The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-24

Gov GRAY 0lRu0, TO ask tnl6 Con-
vention to make fifteen electoral votes in
the electoral college certain BY placing upon
your ticket tho name of that honorsd
leader. who never lost battle. Hon. Isaac
P. Gray. [Cheers long and loud.
He has been tried in the balanoe and he
has never been found wanting. [Applause1
In the great contest of 1889 he carried tho
state for governor by . thousand more
votes than Cleveland and Hendricks.
What more can say for him? The tongue
Of slander never has been able to pierce his
democratic armor. For twenty years he
has fought tho battles Of Democracy. He
will fight them again whether on tho ticket
or not. [Applause.] But if there i. to be
q certainty of fifteen electoral votes for
Grover Cleveland and Isaac p. Gray in the
state of Indiana, nominate that ticket and
We will deliver the votes" LGreat ap-
plause.
California had no name to present and
Colorado gave way to Illinois. Nicholas E.
Worthington, of Illinois. spoke as follows:
"Mr. Chairman and Fellow Delegates: Illi-
nois presented no presidential candidate to
this convention. II has within its borders
moro than one favorite son. whom it would
have delighted to honor, and who are
worthy of all the political honors that
could be conferred upon them, but here in
this great city, Chicago; in this great COM
monwealth. Illinois; bordering upon tho
lake and the Mississippi; in the center of
this great republic; the democracy. oatch-
ing the vibrations of the ground swell that
came from the south, and east aud west,
put aside its favorite sons, for time buried
otAkA YNrr6 nd IN
Connecticut and California. with forty
eight votes, shouted the name of Grover
Cleveland. [Applause. But for the vice
presidency, or the second highest place in
the gift Of the people. it has a candidate so
fully equipred by nature and education
that il feels it would be a political fault to
fail to urge his name for the nomination
before you.
II stand here, gentlemen, to nams a.
candidate for that position man that il
known by every woman and child and
voter that ever licked postage stamp in
plauss], big bodied, big hsartsd, big
Drained man; q man of commanding pres
| ence dignifed mien; \ man whose courtesy
In his every day manners il rarely equnled
and never excellsd; 4 man who. in the ad-
ministration of his duties in the last demo-
cratic administration. has been the ideal
of the honest, homo, able useful and eff
cient democratic Office holders. Like his
great leader, who bears your banner, he
believes public Office ia public ust,' but
he believes also that democrats are the
best trustees Of this public t ust. Cheers.
Nor can pride of Office make him proud or
naughty. ] appeal to every senator and
congressman here if svef he found the
haughtineBs of Office, the chilling inditfer-
ence of q little brief authority, in the at
mosphero of the first assistRnt postmaster
general during Cleveland's administration?
Gentlemen, We have nailed our banner
to the mast. A democrat never surrenders.
We propose to make true what our republ-
can friends say of US, that we do our quar-
rslinR before the convention and fighting
against enemies afterwards. Cheers.
We believe every democrat will put on his
nrmor. We Of the west have been making
n magnihcent campaiRn of late years. We
have been educating the people and the
proud results are seen in Boyd of Nebraska,
Boes of Iowa. and Peck of Wisconsin.
Applause. They are seen iu the grand
old man who represents Illinois in the
United States senate. [Cheers. They are
seen in the reduction OF the republican ma
jority from 1000 to $4,000 in Illinois. They
are seen in the election of democratic
treasurer and supe fintendent of public in
struction in this state. We propose in this
campaign to attack the last citadel. We
havo a candidate for governor We are going
to elect. Will you help US give twenty -four
eleCtOIAk VObG4 IOk OFONeT SlCVelAuuI
you will, vote for the man whose name
now present, a man who does not have to
get a certificate from labor organization
TO prove that he ia friend of the people
applause1, u man we all love. Adlai Il.
Stevenson, of illinois," Prolonged cheers.
When Connecticut was called, Mr.. Vance,
chairman Of that delegation. in . brief
speech. seconded the nomination of Gray.
The roll proceeded until Idaho was reached,
when IL was announced that that state sec-
onded the nomination OF Gray. When
Iowa was called O. les of 'Boies, Boies''
were heard in different parts OF the hall.
said she has no candidate. wish to saw il
Is Gov. Boies' wish, united with the wish of
tho delegates from Iowa, that he be not
nominated or named ss candidate for the