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SALISBURY. N. 0.. THURSDAY. JUNE 30. 1892.
NO.
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'' STEVENSON
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THE DEMOCRATIC
. NOMINEES1
For President aid Vice-President
BOTH IIOMIIIATED ON THE
FIRST BALLOT. '
Twenty Ttaanfl- People Cheer
Cleveland's Name.
SCENES
AND INCIDENTS
OF
r
THE CONVENTION.
tyaopsix ,of Enth Iaj Proceedings
Oltrn In Brief.
O ROVER CLEVELAND, OF NEW YORK.
STEVENSON, OF ILLINOIS,
The national democratic convention
was called to order at 11 o'clock, Tuc
day June 21st in the city of Chicago.,
The convention assembled in the mam
mouth wigwam built expressly for the
occasion. The city was crowded with
delegates and their friends, besides vast
throngs of visitors were otvhand to wit
ness the convention proceedings. Many
of tho delegates - had arrived upon the
ground a week in advance, and from that
time until the last delegation reached the
city the wildest enthusiasm prevailed.
Notwithstanding considerable differ
erence of opinion as to the most availa
ble presidential candidate prevailed, and
the energy aod activity displayed bythe
different delegations in booming the man
of their choice, the skirmistfjs and cau
cuses indulged in before the opening day
were en' fitly harmonious. )
Below wo present a sjn.cpis of the con
vention proceedings." '
CALLED TO ORDER.
By half past 1 1 o'clock Tuesday morning
the immense wigwam was fairly crowded
and pros nted an imposing scene. The
delegates were as igned their seats, and
when all was in readiness Chairman
Price, of the national committee, arose
aod commanded silence, after which he
presented Rev. J,hn Rouse, who offered
, DAVID B. HILL, OF SlW TORE.
:
prayer. At 1 2 :43 o'clock Secretary Shee -ria
announce i temporary orgauiztn :
William C. Owens, of Kentucky, temio
rary chairman; Secretary S. P. Sheerin,
v principal leaiing clerk; NichoUs A bill,
of Missour, .serjeant-at arms. Richard
J. Bright, f Indiana; Charles Jewett, !
Indiana; T o uas ; Yilson, of Minnesota,
and Adlai E. Stevenson, of PlinoU, were
DEMOCRATIC WIG WAMi
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named to attend Mr. Owen to the speak
er's chair. ' j
After a greeting of applause Mr. Owens
ad dressed the convention. The speaker's
voice penetrated to the farthest recesses
of the galleries and his remarks were
cheered to the echo.
He began his remarks by saying: "Two
great dangers menace the democratic
party, one is external, the other internal.
The first is the organized 4 machinery of
organized capital, supported by the
whole p wer ! f the government; the,
second is the tendency among democrats
to mnkf issues nmong themselves. Two
needs, thf-refore, t and before us .indis
HORACE BOTES, Or IOWA.
pensible to success unity and harmony."
At the close of Mr. Owen's speech, upon
motion of Delegate White, of California,
the roll was called for the constitution of
the cram ttee on credentials as oq rules
aod order of business, on permanent or
ganization and on resolutions; each state
to name one member of each committee.
All resolutions anJ communications to the
convention were ordered, referred to the
resolutions committee. "
W. II. English;' of Indiana, moved a
resolution -providing that all ex union
soldiers bs admitted to vacant, seats in
the gallery. The mutter was referred to
the committee 09 resolutions. Delegate
Cabell, of Illinois, then offered this :
Unsolved, Tht thi conveution tender ita
yrofound pympafchy to thatdi4inguibed Amer
ican, James u. Blaine, in the heavy affliction.
wUteu has berallen Iiim.
(its reading was interrupted with the
loudest applause up to that'time and
when the. reading was finished the reso
lution was adopted unanimously. Mr.
Sweet,' of the Maine delegation, in behalf
of the democntcy of Maine, thanked the
delegations for the sympathy ; they had
extended to the distinguished resident of
their state. An invitation from Presi
dent Baker, of the. World's Columbian
Exposition was read inviting delegates to
visit the grounds of the exposition Oa
motion of Delegate Bragg, of Wisconsin,
the convention then, at 2 o'clock p. m.,
adjourned till 11 o'clock Wednesday.
