The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-06-25

that no voice could make itself heart
above the clatter. Bragg sat down t.
wait for the rain to cease and the banC
struck up the ''baby song" from wang.
The entire Pennsylvania delegation
jumped upon their chairs anu sang
Grover. Grover, four years more fol
Grover
I'm he goes. out they go. then we will
be in clover" The cheers and shouts
that accompanied the catchy music were
hearty. The band was compelled by
cheers and calls for more to keep the air
constantly going for ten minutes. Then
they played Dixie and "Hornpipe' and
the crowd yelled and cheered and all the
while the rain poured down from black
clouds SO dense that without electric arc
lights recognition of persons three feet
away would not have been possible in
the hall. The lightning was vivid and
the rain penetrated the flat roof of the
great wigwam, which resembles a Hud-
son ice house. and trickling threads and
streams of water fell upon the delegates
and spectators. Umbrellas were hoisted
all about the hall and club banners were
slowed away for safety against drowning.
Finally after nearly ~three-quarters of an
hour. Bragg resumed his speech for
Mitchell. Nobody heard it save the
~s;enographers. Then nominations being
concluded the roll call begun.
Alabama led off without a skip for
Morse. Arkansas came in with her 1G
for Gray; California split squarely in the
middle. nine each for Gray aud Steven
son: Illinois IS was pumped into the
Stevenson basket but Iowa first stirred
the crowd. I'VE cost our solid vote for
Henry Watterson." said the chairman
and there were cheers. The biggest
breeze of the roll call swept the conven-
ton when Gov. Flower stood on his feet
and stated that New York was solid for
Cor Stevenson. The breeze grew to a
gale of applause. 1t subsidized only to
rise again when North Carolina stepped
INTO the Stevenson column. When Ohio
shook out 80 of her AZ votes for Steven
son the excitement grew and when the
keystone state dropped 81 votes into the
hat of Gray a counter current of cheer
ing caused a cloudburst of confusion over
the convention floor. Wisconsin cast
her 2S votes for John L. Make it Sui
Ivan shot in a voice from the gallery
and the convention roared with laughter.
When the noise subsidized Wisconsin gave
her vote to Mitchell. Stevenson 4O2 and
Gray 243. no choice.
Then began changes. Iowa first came
into the Stevenson camp. Montana next.
followed by Nebraska. Ohio got into
line amid great cheers. Missouri climbed
over the wall. Georgia was close behind.
and Kentucky came next. The flock of
states outside the Stevenson coops came
to cover with a rush of wings and feath
ers. 1T became only a question of time
ana when the two-thirds vote Stevenson
mad been obtained the nomination was
announced.
The usual resolutions of thanks to the
officers were passed then the national
committee notifications were made. Gen.
Patrick Collins of Massachusetts then
took the platform and moved that the
democratic national convention provide
accommodation only for delegates. alter v
lates, the press. national committees. and t
or nc others. This was demanded in +
new OF the gallery Interruptions that =,
ave been demonstrative. The resolu- !
ton was before the house when one of I
the electric lamps fell among the dele ,
gates and a stampede was imminent for I
I brief time. No harm. however. was :
tone. Collins resolutions. after the con- !
uslon subsidized. was referred to the ex- I
committee of the new national u
with an affirmative recon- O
nendation. At 90 the convention adj I
burned sine die. q