CLEVELAND CHOSEN. The Ex-President Nominat~d on the First Ballot at Chicago. Details of the Proceedings of the National Convention, The second Democratic National Conven- tion to meet in Chicago, Ill, began its ses- sion with the same vigor and intensity of feeling shown in the earlier contest, whiok resulted in Mr, Cleveland's first no mination for the Presidency eight years ago. The vast hall in which the convention was held that huge, unpainted, wooden, boxlike wig- wam down on the lake front—began to gather in the flower of the National Democ- racy soon after the hand on the big clock over the Chairman's platform had ticked Green, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who sent up to heaven an eloquent prayer. After a tantalizing delay of an hour wait- ing for the Platform Committees a motion to adjourn was voted down, The delegates wanted to get at the real business as speedily as possible, At 6:30 p, M. the Committees on Resolu- tions entered the hall, Colonel Charles M, Jones, of Missouri, made the report of the committee, He offered the platform, which was read mn a strong, clear voice by ex-Sec« retary Vilas, Cleveland's name came in near the open- ing, and its mention evoked a volume of ap. plause that continued just eighteen minutes. It was an unearthly roar such as few men have ever heard and one that is not likely to be heard by the average man twice in a iifetime Michigan went wild and Don Dickinson waved his Cleveland banner. Men jumped up in their chairs, beating the air with their arms, hats and handkerchiefs, and the ladies performed their full part in keeping up the excitement. The biz brass band joined in the turmoil, but at the distance of a few yards it was impossible to distinguish past 11, a note that was played. [Ee — Eh + —— TI — > - - —— Ea pe I nie ES Apel eR - = ps pa WE ~~ — wr | ¥ THE DEMOCRATIC WIGWAM AT CHICAGO. Almost up to the hour of meeting the | sound of hammers, hurriedly driving last nails into the woodwork of the galleries, echoed through the hall. In the ( rush a number of the intended effects had to be abandoned and o materially changed. Thoug enough from the outside, wam was a bower of beauty bare timbers were almost co beneath festoons and cover bright colored bunting, masses of hot-house plants and myriads of palins and flowering the | y hidden , CLEVELAND, OF NEW YORK. bairman Brice came to the fron’ of the platform, and, standing with gavel in hand, said: ‘The convention will me to order. I have the pleasure of introducing the Rev. John Rouse, who will ceedings with prayer The Rev. John Rouse was a smooth faced long haired, young man, dressed in the can onicals of the Episcopal Church He | looked over the assemblage for a moment, sown the pen ta pr Thou, At its nounced Committee the vention as its temporary « men named list, which he the Secretary, wh The Hon Fa 3 Temporary Chairman; Bheerio, Assistant W. H of Virgi : i Ld Mis Rowley f Mick : t. E. Wilson, of Mississip § f New York, and ipal Heading Sergeant Indiana Kinson, bhiang Lids Lumande, be conciusion Chairman that by direction of Chair presented to " the wrs the ge hand read it as follows Owens, of Kentucky Secretary, BS P Necrelarios H. iri, a A Nhe pard, Clerk, the at- Arms, Official of New Yor The list was ad Ou f ; and then a commu rted Mr Owens to the plat! M made a short al dress, and thea upo jon of General Bragg, of Wi of the last Democratic Cot temporarily adopted res 0 Was in- troduced and adopted with gre applause The Convention then if 8 1) adjourned to 1 o'clock A, x., on the fol 3 Nt et ol without opposit tte od wens lowing Second Day's Proceedings, Temporary ( morning Alfred Henry, Church of Ch Senator Palmer was onthusias tic the Ce tt port, giving delegates each The report of nent Organization then adopted, It made William IL. West Virginia, Vermanent Ci Wilson was escorted to the M. Dickinson, J, F. | x Fellows, Joseph C. Richar Clardy. His speech den bill,” and attacked the McKinley law, alled 2, and Rev fist Epis cago, delivers A prayer made a on neech, Ww 11 4 Credent and ax receive after w EE New madd e Arizona Mea xi the Committees on Was ma nes the ISAAC PF. GRAY, OF INDIANA. The Committee on Rules nett made its reo. wrt, in which it sustained the unit rule his rule Cleveland's opponents had attempt od to set aside, Mr. Phelps presented us gavel to Chalrman Wilson, the raembers of the National Com. mittee were natiod and ex-Uovernor Camp. bell, of Ohlo, made an short speech, The Committe on Platform not being ready to report the comvention, at 1:44, took a re oem to b o'clock, Whon the convention reassembled at five o'clock there was a dense mass of parbolled humanity beneath its wooden rool, As far as tho ovo could me every available chair was taken, and thoro must have been several hundred more than 20000 Democrats laugh. ing and sweating, the bulk of thom in their shirt sleeves and all of them ready for a night of excitement and Wiarity, t was 5:30 whon Chalrman Wilson the meeting £5 order with the Missouri gavel sad introduced