6EC0XQ DAT WEDNESDAY.
At 11 :30 a. m., Wednesday, the. chair
man called the convention to order..
Prayvr was off -red by the Rev. Alfred
H. Henry. When prayer was concluded
Chair ma 1 Owen called for the report of
the committee on credentials. It was
announced that the committee on creden
tial would not be ready to report until
2 o'clock in the afternoon. The chair
man of .the convention askecTfor its pleas
ure and recognized a delegate from
Alaska. Mr. Bronson, of Kentucky,
moved that a committee of two "be ap
pointed to wait on the credentials com-
BOBXaT X. PATT1SOX, OF PiaKSTLVASIA.
mittee and ascertain when they would be
ready to report.
In the meantime there was a wait, and
Roger Q. Mills entered the hall. Then
there went up a shout. Then, on motion,
Mr. Mills was invited to address the
convention. But Mr. Mills was reported
not well, enough to speak. Senator
Palmer, of Illinois, was called on to ad
dress the convention. A . committee
brought Mr. Palmer to the front, and,
when the gray-haired senator was seen
coming down the aisle to the desk, a
cheer went up which soon grew to a roar.
"Gentlemen," cried Chairman Owens, 4it
is not necessary for me to introduce to
you this war horse of democracy." The
Senator's spech was loudly cheered.
Qolo cl John R. Fellows, of New York,
in response totalis, stated that as a del
egate he would speak at the proper time,
.but not at present.
" CREDENTIALS C MMITTEE REPORTS.
The committee on credentials an
nounced that they were ready to report,
and that the report was unanimous. The
committee's rep rt favored the seating of
the regular Alabami delegates, While the
contestants wereto be criven .seats on the
floor; the sane as to Pennsylvania; the
hame as to Ohio; the same as to Utah.
The committee's report was unanimously
adopted. Mr. Fordyc next read the
report of the- committee on permanent
organization. Woo. L. Wilson, of West
Virginia, was named ai permanent chair
man. The report of the committee on
permaneut oranizttion was adopted.
On motion of Dickinsoo.of Michigan, a
committee of five was appomred tc no
tify Wilson and others of thtir election.
Dickinson, Fellows and others of tho
committee went alter Wilson, of West
Virginia. While the committee was
searching for Wilon, the band g)t very
gay and played popular melodies with
great snap.
Wilson took the platform at 12:23
p. m., being escorted by Dickinson and
Flower. Temrorary Chairman Owen
presented Permanent
to the convention,
greeted warmly . He
vention for the honor.
Chairman Wilson
Mr.- Wilson was
thanked the con-
'Much as we owe
to our party, " -aid he, "we
to our country." fCheers.1
owe moref
Mr. Wil
son's address abounded with points that
pleased the convention. A severe ar
raignment of the republican party was for
a time his theme. He said the republi
can party was a party 01 a section ana a
class and hot of the people of the tcoyj
try as a wnoie. ne saia mat me
democrats should see that legisla
tion was not in the interest, of
any section, but for the whole people,
lie denounced the force and tariff bills
sought to be operated by the republicans.
The. most important of all questions, he
said, was that of taxation and tariff re
form, and they. could only be regulated
by, the democratic party. He denounced
the McKinley reciprocity bill as "one of
the greatest absurdities of the age." Mr.
Wilson appealed for harmony in the
convention, no matter who should be its
choice as a candidate to lead them. Mr.
Wilson closed at 12:45 o'clock p. m. and
William H; English, of Indiana, read
the report of the committee on rules
which establishes this order of business :
The report of the credentials committee;
permanent organization; committee on
resolutions and platform committee re
ports ; ' nomination of, presidential and
vice presidential candidates. The rules
of the last national democratic conven
tion were reconftnended by ' the com
mittee, : Upon motion of Mr. English
Ihe committee rtport and recommenda
tions were, adop'ed by the convention.
