The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-22

direction became clouded. The shadow
grew larger within the great hall and n
hush crept over the throng as sense OF
the impending storm came upon them.
Was the roof again to be blown off?
Would the terrific wind come out of the
growing blackr ess? Was there danger?
Would Chcrc be peril in remaining?
There came vivid flash of lightning
while the report of thunder reached the
anxious crowd.
AT length SO great was the outer
blackness that tho news writer's at their
desks were obliged to pause There
was not light enough 70 work Quickly
followed the rafting o. rain upon the
roof, and almost instantly stream of
water flowed down through the cracks
in the center. directly upon the heads
OF the New York delegation. Umbrellas
we're hoisted, and the storm went on
Suddenly, as the storm had come, it
passed away, and light flowed again
within the great hall Michigan came
in with Don Dickinson at its head, to
dripping wet chairs.
Governor Campbell and Ohio's sons
came in last and we're chcered roundly.
After they were seated Chairman Brice,
OF tho national com mittec, arose and
commanded silence, after which he pre-
prayer at 12:45.
National committee reported follow
ing list of officers for temporary organi-
zation: Chairman, w. c. Owens, Ken.
lucky; secretary, Simon Z. Sheerin, In
diana; assistant secretary, Edward T..
Merritt, Illinois; w. A. Doyle, Pennsyl-
vania; llambleton Sheppard, Virginia:
Clinton Tillery, Missouri; l.. e. Rowlev
Michigan; Robert E. Wilson, Missis
sippi; Chas. r. Defreest, New York;
Chas. j. Satrin, Illinois; principal read :
ing clerk, Nicholas M. Bell, Missouri:
assistan5 reading clerks: Martin Morri-
son, Indiana; Cato Sells, Iowa; bernard
Brown, Montana; VIM. Il. Thompson,
Michigan; Henry J. Lyon, Tennessee
sergeant-at-arms, Richard J. Bright, In
diana; official ssenographer, Ed. b.
Dickinson. New York
After the greeting of applause Mr..
owens addressed the convention. The
speakers voice penetrated to the farth.
est recesseS. of the galleries and his
remarks wer9 cheered to the echo.
hr. owen upon taking the chair spoke
as follows:
Two great dangers menace the Democratic
party One is external, the other internal. The
hrst Is the organized machinery OF organized
capital supported by the whole power or the
government: the second il the tendency amon,,
the Democrats to make issues among them selves
Two needs. therefore, sand before III indspcnsa
Die to success, unity and harmony.
or one this chair and gavcl stand representa-.
tivc; IL remains FOR YOU To supply tho other. la
thls spirit greet yol, fellow Democrats, as the
advance guard OF &c grand army sent forward to
blaze The pathway to victory. How nomcntoua
yonr responsibility need not tell you Ir you
work III wisdom, millions toilin9 in the -ho,, in
the mine and Held. will rise and call You blessed
The roll call OF the republic atcsis that its heart
and its conscience are with us in our war with
q host ,,f
our party IL the pia form that challenges anpro.
oHt on hnd invites the support OF the people
w e can succccd-wc must do more: VIC must
deserve success. Above the wreck if need bc OF
-cnsh com bindiions We must IL temple 10
plain plain people. ana build shrine so broad that
every lover or his Find may kt eel. The burden
must he lifted from the back nf toll and TO that
+ end It has right to dc and that whoever bears
our manner must lit il above the smoke OF con.
i!itt and inc din of acfion. that every Dcmoc,at
OF the Union may follow its lead in cxultant and
Irresistible combat. Let Il. not mistake The
gravity OF the sit. atlon dcmanCs the broadcst
patriotism and every needful sacrifice. Our work
but begins here. Under the suns of summer and
!hc irosis OF Autumn we must carry IL forward
with unralicring courage - Il triumph mt clos.
- Tnis again must he the campaign OF education
and South and must he carried Into every hamlet
or the East and North. The public must learn
their true relation 10 the tax gath.rer. They
must learn that no abroad pre- sidcnt champions
the tribnncs OF people. no taskmastcrs write onr
tarin hils They. must learn too that for per
sonal and politic,l advantages the ,Iuntrv ir,s
mcnaced " Tile thrc Al Of war and they will learn
with shame aud regret that on the day th.. war.
like message Of the President was read in the
hal or Congress the pcac>r response or the
little eight by ten republic uf Chill; accepting tho
terms or the PRESIDENTS ultimatum. was read in
every capital OF the world.
Our opponents must he measured by their
Tccd- aud not by their professions IN; Fifty.
lr-t Congress wrote the blackc-r Page in our
legislative history and became III a., OF the
pat II challenged the approval OF the people
ana they responded in tone. potent -thai /;
seemed the voice az God. With una unity that
hnds no iaral cl in The history nr popular Govern.
mcnt they determined that billion dollars ,ga-
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