The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-29
Our Uncle Samuel Nominated
at st. Louis.
A SOUND PLATFORM ADOPTED.
Declaring for Honest Money and
Honest Government
REFORM THE CONTROLLING ISSUE.
The Corrupt and PrOligate Admins
tratiOn Arraigncd.


sr LOUIS, June 2s.-The opponents of
Tilden fought every inch Of the ground to-day
with great skill and remarkable pertinaclty.
They saw yesterday by the manner In which the
current Of public opinion was sweeping every
thing before 1t that their only hope was In fac
tious opposition. and the plan agreed upon was
10 wranele over the financial plank OF the plat
form. The Iilden managers, however, were not
roing to make any mistakes, but, at the same
time, they were determined to settle the busi-
ness before the Convention adjourned to-day.
Some of the more impetuous and indiscreet
OF his friends were in favor Of compelling
ballot this morning before the Committee on
Resolutions made their report. Senator Ker-
nan, however, on the part OF the wiser heads,
moved that the Convention take u recess until
Up. Nj, and this motion prevailed. This was
wise and polite movement, because II showed
that the friends OF Gov. Tiden were not DIS
posed to use the power they d to stifie the
voice OF the minority. After the Convention
adjourned speeches were delivered by certain
gentlemen who wished to make themselves ap-
pear conspicuous.
wncn the Convention reassembled at 9 p. NJ,
the report OF the Committee on Resolutions was
read, aud the many and telling points made
against the Radical party were applauded to the
echo. And now came the tug Of war ON the
most dangerous question before the Conven-
zion, when Gen. Tom Ewing rose to submit
minority report. There was nothing In the OBJ
lection the minority set out to make against the
report OF the IN Jority which the common mind
could comprehend, and Ewing had to make
speech Of fifteen minutes to get his point against
the platform understood. Ho exceeded his
time. and there was Il dis position TO cut him OF
under the ten minutes rule, but Gov. Dor
sheimer intsrfersd, and succeeded after much
trouble in getting his time extended. Gen.
Ewing's speech was anne-souuding one, but its
effect was to steady the line OF the h ,rd-money
men. After Ewing, Gov DUrrheimer made a
ringing speech square on the hard money plat
form. and the result Of the vote on the test
question of striking out that part Of the plat
aorm objected 10 Dy the majority was significant
Of what to follow. There we're but 2l9
votes for the substitute offered By Ewing on be-
half Of the minority, and $40 against 1t. On the
adoption OF the report OF the committee there
were 65l votes for 1t and SO against 1t. The op-
ponents OF Tilden now made another desperate
struggle, under the lead Of Doolittle, to prolong
thls wranRle, but the great majority OF the Con-
venton was In no humor to be trined with.
After some delay the nomination OF candi-
dates was proc eeded with. In this In all the lr
moves, the Tilden men were wiser than their
enemies. Sen tor Herman, who presented the
name OF Gov Iilden, was careful to pay high
compliments to the other gentlemen named,
and TO claim credit for Tilden because he had
had the bost opportunity to display his disposi-
tion TO favor reform, and was thus believed by
fhar f.la hot ).
Of his party. He anticip pated the attack OF Kelly,
who was TO follow him, to protest against Gov.
1ildens nomination, by reading the resolution
OF the Utica Convention endorsing Gov.
Tilden, and instructing the delegation to
vote for him as unit. The excitement
and confusion, which largely prevailed during
she entire session Of to-day. was almost alto
sether due to tho factious opposition Of a few
desperate personal enemies OF MIR. Tilden from
New York. seconded by the widest Of the soft
money maniacs These men were miserable
little minority in six States vet they at one time
came very near break uD the Convention In a
great row. As 1t was, they constantly disturbed
the harmony OF the proceedings and excited the
majority TO bad conduct also. However, the
leaders Of the Ttlden forces restrained their hot
headed friends and thus saved the credit Of the
party.
IL Is useless to describe In detail the scenes
That ensued while the ballotins w.s In prog
Tess. 1t was evident upon the announcement
Uf the first ballot that Tllden's nomination was
Aforegone conclusion, and the struggles OF his
enemies only prolonged the contest for an hour
and "a half, when It might have been ended In
feW minutes The widest excitement prevails
here tonight and the population OF the city Ia
Out on lla--e in tne streets, ana reJD cling. The
Gefui"us are specially jIbant, aud congratu-
tor teioTaus are constantly being received
fr IN every part Of the country from represen
tatiye men Of IN I race.
The lildsn men have everything to be proud
o. They won this ngnt without entering INTO
tnv combinations with the friends Of any can
uldate Tor the second place. To give time for
ihe cool Judgment of the Convention on this
gu stion, the maj rlty determined to adjourn
until Tomorrow at 10 4. NJ. The general i'm
Preston Is that Hendricks will get the second
pl.ce