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JOHN U. rALMER, 0' XLLXSOO.
The unit rule heietofore in force-therefore
holds in this convention. : v ; i .
Delegate Phelps, of Missouri, then pre
sented, in behalf oHhe miners of Mis
souri, a travel of znc, a protest against
the tar ff upon this metal. As the shin
ing hammer was held aloft by the Chair
man a great shout went up and a hearty
clapping of hands. Several short but
enthusiastic speeches were made. Don
Dickinson made a motion that, the' con
vention take a recess until 5 o'clock. The
convention agreed at 1:44 o'clock to do
so. rsv : v -;.iV- .;
RIGHT SESSION. " ' v
Th? great hall was a surging mass of
humanity when Chairman . : Wilson
thum ped for order. The throng sub
sided and the night session began.
Prayer Ws offered by Rev. Thomas
Reed, of Cedar Rapids, la., and he was
applauded whetphe closed. The temper
of the audience was clearly one of quick
demonstration. While the convention
was awaiting the resolutions committee,
the convention was regaled with stirring
music. Mr. duBignon, of Georgia,
moved to adjourn until 11 o'clock a. m.
Thursday. Thie motion was scarcely put
before the convention, by the chair be
fore it, was buried in storm of "ones."
At 6 :24 o'clock Charles Jones, of Mis
souri chairman of the resolutions 'com
mittee, oppeared upon the platform. Ad
dressing the convention he said: "I am
instructed by the committee On resolu
tions to present to you as the report of
the committee, the following resolutions,
and move their adoption. In order that
you may more distinctly hear what the
committee has prepared, I intend to ask
a gentleman who is as familiar as myself
with the phraseology of the platform, to
read it for me. (Applause.) And, when
it has been read, shall move the previous
question upon adoption of the platform."
(Cries of no, no, no.)
R06WXLL P. FLOWXB, OF KXW YORK.
Mr. Patterson, of Colorado, advanced,
on the platform and said : "In view of
the statement just made, I will say that
I represent the minority of the committee
on resolutions, and I desire to announce
that that minority expects to be heard to
present its report before the previous
question shall be put." Quick cheers
followed this announcement. Then ex
Secretary Vilas commedced to read the
resolutions at 6 :2S o'clock, but when he
reached the phrase '"From Madison to
Cleveland," there was the quick shout of
one vo ce near the platform. It was lost,
however, in a fl isb, for i: seemed that as
though with one impulse the entire
20,000 people leiped upon their ' chairs,
and with hats and handkerchiefs in the
air 20,000 handkerchiefs, 20,000 throats
let loose tells and screams that shook
be heavy air and almost made the bar
racks quiver. The tempesti ebbed and
JOBS O. CART.TST.E, OF " KKSTUCET.
flowed until 6:47 o'clock p. m., when
quiet was restored.
THE PLATFORM READ.
Finally at 6:43 o'clock Mr. Vilas again
resumed reading the platform, which is as
follows:
The report of the platform committee was as
fo'.lows:
- Section 1. The representatives of the demo
cratic party of the United States, ia national
convention assembled, do reaffirm their allegi
ance to the principles of the party as formula
ted by Jefferson and exemplified by a ling and
illustrious line of his successors in democratic
lead rship from Madison to Cleveland. We be
lieve the publio welfare demands that these
principles be applied to the conduct of the fed
eral government,- through the accession to
power of the party that advocates them, and
we solemnly declare that the need of a return
to these fundamental principles of free popular
government, based on home rule and individual
liberty, was never more urgent than now when
the tendency to centralize all the power at the
federal capital has become a menace to the re
served mhta of states, that striken at the very
root of onr government's constitution as framed
by the fathers of the republic.
