St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-10

t1onal committee to be selected from the
committee itself provided better material
could be found outside.
THE TERRITORIES.
At this stage of the game the committee
on credentials made their report, the only
notable feature of which was the recognition
of the territories and giving them voting
powers. Randolph, of New Jersey, demur-
red to this and offered a resolution excluding
them, but am happy to record that it was
promptly and emphatically voted down. The
report was then adopted and for the first time
in a Democratic national convention, each
territory counts two. 1t is well.
OTHER RESOLUTIONS.
1t was fitting for the territories to now
come to the front and the first resolution fired
off after they were admitted to vote was from
Ransom, of Utah, who denounced polygamy
as a crime. This settles the status of that
delegation on the Mormon question which
my kilograms of last night left in doubt. 1t
is evident that when the Utah delegates sing,
''The girl left behind me,'' it only refers
to one girl piece.
Carter Harrison was on his feet again but
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without waiting for him to introduce himself.
He wanted the veteran soldiers to be admit
ted to seats and the resolution promptly
passed in spite of the announcement by the
chair that tickets had been issued for all the
seats already. This is the way these conven-
tions have Of showing their regard for the
veteran-after they have given all the seats
+ nod oil Tho pDuhIinan
ton resorted to the same game.
Kinney, Of Tennessee, followed with a
resolution ordering more tickets. issued.
There were 5000 good Democrats outside
and there was room for 1000 more inside.
His resolution made the committee give the
extra issue to the delegates to be distributed.
/ was glad to see this, because it gives the
st. Paul police force chance was afraid
they might not get in and 1 don't believe
Shelly has had ticket yet, notwithstanding
the noble stand he took on Sunday in help
ing me open the Minnesota headquarters.
Gilroy of Colorado, shot off gun at land
grants, and Shafer, of Kansas let fly a
mountain howitzer in the shape of ''reform
is necessary in the civil seryce.'' There
were cries of ':ohl" "ohr' when this resou-
tion was read, which leads me to think that
Flannigan, of Texas, was somewhere con-
cealed in the audience. Bacon, of Georgia,
proposed to cook the unit rule for future con-
ventions, and Arthur, of Oregon, joiued Mr..
I 'Heenan, of Minnesota, in thinking that the
| platform committee needed some
help in doctoring the tariff.
Bird of Pennsylvania, evidently thought that
Sam Tilden or his ghost might be selected
and hence proposed that if the nominee OF
the convention shoule die the convention
should be called together again. Boyd, of
| Nebraska, administered another dose of his
tariff and the crowd yelled 'louder!'' as his
resolution was presented. | am afraid this
was decisive and was glad Mr.. Heenan got
his resolution in early, before 'the tariff
question" became monotonous. | always
like to see Minnesota and Ohio men well
cared for.
Mueller, of Ohio, is ineligible himself, but
he is self-sacrifcing enough to want the
presidential term extended six years. Joshua
Perkins, OF Connecticut, introduced the-eon
stitution of the United States, which the
reading clerk only read by its title and the
audience laughed. This disrespect for the
constitution in a Democratic convention
might make Wendell Phillips turn over in
his coffin, and II he should be exhumed and
found TO have made graveyard somersault,
! it would be no evidence that he was buried
alive.
| Higgins, of Nebraska, sought to make a
corner on population by having no more
land grants and leaving the soil for settlers.
ALMOST MISTAKE.
The committee on platform interru pied
the hlarity of the resolution shower by re-
porting that they would not be ready to re-
port until tomorrow morning. You see it
takes a good while to fix this thing up in
such way that the tariff plank wont count,
and Abe Hewitt and Morrison want little
time to think about it, Thomas Shrly, of
Kentucky, wanted to expedite things by pro-
ceeding TO ballot for candidate for president,
and his motion really carried. But the con-
vention was evidently pondering the Heenan
and other tariff blanks and were not quite
attentive enough to business so the chair
kindly put the question again instead of de-
clarng the result, and this time it was de-
feated
MORE RESOLUTIONS.
When the shower of resolutions was re-
newed and delegate got through a motion
that the rest of 'em should be presented with
out even being read by the clerk. IA reso-
luton from Oregon on the Chinese question"
sung out the clerk and handed it over to the
secretary.
"a resolution from California on the Chi
nese question" rang out once more.
"a resolution from Missouri on the Chi
nese question:" came next and made me
pause to reflect whether my stock of shirts
would last till I got home, if the Mclean
man was going to drive the washee-washee
fellows into Lake Michigan in this ruthless
manner
A delegate named Adams was next an his
feet with a resolution. and 'What state are
you FRONT" was the query of the chair. TEX
as,n was the response.
This question was not surprising, however,
for 1t was only yesterday that Gov. Hubbard
asked Carter Harrison his name, and II he
don't know ''the best mayor" how could he
be expected to know his own delegation.
care there any more resolutions to be
ofTtredr' asked the chair with a smile and
the convention responded with smile so
audible that Artemas Ward would have called
it ''laFfter." At last the resolution mania
was over and everybody, little and big, had
apparently fred their big guns. 1t is not
likely that the committee on resolutions will
even read the literature presented. If they
should attempt the perusal the convention
would be prolonged until next week. But
the great minds of the country are relieved
of-their surcharged contents and l feel sort
OF surcharged with wisdom myself. l shall
feel better after have time for exercise.