Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1884-07-11
NEARING THE END.
After Placing Seven Candidates in
Nomination the Convention Pro-
ceeds to Business.
Grady Continues to Make an ASS of
Himself, but is Set Down Upon
by Bragg.
The Platform Committee Finally
Makes a Majority and Mi
nority Report.
Ben. Butler, the Minority, Makes a
Thirty Minute Sarcastic and Lu-
dicrOus Speech.
He Claims to Represent 100000
Laboring Men and Labor
ing Women,
And Says the Tariff Plank Proposed
by the "Majority" is not What
They Want.
The First Ballot Taken at IL 40
Resulting in 392 for
Cleveland.
He Claims to Represent 100000
Laboring Men and Labor
ing Women,
And Says the Tariff Plank Proposed
by the "Majority'' is not What
They Want.
The First Ballot Taken at IL 40
Resulting in 392 for
Cleveland.
The Second Day.

CHICAGO. July 9.-The only de nonstration in
honor of the delegates entering the hall this
morning was made when the Ohio delegation,
headed by ex Senator Thurman, made its ap-
pearance. While it was making its way to that
portion 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 t'The ncblest democrat of them
ALL" "He ought to get the nomination." etc.
Hon. E. B. Westburn, of Illinois, occupied a
seat on the platform this morning next to SEN
ator Pendleton, of Ohio. Representative
Springer, of Illinois, was also among the dis
tinguished persons on the platform.
The convention was opened with prayer by
the Right Rev. Bishop McLaren.
Mr.. Jenkins, of Wisconsin, sent up a COM
munication from the committee on resolutions
saying that the work of the committee would
not be completed until tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Cummings, of Massachusetts, offered a
resolution instructing the committee on reso-
lulions to give hearing to the committee of
the Irish National league, in favor of excluding
aliens acquiring real estate in America.
Resolutions were also offered and referred
without debate in favor of plank in the
platform against the employment of convict
labor; for the enforcement of the eight
hour law; against the sumptuary laws;
and declaring that the vote of yesterday on
Grady's amendment as to the unit rule, was in
tended to apply only to the states which had
instructed the representatives to vote as q
unit.
THE CREDENT1AL COMMITTEE.
Taylor Of Arkansas, chairman of the COM
mittee on credentials reported list of dele
gates with an amendment giving the territorial
delegates q right to vote in the convention.
Randolph, of New jersey, moved an amend
ment that territorial delegates be not
allowed to vote.
Macarthur, of Oregon. spoke against the
amendment.
The Randolph amendment was rejected and
the report adopted.
Honan, of Michigan, offered resolution for
the reduction of taxation to a revenue basis.
Referred.
Hampton, of South Carolina, offered a reso.
luton reciting the importance of letting the
national democratic committee 20 outside for a
chairman for the democracy of the whole Union
and declaring that it shall not be restricted in
the choice of chairman to the members of the
convention. Referred.
resolution against polygamy was intro
duced by Smith, ,aof Utah. and adopted.
Further resolutions were offered and referred
to the committee on platform, against the ac-
QUESTION of large tracts of public lands by
corporations; for reform in the civil service, by
making postmaaters elective; against the unit
rule in future conventions; for systematic re-
duction of tariff and taxes; providing that in
case of the death of the candidate fcr president
or vice president, the chairman shall call to-
pether the convention again to fill the vacancy;
for the repeal of all legislation which, under
republican rule has tended to pauperize labor;
for constitutional amendments making the
presidents term of Office six years, and to limit
the disposal of public lands to actual
settlers in quantities not more than 100 acres
EACH Finally q resolution was adopted to
refer all such propositions without being read,
and under that rule several anti-Chinese and
tariff reform resolutions were referred, being
only read by their titles.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The report of the committee on permanent
organization was then m .de and the name of
", F. Villas, of Wisconsin, presented as presi