Sec. 2. We warn the people of a common
country, jealous for the preservation or their
free institutions, that the policy of federal con
trol of elections, to which the republican party
has committed it.-elf, is fraught with the
gravest dangers, scarcely less momen
tous than would result from a revolution
practically establishing monarchy on the
ruins of the republic. It strikes at the north
as well as at the south, and injures the colored
citizens even more than the white. It means a
hordj of deputy marshals a-, every polling
placo armed with federal power; returning
boards appointed and control' ed by federal au
thority; putrage of the electoral rights of the
people in the severa)6tates; the subjugation of
the colored people to the control of the party in
power, and the reviving of race antagonism,
now happily a&ated, of the utmost paiil to th
s;.fe'y and happiness of all; a measure de'iber
ately and justly de8cribed by a leading republi
can senator as "the most imfamous bill that
ever crossed the threshold of the s?nate." Such
a policy, if sanctioned by law would men the
dominance of a self-peryetnating oligarchy of
office holders, and th party first entrusted "with
its machinery could be dislodged from power
only by an appeal to the reerved rights of the
people to resist opprrssion, which is inherent
in all self-governing communities. Two years
ago this revolutionary policy was emphat
ically condemned by the people at the
pells but in contempt of that verdict the re-
Imblican party has defiantly, declared, in its
atest authoritative utterance, that its succe-s
in the coming elections will mean the enact
ment of a force biil and tin usurpation of des
potic control over elections in alt the states.
Relieving that the preservation of republican
government in the United States is dependent
upon the defeat of this policv of legalized force
and fraud, we invi e the support of all citizens
who desire to see the constitution maintained
in its integrity, with the laws pursuant thereto,
which have cived our country a hundred year
of unexampled prosperity. We-pledge the dem
ocratic party, if it ba entrusted with the power,
not only to defeat the force bilL but also the re
lentless opposition to the republican policy of
profligate expenditure which, in the short space .
or two years, nas equandet ed an enormous sur
plus emptied an overflowing treasury after
piling new burdens of taxation upon tho al
ready over-taxed labor of the country.
Sec. 3. We reiterate the oft repeated doctrine
of the democratic party that the necessity of
government is the only justification for ttxa
tion, and whenever tax ig unnecessary it is un
justifiable; that when custom hou-e taxation is
levied upon articles of any kind in this country
the difference b jt ween the cost of labor here and
labor abroad, when such difference exists, fully
measure any possible benefits of labor and the
enormous additional impositions of the existing
tariff fall with crushing force upon our farmer ,
and working men anJ for the mere advantiges
of a few whom it enriches, exact from labor a
grossly nnjust share of expenses of the govern
ment, and we demand such a revision of the
tariff laws as will remove their iniquitous in
equalities, lighten their opposition and put
them on a constitutional and equitable basis.
But in miking a relnctionin taxesitis not pro
posed to inj ire any domestic industries, bnt
rather to promote their healthy growth From
the foundation of this government taxes col
lected at custom houses have been the chief
source of federal revenue. Such they must con
tinue to be. Moreover, many industries have
come to re'y upon legislation for successful
continuance, so tnat any cnanres or law mast
b 9. at every step regardful of labor and capital
thus involved. The process of reform must be
a subject in the execution of thin plaiu dicta
tion of justice. We. denounce the McKinly tariff
law enacted by the fifty-fir t congress an the
culminating atrocity of class legislation; we en
dorse the efforts made by the dem crts of he
present congress to modify its most oppressive
features in the direction of free raw mat-rials
and cheaper manufactnred goods that enter in
to g neral consumption; and Wd promise its re
peal aa one of the beneficent result that will
follow the action cf the people in entrusting
power to the democratic party. Since the Mc
Kinley tariff went into operation there have
been ten reduction of wages of laboring men
to one increase. We deny that there has been
any increase of prosperity fo ths country since
that tariff went into operation, and we point to
the dullness and distress, wage redactions and
strikes in the iron trade, as the best po-aible ev
idence that no such prosperity has resulted from
the McKinley act. We call the attention of
thoughtful Americana to the fact that after
thirty yeari of restrictive taxes against the im
portation of foreign wealth, in exchange for oar
agricultural surplus, the homes and farms of
the coon try have become burdened with a rel
estate mortgage debt of over two thousand, fire
hundred million dollar, exclusive of all other
forms of indeb:edness; that in ou of the chief
agricultural states of the west th?re appears a
real estate mortgage debt averaging $163 per
capita of the total population, and that s inula i
conditions and tendencies are shown to exist in
other agricultural exporting states. We de
nounce a policy which fosters no industry m
much as it does that of the sheriff.
