The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-22
OPENING SCENES.

a Resolution of Sympathy with Mr..
Blaine Passed Unanimously.
CHICAGO, June 22.-Fully two hours
bcfore the time set for the commence
msnt Of the proceedings in the Demo-
nratic national convention the crowds
began to climb the outside stairs, and
SAMPLED themselves inside the ugly
wooden box. The thousands of yards
nj bunting and the unique collection of
papier mache spread eagles, "distemper"
Portraits of dea,. heroes and emblazoned
Nlsgeries of fame and victory were
barely discernible, and their effect was
lpst in the caveruous depths Of almost
Hmitless space.
Almost up to the hour of the meeting
Ehe sound of hammers hurriedly driving
the last nails into the woodwork of the
galleries echoed through the hall. In
khe concluding rush number of the
kAsended decorative effects had to be
abandoned and others We're materially
hhapged.
After the opening prayer by Rev. John
Rouse, Chairman Brice said: Gentle
knen of the convention, by direction of
khe national committee the chair pre-
bents 10 this convention as its temporary
hfacers the gentlemen named in the
reid;
Hon. W. G. Owens of Kentucky.
temporary chairman; secretary, S. Z.
Eheelin. Indiana; assistant secretaries,
Nv. II. Doyle of Pennsylvania, H. Shep-
krd of Virginia, C. 1illey of Missouri,
3 A. Rowley of Michigan, r. L. Will
kon of mississippi, 9. r. DeFreest of
New York, J. G. Swayne of Illinois:
principal reading clerk, Hon. Nicholas
u, Eell; sergeant-at-arins, Hon. e. j.
Fright Of Indiana, official stenographer,
kdward Dickinson of New York. The
bt was adopted without opposition.
Mr. owen was escorted to the chair
by A. =. Stevenson of Illinois, Q. s.
pewett of Indiana and Thomas Wilson
of Indiana. Mr.. Owen made q brief
Epesoh Of acceptance, concluding as
follows:
Our opponents must be measured their deeds
and not by their professions. The Fifty-nrst
bonsrcas wrote tho bright page in our legisla-
siye history and became thing of the past.
challenged the approval of the people and
fhsy responded in tones portentous that it
tssemod the voice of God.
With a unnnimity that finds no parallel in
hho history of popular government they de.
Esfminod that billion dollars was far too
muoh 10 pay for such museum of freaks. II
I'VE but permit 1t they Will stand by their ver-
hfct. That our cause may triumph let US work
In Kindness.
In tho heat Of contention let us not forget
pnat our political brother may bo Just a9
honest and perhaps better informed. LIN.
lpelled BY one purpose, and that purpose tho
public good, wo will FREQ ourselves from tho
chickering's and hort burnings that charac-
terized the Republican party when its Mar
shall Ney went down ut Minneapolis before
the mailed legions of tho bread and butter
brigade.
! Atthe close of Mr.. Owens speech,
upon motion Of Delegate White, Of Cali
fornia, the roll was called for the con-
etitution of the committees on cre-
dentials, on rules, and order of business,
On permanent organization, and on reso-
1utions, each state to name one member
of each committee. All resolutions and
communications to the convention were
ordered referred to the resolutions COM
tnittee.
Delegate Cable, of Illinois, offered the
following:
Resolved, That this convention ten
Der ifs profound sympathy to that dis
tting uished American, james G.. Blaifie,
w ths heavy afhiction which has befallen
1iim."
N reading was interrupted with the
9oudest applause mp to that time, and
Nhsp the reading was finished the rGso-
aitlon was adopted upahjm odsly.
M SWEET. of the Maine delegation, in
hehaf of tie DemunfaaV of Maine.