The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

ee sweep the country; otherwise the
or would remain in their workshops o
lis election day and then the Democrat
would be again defeated. Theoret
ed cally, he was free trader, but pract
ed cally, when S200,0O0OOO of revenu
10 had to be raised on imports ther
Of could be no such thing as free trad,
s. and so long as some industr
ell must be toStered, the workme
lie and women should be takel
i care of-(applause). He wouI,
ID call for vote by states Oh his substi
lie tute for the tariff plank in the plat
ID form.
l. CONVERSE, OF OHIO.
IS Mr.. Converse next spoke in favor O.
4 the adoption of the platform as re
v ported by the majority of the commit
d tee. He said there was much il
/. Buffers platform to which all could
l. subscribe. There was much of the
J. plank embodied in the report of the
committee. The majority report was
v made by the representatives of IS
S states. The assent was from but a
e single state. The majority report was
/ a harmonizing of differences in the
entire union and should receive the
f support of democrats. In that plat
! form the rights OF labor were also re-
, cogn1Zed, but the great central and
/ oVershadowlng idea of the platform,
was reform in the government, from
department. to department. and when
that should be done the party
would be prepared to take up
other aud less important
matters. This was the concurrent
Judgment of thirty-seven out of the
thirtY-eight states. The party was
sincere, earnest and determined in the
work of reform, and whoever might
be nominated by the convention
would be elected president of the
United States. (Applause.)
Mr.. Morrison moved the previous
question on the report aud substitute
and it was ordered. The vote was then
by states on Buffers substitute and it
was reported, ayes 971s; nays 7I415.
When the vote of Indiana was be-
ing announced, senator Voorh, e.
his vote recorded in the affirmative.
The question required on the adop-
ton of the majority report. A dele
gate from Georgia asked whether
there was not an error in the print of
the paragraph relating to inter-
nal revenue. He had been
informed by "a member
of the committee that in the original
the sentence commenced as follows:
''The system ofdirect taxation, known |
as the internal revenue, is war tax, |
and should be abolished" the last four
words being omitted IN the print.
The chairman, after inquiry, stated
that there was no variation between
the manuscript and the printed copy. |
The vote was taken and the platform
adopted.
The convention then, at 11:4O, pro-
creded to ballot for candidate |
for the presidency. Before the state |
of Alabama had responded to the call |
a motion for recess till tomorrow
morning interposed and the vote upon |
it taken by the states. The vote on
taking recess resulted in the mega
| tive.
The convention then proceeded to |
take the first ballot, with the follow
| ing result:
Whole number of votes cast, 800; |
necessary to choice, SAT.
Cleveland, 1892; Bayard, ITO; Randall, |
Is; Thurman, IS; Mcdonald, So; Car
| lise, 81; HoadIey, 3; Flower, 4; Tilden,
1; Hendricks, 1.
Texas voted: Mcdonald, 1; Thur /
man. 4; Bayard. 10; Cleveland, IL.
After the announcement of the |
vote, the convention adjourned till |
10 a. m.
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE following
telegram was sent this morning
to the democracy of Cuyahoga county:
We, the undersigned, your representa-
tives in the national convention, fami-
liar with the entire situation are salts
fed that neither Judge Thurman, or
Gov. Hoadley can be nominated; that
Thurman's. name is suggested simply
by Tammany and other interests OPP
posed to Cleveland; and we believe
that Cleveland will at last probably
be nominated.
Signed: w. W. ARMSTRONG,
JACOB MUELLER,
J. H. FARLEY.
1t was understood this morning that
Randall would withdraw and permit
the vote of Pennsylvania to be cast
for Cleveland This gave great
hope to the friends of that
candidate, that he would be
nominated on the second ballot. On
the other hand the opposition under
the lead of Butler and Kelley. will !
make an effort to prevent an increase
of Cleveland's strength on the second
possible to turn the tide to some other
candidate-possibly to the representa-
tive of the old ticket present, Mr.
Hendricks. Hon. Patrick Walsh, a
delegate at large from Georgia, ex-
pressed the opinion that Cleveland {
would be nominated on the second
ballot this morning.
CONVENTION CALLED TO ORDER.
The convention was called to order
at IL o'clock and prayer was offered
by Rev. DR.. Clinton Locke, of Grace
Church, Chicago. He prayed that
the consultations Of the body
might be for the furtherance of equal
laws for the preservation of liberty;
for the punishment of wrong doors:
for the praise of those who do well;
that every delegate should be kept
from being guided by his own selfish
gain, by his own pride, by his own
in the great and noble contest which
was opening before the American
people, there would be cessation
from strife and anger, that mems eyes
should not be blinded to that which
is fair and just; that all corruption,
bribery and illegal voting be kept far
away, and after the election the whole
people may join in their support of
the president.
The chairman said he had received,
among other letters and kilograms
from all pats of the country, one
from Mr.. Goodwin, of Massachusetts,
with the presentation of a gavel
made up from woods and relics
from different parts of the world.
A delegate from Pennsylvania
moved that the convention now pro-
coed to second ballot, which was or
dered.
Then Mr.. Snowden, of Pennsylvania,
with thanks to those who had voted |
for Sam1. j. Randall, withdrew that |
gentleman's name. The second ballot |
commenced at 1I:20 with the follow
ing results:
VOTE ON SECOND BALLOT.
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