The record-union., 1892-06-24

fellow delegates, we closed the work
which gave the people their choice, that
great tribute OF popular right, around
whom centers the affection OF the De-
mocracy, North, South, East and West
Grover Cleveland, not OF New York, but
Grover Cleveland of the United States.
LCheers. And now it comes to us to
complete that ticket by placing upon it q
second who shall be worthy his chief
and upon whom the mantle may fall,
and like confidence rests in the minds
OF the people upon his successor, If it
must be, as upon his chief, as it will be.
The Democrats OF Wisconsin present to
The convention for support the name of
Hon. John l.. Mitchell of Milwaukee,
the member OF Congress from that
district, Chairman of the National
Congressional Democratic Committee
having charge Of this campaign; man
whose character in private life is above
reproach; who stands eminent IN public
lie, and who as a soldier has his record
written IN the records. The Army OF the
Cumberland, Chickamauga, Stone River
ana Atlanta all give the name OF your
| candidate as Colonel John l.. Mitchell
Eminent in peace, brave in war, sound in
has democracy, trusted by all who know
him and worthy to be trusted by all those,
even though they do not know him, but
VINO claim the name of Democrats, L
present MS name for your consideration
III benalf of the Democrats of Wisconsin,
winch expects TO give, and will give, its
twelve electoral votes Tor Grover Cleve-
land and John l.. Mitchell if you so COM
plete the ticket" [Applause.l
When New Mexico was reached ]. s..
Fielder seconded the nomination OF Gray.
Oklahoma seconded Stevenson.
AT the conclusion of the roll-call Ala
bama which had been passed by request,
was given hearing. w. S. Vandival of
that delegation made stirring speech,
IN the course of which he said:
The old soldiers of the North and old
soldiers of the South have declared that
forever past issues and storm clOudS have
passed away, and ii these issues were left
entirely to the old soldiers OF the South
| and the old soldiers Of the North no dis
satisfaction or disunion in sentiments or
| principles can ever be recorded in this
grand Union of ours" Applause.
! The speaker here turned to General
Pettus OF Alabama and George P. Harri-
son of the same State, and placing his
hands on the head of each, proceeded: Il
| place my hands here on one of the oldest
/ Generals in the Southern army and on
the youngest, and declare that the vote of
Alabama will be cast for the one-armed
soldier and jurist of the State of Michi-
gan, Allen b. Morse. Great applause. |
onded the nomination of Morse.
RoLL-CALL.
The Chairman then announced the four
names which had been presented to the
convention, and directed the Clerk to
| call the roll of States for a vote.
When Colorado was reached the Chair
man of that delegation said: Colorado
wants a candidate for Vice-Presidency
| who can take the party in out Of the wet.
t. -,
nois." Great cheering.
| When Iowa was reached, Mr.. Shields
announced: Iowa casts her rs votes for
| a man who needs no introduction to the
| Democracy of the United States, nor any
| eulogy in the National Democratic Con-
vention-that Democrat of Democrats,
| that peerless son of Kentucky Colonel
Henry Watterson." Loud applause.
When Montana was reached, two candi-
dates were sprung in the persons Of w.
Bourke Cochran of New York, who got
nine votes, and Judge Lambert Tree OF
| Illinois, q.
When New York was reached and
Governor Flower cast their Y votes for
! Stevenson there was tremendous cheer
ing, and an evident attempt was made to
stampede the convention for Stevenson
the Illinois delegation standing up
shouting and waving their hats. The at
tempt, however, was failure.
North Carolina Immediately trailed in
with twenty-five for Stevenson and the
| yelling was renewed.
| The Gray men, who had been little
frightened, took fresh courage when
| Pennsylvania was called, and Hansel,
after announcing that the individual
preferences were four for Mitchell, six
| for Morse and seventeen for Stevenson.
said under the unit rule the 81 votes of
! the State would be cast for Gray. This
! hrnr1crht tho tn 70 Il
| they had time
| AS the ballot proceeded it was evident
| the strongest candidates were Gray and
Stevenson, and the adherents of each
alternated with yells as the favorite can
didate showed up with the highest num-
Der of votes from the State delegations.
Shields or Iowa caused a great commo-
ton by announcing that, at the request
of Colonel Watterson, Iowa changed her
| vote to Stevenson. Then Montana, Ne
| braska, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Georgia.
| Kentucky and Tennessee FASTENED to do
the same thing. By this time the con
vention was in an awful uproar, which
was intensified when Texas cast thirty
! votes solid for the Illinois man.
The Chair refused to recognize anyone
else until the confusion was in some
measure subsidized. Then Minnesota
| changed to Stevenson, and another wild
scene followed.
Finally Delegate Cole of Ohio at
tracted the attention of the Chairman and
| moved that Steyenson's nomination be
made by reclamation. Hensel of Penn
sylyania seconded the motion. and it was
unanimously adopted amid great cheer
ing.
After the usual enthusiastic outburst
the business OF the convention was re-
| Sumed, and a number OF miscellaneous
resolutions referring to the affairs of the
OF HAT1a H..
thanks to various officers, the Chicago
| Reception Committee, ETC., disposed of.
Then Hon. Patrick Collins of Massa-
| chusetts stirred things up with a speech.
declaring that he felt free to say the time
had come when the Democratic Conven-
| ton should be deliberative body, and
not be governed by outside Influences
| ''If we could" said he, ''be on exhibition
in view OF 65,000,000 people, and 1000. 600
! Democrats who Will vote the ticket. we'll
and good; but what is the sense of having
| $4,000 people, who cannot hear and can
| hardly see, prolonging proceedings in a
| Democratic Convention and preventing
| it from being deliberative. 1t is not in
| convenience, nor discomfort, but the
danger of wrecking the good work of a
convention we are face to face with TO-
| day, and / feel we have reached the CHI
max OF absurdity."
Mr.. Collins then offered a resolution
| that the National Committee be instructed
| to provide accommodations in the next
convention for delegates, alternates. the
/ National Committee, members of the
press, and none others.
! A great howl of protests went up from
! the galleries, whereupon Collins in
! formed the audience that it was here
solely by the courtesy of the convention.
| PANIC-sTRICKEN DELEGATES.
| While confusion reigned throughout
! the hall there was crash, and the are
/ lights which had furnished the iIlumina-
| ton were seen descending upon the heads