Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-06
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE DEMOCRATIC CLUBS Deyising Plans For The
 Campaign. HARRISON IS WAITED UPON By The Committee From
 The Convention. DYNAMITE ON D" STRIKERS. The Convention Of Chris tian EndeaVOr.
DYNAMITE ON D" STRIKERS.
THE YOUNG DEMOCRATS

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 THE YOUNG DEMOCRATS Kn Convention at BaltImore-A Plan for Clubs to work in the COmIns Campaign.
 BALTIMORE, July 5.-Temporary Chairman Russell called the convention of Democratic clubs to order at 1O:30 o'clock this morning and stated that he had received numerous telegrams from various sections of the coun- try wishing the convention success in its work. One of the telegrams stated that oyer hundred clubs had been organized in Indi
 ana and that they were going to carry the State for Cleveland & Thurman. The commit. tee on credentials reported that there were
 present representatives of 496 clubs besides delegations from the National Independent Col ored Political union and the Colored Ma
 tional Democratic league. MT. Corfran, of the committee on permanent organization, :, reported Hon. John Winans, of Wisconsin, for permanent chairman, and the report was adopted without discussion, and Mir. Winans was escorted to the chair. 4 motion tender ing vote of thanks to the temporary chairman, Russell, was passed and then MT. Winans addressed the convention at length. The address was received with cheers and bandannas were wildly waved and the enthu- siasm, which lasted many minutes, was only checked by call for the report of the com
 nittee on resolutions. The report was as follows:
 The delegates of the Democratic clubs of the United States in convention assembled give their national Democratic convention and pledge their enthusiastic support to its candidates.
 wise. progressive and patriotic administration of President Cleveland and Our belief that the general should be given the second term in the presidency which his conscientious and fearless dis charge of it's arduous duties entities M nomination of Allen e. Thurman for vice president experience and high ability, qualified in every way to adern that office and stand next in succession to
 we give our hearty endorsement to the sound and courageous message of President Cleveland at the Coming i passage by the Democratic majority of the House of Representatives of bill for effecting genuine reform of war taxes
 The platform was adopted by exclamation amid 8 perfect storm of cheers. R. r. Jones, of Georgia, then presented Chairman Wi- mans with a gavel made of wood taken from Senator Thurman's house. A resolution stating that the delegates to the convention were thoroughly in sympathy with the spirit shown by the soldiers of the unanimously adopted. Chairman Tarsney of the committee on permanent organization made it's report and substituted the constitu- ton of "The National Association of the Democratic Clubs" The plan proposed was for the selection of president, ,one vice pres- ident from each State and territory and one secretary and treasurer. The following named were recommended for officers of the association: President, Hon. Chauncey F. Black of Philadelphia; secretary, Edward B. Whitney of New York; treasurer, George H. Lambert of New Jersey. It was suggested that each State name it's vice president and four executives before the convention ad- iourned.
 The constitution agreed upon states that the object is to foster the formation of per- manent Democratic clubs and societies in the United States, to secure active cooperation in the dissemination of Jeffersonian princi- ples of government, preserve the constitu- tion..of theU United States and the autonomy of the States; uphold local self-government, re- sist revolutionary changes, centralization of power and the appropriation of public mon eys for other than the purposes of govern neut economically administered, and oppose commercial restrictions for the benefit of & few at the cost of the many, and class legis- lation which deposes labor and builds up monopoly. The affairs of the association are to be managed by general com- nittes of four from each State and territory with the officers of the association. The convention of the association shall be held every fourth year subsequent to the national Democratic con- vention and two-thirds vote of the general committee shall call special meeting. Each club or society shall be entitled to one ad- ditional delegate for every one hundred members in good standing, no club to have
 moro than five delegates. When the clubs or society of any State or territory have formed State or territorial association, such association shall be entitled to eleven dele gates at large. The constitution was unani- mously adopted.
 Short speeches were made by Hon. Chaun- cey F. Black and Albert s. Willis, of Kentucky and @ recess was taken till three o'clock.
 After recess the States were called for the selection of vice presidents and members of the general committee and the result was ratified by the convention. The selections by Connecticut were as follows, the first name in each case being the vice president and the others the members of the conn mittse: Connecticut-Frank E. Hyde, Fl. I. Barbour, B. Sedgwick, |0. D. Nichol, J. O. Thayer. On motion of Mr. FIattery, of Massachusetts,
 Q resolution vas adopted favoring home rule in Ireland. The convention declined to take any action on the Chinese question as the majority believed the issue had been properly met by the St. Louis convention. On motion of Mr. Schley, of Wisconsin, it was ordered that the officers of this organization be com mittee to call on President Cleveland and Mir. Thurman to extend to them the cengrat- ulations of this convention, to inform them of its doings, to pledge its hearty support Mir. Nichols, of Connecticut, offered resolu tion recognizing and commenting the wise reelection of Hon. William H. Barnum at chairman of the National committee, which was adopted unanimously and supplemented at the instance of Mir. Nichols with three rousing cheers for Mir. Barnum. Votes oi thanks were offered to the officers of the con vention for their ability and courtesy. Aftel three cheers for Chairman Winans as the next governor of Wisconsin the convention at n,clnck adinurnad sine 1ial