New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-10
THE CONVENTIONS SECOND DAY.
LILLIAN r. Villas MADE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN-
POPULAR RECOGNITION or THURMAN
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CHICAGO, July 9.-In point of numbers II was
great convention to-day. Yesterday there was
half an acre Of vacant seats in the Exhibition nall
The delegates when they saw such small
audience looked as disprited as actors under like
sad circumstances But to-day there was vast
audience. There was not a vacant seat IN the
great galleries. and thousands of men and women
filed the spaces that stretched from tho wooden
barriers surrounding the delegates to the
seats that rose tier above tier al
most to the roof These seats were
also crowded. Among the first delegates 70 enter
the hall was John Kelly with the bood-red badge
of Tammany Hall blazing on hIs black coat and
with a look of battle in h.s eye. He was accom-
panied by 6-Senator Grady Neither was recog-
nized bv the audience. a little later Thomas A
Hendricks entered the hail and walked 10 MS seat
among tie Indiana delegation. Eight years
ago his face was upon every Democratic
banner; but no one now apparently recog-
nized him. and not raised his
voice in a friendly cheer. Absolutely without
slcu Of popu ar regard for him, he took his
seat. IN eight years his hair has grown gISy, and
his brow is creased with the marks Of old age.
THURMAN WARMLY GREETED
Yet Thurman was known. The instant his large
gray head was seen moving along with the OHIO
delegation a shout Went up from the gaileuesi the
delegates sprapg 10 their feet and there was pro-
dIrious cheer The applause continued also for the
three minutes that Sir. Thurman took n
moving IL q stately way to his seat. His
figure and his name are the ouIy ones
that excite anything Ike general enthusiasm
in the convention. The Amerlcus Club OF PhIla-
delph,a. and the Samuel j. Randall Club Of the
same city marched into the hall, headed by
large band All OF the members Of the club looked
d.U rriv al l4r rI %
IN the morning TO take charge Of his canvass. Scna
tor John e. Jacobs autl-CleveIaud delegate from
New-York. turned TO a friend and said Cieve-
land Is ahead but there is a chance that be may be
bea,eu by Randall. The inside candidate Of the
opposition to Cleve and, hear, is
Randall They will try Bayard, Mcdonald
and Thurman. and then they will 20 10 Randall
smith u. Weed, Of the Cleveland leaders,
glided swiftly about the convention hail. however,
making deals" as # not fearing Randall combi-
nation. His law partner, William L. Smith, said ::
The field seems to forget that ne can make
combination for Cleveland as quickly they can
make one against him."
COMMITTEE WITH A HARD TASK.
All Of the delegates were in their seats before
noon, and the gavsl OF Governor Hubbard
raDped tie convention 10 order. member
Of the Committee on Resolutions re-
ported that the committee was at work,
but would not be able to finish its labors until TO-
morrow morning The committee busy nearly
all night sorting ont patent platforms, and was ii
a profoundly distracted state. Permission gra-
c,ously accorded the committee 10 sit during the
sessions of the convention, and continue its task Of
irving to squeeze into Que plank The views of
Samuel j Randall and William R. Morrison on the
tariff. Then the convention for two hours
NJ t.
consideration. The waste-paper basket of
the committee will have TO be enlarged.
The far-Western delegates were prolific in
resolutions about the sale OF public lands, about
the Chinese and against polygamy. There were
resolutions also against convict labor in favor Of
Civil Service Reform, enlarging the powers of the
National Com mittee and amending the ConstItu-
ton 80 as 70 give SIX years term 10 the Presi-
dent The Committee Credentials reported in
fa vor of seating the delegates from the Territories
and Of giving them vote Cannon +. Randolph
OF New-Jersey, protested against giving Territorial
delegates a vote. 1t was a Republican idea But
the committees report was adopted by an over
whelaing majority Then came the report Of the
Committee Oh Permanent Organization
Villas MADE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
1t named William F. Villas as permanent chair
man. The nomination was received with cheers.
When Governor Hubbard asked thomas A. Hen
drIcks TO conduct Mr.. Villas TO the chair, the t.
quest was hailed with long cheers The speech Of
the permanent chairman was in strict conformity
with the moss grown Democratic formula. Its
most significant portions were those which squnted
III the direction OF the scheme which had been deft-
ly arranged by the managers of the convention to
accomplish the nomination of Cleveland There were
Indications already on Monday that IN the event OF
the weakening Of Mcdonald or the refusal of his
friends TO enter into dcker for second place
Villas should be put forward Us one who might stim-