Sec 4. Trade interchange on a basis of recip
rocal advantages to countries participating is a
tim-honored doctrine of democratic faith, bat
we denounce the sham reciprocity which Joggles
with to people's desire foe enlarged foreign
markets and freer exchanges by pretending to
establish closer trade relations for the country
whoee articles of expor are almost exclusively
agricultval prolacrs, with other countries that
are also agricultural, while erecting the custom
house barrier of prohibitive tariff Ui againg:
the richest countries of the world, that stand
ready to take our entire surplus of products and
to exchange therefor conitnoditirt which are
necessaries and comforts of life anung oar own
people.
Sec. S We reoogniz in trusts and combina
tions which are designed to enable capital to se
cure more than its just share of the joint pro
duct of capital and order, lbs natural conse
quence of prouibuivB taxes which prcveut fr.-e
competition, which is the life of baest trade,
btrt we believe the wort evils can be abated by
law. and wa demand a rigid enfaroenitiit of laws
made to prevent and control them, together
with sneh farther legislation in restraint of their
abases as experience mar show to be necessary.
Sec. 6. The republican party while profss
ing a policy of receiving public land for small
holdings by actual settlers, ha given away (he
people's heritage till now a few railroads and
non-resident aliens, individuals and corpora
tions posat 84 a larger area than that of all our
farms between the two seas. The last demo
cratic administration reversed the improvident
and unwise policy of the republican pjrty touch
ing the public domain and reclaimed from cor
porations and syndicates, alien and domestic,
and restored to the people nearly one hundred
million acres of valuable land to be sacredly
held as homesteads lor our citizens, and we
pledge ourselves to c mtinue this policy until
every of land so un awfully held snail tr re
claimed and restored to the people. '
Sec 7. We douounce the r -publican legisla
tion known as the Sherman act of 1890 as a
cowardly makeshift, fraught with possibilities
of danger in the future which should make all
its supporters as well as its author, anxious for
its xpeedy repeal. We hold to the use of both
gold and silver as the standard money of thi
country and to the c duage of both go.d and
silver without discriminating agamst either
metal or charge for mintage, but the dollar unit
of coinage of both mttais most be of equal in
trinsic and exchangeable value or be adjusted
through international agreement or by such
safeguards of legislation as shall insure the
msinienance of parity of the two metals. An
equal power of every dollar at all times in the
markets and in the payment of debts, and we
demand that all paper currency shall be kept at
pir with and redeemable in such coin. We in
sist upon this policy as especially necessary for
protection of the farmers and laboring classes,
the first and mos defenseless victims of unsta
ble money and fluctuating currency.
Sec 8. We recommend that the prohibitory
10 per cent tax on state bank issues be re
pealed. I
Sec "9. A public office is a public trust,
reaffirm the declaration of the democratic
tioiul convention of 1S76 for the leform of
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civil service and we call for the honest enforce
ment of all laws regulating the same. The
nomination of president, as in the j recent re-
Jmblican convention, by delegations composed
argely of his appointees, holding office at his
pleasure, is a scandalous satire upon free popu
lar institutions and a startling illustration of
the methods by whichla president may gratify
bis ambition. We denounce the policy under
which federal office holders usurp control of
Sarty conventions in the states, aud pledge the
emocratic party to the reform of these and all
other abuses which threaten individual liberty
and local self-government..
Sec. 10. The democratic party is the . only
party that hai ever given the country
a foreign policy, consistent and vigorous, com
pcllng rexpect abroad and inspiring confi
dence at home. While avoiding entangling
alliances it has aimed to cultivate fr:endlr
relations with other nations, and especially
with our uehbors on the American cjutnent
whos i destiny is closely 1 nked with our own
and we view with alarm th tendency to a poli
cy of irritation and bluster, which is liable at
any time to confr ont us with the alternative of
humiliation or war. We favor the inaintenancs
of a nivy str.mg enough for all national defense
and to properly maintain the honor and dignity
of the country abroad.
