Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-11
"A BALLOT TAKEN.
Cleveland Gets 392 and
Bayard 10.
ADJOURNMENT FOLLOWS.
MOrriSOn's Platform Over
whelmingly Adopted.
REFORMBRS TRIUMPHANT,
Who Will BE Nominated
Still in Doubt.
BUHLER'S PLANK KISSED.
Tammany's Tiger Skinned by
Bragg of Wisconsin.
RANDALLA CANDIDATE
RANDALLACA CANDIDATE
HOadly Also Put in Harness for
the Race.
TILDEH GETS ONE VOTE.
RumOrS That Butler VIII BE
Put on the Track.

CHICAGO, July 10.-The platform re-
ported to the convention tonight by Mr..
Morrison is substantially the same as the
platform reported last night to the full
committee by the seven members of the
subcommittee. In other words it is the
platform written by Manton Marble, who
had before him the suggestions of all the
prominent revenue reformers, modified by
some changes made by Mr.. Hewitt and
approved by Mr.. Marble and the other
revenue refOrmers. Some changes were
made to-day, mostly verbal, but they did
not materially affect the tariff plank, the
point upon which all the rest turned, ex-
cept that one of these changes left out the
implied proposition to abolish the tobacco
tax. The essence of that plank is found
in the following instance: "We therefore
denounce the abuses of the existing
tariff and subject to the preceding
limitations. We demand that Federal
taxation shall be exclusively for public
purposes and shall not exceed the needs
of the government, economically admin
istered."
AS WRITTEN BY HEWITT.
This is almost word for word as written
by Hewitt and approved by the revenue
refOTmers, and in substance is practically
the same. 1t still has the full approval of
the revenue reformers. In the words of
Speaker Carlisle: ''This plank contains
as honest declarations in favor of
revenue reform. 1t is not all that we
asked, but it is enough. No man can mis-
take the meaning of the phrase, ''Federal
taxation shall be exclusively for public
purposes" 1t means a tariff for revenue
only. The fact is that it is satisfactory
to all the revenue reformers, although it
is least satisfactory to Frank Hurd, who
wanted a short, bold declaration embody-
ing about the same idea. The pro-
tectionists are not so well salts
fed. They have to twist the
words from their real meaning to make
them mean what they desire. In short,
the revenue reformers won, although the
Committee ON Resolutions was packed
by the protectionists against the tariff re-
formers in disregard of the VIII of the
convention, and of the great majority of
the Democratic party. 1t was for this
reason that an apparent compromise had
to be agreed to.
PRESENTING THE PLATFORMS.
Ben Butler having effected his purpose
of delay finally signed minority report
which differs from the majority chiefly in
declaring in favor of a protective tariff.
There was applause in the convention
when Ben Butler climbed upon the plat
form with the minority report in his
hand. There was greater applause when
Col. Morrison climbed after him with the
majority platform in his hand. Mr.. Nor
risOn stepped forward and presented it.
The platform was read by the clerk.
Various planks were quietly applauded,
but the great applause came when the
tariff plank was read. 1t came from the
convention. The only other plank that
received as much applause was that
referring to 1ilden. Then Morrison
yielded to Butler, who was applauded,
and who presented the minority report.
In the proof, evidently prepared for new
chapter, the Clerk read the head lines,
beginning sSButler's Platform while the
convention laughed. Buffers platform
got some applause. but it amounted to
little when compared with that given the
majority platform.
BUTLER AS A BUFFOON.
Then Butler, attired in the full even
ing dress of the workingman, with
a fine white rosebud IN his but
tonhole, made his little speech
in support of his claptrap. He
got very moderate applause. At the in
frequent applause, in the middle of his
speech, people in the galleries began to
call ssTimep' "Time!' but his home
thrust at Thurman startled the conven-
tion into close attention for a moment.
A painful thrill ran through the eonven-
ton as Butler linked Thurman and the
| Greenbackers. Then came Kisses. Pres
emily, as he on continued the greenback
line, came applause, mingled with
cries of ttime' and Kisses. Buffers
references to Pendleton and. George
| Washington caused sensation. They
were both hiSsed. Many of his audience, re-
garding his peculiar speech as that of a
\ buffOOn, laughed. Then there were shouts
| of ssTimel' 'Time!7 and for a short time
| confusion in the galleries. He was ap-
| plauded. however. when he sat down.
| He spoke throughout clearly and loudly.
CONVERSE HEARD.
| Converse, who followed Butler, was ap-
plauded constantly. He spoke loudly and
/ distinctly when he said that Butler was
/ the only one of the thirty-eight members of
1 the Committee on Resolutions who dis
sented from the conclusions of the ma
/ jority. He was vOcifereusly applauded
throughout. The applause given him far
| eNceeQeO IQ3I given Butter. W 0eu OOQ-
verse got to the end of his time he was
urged to go on by the convention. He
was heartily applauded when he took his
| seat
/ Watterson, who followed, was Iber-
ally applauded from the start. Waiter
son sat down amid applause, and Morri-
son moved the previous question. Itwas
| ordered almost unanimously.
Snowden, of Pennsylvania, asked leave
to second Buffers proposition to substi-
| tute his platform for the majority plat
| form, but Chairman Villas said that the
second was not in order.
SnOwden subsided.
The vote was had on Buffers PROPOSE
tion by a call of States. The votes against
Buffers platform were applauded vigor-
! ously.
voorhees, got no applause for his vote in
favor of Buffers platform. New York
got the most applause when her vote was
cast against Butler. The vote on substi-
tuting Buffers platform stood at the close:
| Ayes 971<, noes T1456. 1t was applauded.
So Buffers platform was beaten.
The question reeurred upon the adop-
ton Of the majority platform. It was
adopted by viva yoce vote, Butler, from
his place on the platform, and a few other
delegates voting ''no." The result was
! loudly applauded.