Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-14
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVEN.
TION.

The Democratic convention was
held in Chicago last week and
the interest in the proceedings was
great throughout the country. The
delegation numbered $40 and
the great hall was fitted up to hold
nearly 10000. Gov. Hubbard of Tex
as was made temporary chairman and
the usual routine work of the cOnven-
ton was done. Col. Villas of Wiscon-
sin was afterwards made president OF
the convention. He is fine orator
and good presiding officer. After
considerable opposition the unit rule
was adopted, and the voting done by
states, not by individual members.
John Kelley, the Irish boss, opposed
the unit scheme and was supported
by a large following. Kelley was a
strong opponent to Gov. Cleveland
and proposes to smash things. Gen.
Butler was there and, though snubbed
and kicked by the convention, welded
q great influence without and among
the spectators in the galleries he
was firebrand. There was long
struggle about platform which re-
suited in q deadlock in the committee
of resolutions. There is almost AT
even split on the tariff question anC
the two elements could not harmonic
in the convention, and it took two
days to formulate anything that
could be accepted by both wings.
After nearly two days earnest effort
q very long platform was agreed up
on by the majority of the committee
and reported. Gen. Butler, a mem
Der of the committee, would not as
sent to the tariff plank of the plat
form and submitted minority report
p The convention adopted the majorit,
report, after giving Butler a hal
hour to speak on his platform, with
vote of seven to one. The platform
is very long and devotes much spac
to the arraignment of the republica
, party while it loudly extols the virtue
, of the democracy. On the tariff is
, sue it steers between the two radics
: idea of the party, free trade and pre-
f lection, with much adroitness.
t Gen. Butler in speaking in the cor
f vention said of the tariff plank in th
majority report, 81 object to the tai
. iff plank of your platform adopte
@ by your committee, for it took thel
4 sc hours to frame it. If it too
9 those able men that time to frame
o and get it in form there is some re:
i son for it. If they couldn't find OIL
d in that time what it meant' how am
# to find out what it means?
d Read it and see if you can find OF
g what it does mean - Butler went c
# furthui to show that the platform was
!, two-faced thing, adopted not as
% zeal platform of anybody's principle
r but designed merely to catch votes.
70 The result of the first ballot w
ut rs follows: Whole number of vot
+, east, $50; necessary to a choice, "a
ID Cleveland received 1872; Bayard IL
Re Randall, rs; Thurman, So; Med
t, nald, 90; Carlisle, q; Hoadly,
Flower, A Tilden, !; Hendricks,
The convention adjourned un
the next morning, when the seco
ballot was taken, resulting as follow
ar Cleveland, 683; Bayard, 81 Her
N ricks, 45a /; Thurman, 4 Tilden,
Try Randall, 4.
,u- The nomination of Clevland v
no made unanimous.
mt The announcement of his nomil
Ter ton was received with lond cheers
aid The convention adjourned to m
for in the evening, when Thomas
ct Hendricks of Indiana was nomina
he for Vice President. The result
IS, the whole is satisfactory to q ma
raj ity of the party, and the ticket CO
the bines many elements of strens
md Butler will doubtless run as an in
Iili- pendent nominee. The John KEEL
ITS, ties and many others in New Y
,sts will oppose the nomination, and eli
Try. vote for Butler or refuse to vote
ev- all. Cleveland is forty-seven y,
cy- old, Hendricks is chiefly known
he account Of his association on the t
oeo- ct with Tilden in 1876.