Sec. 11. lhis country has always been the
refuge of the oppress2d from cvory land ex
i es for conscience sake and in tho spirit of the
founders of our government we condemn the
oppression pracsic?d by the Russian gov rnr
nient upon its Lr.thcran and Jewish subjects,"
and we call upon our national government in
thelntercst of jmtica and humanity, by all just
and proper means, to uee its prompt and Dtst
efforts to bring about a cesatiou of these cruel
persecution of the czar, and to ecnre to tin
oppr.-8-ed equal right. We tender our pro
found and earnest sympathy to those lovers of
freedom who are struggling for home rule and
the great cause of self-government in Ireland.
Sec. 12. We heartilv approve all legitimate
efforis to prevent ttie United States from being
used as the dumping-ground for known crimin
als and professional paupjrs of Europe, and we
demand a rigid enforcement of the law against
Chinese immigration or the importation of for
eign workmen uuder contract to degrade Amer
ican labor and lessen its wages; but we condemn
and denouuc any and all attempts to restrict
the immigration of the industrious aud worthy
of foreign lands.
Sec. 13. Tnia convention hereby renews its
expresxion of appreciation of the patriotism of
the soldieis and sailors of the union in the war
for its preservation, and we favor just and lib
eral pensions for all disabled union soldiers,
their widows an I depe ndenfe, but we demand
that'the work of the p naion office shall be done
industriously, impartially and honestly. We
denounce the present administration of that of
fice s incompetent, corrupt, dissrac f ul and
dishonest .
Sec. 14. The federal government should care
for and improve the Mississippi river and t her
great waterways of the republic, bo as to secure
for the interior stites eaxv and cheap trans
portation to tidewater. When any waterway of
the public is of sufficient importance to demand
the aid of the government iht such aid should
be extended to a definite plan of continuous
work until permauc-nt improvement is secured.
Sec. 15. For purposes cf national de ense,
the pr "motion of commerce between the sta es,
we recognize the earlv construction, of the Nic
arauga canal and its protection against foreign
control as of gieat. importance to the United
States. ' .
Sec. 16, Recognizing the World's Columb an
Exposition as a na ional unde: taking of vast
importance, in which the neutral government
ha invited the co-operation of all the powers of
the world, and appreciating the acceptance by
many of such powers of the invitation extend-d,
and the broadest liberal efforts being made by
them to contribute to the grandeur of the
undertaking, we are of the op n on that con
gress should make such necessary fijanciil pro
vision as shall be requis te to the maintenance
of national honor and public faith.
Sec. 17. Popular education being the only safe
ba:s of popular suffrage, we recommend to the
s veral states the most liberal appropriations for
public schools. Free common schools are the
nursery of good government, and they have al
ways received the tostering core care of the dem
ocratic party, which favors every means of in
creasing intelligence The freedom of educa
tion, being an t-ssential of civil and religious
liberty as well as a necessity for the development
of intelligence, most not be interfered with nu
'r sny pretext whatever. .We are opposed t
state in '.erference with parental righU- and the,
rights uf conscience in he education of children
as an infringement of the fundamental demo
cratic doctriue that the largest individual lib
erty consistent with the rights of other insures
thw highest type of American citizenship anl
Desi government. .
Sec 18. We approve the action of the present
house of representatives in pa-wing bills for the
aJavssioa into the anion ss states of the terri
tories of New Mexix) and Arizona, and we fa
vor the early admission of all territorus baring
the necessary population and resource to ad
mit them to statehood, and while they remain
territories we hold that officials appointed to
administer the govern meat of any territory, to
gether with the Distr ct of Colombia and Alas
ka, should be bona fide resident of the terri
tory or district in which the r duties are to be
performed. The democratic Party believes in
home role and th j control of their o n afiairs
by people of vie nage.
