The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-12
Buffers Protests Against the Plat
form-His Earnest Plea for
the Workingmen.
The Tall Sycamore of the Wabash Openly
Allies Himself with Massachu-
sets Great Reformer.
Notes and Incidents of the Session
Scenes Of Wild Confusion-The Nom-
ination Made Unanimous.
EXENING SESSION.

CONVENTION HALL, CHICAGO, ILL.,, July
lot was not until SPA o'clock that the
Convention was in condition to justify
President Villas in calling it to order. In
the interval the Tammany men were sur
rounded by a large number of delegates
and an important conference was appar-
emily in progress. X. II. Henry, of Mis-
sissippi, as soon as the Convention was
in order submitted the following resolu-
ton, which was unanimously adopted.
ResOlued |. That this Convention has
read with profound regret and intense
admiration the statesmanlike and patriotic
letter of Samuel j. Tilden, expressing
the overpowering and providential neces-
Sity which constrains him to decline the
nomination for the highest Office in the
gift of the American people. APP
plause
.. That though fraud, force and
violence deprived Samuel j. Tilden and
Thomas A, Hendricks of the offices con-
ferred upon them by the Democratic
party of the Nation in 1876, they yet live,
and ever will live first in the hearts
of the Democracy OF the country. APP
plauSe,
8. That this Convention expresses the
Nations regret that this same lofty pa
triotism and splendid executive and adj
ministratiye ability which cleansed and
purified the city and State governments
of the great Empire State, cannot now be
turned upon the Augean stable of national
fraud and corruption so long and sue
cessfully maintained by the Republican
party at the National Capitol.
I. That copy of these resolutions be
suitably engrossed and that the Chair
man of the Convention appoint COM
mittee whose duty it shall be in the name
of the Convention to forward or present
| the same to the Hon. Samuel j. Tildeh
and the Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks.
| [Appause.]
The Committee on Platform presented
report on the subject of chairman
| the Ma tional Conn ittee, which had
| been referred to them. The committed
| reported resolution providing that the
committee shall not be restricted in their
| choice of chairman to the members Of
the committee, which was unanimously
| adopted.
Congressman Morrison was then rec
| ognized to present the report of the
| COMMITTEE ON PLATFORM
and the accompanying resolutions. He
began to read and was listened to with
great attention, but silence inside of the
Convention was seriously disturbed by
the shouts from the tEroats of thousands
| in front of the building as bulletin
announced that 1t was possible a ballot
would be reached tonight.
| General Butler arose to present q
minority report at the conclusion Of
Mr.. Morrison's reading.
| THE MINORITY REPORT
NAV be summarized as follows |. That
no taxes, direct or indirect, can be right
fully imposed upon the people, except to-
meet the expenses of an economically adj
| ministered Government. 9. That the reve-
nue. necessary for the ordinary expenses
| of the Government should be raised by
customs duties upon imports. 3. That
all materials used in arts and manufact-'
ures and the necessities Of life not pro-
duced in this country shall come in free,'
and that all articles of luxury should be
taxed as high as possible up to the COL
lection point. 4. That In opposing Gus
toms duties the law must be carefully
adjusted to promote American enterprise
and industries, not to create monopo-.
lies, and to cherish and foster
American labor. II provides further
that labor has right to demand Of. the
Government to establish tribunals Id
which the great controversies ayiSina bet