when a Democratic convention
should be deIiberatiye body and not
governed By outside influences. lie said:
II re could BE- Oh exhibition 10 view 0: Co.
Oo,901 people and the 7,o9011o Of Democrats
VINO vote the ticket, well and gooG. but what
sense IN having 1900 who can not hear and
can hardly SCI, pro.onying the proceedings OF
the Democratic convention AID preventing i
from bsag deliberative u IA not inconven-
fence or discomfort. but danger Of wrseking the
good work Of . convention tLst re are fsce %
face with today, and feel that We have reached
the climax of absar4isy.
Mr.. Collins then offered resolution
that the national committee be instructed
to provide accommodations in the next
convention for delegates. aItcrnates. ma
tional committees. members OF the press,
and none others. 4 great howl Of protests
came up from the galleries, whereupon
Collins informed the audience that il was
here solely by courtesy Of the convention.
" lille confusion reigned through the
hal! there was a crash, and the arc lights.
which had furnished the illumination.
were seen descending upon the heads Of
the delegates. Something had given
away above, and it appeared as If the
numerous interruptions which had so
ominOusly occurred a. the hands of nature
were about To be supplemented by one
great catastrophe which should wipe out
the whole national convention. Three
lights Immediately over the New York
tlfisgabiDD Edfuc 6suEljg UDWn upon the
Hill men. The globes were broken, and
streaks Of electricity flashed from the
carbon points.
In moment every one in the building
was on bis feet, nearly every one making
tracks for the exit The delegates tumbled
wildly over one another, and frantic yels
Of fear were heard. 1t seemed for a
moment az if there was no possible way
out Of panic which must have resulted
in the loss Of hundreds Of lives. Fortu-
nately, however, number Of cool heads
among the delegates and the audience as
serted themselves and. aided by the police
and music by the band, contrived 10 get
the frightened people down. When quiet
was restored, on motion Of Hensel, of
Pennsylvania, the Collins resolution was
referred To the next national committee
with an affirmative recommendation and
power 10 act. After some further routine
business, on motion Of Russell, of Mis-
souri,, the convention at 5:l7 adjourned
sine die, amid great cheering