The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-10
THE DEMOCRATS.
Interesting Proceedings in the
Convention.
Brilliant Array of Presidential
Material.
With Such Statesmen it Will
be Difficult to Blunder. u
Working on the Platform.

tion in honor of delegates entering
the hall this morning was made
when the Ohio delegation, headed
by Senator Thurman. made its ap-
peaFance. While it was making It's
way to The portion of the hall as
signed TO it, the delegates and the
spectators generally joined in doing
honor to Mr.. Thurman. and many
such expressions were heard as /:
"The nOblest Democrat of them
ALL" "He ought to get the nomi.
nation" The Hon. E. B. Wash~
burn, of Illinois, occupied a sest on
the platform this morning, next to
Senator Pendleton, of Ohio. Re-
presentati re Springer, Of Illinois,
was also among the distinguished
persons on the platform. The con.
vention was opened with prayer by
the Right Rev. Bishop McLsren, of
the diocese of Chicago. He prayed
that the proceedings might be tenn
pered by the sober c0ntemplas
ton of thst future, so that fu-
ture generations might enjoy the
results Of law-Tegulated liberty
snd not have to suffer the conse-
ouence of rash disregard of the
eternal laws of God. He prayed
that the influence of patriotism
might be supreme in the conven-
tien and that all things might be
done in it for the welfare of the
land and the glory of God.
Mr.. Jenkins, Of Wisconsin, sent
up communication from the com
mittee on resolutions saying that
the work Of the committee would
not be compile ted until tomorrow
afternoon.
Mr., Cummings, of Mass, offered a
resolution instructing the commit
tee on resolutions to give a heari G
to a committee Of the Irish National
League in favor of excluding
aliens from acquiring real estate 10
America.
Resolutions were also offered and
referred without debate in favor of
plankS in the platform against the
employment Of convict labor. For
the enforcement OF the eight-hour
law against sumptuary Laws, and
directing that the vote yesterday on
Grady's amendment as to tile unit
rule was intended to apply only to
Etates which had instructed their
representatives. to vote as q unit.
Taylor, Of Afkaneas, chairman of
the committee on credentials, re
ported the list OF delegates, with i
amendment giving Territorial dale
gates right 70 vote in the conven.
ton.
Randall, of New Jersey, moved
an amendment that the Territorial
delegates be not allowed to vote.
Macarthur, Of Oregon, spoke
against the amendment.
The amendment was rejected and
the report adopted.
Herman, of Michigan, offered q
resolution for che reduction of tax
alton to therevenue basis. Referred.
Hampton, of South Carolina,
offered o resolution reciting the Inn
portRnce Of letting the national
Democratic committee select its
chairman from the Democracy of
the Union and declaring that it shall
not be restricted in Its choice of
chairman to the members of the
committee. Referred.
A resolution against polygamy
was introduced by Smith, of Utah,
and referred.
Further resolutions were offered
and referred to the committee on
platform, against the acquisition of
large tracts of land by corporations
for reform in the civil service by
making postmasters elective against
the unit rule in future conventions
for q systematic reduction of tariff
taxes; providing that in case of
death Of candidates for President
and Vice.President the chairman
shall call together the convention to
fill the vacancy; for the repeal Of all
legislation which under the Repub-
Iean rule has tended to pauperizs
labor; for q constitutional amends
ment making the Presidential
term of Office six years
and to limit the disposal of the pub
lie lands TO actual settlers in auan-
titles not lsss than 100 acres each.
Finally resolution was adopted to
refer such propositions without be-
Ing read. Under that rule several
anti-Chinese and tariff reform reso-
lutionH were referred, being only
read by their titles.
The report OF the committee on
permanent organic alton was then
male, the name OF W. H. Villas be.
ing presented as president, with q
list Of vice presidents, one
from each State, and several
seeretarys and assistants, and that
the secretarys and clerks OF the tenn
porary organization be continued
under the permanent organization
The report was unanimously
adopted, and Hendricks of Indiana,
with i've other gentlemen were ap-
pointed a committe to escort Mr..
Villas 10 tue chair.
The temporary chairman, 4 turned
thanks for the charity and forbear-
ance shown toward himself and
which he said the permanent chair
man would need much less.
Mr.. Villas, in taking the chair, re-
turned thanks for the honor done
him, not as q recognition of himself.
but as a recognition of tie young
men of his State tWisconsin). It
was their fair due, it was tribute
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