Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-09
CLEVELAND AHEAD.
n Dispo. iliou to Concede tho Nomination to
the majority Oandidato.


the majority Candidate.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 9.-Cleyeland is still
ahead. There is a growing sentiment that
az soon as candidate receives majority
he will be conceded the necessary two.
thirds and nominated. The other prevail
lug sentiment is that tho tariff platform
should be made by Now York and not
offensive TO Pennsy ylvaua. Az tho result
Of theIr, look now for Cleveland's nomi
nation and for q safe deiverance on the
tariff, which will hold Butler to the party
IL Villas makes q good impression in the
chair, nothing is moro probable than his
selection for second place
Raudalrs arrival created considerable
enthusiasm. HO declares that he seek
nothing but party harmony, through a good
candidate and a satisfactory platform. Both
sides in New York seek aid from Penn
syvauia, but infer that the state dele
CATION will divide if the iSsaO comes two
to Que ia favor Of the Cleveland mcu
agaiIs. tho New York opposition to him.
1l:2O a M.-The convention is occupied
with the report "l the credentials com
mittoc. tho only feature Of which that
excited discussion was the proposition to
giyu votes 10 tho territorial delegates
Their admission to seats and votes was
granted by n large maj yity.
ll47 p. NJ The pLts:orm comm ittee is
at work. 1t will not cJnclude bafo.a to
morrow morning, aud there will be no bal
lotiug until then.
The convention scene az noon is very ia
teresting, few seats beiug vacant. Con.
sp,cuous figures are Thurman, gray and
grizzled, the boyish facs of Coke, tho
calm features Of Wallace, Carlisle smooth
faced and clean shaver, Wade Hampton on
his ctutches u51dri,ks, mild hammered
AMI dignilied tho rugged oountenance of
Abbot and Il group of a dozen Unitcd
States senators, among them Beck. At
tho press platform Messrs. Butler, Hewitt,
| Converse, Hay, WattGr5on, MacPhersou,
Burke aud Powell aco wrestling with tho
resolutions. In the block whore New
York and Massachusetts sit, neighbors
John Kelly and John Il. Follows, Daniel
Manning, Smith Weed and Josiah Abbott
arc notable presences,
Villas is q young aud vigorous, clean,
trim looking man with black whiSkers,
Eyeglasses and resonant, penetrating voice.
His speech was in excellent taste, delibsr
ate, scholarly, concise, eloquent aud rhet
orical. It's effect was good. Tho tone OF
the address was high AMI its reception cor
dial. His arraignment of the Republican
parry was iouical aud excited laughter
and applause.
1850 =. M.-ButIer just now come in
interrupting Villas speech with the sensa
ton of mingled cheers and Kisses that his
entrance created. II is generally believed
that Butler held himself back for dramatic
effect, and his performance has caused no
little asperity.
1:44 l.. NJ --Sowden proposes to have
speeches OF nomination now made, aud a
counter proposition to adjourn unit
to morrow has been voted down. TC
a motion to lay Sowden's resolution oil
tho table, the vote was 2S2 ayes 52l noes.
The states divided apparently without
any specific purpose. Indiana voting no
Kentucky aye, Now York no, and Penn
sylyania twenty four ayes and thirty. five
, noes.
2l5P. M.-Gmy made an effective pre-
seutation of BayaTd, but tho convention
! went wild when Hendricks mounted tn,
=. plat(orm to namo Mcdonald.
w. U. ii.