Evening journal., 1892-07-21
OVATION TO CLEVELAND
Twenty Thousand Persons at
the Notification Meeting.
STEVENSON oHEBRED TO THE ECHO.

The Democratic Presidential Candidates
Publicly Informed That They Are the
Party's standard Bearers in the Coming
Hattie of the Ballots.
NEW YORK, July 2l.-The first decisive
gun Of the Democratic campaign Of 1892
was touched off last night in Madison
Square garden in the presence Of a vast as
semblage. The huge auditorium was packed
from pit TO dome with 10000 persons. The
occasion that brought this vast throng TO.
gether was the notification ceremonies of
the two great leaders of the Democratic
party-Grover Cleveland and Adlai Z. Ste.
4 venson.
The garden was profusely decorated with
flags and bunting the colors Of which were
brought into strong relief by the brilliant
light from 5000 electric lamps. This, with
the sea Of bobhing heads, upturned faces
and the music Of Cappa's band, presented a
memorable scene and one never to be for
gotten. In the center Of the platform We're
two national flags placed transwise, and
over these, written in iucandescent lamps,
We're the words, cleveland and Steven
SON."
An Ovation TO Cleveland.
The platform had a seating capacity for
$40 persons, but it had 900 on it before the
central figures, in one of the most brilliant
tableaux New York has seen. in many
months, appeared Mrs Cleveland and
party entered a box about s o'clock, aud
this gave the crowd chance to give vent
to some Of their pent up enthusiasm.
Quiet had scarcely been restored when a
mighty chorus of cheers broke out, and
4 there was a universal waving of hands and
arms, hats, handzerchiofs and fans Then
John N. Bowers, escorting Adlai +. Steven
son, appeared. Mr.. Stevenson gracefully
acknowledged the plaudits with bow.
The concert pitch of enthusiasm was
struck wheu, surrounded by a group of not
able men, the leader Of the Dem cracv and
of tariff reform made his way to the front
4 OF the platform. The cheering and plaudits
that had gone before were as nothing
compared to the ovation rendered Mr.
Cleveland, who looked impressed with the
magnitude OF the gathering and the Won
drous scene it presented as each and every
man and woman stood on their feet ap-
plauding in the most enthusiastic manner.
he bowed his thanks again and again, but
+ the din and noise continued for many min
4 utes, and the secretary of the notification
committee, Nicholas NJ. Bell. finally arose
s IN despair and entreated the crowd to be
+ silent II was, however, fruitless task.
and nothing was left but to begin the exer-
cises. Colonel Wilson, of West Virginia,
q approached the rostrum and Grover Cleve-
land rose to listen to the speech Of notifca-
ton. Mr.. Wilson said
Wilson's Speech Of Notification.
Mr., CLEvELAND-We bring YOU tonight a
message from the Democratic party. We come
as a committee from its national convention
81 representing every Democratic constituency
f IN The country, to give You official notification
& that you have been chosen as q candidate for
the Office Of president Of the United States
We are also charged with the duty of pre-
senting you the platform of principles adopted
10y that convention. This platform contains a
s full and explicit declaration Of the position
of the national Democratic party on the great
political issues of the day, but In ali its utter
ances il is merely Development Of one great
prlhclpie - that whatever governments and
laws can do for people must be done for All
the people without precedence OF section or
grades of citizenship.
Mr.. Wilson then contrasted the Demo
cratic and Republican parties, discussed the
tariff question and the federal elections bill.
denounced the extravaganza Of the last Re-
publican congress, and closed his speech in
these words:
And now, sir, wo put into your hands the
commission Of which We are bearers Ii is the
highest honor your party can hestow l. is the
+ gravest call to duty your fellow Democrats can
make. But We believe we can assure you that
there are no weak, weary or Respondent Dem
F ocrats IN the ranks Of our party today, and
that with the peoples cause as our cause IVA,
aouot not you Will lead us TO victory IA which
the principles Of our party shall gloriously trl-
umph and the welfare of our country shall be
nightly promoted
Hon. Nicholas NJ Bell then read the let
ter Of notification from the notification
meeting. The crowd, when the Democratic
standard bearer stepped forward to make
response, again lost control Of their enthu-
siasm. The din was deafening and long
sustained. Finally Mr.. Cleveland began TO
speak and the storm suddenly abated. He
was listened to thereafter with much atten-
fion, and plaudits only came when his utter
ances pleased his hearers. He said:
Cle,eland's speech of Acceptance.
Mr. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN mes.
sage You deliver from the national Democracy
arousos within me emotions which would be
well. nigh overwhelming if I did not recognize
mere assembled tho representatives of a great
party VINO must share with me the responsible
ity your mission invites. find much relief in
the reflection that have been selected merely
to stand for the principles and purposes TO
which my party is pledged and for the en-
forcement and supremacy Of which all who
. have any right TO claim Democratic fellowship
must constantly and persisteutly labor
Our party responsibility is indeed great We
assume momentous obligation 10 our cour-
trymen when, IN return for their trust and con.
hdonce, we promise them rectidcation of their
wrongs and better realization of the advan-
& tagos which are duo TO them under our FREQ
and benehcent institutions. But, If our re-
sponsibility is great, our party is strong IL is
strong in its sympathy With the needs OF the
people m its insistcnce upon the exercise of
4 governmental powers strictly within the con.
stituiional permission the people have granted
ana IN its willingness TO risk its life and hone
upon the peoples intelligence and patriotism
Never has great party, intent upon the
promotion OF right and justice, had better i'm
centive tor effort than is now presented to us
Turning our eyes TO the plain people of the land
we see them burdened as consumers with "A
tariff system that uniustly and relentlosslv de.
mands from them in the purchase of the neces.
saries and comforts Of life an amount scarcely
uet by the wages Of hard and steady toll while
the oxactions thus wrUng from them build up
4 and increase the fortunes OF those for whose
louoft fhf4 in fugficn is rafrat ..t.l