The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-09-27


that he cannot accept our nomination.
lCheers and cries Of He will, he WILL
But 1 say to you, gentlemen, that 4 we % owe
higher than any courtesy even to him In
the name of that Democracy, against the
wish of our presiding officer, and. If needs
be- in defnaee of 1t, place in nomination
here, before and in the name of the psmoc-
racy OF the State CT New York the one
fies. / present the name Of that greatest
living exponent of Democratic principles
Senator Guy aad barely finished when the
same scene that occurred when Hills name
was first mentioned was repeated. The
the front and threatened to invade the
stage. Senator Hill said. out OF the din:
The rules of the assembly are IN force
here, and the roll call should be allowed
to proceed
COCHRAN ALSO FOR HILL.
The gavel was banged several times and
the applause subsid ed somewhat. but it
was almost as Immediately resumed when.
jumping upon the press tables, and from
there to the stage, lBourke Cochran faced
the audience and waved both hands for
order. In an. instant the noise subsidized and
the Congressman began an impassoned
speech calling upon the convention to dis
regard Mr.. Hills declination and to make
him the candidate. he said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Con-
vention-When the life Of a nation Is at
stake and the laws which govern its ex-
istence are incapable of defending the
when all restraints must be thrown aside
and the supreme right or revolution in
voked. For the first time since the pres
ent presiding officer of this convention as
sumed the leadership of the Democratic
party in the State j am in revolt against
him now and ask this convention TO disre-
gard his decision and place upon his sense
Of duty the acceptance OF the nomination
which he does not desire as n favor at its
an a rrvaT no
Is no honor that the State OF New York
can confer upon It's DISTINGUISHED SON
battle in defense of popular rights and
Democratic principles But L believe that
there comes a time in the history Of every
man when the difficulties that surround
him are the opportunities upon which he
rises to higher planes We must not de-
ceive ourselves. We are confronted now
with a situation which requires the Demo-
cratic party to- array itself in its strongest
armor and to choose its tried and most
which confronts it. The battle for the
commercial and industrial emancipation Of
the people of this country is not yet over
and victory is not vet achieved Upon the
results OF this election depend the future
of Democracy, in which is involved the
future OF this county. We must not take
When Mr.. Cochran had finished the
scenes that had preceded his speech were
pandemonium that reigned for at least FIVE
minutes. Nainly did Senator Hill use the
gavel and call upon the delegates for order.
took on new Impetus At last, when some
quiet was restored, the Senator demanded
that the roll call proceed under the rules
convention.
TEACHERS NAME WITHDRAWN.
Clerk De Freest began the calling of the
roll, amid cries of 'Cal slowly" AS each
county called it's leader arose and de-
clared for David B. Hill. When the call
was about half completed ex-Assemblyman
Hit, from Albany, who mad nominated
John Boyd Thaeher, jumped to his feet,
and, mounting chair. spoke as follows:
Mr. Chairman--There is no county in the
State of New York. as has been demcn-
the Democracy and the wishes OF the Dem
ocrat5 of the State than the county / have
the honor in part to represent to-day we
recognize you, Mr. Chairman, resident
of Albany county and the head Of the dele
cation from that county in this convention.
II there Is any chance to prevail upon you
accept the nomination, you not only know
that there will be no candidate in your
way, but you will receive at the hands OF
the Democracy of Albany county larger
majority than you ever did in the past
CMore cries for HILL
This removed all candidates from the
path planned out by the Hill adherents.
and there were cries of Make ii unani-
NOUS and calls to Secretary De Freest
ran evidently did not like the delay, for,
springing upon the table of the Associated
Press he said: "AIl who are. in favor of
nomination by acclanlation will say aye -
There was a mighty shout, and TO the
same summons for Those opposed no. ;"
ng sre to a he saa the peo
pie summon you to your duty" (Applause.)
GILROY CLTNCHES TT.
Again Chairman Hill managed to restore
order in order that the Assembly districts
might be called. The convention showed a
disposition not to allow this, but Mayor
Gilroy sprans upon chair and said:
II only desire to say this, that there Is
no question that 1T is the unanimous senti-
ment of this convention that Senator David
3. Hill should be the Democratic standard
bearer in this campaign. 1 am satisfied
from the fact that Senator Hill has never
party and IL this %s IS conveyed eas fo nm
deliberately and properly he will obey the
command of this convention. (Applause)
There can be no question about the result,
and / move that the roll be called, and that
each county, as it is called, or each Assem-
bly, district, cast the. vote of its delegates
for Governor We should proceed deliber-
ately. There should be no charge here
after that this convention was stampeded
for any man, and L am perfectly well salts
fled that II this convention should express
its desire for Senator Hilrs candidacy he
will accept its command loud cheers)
The roll was called, and every county an
swered for Hill, and the secretaries an
nounced Senator Hill had received all the
votes cast. There were cries of Announce
it. Announce the result" Secretary De
Freest mounted a chair upon the stage and
said: Il declare that Senator Hill is the
unanimous choice of this convention for
the nomination of Governor of the State
of New York"
During the excitement that attended the
clerks announcement of the nomination of
Senator Hill the Senator sat inanmate be-
hind the chairman's table His usually pale
face was almost ashy, his hand trembled
and he did not venture to speak.
Some of the enthusiasts tried to adjourn
the convention so as TO arrange the re-
mainder of the State ticket, and Senator
Guy moved a for an hour Mayor
Gilroy got the floor and said: Mr.. Chair
man. there is no way of lighting this place,
and we ought to finish our work at once"
Applause.) This was done. and the nomi-
nations for Lieutenant Governor and Court
of Appeals followed at once by acclama-
ton.
Immediately after the nomination of the
ticket Senator Hill was asked by an Asso-
ciated Press correspondent what he thought
of the situation. Oh" he replied with no
little anger expressed in his face, ITS an
outrage! It's an outragep
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