The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-06-23

The principle points in the platform, as decided
by the Comm ttee and what have been put IN
shape by the Subcommittee, are as follows: A
decided hard money plank, even the silver money
men, were defeated in the meeting OF the COM
mittee on Resolutions
decided condemnation of the Presidential
fiaud of 1876 and calling the attention OF the
country to the great danger to the free INSTITUTIONS
OF the country by such election frauds.
firm declaration i'll favor OF local self-gov-
eminent
Eternal adhesion to the old-time Democratic
principles Of jackson and Jefferson under which
the Union can be sustained and the interests OF
the entire people guarded.
A declaration in favor of tariff REFORM ana q
suppression Of the present unjust Custom house
duties. 5
A plank against Chinese immigration, and q
plank in favor Of European immigration.
A stiff declaration against railroad subsidies
and land grants to railroad companies and other
monopolies, and declaration that public lands
be reserved only to actual settlers.
A plank in tavor of real and thorough CIVIL
service reform.
declaration of respect for and confidence in,
the lofty patriotism and noble selfabnegation OF
Mr.. Tilden in Withdrawing his name as candi-
date from before the Convention, and thus offer.
ing himself a sacrifice to the great principles OF
the unity of the Democratic. party. For this for
getfulness OF self ne deserves the profound graft
tude of the Democracy OF the whole Union.
The Commit e will be called together again as
bors, but it is improbable that a report will be
adopted in season tosbe presen ed to the Couven-
tion to-day.
THE PRELIMINARY STRUGGLE PROGRESSING.
There was no relaxatlon Of efforts last night
and the principal workers were early on the
ground this morning There is considerable ex-
citemeLt among the Bayard men to-day over the
Enqurer's editorial asking his withdrawal. The
friends of Senator Mcdonald, VINO came in for
share of the same article, are also pretty well
warmed up. In the ed torial referred to Melon.
aid Is accused of treachery to Hendricks ana OF
| being "a man ulfit to be nominated by q Nalonal
Democratic Convention
New York decided by majority of two to cast
| her vote solid jor Payne. This gives his candi-
dacy considerable boom and his friends are very
much elated.
WHAT a TILDEN NAN SAYS.
Mr.. Charles H. Page. chairman of the Rhode
Island delegation is confident that the old ticket
OF Tilden and Hendricks will again be nomin.
| ated. He said to STAR reporter last night thal
last Saturday afternoon he had an interview al
Gramercy Park with Mr.. Tllden at the latter'f
request
Tilden said to him: "Mr. Page, If the Cincin-
natl Convention sees fit to nominate me am
confident OF carrying New York. l am as con-
scious OF ~ as am Of sitting in this chair. Inc
people OF New York have got enough OF John
Kelly. ana they would support me-"
Mr.. PAGE says Mr.. 1ilden went on to tell OF how
aC iiuu pCSu iusCu III AcfV tAC Foit Va
remarks being about the same as his letter Mr..
Tiden also said to Mr.. Page: "If the Cincinnati
Convention does not nominate me, you vote
whichever way New York does"
Mr. Page does not consider the letter OF Mr.
Tilden as one OF declinaien but rather one thai
will strengthen him i'll the Convention
| Mr. Page also stated that particular friend Of
Mr. Hendricks told HIM that Hendricks would
accept second place, and.this is Wnat causes hin
(Mr. Page) to think that the old ticket will De re
InOmiOptp0 The intprVipW with Mr. 1lldpD
which Mr.. Page had, took place before Mr.. Til
4 denis letter was published, but the letter mus
have been written before the interview, for onl,
few hours after the confaD the document wa
issued.
MEETINGS AND RECEPTIONS.
The German Democratic editors met at Mozar
Hail last night and passed resolution favOrtni
the adoption of plank in the PLATFORM favor
ing German emigration ana the enactment o
laws tn protect such. A resolution cOndemDlnl
the Introduction of so-called temperance move
ments in polite Il matters was also adopted.
An entnuslastio Hendricks mass meeting wa
held at the Gibson House last night which lastet
for four hours. Speeches were made by Dr. She
nod, OF lndi ma; Judge Gooding, OF Indiana
Hon. M. Little, Of New York; Hon. TnOma
Ogden. OF New York; Hon. John II. Fillet, O
Cincinnati; Governor Marks, OF Tennessee, sn'
others.
AT the Burnet House Indiana and Illinois hel
d tremendous meeting. Lee, Nef and Ryan Q
Landers of Indiana, and others, made speeches
The Seymour Club called mass meeting at tn
Grand Hotel, but by some means the Tiden mel
got possession of The meeting, and held a crow.
of three thousand persons until midnight. Ad
dresses were made by Captain Rynders OF Ne'
York, Mr.. G. w. Gerard and others.
A rousing Thurman meeting was held at Nc
lodean Hall last night ......f
Col Thomas L. Jones last evening entertaine
the Kentucky and South Carolina delegations q
his mansion. back of Newport. The reception Wa
just simply grand. ..[
The Califurn delegation were entertained lai
night at Lew. Bomans, in Avondale, by Judge
A. Johnston, Thos B. Paxton, Esq, and Howar
Douglass ESQ. @&
MINNESOTA FOR HANCOCK
At a meet ng of the Minnesota delegation thi
morning. the Chairman was instructed to cast tn
first ballot