Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-09

Ituncr That YammanY viii Reopen IhC
Urt Question penici

Itumcr That IammsnY viii Reopen Tho
Unt ruortiOn penici
The report that Tammany will try to
reopen the unit question is denied by sen.
ator Grady, who says ho knows of NJ way
to get at it.
To day il is reported Tammluy will
mako in the convention au effort to break
tho unit rule, but exactly how the fight
is to be resumed is not stated. Kelly
claimed this morning that he had 100
additional votes TO those cast yesterday
for Grady's amendment, Tho fight of
yesterday was only u preliminary sparring
match. The real contest SO it il said, will
occur to o-day, whether the effort Will DO
successful or not. There is no doubt
that last night aud this morning au
immense amount of work was done by
Kelly and his men. The actual results Of
yesterdays tilibustering is claimed to DO
decrease in the total vote Of Cleveland of
ut least 80 votes, and perhaps more. The
opposition held that anv method that can
stavo of ballot on president is sure to DO
disastrous to Cleveland'G chances. II gives
the field q chance to fight
AT noon yesterday tho managers Of the
field Gay his greatest strength was reached.
He enjoyed 4 strong boom after tho defeat
Of the New York delegation, bat the vote
on Grady's amendment yesterday Is capa-
bic OF several interpretations. 1ho Cleye
land men claim, of course. that It showed
only a portion of the New York governor =
real strength. Tho friends Of Bayard.
Thurman and Mcdonald, on the other
| hand, say that Cleveland 3 actual siren I h
| is at least 100 short Of the 4j3 votes cast
| against the amendment.
Many believe these 100 votes, ~ q Vnry
| largo urOpor on of them, can be converted
day to position aga MS. The unit rulH.
The second Days Proceedings.
The convention was call t. order at
| :27 o'clock, with an inmmensc crowd il
attendance. Tie only demonstration il
honor of delega es entering the hall thin
morning was made when the Ohio dc!tga
ton, headed by ex.SenI ItOr Thurman, made
its appearance. While it was making
its way to tho portion of tho hall as
sigued to 1t, the other delegate'
aud speakers generally joined IL
doing honor to Thurman, and many
such expressions wero heard al
1.-THE noblest Democrat of them all" "ll'
ought to get the nomination, otc. Hon. E
B. Washburn occupied a soa, On the plat
form near Senator Ptndleton RapTeaon
tative Springer was also among th0 dis
1 Nihhu'ohoN pNioOho IL NllO P'AN'''''''
The report in circulation that Butler hG
gone homo is untrue no is at tho hOts
engaged on the platform.
The committee on resolutions will uo
be able to report before to morrow.
A number of memorials and resolution
ilom var GUS organizations were presoute'
aud referred to the committee on rasolu
lions without action.
The committee on credoutills iopIIL i
favor ofallowing each territory aud tha Dt.
| ict of Columbia two vo.C3 An amend
n ent that territories DO ~. allowed I
vote was offered by Randolph, OF Nc
Jersey. Randolphs amendu en- lost.
The platform committee m,J ~ 1913
| clock, and for thn first time sooured
tull attendance, Heretofore Gel. Bntl,
nd two Others have ab5outod thonsalye'
The revenue reiDrmcrs express nOro coui
enoe this mJr.ing Of their ability
ecure plank ia favOs Of IGtorm. tn,
lain that division will show 20 for al
lS against it.