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

..r :> ;h. c.', ,cu..ou aeiega ion wer,
c..e rnoI. The we're .eall, 10 gyr
/ Il their N,riir'. IAcy might make 9
G-.st * t.HDi.ity WAS cJnIIJn to
AL! IA. they Wuud now second the
noes n. YH ot Grover Cleveland.
D.ud cnc-r-
The mamcr ii candidates were then
+ innoGl!rad 9 follows, out by far the
1rca'C3t Gem u-rratiou being for
. DleVciaui: Thomas Francis Bayard,
( Dc,a~a-, Joseph f. Mcdonald, OF
id aaa; john G. Carlisle, OF Ken.
. lucky: Grover Cleveland, Of New
\ ORR; Allen G. Thurman, Of Ouio;
Samuel j. randall, ol Pennsylvania;
George Hoadiey, Of Ohio.
Snowden, OF Pennsylvania offered a
resolution that the committec Oh
platform be instructed to rep Ort this
evening at 8 O'Clock, to which time
the convention will now adjourn.
The resolution was agreed to, and the
convention at 2:25 p. III. adjourned
I'LL s.
ENENING SESSION.
The convention was called to order
and resolution was offered by Hen
ry, OF Mississippi, expressing the re.
gret and intense admiration of the
convention at reading the statemlu-
like and patriotic letter Of Samuel j.
Tildcn, i'll which he made known the
overpOwering aud providential me-
cessity which made him decline the
nomination to the presidency. Con-
demning the fraud and violence by
wich Tiiden and Hendricks was cheat
ed and appoiuting.a committee to con.
vey these sentiments to that ge tie
man, adopted OH motion of Cleveland,
of New Jersey. 1t was ordered that
states and territories be now called
tor the names of the members of the
Democratic National Committee.
A report made by the committee
on resolutions in favor of the propo-
sition to permit the national com.
mittee to choose chairman outside
OF its own members. The report was
adopted. A delegate from Arkansas
offered resolution abrogating
ald discoutinuing in future the two.
third rule Ill the nomination of can.
didates for president and vice presi-
dent.
Cochran, of New York, moved to
lay it on the table characterizing it as
a resolution.
Abbott, of New Jersey, said it was
absurd for this convention TO u tempt
10 make rules for the next convention,
and he moved TO postpone the resolu
ton indefinitely, Cochran Withdrawing
his motion. The question was taken up
and motion to postpone indefinitely was
carried.
Morrison, of Illinois, chairman OF the
committee on resolutions, stepped to
the platform TO present the report OF
that committee at 9 p. Ia. His appear
auce WAS greeted with cheers. The
platform was read by one of the reading
clerks.
The reading OF the platform was con
cluded at ~ o'clock. 1t was listened TO
attentIyey aud with very few inter-
ruptions. In fact, none of It's para
graph. except that referring to Mr.. Til |
den's election, invited any marked |
indlctt!on oi approval. There was,
however, a slight manifestation of APP
plause wneu the reading closed.
Morrison said he would yield now to
General Butler to present a minority re-
port. He would then allow Gem
era Butler thirty minutes to discuss his
report, fifteen minutes to Mr.. Con-
verse and five minutes TO Mr.. Waiter
son, and then he would move the
previous question and ask tor vote.
Gov. Batter said that most things IN
the platform he agreed to, some
things ought to be added to it, and
one thing specially ought to be
that he would submit to the
a
He asked the CLERK TO read his report.
The clerk commenced by enuuciatiug
slowly aud very distinctly the words:
General Buffers PLATFORM" which
caused a general 'augh.
On the call of states the following
were announced a. members OF the
National COMMITTEES:
Alabama, H. &. Zelnple; Arkansaa,
A. > w. Fardy: CALIFORNIA, w. +.
Tarpy; Colorado, NJ. 5. Waller; Con-
necticuJ, w. II. Barnum; Florida, S.
Pasco; Georgia, PArick Walsh; lll-
nois, >. &. jude; Indiana, Austln II.
Brown; Iowa, Vim. Howe; Kansas,
{ W Blein, Kentucky Henry V Nc
iienry, Louisiana; B + Jones, Name;
Edward Wilson, Maryland; Il Z Cor
man, Mlchlgan; ben W Dlcklnsoh,
Minnesota; p II Kelley, Missouri; Jno
& Prather, Mississippi; = a Johnson,
Nebraska; James G Boyd, Nevada;
Denis c Mccarthy, New Hampshire;
A W Scalaway, North Carolina; Nj
w Ransom, Ohio; w w Armstrong,
Rhode Island, j Il Barnaly, South
Carolina; Frauci- w Dawson, Tel
nessee; Robert ; Looney, Texas; o L
Hol,, Vermont; Hon b Il Smaller,
John A Barber, West Nir.
ginla; Louis Baker, Wisconsin; WIN +
Villas, Arizona; w X Meade, District
of Columbia; Wm Dickson, Idaho;
Johu Haley, Dakota; NJ IL Day, Utah;
j Il Roseborou Montana; w n |
Mccormick, Washington Territory; |
j a Kuhn, New Mexico. Not all
uounced: Wyoming, w. Il. Post.
Cen. Butler then proceeded to ad' !