New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-30


many millions of doiinrs aud believe that IKE re- %
suit would follow It's restoration TO power III tno oteV VI
Eiqhm%That the Democratic party being the natural
frcnd Of the workingman, and having throughout ITS
history stood between him aud oppression Ioems M s
expression of sympathy with labor ana s PROMISE Vi
Ti0lh" That we look with alarm and apprehension
1anies TO he above the fnndameT Of this Common
wealth. which governs all else WITHIN 9nF o f,iib
they should remain objects OF the utmost vigilance ana
eouy BY both ana TPPaer the personal
direction of ruling Republican leaders to debanch tne
n by TAGssas 9Foz 1 or wb
LIABILITY mad never been asceroined is fresh and qiaTa arm
and should receive signal condemnation OF the people "'
'ns venthThat the great fraud Of 1e7677 by which
un0n false count electoral votes of three states
PresdrStaI chair and for the first time in American
history the will of the people was SET hslne uuor @
aimed at system of representative government rn
preserve the cOuatry from the horrors go OF @ in INC
firm and patriotic faith that the people would
Ebex should come to Vote in 1880 That precedes
and dwarfs every other 1t imposes more sacred d9E
upon the people OF the Union than ever auoresseu 'o
cOnsciences of nation OF Tree men' =,
Tho reading occasioned no enthusiasm and could
scarcely be heard on account of a loud and angry
controversy going on at the Same time upon inc
stage between two of tho secretaries. Inc onlV
significant features in the platform wero tn0 Omls-
sion of the resolution commencing Hancock,
which the Wallace men prepared and exhibited
yesterday. the lack of any leaning toward Iilden
or any other candidate. and the attempt to make
capltal out of the recent legislative bribery eX-
posure and convictions. Evidently, the platform
was compromise designed to keep oil controversy
about candidates outside of the Convention.
THE BONE OF CONTENTION
The last resolution was as follows:
Resolved. That in conformity with tho timehonored
thai our great shall be deprived of
her legitimate influence, her delegates 10 the National
aud they are further instructed to oppose the
abrOgatiOn OF two-thirds
The unit rule, as may be seen, was combined in
the last resolution with an Endorsement of the two
thirds rule for the National Convention. Every
body sustained the latter provision and In order to
bring the question squarcly on the unit rule Mr.
Sowdcn of Lehgh. moved to strike ont all that re-
lated to it. On this he demanded the previous
question. according to the understanding III tno
Committee Oh Resolutions.
MIR. WALLACE AROUSED.
In spite of this demand, which should have cut off
debate. Senator Wallace insisted or being heard,
and after clamorOus cries of question" had sub
sided little he got recognition In an excited man.
ner he denounced what he called an attempt to gag
the Convention. lie was astoundcd ut the Dem0c-
racy of q man who could call the previous ques-
ton in Democratic Convention on question OF
principle. He said he spoke for 100000
Democrats, who demanded that the voice Of their
State should be heard with the majesty and power
belonging to 1t. From the first inception OF the
Democratic party the unit rule had prevailed n
PENNSYLVANIA, except in 1860 and. le72. In 1861,
a Pennsylvania delegation quarrclled all the way
TO Charleston, Quarreed there Quarreed later at
Baltimore and the end Of the quarrel was 9slS d'fnP dG
been adopted then no believed tho CYL CYL
War would not have occurred. II 15I2,
When an Lattempt was made to p lace on the ticket
n man who was not Democrat he, with others,
voted for distinguished Democratic citizen or
Pennsylvania; He pleaded for the iy unity Gi inc inc
TO Cincinnati. Mr. Wallacc's argument. lasting
perhaps five minutes was as effective as could well
be made for his side Of the question.
MR.. sowDEN REPLIES.
Mr., Sowden replied to the aspersion on his De-
mocracy by saying that though he never held an
Office he would compare his party record with any
mans Mr.. Wallace was the first man he said to
charge him with trying to apply the gag
rule No one had experienced harsher treat
ment from its application than be himself had
in the Erie Convention. lin that body Mr.
Wallace applied the gag to pass tho Ohio
soft money platform and shut up" Sowden with
little cercmonyl He would meet the august gen.
tleman on the question OF principle Because New;
York had erred and adopted q unit rule should
PENNSYLVANIA too He believed in district IN
dependence and in freedom Of choice and protection
against being brought under an iron heel like that
which the Camerons applied to the other Conveu-
ton.
ously. From this point on tue proceedings became
more and more disorderly, the two factions hsslnR.
screaming and believing, and making an Indescrib-
r. n. Gibson said there was nothing Democrats
disiked so much as wearing somebody's collar
Some districts would not abide by unit
rule If 10 900 Conventions adopted it. For Gods
sake he exclaimed let us act like free men and not
admit this undemOcTatic and nd tyTannlGal rule.
Cincinnatii The people .NOW ICnes of Yes. Yes,
| and storm of interruDtiOns.l Do you want
tS tbs SPsnG cd SGo sSo HSaS AoT tak1g
in this way for while he
made q bold dash for Hancock. but In the midst Of
the uproar little could be heard save few dis
jonted sentences such as these "The hot flame
of BATTLE" "hag of country" soldier states
man." a. son of Pennsylvania" " and "don't let us
disown a son of our own State" In closing lie
made a sharp thrust Mt Sowden. saying that though
he had declared he held Office he did not say
he never sought office. Half the Convention was
now on its feet shouting and gesticulating. but
when it was seen shat Mr. Randall wanted to speak
q measure of quiet was restored
MR.. RANDALL SPEAKS.
Mr. Randall said that no man would make moro
personal and political sacrifices than he TO secure
unity but he wanted that unity and harmony
which came from the head and heart, and not from
the coercive power of a bare majority. He believed
the delegation would exercise discretion, and would
be unit in action without such an agency. Tho
question was one of fundamental night. 1t was
whether the Convention should force the delegates
TO stine the voice OF their constituencies and mis-
represent them at the bidding of an influence
which had brought in the past nothing but
discord, disturbance and defeat to the Democratic
party While uttering this last sentence Mr. Ran
dali turned toward Mr.. Wallace aud made gesture
III his direction which Lett doubt as TO the target
at which he had aimed his shot.
This speech worked the hOt-he0ded portion Of the
Randall faction up to the highest point of excite
ment, and sprnging upon tho seats they yelled and
rrhnnned 10 the ton Of their bent. bnt the cOOcr