Rov. Thomas Mr [nn all this tumult the New York kept their seats as and unmoved statues, When finally re Vilas was permitted to « withou rs lelegates | ns stored, silent quiet was ntinue the of the comm e, moved the platforn n n this legate Chairman Jones, y adoption of ad he rev s question ) g of flags and [ t ment as Jones bode + BK incorporated word "red Patter Patterson's min the plati Arkansas yielded be and Governor Leon Abbett rose name of Grover Cleveland be vention When G Cleveland the hurrah renewed, delegates foot, many of them 1 were thrown into ti of The . h 3 v the « Michigan's banners eering waved alolt ag was stuck ons on the end of his crutch and waved it above his head. The demonstra- tion had continued seventeen minutes when Ed. Murphy waved the New Yorkers to their seats, A minute later the whole convention came to its feet to stare at a spot in the crowd at JOHN M, PALMER, OF ILLINOIS, the north end of the hall where two police. men were bending over a prostrate fo A woman had fainted, She was ot and then, with partial order re ernor Abbett went or Gover was permitted [ at 10:12 r break of cheers took he Michigan « land banner “1 maoiuae reing their way RMAY DE le ad ' ARTHRTR P had finished hi Hill « F MARYLAND In ninat | eeded with in r won ded Niate Indiana | leveland, Hon. W I | mominated H { plans whic | Cleveland York NORACE BOTES, OF IOWA, When Governor Abbett came to the re view of the modern of Democracy each was cheered from Ruwell to Boles, but when David B. Hill's name wae | mentioned Tammany and the New | York felegation Jed a demonstration second only to that which the Cleve land men bad made. Just behind the Chair man Dr. Mary Walker stood, almost alone, | waving a white handkerchief in the face of the convention After eight minutes of wise the Chairman tried to rap the conven tion to order, but some one brought in heroes WILLIAM ©, WHITNEY, OF NEW YORK. some At two took the piatform ernor He finishe and had wisterous prolonged as the name of ited The entire New delegation joined in the demonstra- tion for Boies, led by Governor Flower The Kentucky delegation split on n ’ ou WREST VIRGINIA seconding Boies and speaking for Cleve- nted Boles, Mdssa- Colling, spoke for WILLIAM oall, Henry Watterson Hon. J. A. McKenzie land, Louisiana sec chusetts, by Patric: Cleveland, Minnesota seconded Cleveland, Missouri. Montana secthndel Boles, York asked to be passed, Pennsylvania seconded Clevelan!. South Carolina said it wante | Boles South Da kota also swung into the Boles column, Tennessee, seconded Cleveland, Texan was a unit tor Cleveland, HSeuator Dasiel, of Virginia, seconded Hii, Bourke Cockran then opposed the nomina~ tion of Cleveland in a speech of an hour's duration, made just before the roll eall, but promised the support of New York to the nominee. A vole was orderad at nearly three o'clock A, ¥. The roll of States was called without confusion until Arizoua was reached, when it was evident that Cleveland would be the candi date, Then there was great confusion in the ball, but the roll was concluded to the end, When Alaska was reached his pominatio WILRON, Bo did New was wade certain, wn Na ————————— —————— Ohio then moved that the rules be sus ended and Cleveland he made the nominee wy scclamation, Daniel, of Virginia, seconded the motion. It was carried, On motion of Dickinson, of Michigan, the convention then adjourned until two r, Mm. The vote by States wasas follows: Alabama—Clevaland, 6: Morrison, Campbell, 2; Hill, 2, ’ Arkansas—Cloveland, 16. California Cleveland, 18, Colorado--Hill, bolas Connectient—Cleveland y Delaware—leveland. 6 Florida—Cleveland, 5: Georgia-Hill, 5: 4 Carlisle, 8 Gorma y 43 Cleve lan 1, Montana Nebraska 1 Nevada} Hamp JAMES ¥, CAMPRELY Virginia~ Cleveland, 1 man, Washington —{ West Virginia Gorman, 3; Hill, 1 Wisconsin {joy Wyoming Gorman Alaska leveland, Aripcon- and, & District of Columbia<leveland, 2 New Mexico—Cleveland, 4, Oklahoma Cleveland, 2. leveland 8 leveland, sland, M4 Cleveland, 3 Cleve re 4 gr i. itr. i Hen WILLIAM KE. RUSSELL, OF MASSACHUSETTS, UtahCleveland, 2, , Indian Territory —Cleveland, 2 Totals—Cleveland, 010); Pattison, 1; | Boles, 108; Gorman, #04; Mtevenson, 16%. Morrison, 5; Carlisle, 15; Campbell, 2; Far terson, 1; Whitney, 1; Russell, 1, Life of Grover Cleveland, Grover Cleveland was fifty-five n March 18 last. His father was a Preshy oerian minister, and he was born in the par sonage at Caldwell, N. J. When he was four years old his father nocepted a eall to Fay- etteville, N. Y whers the son went U school, Alterward bh Int Clinton, In his became clerk moa fn the New York lind in New York City, Black Rock, now a part of | his uncle, Lewis F, Allen, In of a volume of the “Americ He afterward helped prepare other vol of the same work. In Aug 185 came a cierk in the law oll Bowen & Rogers, Four year admitted to the Bar, On January be was appointed Assistant District J of Erie County. New York, and he office three years. in 1860 Mr. Cleveland became a partner in the law firm of