Sec 16-"We favor legislation by congress
and state legislature to protect lJie lives and
limbs of railway employes and, fttoae of other
hazardous companies, and denounce the inac
tivity of the republican p rty, and part cularly
tue republican senate, for causing the deft at ol
measures beneficial and protective to this class
of wage earners.
free 20. We are in favor of the enactment by
states of laws for abolishing the notorious
sweating system, for sbol shing omtraet con
vict labor and for prohibiting tue employment
ia factories of children under fifteen year-of
age.
Sec 21. We are opposed to all snmprosrv laws
s an interference with the ind riduai right of
cit zens.
Sec 22. Upon this statement of principle and
policies the democratic parry asks the intU
gent j adgment of the American people, 1 1 asks
a change of admiuistratioa and a change of pat
ty ia order that there may be a change of sys
tem and a change of methyl', tho scaring the
maintenance uniuBpiird ofSb institution un
der which the republic has gtova great and
powerful.
THE PLASKS ArrLACDED.
Denunciation of measures, like the
force bill, was loudly cheered Applaoss
also greeted the homestesd plank and!
the portion of the ailver plank denotc- I
in? the Sherman uct. Reference to fed-
eral officers in s national conveotios
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elicited a terrible yell. The foreign
policy plank, navyj; Jews in Russia, and
home rule of IreU'ad, were deliberately
chevred. The fiphool-law plank was,
carefully listened to, and was punctuated
at the end of neaf ly every sentence by
shouts of approvs'J. The only features
of the platform (which seemed to call
forth divided sentiments was the tariff
and silver planks which were apparently
not sufficiently raldical to satisfy dele
gites with pronouniced views. Mri Jones;
movt-d the adoption - of the platform."
Mr. Neal, of Ohio, was recognized, and
moved to strike f;rom the, tariff section
all words preceding. the denunciation of
the McKinley arcr, and to substitute
therefor the following: '
"We denounce republican protection
as a fraud on the labor of the vreat ma
jority of Americarl p -ople for the benefit
of the few.i We tSecJare it to be a funda
mental principle of the democratic party
that the federal go'yernment has no con-
WIIXIAM B. MORRISON, OF ILLINOIS.
stituuouHl power, i o impose aud collect
tariff duties except for the purpose of
revenues only (applause and cheers) and
we demand that the collection of 6uch
taxes shall be? limited to the necessaries
of governraent.when honestly aud eco
nomically admini tered. (Cheers and
applause.) " if K , y
A tremendous tumult followed. Neal,
Vilas and Waterson took pnrt in the de
bate. Mr. Jones retired ia despair., Mr.
Heal demanded a roll c S
to strike W1 and uVs-1 i
was called .and result
nfiv, 312.
Mr. Pitterson, of po!
the floor; and presented tL3
'i his mition
The roll
ayes, 664;
L then took
minority re-
port on the .silver plank. It is identical
with the majority plank except that it
reads "through the free coinage of both
gold and ' silver." f Jlr. Patterson moved
the adoption of his substitute for the
silver plank. The motion was put. and
declared lost. .
"Mr. Chairman," continued Mr. Pat
terson, "the question is now on the
adoptiou of the platform." This motkm
was voted on by the yeas and nays and
carried. . : '
Mr. Chairman The next order of
business, gentlemen, is a call of the roll
of states for the nomination of candi
dates for the. office of president of the
United Mates, 'the clerk commenced to
call the roll and got as far as Alabama,
when he was interrupted.
. Mr. Fen ton, of Arkansas, attempted to
haye an adjournment but no attention
ISAAC P. OR AT, OF X5DIA9A.
was ptid to it. r Arkansas yielded her
place Co New Jersey and ex Governor
Abbett, of that state, came forward to
the platform, accompanied by enthusias
tic cheers from tne Cleveland wing of the
convention, it being understood that Ab
bett was to nominate ex-President Cleve
land. -When order was restored Gover-
4 nor Abbett addressed the body, formally
piawiug ururer tWTCiauu m auuuuuv.
lie began by saying:
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention : In presenting a name to
this convention I spesk for the united
decsot-ratic pnocipie, laiinim serviced
to the party and whose contribntioes txl
its success entnied it to tne respect fuM
considerations ol tne democracy of theft
' ' ' i
JAXXS X. CAsUTEXXL, OF OHIO. J
r-: We fw!
e? err democratic state, thou;!! : L
... Ka fn e--.
vlu-w kuaj w v O Vvk . . . y
may
guished democrat, -
will give its iviri'.
enthusiastic and earnest, supr
nominee of this convention.
