The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-11
THE FREE TRADERS
Garry tic Day In Adopting the dsjorit
- Rej oet on tho Platform.

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Special Dfpaich 10 The in.slipeneer.
CnIcAoo, lLLa, July lo-The full qao,s
ol delegates was present Tor the frs! time
tonight. Some Of the mott distinguished
members have been absent on the Com.
mi.tee on Resolutions. Morrison, Waiter.
s'n, Hay, Davis and others, were in theI,
seats f'r the d,st time. Butler ia evidently
on exhibition. He marches around tlt
hall from aisle to aisle, stopping occasion.
ally 10 talk to friends or to examine lie
gallery or the LEGALITY whence the clers tha.
greet him ccma. Hs finally located
himself on the stand by tho Ohairman'a
aide and bcaned down on the delighted
audience l5r an hour. The appeararc, ol
Morrison on the s.sgs with the platform
Vas the signal ior great applause. Moi
'ison tried to read it but his voice gsye
out on the upper notes and another
tried 1t. It attacks the navy, tho public
lande, convict labor, coolie system and ar.
raigned the RspnUlicsns for ueglec,jrp
soldiers ard their widows, !-.,-l'-, =
Dan Voorhees, has gat in the chill and
warm atmosphere that has invested Hen.
bricks eince the Convention began, As
the various planks Of the platform were
piled up Tor the Yzo ol the crowd Hen.
bricks would comment upon or emile on
them. Vootheea looks and ROts ss II ho
vas tnsd bseauee Nj tDJnaid was placed in
nomination. He has not opened his mouth
since the Convention began. Morriaon'a
platform attracted little favorable notice
aud at the conclusion Of the reading Nor
rison introduced Butler, who had bis mi.
nority platform read. ,'s7f
j. EurLEn's PLATFORM. /,
This platform s!,racted much favorable
notice, the crowd frequently breaking INTO
cheera. Batler followed tho reading viii
speech ei thirty minutes In length In i,s
defense. He objected to the tariff plank
In strong terins, eaying i. should be 60
stroDg that he who runs may read. He
claimed that the report oi tho majority on
tariff meant neither tariff nor free trade
The w,rd "on)y" in the platform Of 1850
had br,ken the back Of tho mcst pslisn
soldier living. Then II was "oniy." now
II is "excluslvsly." "Excluslveiy" means
"oniy;;' tako your choice. Butler also re-:
ferred 10 the currency and labor ouest:o
He daIshed his half hour amid grea. ap.
planas. .-.,g ,;.La- = -
While be was speaking Watter,on, Car.
Isle, Hubbard, of Texas, and Morrison eat
togather on the platform listening 10 him.
Hs said ho was the same kind OF q Green.
bacser as Allan G. Thurman. This refer.
euce let Thurman etock GuTn about four
points and induced his claquers to Try 10
shut Butler of. gl,l .Hl n, I
Vs.. VOORHEES, ay7s yIDdE7Y. II
MI. Converse, oil Ohio, made powerful
speech in favor Of the msjoriiy report
During his spspch Dan vooihees became
hdgety, and walking mp to genilsuan
rom Arkansas immediately In front ci the
INTKLLluRScxR representative, said, "that
report is dead wrong. II Ia 10.
tally destructive. It must Ao. be adopted.
Bntler Is right and the Convention eliou d
see to 1t that he Is backed" "Ths. ia my
idea" said the Hon. n. L. Terry, Of AZ.
kanAas, ''and ] ahall support Bu,lsi.n Al.
!; THE PLATFORM ADOPTED. Gus.
Mr.. Watterson's dtfense OF ths platform
was strongly put. Hssaid 1t waa an honest,
sound platform, which neelel no dsiense,
The tariff, be claimed, would neve, divide
the party again, as I II Platform thst
suits all rection,. aq
Directly Wsit'rson had finished. The
prevloua question was denandea and
passed. A call OF S.atts O D1:le,'s sub.
ati.nte shovtd ils utter deira.. Sess,os
Voorhees,, Of Indiana, asked that hIs yote
be received in iavor Of Butler. Eyory
West Virginia. voted ios the pla iofni.
Butler ssit ho ii least had the sat:siacllon
al knowing tha. he. had given the Demo.
csacy az ample wa'ninv. and il they were
defeated not 10 charge Il to him. c.su.
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