Lanning, Cleveland & Folsom, and continued the practice of until 1870. when ho was elected Bb Erie County At the expiration his three years term he formed the law firm of inns, Cleveland & Bissell, Ir fall of 1551 he was elected Mayor of , and in the year York. yoars old seventeen the « inter | 4 Pe th Buf or following Gover Teveand has THE PRESIDENT NOTIFIED. He Formally Accepts the Minneapolis Nomination, ha Govern the Pres ing t his 1 F gr ae fn vis read his reply an After the delegation ha | Harry H. Smith ted to Harrison the “working gave” used presiding officer of the Minneapolis ( tion. Then the Preddent and noite tee stood on the White House portico and were photographed, Mr ia taken un Pros oon Nesen jent mven- the eid Also Notified, The committees which was appointed by the Republican National Convention to in form Whitelaw Reid of his nomination for Vices President performed that daty at Mr, Reid's residence, Westchester County, N. #0 where the members of the committee went ina body to do the work which had been entrusted to them. United States Senator Dabols, of Idaws, raade a brief speach on behall of the committer in presenting the nomination to Mr, Reid, and to the Senator's words the Republican candidate for sVies-President made a short respone Senator Dubois's speech was loudly applanded, especially that part of it in which he referred to Mr Reid's services to the American farmer im » “uring the admission of the product of the Ameri can farm to France, The various points in Mr. Reid's reply were also received with ap. plause, I THE GRIP Hanging a Woman to Make Disease Disappear, the The grip has at last reached Dahomey, Africa, and the people are suffering severely from the disease, It is believed in that country that disease is always the result of the wicked machinations of some bad man, and King Behangin has been busy looking around for the guiity person who is afflicting #0 many of his subjects with this new disease, His fetich men told him a few days before the Inst vessel sailed that a poor woman in one of the towns was a witch, and the cause of all the trouble. The King at once condemued her Ine amount of nw | of New | by the | adopted the convention “HOR VICE-PRESIDENT. Adlai E. Stevenson, of Illinois, Nominated at Chicago. Closing Scenes of the Democratio National Convention, " a, rt - A y Pp \ a } and wa was reached Governor Boi t her twenty-six votes | Kentucky Bourke Coc Watterson, of cast five votes for m Montana went to Montana ran. The sixth t Judge Lambert 1 , of Chicag New York turned the tide Rtevenson by casting her solid votes for him, thus ahead of Gray, b } $ ou tos 1 matiers by giving ber for General seventy-two forty evened two the neral and At the request of Col nel Watterson, low w her twentiy-six ¥ n 1+ nstantly Stevens was known that changes were begun at » business, was in the joy ntans syvivania the mot “r 1s uni rew arbon points » butlding was making tra It seer { thers for the exits is as if to way out of have resulted ireds possibile must perhaps tunatel its shoulders, and wit of brave u wd on i at women one 1 and with no n and he reduced were [4 wore planta wa 18 At h th con vention proc Mr. Hensel o yvivania, m the resolution al Collins b to the next National Committee with firmative recommendation and with to act, and it was carried, After the usual resolutions of thanks w adjourned sine irs was | and fod w Sketoh of His Career, Adlai A. Stevenson, the Democratic nomi. noe for Vice-President, is a resident of Bloomington, Ill, He was born in Christian County, Kentucky, October 23, and received his preliminary education in the common schools of his native county. Later he entered Center College at Danville, and when he was sixteen years © ! ved with bis father’s family to Bloomington, Til, where he studied law and was admitted to the bar, In 1550 he settled at Matamora, Woodford County, Tll., and engaged in the practice of his prolession, Here he re mained for ten years, during which time he was a Master in Chancery of the Circuit Court for four years and District Attorney for a like period. In 1564 he was named as the Presidential elector for the district At the expiration of his term of office as Dis~ trict Attorney for Woodford County, in 1800, be returnsd to Bloomington and formed a law partnership with J. 8, Ewing, which still existe, Mr. Stevenson was nominated for Cone gress by the Democrats of the Bloomington district in 1874. The district had been safe Jy Republioan by an almost invariable was. jority of 8000, His opponent was General oNulta, Mr, Btevenson was successful, His majority in the district exceeded 1200, He was in Congress during the exciting scenes incident to the Tilden Hayes contest in 1576. His renominated him for Congress a second time. In this contest he was defeated, but in 1857S having been nome inated for the third time, he was again elected, increasing his majority in the dis trict to 3000, Ho was a te to the Democratic Na- , Cun 4 DSA,
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