The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-07-11
CONVENTION BULLETINS.

weather j. clear and pleasant. 1t j.
thought d ballot will be reached hi
AFTERNOON and final aoiournneu
to-day. 1t is said that the cJmmtte
/ have agreed on platform tlvofing
40 tax direct or indirect 10 he i'm
/ posed upon the people except " hat i,
ecessaly to meet the expenses OF the
government. II provides that the
lecessaries OF life, including tea
and coffee, shall come III
free. The Tribune says that
the fri nds OF Judge Field are hard at
work, and that he stands well as a
dark horse. Hew tits name is also
mentioned this morning. 1t j. said that
Number of Indiana aud western mcu
favor bringing out Hendricks after
the first ballot. Some of the papers
claim that CIeve!and's strength i.
waining and Bayard is gaining,
though the general impression is that
the situation is unchanged, and that
Cleveland will get the nominate on
The Tribune puts him down
for 397 on the first bal.
lot aud Bayard III. The Times
says that Bayard is booming up aud
that Butler has withdrawn from
the cont S, and will support Bayatd.
At 10: y a. III the convention as.
sembled with an immense crowd. 1t
is sald that SIX of the Iowa delegates
have changed from Cleveland, four
gong to Thurman and two to Bay.
| srd. Randall is developing good
deal OF strength this morning.
AT IL 80 when the call of sta,es be.
Dp n of OF
canldates for nomination for pres
den, and NJ when Charles II.
Munson, of issouri, took the floor
t second the nomination of Thurman
t ere was q CONSPICUOUS demonstra-
ton. Mayor Harrison arose 10 a
position of privilege. He denounced
the assertion OF Cochran as false that
the galleries were filled Yesterday
with his police and henchmen in the
interest OF Cleyeland The commit
tee on resolutions sent in u communi
cation that they would not be ready
to report before p. N. to-day.
12:U8 p. m.-When Pennsylvania
was called and Senator Wallace took
the floor TO present the name OF Ran
dali there was loud cheering. He
said that Mr.. Randall was man OF
principle. Through MANY years of
public service and white many of his
colleagues had grown rich he was
still poor man. He said he had
been the leader in the house OF repre-
sentatives for twelve years, aud had
resisted the lavish expenditure OF the
government. AT the mention of
the name of Randall there WAS great
cheering; many delegates rose to their
feet waving their hats and haudker.
chiefs. Abbott, OF New Hampshire,
seconded Mr.. Rsndall's nomination.
lie SAID that while some of the great
names which had been mentioned
could be elected some could be elect
ed easier than others, aud theLe could
be no contention over the name of
Mr.. Randall. He mentioned the name
of Cleveland at which there was great
cheering He asked New York if
there was any element in its candi.
date III which Randall was not
stronger. He said even il there was
unity in New York Randall was
stronger than Cleveland. On the
question of reform he was a far more
acceptable candidate on that score.
1884 p. m.-Abbott, of Massachu-
setts, asked consent to second the
nomination ofBaysrd.
At 1928 John w. Cummins, of
Massachusetts, NJ took the floor and sec
onded the nomination of Bayard amid
great applause.
At LAO p. IN. Jones, OF New Hamp-
shire, asked consent 10 second the
OF Cleyeland. Senator
Doolittle took the platform to second
the nomination of Cleveland.
AT 2:21 p. III. motion was made to
adjourn ill s p. H., which was car
ried. 1t was announced that the COM
mittee en resolutions would report at
that time. The convention then ad-
journed at 2:20 p. III.
EVENING SESSION.
8 p. m.-Vhe convention hall was
densely hacked. The convention was
called 10 order at S:26 p. III. IT. will
be occupied with the discussion Of
the platform to- night. An endeavor
will be made to reach ballot. a
resolution regretting the physical in-
ability of Mr.. Tilden was adopted
and q committee OF nine ordered to
present the resolution to him and Mr..
Hendricks. Here Butler.entercd and
was received with cheers.
a point OF order was raised that
this convention make rules for the
next. An amendment to the resolu-
tion, to postpone it indefinitely, was
made, and Oh call of states the reso-
luton was laid on the table.
1928 p. m.-Morrlson, of Illinois, |
presented the report OF the committee
on resolutions. On call Of states 1t
was ordered that the national COM
mittee notify candidates of their elec.
ton. A resolution to abrograte the
two-third rule, and that the will of
the majority prevail, was offered amid
great confusion.
The committee n resolutions hay