St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-05
THE PARTY'S YOUNG BLOOD
Convention Of the Leagues of Democracy
at Baltimore.
THEY ARE THE WORRIES.
The st. Louis Platform and Cleveland's
Message and Administration Will
Be Endorsed.

special TO the GlODe.
BALTIMORE, July 4.-Delegates from
at least 400 Democratic clubs arrived
this morning and presented their
credentials at the headquarters, No. 8
West Fayette street, where they
received the official badge and tickets
of admission to the convention.
The Academy of Music, where the con-
ventiOn is being held, presented an in
spring appearance between II and IL
o'clock to-day. The exterior of the
building was tastefully decorated with
flags and StreamerS, and in the center
over the archway hung large canvas
picture of
CLEVELAND AND THURMAN
and the United States coat of arms.
The convention was finally called to
order by Charles B. Ogden. of Omaha,
at 1928 p. m. Mr.. Ogden delivered the
opening address, after which Mayor
Latrobe, of Baltimore. welcomed the
delegates to the city. Hon. William E.
Russell, mayor of Cambridge, Mass, was
appointed temporary chairman OF the
convention. Mayor Latrobe, of Balti-
more, was then introduced and well
coined the delegates to the city.
Mr.. Ogden stated that the general com
ganizatiOn of the convention, which
was adopted as follows: Chairman,
Honorable w. E. Russell, mayer
of Cambridge, Mass; secretary
d. n. Carrlho, New York; reading
clerks, NJ. n. Packard, John L. Frarers
and John Kelley, of Baltimore; ser
geant at arms, James Flannery of Baiti-
more. Mr.. Russell was received with
great applause and the Massachusetts,
delegation, joined by the others, gave
three cheers for the next governor of
Massachusetts"
After his address committees were aD-
pointed OIL credentials, resolutions. per-
manent organization of the con-
vention and permanent organization
of the league. A motion by
Mr.. Brown, of Illinois, that the colored
Democratic league be represented on
the committees was carried with a
rush. Congratulations were voted. to
Tammany hall which is observing
its centennial celebration. A resolution
sympathiZing with Gen. Sherman and
hoping for his speedy recovery was
unanimously adopted. A motion to adj
JOurn until 10 a. M. tomorrow was vio-
lently opposed by the Illinois delegates,
who wanted to take a recess until 7
p. NJ.
THE CONFUSION WAS GREAT,
and lasted twenty minutes. Finally
Senator German addressed the con-
vention. He said that the COM
mittees should be given ample
time in which to perform their
then adjourned until 10 O'clock to-
morrow. The committee on credentials
worked tremendously until their
labors were finished at Z o'clock
tonight. Fully 5000 delegates
are shown to be present
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton of the league did not adjourn until
midnight. Their report will name the
combination of clubs. 1.-THE National
Association of Democratic clubs'' and
for officers of the ASSOCIATION are
the following: President, Chauncey f.
Black, of Pennsylvania; E. B. Whitney,
New York, secretary; George H..
Lambert, New Jersey, treasurer.
I Inc constitution opposes impo-
economy, opposes unnecessary CONNER
cial restrictions for the benefit of the
few at the cost of the many, and opposes
class legislation. The committee OH
permanent organization of the conven-
ton will recommend the following
officers: John WiDans, Wisconsin,
chairman: ID. N. Carralho, New York,
secretary, and one vice president from
each state. j. Miller Turner, of Mis-
souri,, was selected as vice president to
represent the negro national Democratic
league. 1t was decided that voting in
the convention be Oh the state plan,
each state to be accorded the same num-
Der of votes at the st. Louis
national convention without reference to
the number of club delegates present
from each state. The committee adj
jOurned at II 80 p. m. after an exceed
ingly lively combat between
CONSERVATIVES AND EXTREMISTS.
1t was finally determined to ratify the
st. Louis platform as whole :;
to indorse President Cleveland's last
message to congress, and his entire
administration and to commend the
Democratic majority in congress in
their efforts to reduce taxation. The
extremists decided to give favorable eX-
preston to tariff reductions of the
Henry Watterson kind, but they were
out voted two to one. A proposition to
issue an address to the people of the
United States was rejected. g.