Governor Abbett procecdel without
recemne: more man uma appuaa uct;i
he reached that portion of L a
where he says. MIf there warr.ny doubt
existing in my mind of the mu'ts cf this
national contest, I wou"d tot urt;a oa
behalf of mr state the views cf its denv
ocr icy in" favor of "Grovcr Cevt'md."
The mention of the sage of T
Bay was a signd for a thunder of t
Men and women who thronrred tho
galleries waved fans,umbrelliS and I
ncrs, ' -
Mr. DeWitt, of New York, f- !'
Abbett, and nominated Hill. V
wa4 followed by John TL ". Fellov ,
i eloquently and t m so m e t - r. t
' Rpfindod thn nnmin LJion of II.
I Jreenf Illinois, tckk the stand t
- Cleveland's nomination, but t'. : ;
r. ii i (it:n Vint , !
dR;wn, Mr. isngusn, oi maian i,
ioY a brief speech seconding Clcvt !
thln Mr. Duncan, cf Iowa, -put;
u0riination with aa excellent ?pf
altfiMugh it was midnight tin -
,t show or entnusiasm.
i SECOSDIXQ TPa SOMINAT1
Atti?v many other speeches,
the nonf'ottto11' tDe tnrea c
amidst t&5 con f usior
6 "time, time, 7, "tor
Virginia, took thet
nomination. ' The
After this order t'
hour, Bourke
declared in
above ; , the j
new xoric w,
ful hearing, it w
gates to leave t
11:30 o'clock, at
reigning in th
yelled if the cl
gavel, there oJ )
the TOlicemeri I
were instructed
from the hall wb
motion whs also n
the chairman dec
Orr'erwssat las
Ing of states
HA
Alsbsma, 1W
rison, 2 for ( f(x
Gorman, 2 f iji
Arkaa Ll
nil
lan. f!Ca'.70fr:f:
Ke-.
LOUIS i a
Hill, 1; 3,
Maine 1
Marylam
Gorman.
Massacht -y "
Hill, 1 fori
Michigan f:
Minnetota-13
Hississipr -S f
8 for Boies, for C.
' Missouri- 1 tor t
Montas
Nebr '
Gorman.
for
15 fcr
l.lre :
Nevad
New Ilanj
New Jen
-C) f
72 it
-c:
New Yc
New : -Boies,
1.
North C
l for i:;;;,
for Boies.
North Di
Ohb-H f
5 for C: I
Oregon
' r
c:
t
- c
rt ti tlx (
; . .." 't Yff '""V
im-uAM sv acssxix. p kASSAcnrsxrr 1 -
y tor Corcizal
'cveland.
Ireland
!an
r C
c;
.'Penntjlv ' '
Rhoc!2;
Soul! ; c
HU1, 2 f-r '
Sou:!, I
UllL
Ttx&s-'
ClevcUr.
Vercio-
Ylrglcl--
mil j
Wasklc,
West Vxr
HtlU Wisconsin:
Wyoming S i
Alaska 2 for C
1 ft
r uoiM
i -
CT.ev f 4
Cat
:vt
3.
aod;
11 for
,'ad. - ;
""ia; i tor
t
Arizona- 5 for C
District of Columb.. -Iodiin
Territory 2 f
Oklahoma 2 for Clcv
1. '.
Utah 3 for Cleveland
- 'j-'"'; TOTAL VOTE, d
leveland. ... .. c
ill . . . . . i . . ..... . . .,1 . . . . 1 1
. ! . . iri
Cleveland.
HH1.
Boies.... 4. ...103
Gormw... 3d 1-
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