Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-07-11
the DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

! the DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Second Day Of the Dsmoosatac National
Ooovontion.
CHICAGO, July 9-Committee on plat
form after sitting till o. clock this morn
| ing resumed it, session 1t 10 and heard
number Of delegations asking for the
insertion Of planks for special interests,
amsng them the weol growers On whose
behalf are for increase Of tariff on wool.
Committee listened 70 Gen. Faulkner, OF
New York, and Stsckdsle, Of Pennsyl.
vanis. II addition to the argument they
presented the demands Of the wool grow
ers national convention adopted here last
May.
A delegation Of inventors presented
the claims Of that class of citizens for .
law fer their better protection - sst
forth IN the national convention of in
ventors held here two or three months
ago.
Howard L., smith, (colored) Of Boston,
on behalf Of the Sumner national indie
pendents of Boston, presented through
Gen. Butler . request for recognition In
the platform Of full civil rights to the
colored race Is ret forth in the democratic
platform of ~, depreclating special
legislation in defining citizenship, o
such legislation depreciates the manly
status of the particular nationality 1t
affects, and asking guarantee Of the
free exercise of the elective franchise in
every state in the union.
After hearing these claims for recsgni-
ton the committee proceeded to the
choice of sub committee to draft
platform.
The following gentlemen were selected:
Abram s. Hewitt, of New York, B. F.
Butler, of Massachusetts,, J. Sterling Nor
ton, of Nebraska, H. G. Davis, Of West
Virginia. n. j. Burke, of Louisiana, w.
X. Morrison, of Illienls, Henry Water
son, Of Kentucky and Geo. L. Converse.
of Ohio.
Committee then adjourned till 8 O'Clock
this morning and the sub committee be-
gan to work.
PROBABLY TWO OR THREE PLATFo RMS.
Because of its wide divergence in views
between members Of the sub committee
on the tariff question, almost every shade
Of opinion from free trade to protection
being represented, the work of the foun-
datlsn of platform will probably be
leng one and the opinion is expressed
that two and possibly three plat
forms will be presented to the full com
mittee. Should this he the result the ses-
sion of the main csmnaittee wall also
probably be long enc and little hope Il
expressed by the members that report
will be ready for presentation to tie, Co.'S
vention before tomorrow and possibly
not then.
ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION FOR THURMAN.
The only demonstration in honor of
delegates entering the hall this morning
was made when the Ohio delegates.
headed by senator Thurman, made Its
appearance and while it was making its
way to that part of the hall assigned to it
other delegates and 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 nominated"
Hon. E. B. Washburn. of Illionis, ,occu-
pied seat on the platform this morning
next to senator Pendleton, of OHIO
Representative Springer, of lllionis, was
also among the distinguished persons on
the platform.
DEVOTIONAL EXERCIsEs.
The convention was opened with prayer
by 1t. Rev. Bishop McLaren of the do
cese Of Chicago.
Mr.. jenkins, of Wisconsin, sent up
communication from the committee on
resolutions saying that the work of the
committee would net be completed until
tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Cummings, of Massachusetts,, sf-
fered q resolution ,nstructing the com
mittee on resolutions to give hearing 70
the committee Of the irish national
league in favor of excluding alieus from
real estate in America. Rsso-
lutions were alse offered and referred
without debate in favor of plsnks in the
platform against the employment Of
convict laber, for the enforcement Of the
eight hour law, against sumptusry laws,
and declaring that the vote yesterday on
Grady's amendment as to the unit rule
was intended to apply only to states which
had instructed their representatives, to
vote Is unit.
DELEGATES ALLOWED TT
VOTE.
Taylor, of Arkansas, chairman Of con-
mittee on credentials, reported the list eF
delegates with IN amendment giving teT-
rit0rial deleQateS the rlrht - voAo in 49,