The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-11

mined in the work OF reform, ana who
ever might be nominated by this conven-
ton would be elected President of the
United States.
Henry M. Watterson. of Kentucky,
next addressed the convention. He said
that for his own part be had neverdonbt
ed that if the convention should adopt an
honest and sound platform of principles,
and should place on that platform two
representative statesmen of honorable
reputation and spotless lives they would
be the next president and vice president
of the United States The committee had
given to the convention the platform. 1t
was for the convention to give the ticket
to the country. 1t was an honest platform,
entirely sound. 1t was sound platform,
eminently sound. The members of the
committee had found that the differences
between them were not so great as the
country had imagined. and as they Them
selves had imagined. The committee had
given to the convention revenue plat
form on which all of them could afford to
stand The committee denounced the
abuses of the present war tariff and de
clared that all federal taxation should be
exclusively for public purposes. and that
no more tax should be collected than was
requisite to support the government eco
nomlcally administered The gentleman
from Massachusetts, had avowed himself
as theoretically free trader. He (Wat
terson) was not free trader He could
imagine no system of taxation more OPP
pressive or unequal in its exactiOns than
the distribution of the cost of government
among the states. He believed that well
regulated and moderate custom house tax
alton yielding the necessary revenue for
the expense ofgovernment was the highest
tax that could be imposed on the people,
and he had always believed in tariff.
There had been in the committee sub
stantial agreement on question that had
divided the party hitherto, much more
than il would ever divide again. The
platform reported was one on which they
could vote 1t was platform which
could not be mlsrepresented by their
enemies, a platform which when the de-
mocracy had elected its candidates would
constitute noble programme and policy
as the purpose of the national democracy.
Mr.. Morrison moved the previous Ques
tor on the report of the substitute and it
was ordered The vote was taken by
states on Buffers substitute and it was
rejected ayes 974, noes 7144. When the
vote of Indiana, was being announced
Senator Voorhees, stated that he wished
specially to have his vote recorded in the
affirmative.
The question required on the adoption
of the majority report, A delegate from
Georgia inquired whether there was not
an error in the print of the paragraph
relating to internal revenue. He had been
informed by a member of the committee
that in the original the sentence COM
menced as follows: The system of
| direct taxation, known as the internal
revenue, is war tax and should be abol>
ished, the last four words being omitted
in the print. The chairman, after the
inquiry, stated that there was no variation
between the manuscript and the print
The vote was then taken AMI the plat
form was adopted.
The convention Cat II ;40) proceeded to
ballot for candidate for the presidency
Before the state of Alabama had re.
sponded to the call a motion for recess
till morning was interposed, and
the vote upon it taken by states
The vote on taking recess resulted in the
negative, ayes 1864, noes 6164
The convention proceeded at 1905 tt
take the first ballot, with the following
result:
Alabama, Bayard II, Cleveland 4, Nc
Donald /, Thurman / Arkansas. Cleye
land IA California, Thurman Is. Col
orado, Mcdonald 5, Thurman /. Con
necticut, Cleveland IL Delaware, BayarC
6. Florida, Cleveland s. Georgia, Bayar(
10, Cleveland 10, Randall ?. Illinois
Bayard 2, Thurman l. Randall /, Hen
bricks /, Mcdonald II, Cleveland %
Indiana, McDonold 50. Iowa, Bayard
Mcdonald l. Thurman /, Cleveland 90
Kansas. Thurman .. Bayard 5, Cleveland
II. Kentucky. Carlisle 26. Louisiana
Bayard L. Thurman /, Hoadly /, Cleve
land 10: Maine, Cleveland 10
Maryland. Bayard TO- Cleveland 6
Massachusetts. Bayard. %, Cleveland
Is, Thurman, 2, Michigan, BayarC
II, Thurman II, Cleveland IA
Minnesota. Cleveland IA, Mississippi
Bayard Is, Thurman l, Cleveland l
Randall 1, Missouri Mcdonald /, Ran
dali 3, Bayard 10, Cleveland Is. Ne
braska, Bayard l, Thurman l, CLEVELAND
Is, Neveda, Thurman New Hampshire
Cleveland. s New Jersey Bayard 8, Cleve-
land 4, Randall II. New York, Clevelan,
70, North Carlina, Bayard %, Ohio
Thurman, "a, Hoadly 81, Cleveland
Oregon, Bayard 4, Cleveland 9 Penn
sylvania, Randall 50, Cleveland s. Rhod,
Island, Bayard 2, Cleveland 6. Soutl
Carolina, Bayard 10, Cleveland 8. Tenn
esse, Tilden l, Randall /, Thurman 9
Mcdonald 8, Bayard 8, Cleveland 2
Texas, Mcdonald 1, Thurn an 4. Bayard
| 10, Cleveland II. Vermont, Cleveland s
| Virginia, Cleveland 10. Bayard 9, Thurman
| l, Mcdonald l. West Virginia, Thurman
l2, Bayard 3. Ranall 3, Cleveland 4
Wisconsin, Bayard l, Carlisle 1, MELON,
aid ., Thurman 2, Flower 4. Cleveland IL
Arizona, Cleveland 9 Dakota, Cleve
land 3 District of Columbia, Randall
u. Idaho. Cleveland 2 Montana. Cleve
land 2. New Mexico Cleveland .. Utah
| Cleveland .. Washington, Territory
Cleveland /, Randall l. Wyoming
Cleveland 2.
After the last territory was called
Massachusetts corrected her vote a,
follows: Bayard 81, Cleveland 5
Thurman 9
| West Virginia changed her vote a,
follows: Randall 1, Bayard ., Cleveland
II, Thurman 2
Ohio changed her vote as follows
| Cleveland 81, Hoadly g. Thurman 90.
The result of the vote was at ~ AZ
announced as follows: Whole number
of votes cast, $50; necessary to a choice
SAT; Cleveland 392, Bayard ITO, Randall
| 70, Thurman 8S, Mcdonald Sc, Carlisle
81, Hoadly 3. Flower 4, Tilden 1, Hend,
ricks l. There was some cheering, bu
not so much after the announcement
Mr. McCafferty, of Massachusetts, moved
an adjournment till tomorrow morning
| The vote was taken by states and result,
ed-ayes 404, noes 412. So the convent
I ion refused adjourn.