The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-10-06
NATIONAL League.
Great Convention of Demo
cratic Clubs in Session
in New York,
Mr. Cleveland Dakes a Speech, and
So Does ChaunCey F. Black, Who
Presides Over the Meeting.

New YORK, October 5.-The second
quadrennial convention OF the Ma
tional Association OF Democratic
Clubs was held yesterday in the Acad-
emy of Music. The hour at which the
convention was announced to be called
to order was 10 o'clock, but before 9
o'clock the delegates had begun to ar
rive.
Seldom has the old academy present.
ed braver appearance than it did this
morning. Decorators were busy until
last night decorating it with flags and
bunting, and the galleries and boxes
were hung with profusion Of shields
and bannerets, OF all colors and almost
every nation. The stage was simply
ornamented 1t was set withconvention-
al interior. From the proscenium arch
hung one large American flag festoon-
ed and in the rear stood 4 large oil
portrait of Cleveland and another oI
Stevenson. The first few early dele
gateswho arrived were followed by rap
idly increasing numbers until before
10 o'clock the greater number of seats
in the orchestra and lower balcony
we're filled. They were entertained
while they waited by varied selection
of patriotic and popular airs by the red
coated Eighth RegimentBand station
ed in the upper gallery. The dele
gates also entertained the crowd by
cheering as one after another promi
nent Democrats entered and took seats
upon the stage. The boxes had also
begun to fill up rapidly with fashiona
bly, dressed ladies who seemed to fully
share the enthusiasm of their fathers
brothers. ~ husbands.
PRESIDENT BLACK.
A little before II o'clock ex-Lieut.
/ Governor Chauncey B. Black, Of Penn
| sylvania, and president OF the associa
ton of Democratic Clubs, was discoy
cred coming upon the stage. Their
was shout Of cheers which grey
louder and louder for several seconds
Elk President Cleveland was. recogni2
ed. When the tumult was subside,
, Mr.. Black called the convention t
order and spoke as follows
, Gentlemen OF the convention:
We assemble in this the quadrennis
: national convention of Democrat
clubs under circumstances the mos
! auspicious. Never before within th
: memory of this generation has th
Democratic party gone into battl
; in behalf Of principles so vital an
! 80 clearly defined, and never befol
! has such magnificent organizatio
as this appeared to support them. Nc
only were the standards which WEI
lifted before our hpst in this last gres
: struggle for the redemption of tn
land inscribed with those very legenC
}, of liberty which inspired our forefatl
$ ers. but they are borne by candidate
: worthy OF the best days OF the Repu
Il lie. as Democratic as the create
Democrat, pure as the purest patrit
: in our history. In Cleveland an
. Stevenson we follow leaders who tyI
ify the spirit OF American lite an
the genius OF American institution
' men who in personal character an
+ public service are not surpassed |
q the noblest statesmen Of any age.
E The ISSUES Of the campaign are plai
Is No sophistry can conduce them, !
' cunning pervert them. The misnam'
Republican Federalist to Il
hearts core, Federalist in every traC
=. r. ton, method and purpose--proposef
d d government which' regardless Of t
OF limitations of the Consultation, sh,
70 70 Systematically employ the power
'n ef taxation toseize the hard earned ST.
i, stance OF the people, and, turning
I'd over to a favored few, maintain
ar;stocracy Of stolen wealth, in tn
the boosted republic OF the earth.
a. Il is not free government, nor cC
,e stitutional government nor does I
h. Mckinley bill present any liken
n. whatever to the enlightened COVE
10 ment which our forefathers suppos
they had established. 1t is tyranI