Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-11

General Buffers PLATFORM" which
caused a general laugh. The report was
throughout OF q sensational character.
IL began by stating that there was one
thing on which there was. he said,
the most radical difference between
the two platforms. He agreed
that there was no constitutional
power TO raise revenue beyond the
necessary wants OF the Government: that
II should be raised according TO the doc
trine Of the fathers and that no tax
should be laid on the necessities of life
In this country. He came here as no
mendicant, no beggar; he came here
representing more than fifteen million
laboring men. He had brought their
condition before the committee and had
demanded nothing but that, when
taxing the people, the tax should be
where it would hurt them least.
He thought he objected to the tariff
plank in the platform Of the committee
because II took the committee thirty.six
hours to frame it, and II IL took these
able gentlemen so long toframe and getit
In form, there must be some reason for
that. If they could not find out in thir-
ty-six hours what they wanted,
how were bis laboriag men to
find out what il meant Laughter
the Committee and himself The very
able chairman OF the Committee, Mr..
Morrison. thought there could be no
such thing, or could be no such thing, as
protection to American labor by taxa
ton. He (Butler) believed that there
should be such protection, such foster
ing, such cherishing. Mr.. Morrison
could not yield his convictions and he
lButler) could not yield his, and
therefore the committee had to spend all
that time to say something that
meant one thing one way and another
thing another way Qaughter). He asked
the delegates to read that tariff plank
and see If they could find out exactly
what it did mean. 1t did not mean pro-
lection. If it did. Col. Morrison was
too honest man to bring il here, and
yet it was twisted that it might mean
protection.
Converse, of Ohio, followed Butler.
He spoke in favor Of the majority report,
after which vote was taken and the ma
jority report adopted.
The Convention then, at HAS, pro-
ceeded to ballot for candidate for The
Presidency.
Before the vote of Alabama rad re-
sponded to the call, motion for q re-
cess till morrow was interpreted and
the vote upon it taken by States. Ayes
1872; noes, 6l63.
THE FIRST BALLOT
The Convention then proceeded, ats
1905 A. M, to take the first ballot, with
the following result: Bayard, ITO;
Cleveland, 1872. Mcdonald, So; Randall,
70; Thurman, So; Carlisle, q; Hoadly,
3; Hendricks, |; 1'ilden, |; Flower, 4.
Total, $50.
THE VOTE BY STATES.
Ohio gave Thurman "a, Hoadly 81,
Cleveland l. After rol-call Ohio changed |
her vote to Thurman %, Hoadly 2,
Cleveland 81 Massachusetts ON the |
first vote gave Bayard %, Cleveland 3,
Thurman .; but changed to Bayard 81, |
Cleveland 5, Thurman 2. West Virginia |
also changed from Thurman 2, Bayard 3,
Randall 3, Cleveland 4, to Randall l, |
Bayard 2, Cleveland 7, Thurman 2. The
result OF the vote was then announced:
Whole number of votes cast, $40; neces
sary to a choice, 547. All the Terrific
ries voted for Cev Gland. There was
some cheering mot very much) after the
announcement.
McCaiferty, of Massachusetts,, moved
an adjournment till tomorrow morning.
The vote was taken by States and result
ed, yeas, 404; noes. 4l2, so the Conven.
rafuoa1 20 Cd nraatior
to the correctness of the vote was made
by Black, of Illinois. The Chairman
directed the clerk to read the vote
by States as recorded and
said that ii errors " ere discovered in the
record they might be corrected. The
record proved to be correct. Another
motion to adjourn was made at l:l0 A.
M. The motion having been seconded |
by New York, was agreed to and the
Convention adjourned till 10 o'clock TO-
morrow morning.
THE VOTE ON ADJOURNMENT.
The vote on adjournment stood 40l to |
points of order being raised, the Conven-
ton finally adjourned by common con-
sent, knowing that the majority was vir-
tually in the hands of the minority. |
All the States giving a heavy |
vote for Cleveland voted against |
adjournment. All the other States voted |
for it, showing it to be the field against |
Cleveland.
Buffers minority report was defeated |
by heavy majority and the majority |
report was hence declared the platform
of the Democratic party.
A Satisfactory Platform Prepared
CHICAGO, July l0.-The sub.commit- |
tee of the Committee on Resolutions |
made its report to the general committee |
shortly before noon to-day. The major |
ity report of the subcommittee was |
signed by all the members, with the ex.
ception of General Butler, who present
ed a minority report. These two reports |
are now under discussion. Members of
the committee think the platform, as it
will be presented, will be satisfactory as
awhole.
Turf Hunters.
BRUNSWICK, Maine, July l0-Bow.
dom College has conferred the degree of
Doctor of Laws on Blaine.
The California SOuthern-Sub-
scriptiOn for Repairs
BosToN, Mass, July 10 The stock.
holders of the California Southern Rail
road met today Sl26, 900 were sub
scribed of the $3.50, 900 needed to com.
plete the repairs of the road.
sterling Exchange and BOnds.--
NEW YORK, July lO.-Sterlng bills
on London, 60 days, 1854; Sterling
bills on London, sight drafts, S4.S6; U.
$. AIS of 1891, interest quarterly, Sl.l2t;
U. $. As, 1907, interest quarterly Sl.l9A;
U. s. 3s, optional, quarterly, l.0O4;
w. U. TEL, .54A.