New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-10
RANDALL IN FULL CONTROL.
A HOPELESS DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
LITTLE ENTHUsrAsM IN PENNsYLvAMA-rHYIxo
TO BOOM THE Ex-sPEAKER
rpY TELEGRAPH to- THE rRrBUsE.l

fair. The attendance was large, but there was
nothing to call out enthusiasm, and the foriorn
hope the party Is to lead this year was so generally
| recognized that il was not thought worth while 10
make any contention for leadership Hence thero
was no such exhibition o personal feeling and ruf-
| 6anism as characterized the Democratic Conven-
tons in this State Immediately preceding the last
| two National Conventions. In 1850 pistols "er'
drawn and boodshed was only prevented by tho
Wallace factions permitting the Randall followers
| TO retain an advantage which they had unfairly
! obtained But Wallace did not come to this con-
yention and Randall was allowed to have his own
wav Democrats here attribute the hopeless feeilng
| which prevails in the party ranks to Carlisle and
Morrison and their tariff bill. Randall was ap-
proved to-day for the Presidency, bnt ne sald that
| he did not want the nomination. The putting OK
himself forward by this convention was TO secure
an approval of his course in Congress and to REIN
force him in his fight against the Morrison Dill, III
regard to which he said to-day that there
vould be no tailoring in his course Mr. Randall
! is working in unison with W. II. BaTnum aud other
Democrats who seek to keep the tariff question oaS
of the canvass They favor Tilden but there arc
few persons here who believe that the old man
will he able TO 90 through another canvass, but oy
trading on his name and securing delegations thao
| tbey Gun control they hope to name as the cahai-
date of the party at Chicago in july man not IN
| sympathy with the CarllsIe- holilnoh nus
ALL THE Work PREARRANGED.
When Chairman Hensel called the convention
70 order today all the details had been arranged
and the platform perfected. X. Milton speer, an
old-time Randall follower, was made chairman
| He made no speech, and as soon as the contests
we're settled the programme was carried out WIN
| no interruptIons The platform was ADOPTED pre-
cisely as it came from the Committee on h'soiu-
| tons. he plank referring to Illdeh anu he"-
| bricks and the one concerning the tarin were
drawn by Mr.. Randall. he tarln resoiu'ioh
was adopted from the Ohio Democratic PLATFORM
that having been considered by Democra's
| generally as q successful straddle
| .vr>puEyTs TO TaE PLATFORM NOT WANTED
| The addition of the clause favoring the aDohtion
of the Internal Revenue system OF taxes met WIN
| ornos,tion in the committee. Dir. Monaghan OK
| Chester. said that he did not believe IN making
whiskey free while the necessarles OF lie "ero
| taxed but Mr. Mcnaghans amendment was 'o.e"
down. Mr.. Ross of York, offered a resolution de-
claring more distinctly In favor OF taru ior rev.
onuo onIv hut that was rejected by the committee.
William L. Scott of Erie said that he shouiu Oppose
the reference to debaSement OF the ChlI Service u
that meant any interference with the Dennocra,''
poicv of turning the Republican rascals out. he
was assured amid laughter that IL meano
| uotbino of the kind, which was PLAIN
enouoh as it was carefully drawn TO conceal Its true
intent. 1t was considered imprudent not 10 make
any reference to the subject and the nine words Oh
the Civil Service question were allowed TO stahu
as first drawn. The platform mentioned uoVeihor
Pattison by name and heartily commended MS ao-
ministration That was stricken out, and motion
TO restore it was defeated by vote OF Ia TO 3l'
motion in favor of legislation to secure 10 WORK
mon DANA yes in cases where corporations are negl-
,ert vvos voted down. Some OF the members in-
orired if the resolution approving Randall was
to he construed as instructlng the delesa'Ion ioi
him. The reply was made that he dld not uosIo ~ -
IN me so interpreted but that it ought 10 leaa al
rbe delegates heartily TO support him" winch ~
practically the same thing.
GREAT CHEERS FOR TILDEN.
When the platform was reported 10 'he con'en'
tiou If was adopted with only lew ulSsohtns
votes The mention of Tilden's name was receiver
i.h oboers moro enthusiastic than those gwen
Mr. Randall When the resolution approving MIN
1vas road. after the platform was adopted Coiohoi
w u Sowden. of Lehlgh, made short speech IN
,bicb he said that it was well known oy al
+ho+ tho Democratic party favored revenue
tariff and that the Constitution Plohisolea ,a, ,
imposition OF duties except IIf hI pbe convention
A committee was sent TO bring MI hahu"H 'ei''"
the Ppn11dii was received with enthusiasm bus
his sneech was short and guarded. lie uhdsIStoou,
he SAID that the convention was not sPeaNius ~. !.
honor of him personally but IN reSosu.'S s,s IN favor
aggressive and res0lute course IN C9ugIvSs ihst ~
of honesty and economy. As IL has been lu ne past
he said SO it Will be to the end, with no ia''oiius'
| THE NOMINATION FOR coNGREssNAN-Al-LA""A'
The managers have had a great deal OF troupie W
.oonra n suitable candidate for Congressman-as
800 +be only official to be elected a state ticket
this wear. excepting three presidential electors
The Democrats elected Mortimer F. Elliott Con-
at Large i'll the uprising In 1857 ous no
declined TO run this year, he regards the oppor"
pities for success much better for his district than
;f he ran ON n State ticket. A number OF proninen'
Democrats declined the nomination, and IL was
finally apreed TO nominate General w. III.
Davis. of Doylestown, veteran oi
two wars and the editor Oh
newsnaper He was nominated by acclamauon.
When brought before the convention he SAID that 10
WAS free country and he could not prevent INC
convention from nominating him, though he hao
declared that he did not want to run. lie mao
twice led the forlorn hope and he did not think no
ought TO be asked to accept this nomi-
nation. but he did not positively refuse 1t, and
M ot, er nomination was made. The attitude OK
the Democratic office-seekers in regard to TINS
nommatiOn marks the utter hopeessness OF the
Democratic cause in Pennsylvania this year.
rHr DELEGATES AND THE ELECTORAL TICKET.
Messrs. Harrity, Wallace. Barr, Coke Meyers and
Sowden were declared the delegates-at-large " tho
National Convention.
The following is the electoral ticket: At Large
Richard Vaux b. j. McGrann, II. b. Pluiner. first
District. John Slevlu lid, John 7. j. Deusender-
fer: lid. John W. Lee; Iyth, Herbert ). Horn;
Vth Richard l.. Wright; With, John H. brin'on'
With, William Stahler; VlIlth' Charles f. neh.-
aohler. Ixtb. H. NJ North; Xth, Ii. G. Stiles; Xlth,
A ~ Rroadhead jr; XIIth, +. V. Rockafellow;
Xiiith no choice, tie vote between Michael
Heard and Richard kahn); XIyth, George H. IRWIN;
= DnrdU T. h
XViifh. John p. Levan; XYlllth, Ezra d. Parker;
XiXth, b. w. Mumma; XXth, A. II; Dill XAIst' '