The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-06-30
STEVENSON CHOSEN.
The Last Session of the Democratic Con.
yentIon Presented a Surprise.


vention Presented a Surprise.
CHICAGO, June Yesterday Chair.
man Wilson pounded the table with his
| gavel and called the convention to order
Most Of the delegates We're in their seats
| and the galleries We're quite well filed
The chairman introduced the Rev. Al
fred Green. of Cedar Rapids Ia, who
delivered the invocation on Wednesday.
In the course Of the prayer he referred
to the platform Of the carpenter Of
Nazareth and wove in the phrase pub
lie Office is a public trust, at which
familiar utterances, from mere force of
habit and utterly regardless Of the pro-
prieties, some of the delegates broke out
into applause. Mr.. Green closed with
broad "ahmen" and a delegate cor.
rected him by adding "amen," with a
strong accent on the "a.
Immediately after the prayer the
chairman announced that the next order
of business was the naming of candi
dates for the nomination for vice presi
dent.
Governor Porter, of Tennessee, offered
a resolution to limit nominating speeches
to five minutes and seconding speeches
to two minutes each. The resolution
was greeted with applause and adopted
The call of states was then begun.
Alabama asked TO be passed.
Arkansas nominated Gray, of Indiana,
without comment. The name was
greeted with applause.
Lamb Nominates Gray.
Colorado gave her place to Indiana
and John T.. Lamb took the platform to
nominate Hon. Isaac P Gray. He said;
When was selected as delegate TO this
! convention hoped to have the honor az we'll
as the pleasure Of casting my vote for an hon.
| ored son Of Indiana for the presidency OF the
| United States but when ! arrived found that
| the majority had already decided for another
| to lead its hosts in the coming campaign. We
| bowed our heads 10 their judgment and united
| with the Cleveland Democracy. Applause. J
Yesterday Grover Cleveland was the choice Of
the Democratic party; today he Is the unani'
| nous nominee, and the question which this
convention has TO decide is who shall 1t be that
| will have the honor TO hold up the hands OF
the candidate who carries the banner Of this
| campaign.
Where shall he come from1 Voices, "In-
I diana" and cheers.l | come from the state
which is the center Of the political battlefield
| Of the great west the state which has given 10
| the history Of American politics the immortal
Continuing, Mr., Lamb said;
Whenever the Democratic party has listened
| 70 Indlana's advice-has had given her place
| on the ticket-whether in 1876, when the fruits
Of victory were stolen, or In 1854 II had found
| victory. On behalf OF the united delegation
he asked the convention TO make fifteen
electoral votes certain by putting on the ticket
| a Democrat who had never lost a battie-lsaac
| p. Gray. prolonged cheering.l
H. 4. a ufaA Ind h.F taa
! than Cleveland and Hendricks. The tongue
OF slander had never pierced his armor. In
| conclusion, he again assured the convention OF
Indiana's fifteen votes II Gray were nomi'
mated.
AS Mr.. Lamb concluded the rain
began to fall without and to drop within
the wigwam.
General Stevenson Named.
Colorado gave way to Illinois and Mr..
| Worthington took the platform TO nomi-
nate A. e. Stevenson. He said:
Illinois has presented no presidential candi.
date 10 this convention. II has within its bor-
ders more than one favorte son whom II
would have delighted 10 honor, who are worthy
| Of all the political honors that could be con.
ferred upon them but here In this great city
Of Chicago, in this great commonwealth OF
| Illinois in the center Of this great republic.
the Democracy, catching the vibration Of the
ground swell that came from the south 10 the
east and the west, put aside its favorite son
| and for the time parted with its state pride,
echoing back 10 Texas, Connecticut and Cali
fornia the name Of Grover Cleveland. IAN
plause.l But for the vice presidency, for tn
second highest place In the government IL hs
acandidate 80 fully equipped by nature an
education that II feels IL would be politica
fault 10 fail TO urge his name for nomination
| before you.
Mr.. WortKington said that he stood here :
name as a candidate q man known by ever