Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-07
LATE IN ASSEMBLING.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo June The conyen
ton gathers tardlly this morning, owing
probably to the protracted meeting Of the
platform committee last night and it's
further conference at 9 O'Clock 10 day.
The national committee and the commit
tee having in charge the seating arrange
ments Of the hall, are evidently gallant
people, for the ladies are the arst to get
into the building, and are comfortably
settled in the boxes and balconies before
half thousand men can be seen IN the
auditorium. A roughly made painting OF
Thurman as he looked ten years ago
was taken from the Ca ifornia headquar
tiers, and has been conspicuously hung
up - help the red bandanas boom the
Old Roman into the e-Presidential
place on the ticket. Among the early ar
rivals in the hall is 3 delegation Of women,
who are here 10 insist upon the incorpo-
ration Of plank In favor Of Woman's
right to vote in the platform. These
bers Of the platform committee with
whom they hsd protracted discussion
last night, but
WITHOUT CONVINCING THE COMMITTEE.
A number Of newspaper men, like wise
virgins, have come prepared, anticipating
DEBATE upon the tariff plank Of the plat
form in the committees report. They
nave brought lunches with them, and are
fortified for siege. AS the delegates
come in there IS good deal OF talk about
the efforts to be made by the
silver men 10 have their views
reflected in the platform, and as to
the chances CT some OF their representa-
tives getting the floor and participating
in the discussion upon this rather deli
cate question.
In the early hours OF the morning,
while the convention Is gathering, but q
single red bsndans can be seen in the
hall, and that hangs listlessly from one OF
the boxes occupied by the women
But there are thousands OF
pockets bullying cut with Thurman ban
ners, ready 70 be thrown to the conven-
tion breeze
AT THE PROPER MOMENT.
The Gray men still hold On TO their gray
hats, and gray muslin banners hang on to
the end Of their canes and umbrellas.
There is no cheering, as on yesterday, Is
the delegates file in. As on the first day,
the Oaio Snd New York delegates are
particularly tardy in getting in, and there
are groundless rumors in consequence
that there is hitch In the Thurman
programme, which includes the second
ing after his nomination BY Tsrply Of Cai
ifornis, by General Powell Of Ohio. The
first applause OF the morning is evoked
by the appearance OF Thurman bsndans
placed upon the banner pole Of the Wis
consin delegation. A. TINS moment Tenn
porarY Chairman White srpesrs upon the
stsge and consults with Chairman Bar
mum of the national committee. -.
THE PLATFORM COMMITTEE sTUCK.t
II WAS within quarter Of an hour Sof
10 O'Clock, the time set for the CONVEX
ton, te ore the committee on platform
got soge .ner for their session OF to day 7
The sub committee Of eleven, which had
been in conference until long after mid
night, reported its inability to reach any
conclusions, and the committee IS q
whole seemed practically where they be-
gan when they started, The question
confusing the members was whether to
refsr the matter again to the sub-commit-
tee to fightit out the mselves in committee
Of the whole or to reisgste the