Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-10
PRINCIPLE Wins !
The Tariff RefOrmers
Carry Their Point.
BAYARD FORGING AHEAD.
Cleveland's Chances In
jured by Delay.
FIVE NOMINATIONS MADE.
Bayard, Carlisle, Cleveland, Nc
Donald and Thurman.
BUFFERS BOOM BURSTED.
Massachusetts Gives Him the
Mitten.
RANDALL TO Be PUT UP.
He and Bold Ben Butler Fight
ing for Protection.
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GRADY'S T0MAHAWK OUT
His WarWhOOp, However, Only
EXciteS DerisiOn.
TO-DAYS WORK IN DOUBT.
The Day of Adjournment Also
PrOblematicaI.

Tor information: 'sCleveland is beaten.
Bayard will be nominated. Delegates are
coming to us tonight so rapidly that we
cannot keep count of them.o The re-
port that Blu tier would 20 home to-day
came from this gentleman. He says that
Butler has changed his mind and will re-
main. The fact is that Butler is deceiv-
ing the Bayard men. He proposes to have
Massachusetts to go for Bayard in Or
der to kill Cleveland, and hold himself
back as dark horse, and proposes to kill
Bayard after he kills Cleveland. Mean
while Bayard may be nominated.
BUILDERS OF THE PLATFORM.
The Committee on Resolutions appoint
ed subcommittee at SO'clOck this MORN
ing. OF this subcommittee Messrs. Nor
risOn, Hewitt, Watterson and Sterling
Morton are for the revenue reformers,
and Messrs. Converse, Burke, Ben Butter
and Davis, of West Va, for the protec-
tionists. There was hot fight in the
subcommittee, which met at once in But
lers room and ran all day. Butler led
the prOtectionists until all but himself
were converted to a compromise PROPOSE
tion iii support of the following:
ResotCed, That custom duties should be lev
led Tor the purpose of raising revenues for
:
and to protect and foster American indus
tries and protect American labor; that raw
material not manufactured in this country
should come IN free, as should also the neces-
sarIes which are used on the poor mans table,
such as tea, coffee, etc, and that the tariff on
luXurles should be placed at the highest limit.
UNDER MoRRIsON's LEAD.
Mr.. Morrison led the revenue reformers.
Finally Mr.. Hewitt submitted plat
form, which was condensation of Man
ton Marbles, and at the same time en-
bodied some phases of Mr.. Hewitt's plat
form. This was adopted by vote of to
l, Butler being the one in the negative.
This platform was reported to the full
committee at 10 O'Clock tonight. The
understanding was that if it should
be adopted by the full
committees. Mr.. Morrison should be
authorized to report it to the convention.
1t will be adopted by the full committee,
and Mr.. Morrison, who was at first re-
luctant to do so, because while it was
more satisfactory to him and the other
revenue reformers than it was to the
prOtectiOnists on the subcommittee, it
was not just what he wanted, will report
the platform to the convention. He will
probably be elected Chairman of the Com
mIttee on Resolutions for this purpose,
the election of Malcolm Hay, of Pennsyl-
vania, to be Chairman last night being
treated for this purpose as merely tenn
pOraTy affair.
THE PLANK CONSERVATIVE.
The tariff plank of the platform adopted
by the majority of the subcommittee, and
reported to the full committee, declares
that the reasons for a reduction of taxation
appear in the surplus of revenue; recog-
nizes the fact That since the foundation
of the government taxes have been levied
for purposes of revenue; recognizes the
further fact that manifold Industries have
grown up under tnis tariff system; de-
clares that in any reformation of the reve-
nue. system due reg ard should be had to
these interests; dec tares that all taxation
should be for public purposes exclusively
to raise a revenue to meet the needs of the
government economically administered?
declares that the revenue can be raised
by taxing distilled spirits and malt
liquors, and few classes of imported ar
ticles; declares that in regard to customs
imports the taxes should be highest upon
luXuries and lowest upon the necessaries
of life and articles utilized in the prOduc-
tive industries of the country.
THE PLANK SATISFACTORY.
The plank is pronounced satisfactory
| by Carlisle, Morrison, WattersOn and the
other revenue reformers.
Frank Hurd likes 1t least of all, but he
sees that it is the best that could be had.
The phrase, "All taxation should be for
W.
| place of "a tariff for revenue only" 1t
is not as satisfactory to the protection
lists as it is to the revenue reformers, but
they see that they can get no declaration
| less strong, and so they swallow il with
the remark that sit is something like the
/ Ohio plank anyway"
Butler began the fight on the platform
as soon as Hewitt reported it tonight in
the full committee. Butler made a yigOr-
Gus speech against it. He was followed
| by Senator Mcpherson, of New Jersey,
who took the same views. He urged
Buffers plank as absolutely essential to
Democratic success. Morrison replied in
a strong speech. The tight will last for
| several hours. The majority report on
the Hewitt platform will finally be
adopted, and Morrison will report it to the
| convention. This latter fact emphasizes
the victory of the revenue reformers.
WEARING OUT CLEVELAND.
At 1880 o'clock this morning the Com
mittee on Resolutions is still discussing
the tariff plank. The platform reported
/ by the majority of the subcommittee will
be adopted, although the convention may
not reach final vote until tomorrow.
Butler will make a minority report
to the convention, and thus effect
at once precipitation of the tariff fight
| in the convention and a gOOdly portion of
the delay with which John Kelly lead.
| He, at conference held at O'Clock this
morning, when they both happened to be
up, agreed to wear out CleVeland's
forces. Cleveland's strength, they argue,
is slipping away daily. In three days,
possibly two days, it will be impossible to
nominate him. The convention will sus-
tain the report of the Committee on Reso-
lutiOns by large majority.
Randall has been working hard for
high protective plank all day. Butler
has advised with MIN and says that that
is his only purpose here.
AN ESTIMATE OF THE FIRST BALLOT.
Wednesdays Tribune gives the follow
ing estimate of the first ballot, having
made a canvass of the delegates: Butler
%, Field ,, Mcdonald y, Thurman 76,
Bayard 135, Randall 50, Hoadly p, Car
Isle 2, Cleveland 3S5, Hendricks /, uncer-
lain 1e, absentees IA. After the events of
yesterday. canvass Of the delegates
last night Of course being impossible. the
result Of the ballot again becomes prob
lematical.