The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-06
DEMOCRATIC oIuns.


BALTIMORE. Iaiy s-Iaa convention OF
Democratic eiaiss teei ihis morning far ftlr
tirst business session, at the ArHdsfny pf
Music. WIN. T. Rnsssii. az aaSsarhnseffs,
temporary chairman. called tho conyvu:
tioa 10 order ut halfpas 10 o'elsek Tbs
report 81 the cufamitirs GA resolutions ess.
asiyscs the ~ Louis platform. approves tha
administration of President Cleveland aad
his iaTln message. exposes Joy - The pFas.
psef OF the carly passage uf the Mills Bill.
aud points with pride 10 the record Of Alien
q. Thurman. The platform wa4 adopted
hy aceiafHAtloa amid n perfect storm Of
cheers The committee on pefian1rnt ar
ganizatlon named John 4. Ainsns Of Wis,
eausin fcr president 81 the e1iivgafior.
On taking the ehaig NiDaHS bsteIiy ad-
dressed the convention, returning tisanks
for the high honer conferred Oh him. and
stating that the object ~ the gathering WA
10 devise ways and means 10 defeat the
easmy of our public institutions Con-
gressman Tarsney. Of Michigan, chaiYfnan
Of the coiesnit;ce Oh permanent nrganiEa'
fian, made report tlsat the committee sab
laitiei constitution 10, the Naiiasiai Asso-
e3aiiou ot Democratic Clubs 1he plan
proposed was for the selection Of .press.
deuf aud vice president for each state and
territory, and enc secretary and Treasurer:
The following names were recommended
for officers a. the association. President.
Ihanncey Y. Black. Of fcuusyIsaftla.
secretary. Edward u. whitney. Seu York
treasurer, George ~ Lambert. II New
jersey
The constitution states tl1as the objcrt IL
to foster the formation of permanent de-
spocFntis eiufs and societies tn the United
states 10 iasurt arffre cooperation In tho
dissemination Of Jeifsfsuniaa principles OF
government; 90 preserve the eonstifufiou
of fhe United states, and the autonomy cf
the states; 10 resist revolutionary changes,
rehabilitation of power and aFpropfiNfion
OF Fnhsic moneys othrr than fyT The rfzf.
pose OF government economically admin
tsiefess; 10 op,s5s. cOsnfaereial restrictions
for the benefit u The few at The cost II the
mkty.
The asfairs Of the association are 10 be
managed BY a general committee ef forr
from each state aud territory. With the ofy
fieefn of the association A convention OF
the association sisaI t1 held every soisffh
year. subsequent so fae national penso
cratic convention, and fwothsr1s vote
of he general COMMITTEES shall rail =
special tssetipg.
The consultation was nnsulaaausly
adopted Calling 81 he roll af states wss
made for selection Of viee-rss.sssisilta and
narmiyeTs Of the general COMMITTEES, and
the sEseeftefss wers ratified By the eonssn-
sr. FIa;tsry, Of Massachusetts. offered
resolution declaring that the eouvsatsoa
~ Democratic ssnts protest. against tyr
HHuF sfsd ePprezsscn wherever tbsy sx-
ist, aDd declaring further that " 4 IN
favor 81 the susrras ~ the Irish tHre Ia
their struggle fer hosse fnle ia ifeignd.
Tha resolution wss adssf,tsd q ansGd sr,sfssszc.
The e1fnsnisieS on resolutions mzs thea
ealissi nf.on aad the chairman fereffed
iisai tbs majority DID moi sains st exgsedi-
ens 70 report On the Chinese resolution of
the - Lonss platform. II sas stated that
there "a minority report on fhe Chsnsse
resolution willis. ~ KsEftieky. tnvred
the adoption of the mssarity report II
was asDfafd.
en- rsofisn ~ Mr. scsiley of wiscansis Il
aas nzteyad that She officers ~ this afFaui-
zetspn tr a committee TO euil on President
Gisyeiafsf and Iuaxs Thurman sud pledge
90 shen IT. hearty support lB tbs insFsnt-
Ing eaxa psfxu a resolution exsfafzefszisi4x
the re-eierflsu oi Hon. w II Esruufa -
chairman 0f the national committee was
adopted. After pa~sla1 nsmh@r Of votes
OF ihsBks aud giving three cheers for
Chairman wipassx as the next rasegntr VI
v iseonslB the eoasvnfisa adjourned stne
die