New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-08

St. Louis, June THE convention which ad-
journed to-day has not only made Mr.. Cleveland
a second time candidate for the Presidency, but
it has revealed him as the absolute dictator OF
his party. He has secured his own nomination,
he has named the candidate for the second place
on the ticket, and he has dictated the platform
to the last word and letter William l.. Scott
Of Pennsylvania proudly assured TRIBUNE cor
respondent, will be seen elsewhere in these
dispatches that the platform is not changed one
iota from the form in which he brought it from
Washington.
The nomination Of Thurman for Vice President
was made with great enthusiasm, as one knew 1t
would be. There is no doubt of the affection for
Allen G.. Thurman among Democrats. In this
respect the nomination is singular one, for 1t is
an example of q thing rarely seen in politics-a
dictated nomination which is at the same time
popular
ANOTHER SENTIMENTAL BLUNDER
But there can be question that considerable
proportion Of the delegates to this convention
believe that In being led by it's affection for
Thurman into yielding so readily to this mandatory
nod from the White House, the Democratic party
has made another of the sentimental blunders
for which it is so famous man has been
selected for the second place who is considered
exceptionally old las men go) for active public
life and also is not like Gladstone or Bismarck
continually demonstrating that his strength is
unimpaircd, but who is in fact known to be both
feeling and showing the weight Of his years
If he had been chosen in order to strengthen the
party in doubtful State, there might have seemed
to be little more politics and little less senti-
ment in this selection. But he represents State
which is so surely Republican that Mr.. Thurman
himself has said since this convention began that
the Democrats cannot hope to carry 1t. Indiana,
next to Ncw-Yorh the conspicuously doubtful
State has been left uncovered to the enemy. The
answer to all this is that Democrats love Allen G..
Thurman. So they loved Horatio Seymour,
they have probably loved any man before
or since, but he made very poor run for the
Presidency.
Many of the more thoughtful Democrats here
feel that a blunder has been made. The dele
gates from the Pacific Slope have been talking In
their tropical way about carrying those States for
Thurman. Into the midst of this racket and bom-
bast has come tho report of 1000 Republican
majority in Oregon, and men who have got minds
above shouting and waving red handkerchief
are unquestionably somewhat uneasy about the
situation.
When the convention met this morning IL was
well known that the last spark Of rebellion in
the New-Yorll delegation against Thurmans nomi-
nation had been stamped out under the feet Of
Messrs. Scott and German. Forty-fve members Of
the New-York delegation met informally
this morning and made the pleasing dis
covery that they were all for Thurman. The
utmost harmony prevailed, thanks to the nails in
the boots Of two bosses.
wATTERsoN APPEARS WITH GoRMAN.
The first business after the opening prayer was
the report of the Committee on Resolutions, with
which Mr.. Watterson appeared. The announce
ment that it was q unanimous report which az
terward proved to be slightly inaccurate, was
greeted with great applause. Mr. Petty, reading
clerk OF the House. mounted the stenographers
desk and read the platform to the convention.
The delegates followed it with interest, but were
too anguid to do much applauding. When Henry
Watterson came forward to advocate its adoption
he was warmly cheered. Mr.. Watterson is evi-
IDENTIFY one of the very popular men of the Demo-
cratic party. His frank soder-like face has only
to be seen to evoke applause His speech to-day,
however, did not do him justice. Whether he was
hampered by the physical effort to fill the vast hall
or whether his heart was not in it, his speech
was comparatively lame There was one charac-
teristic touch at the close, however when he said
that Democrats could never know one another
had some fun with one another, and then intro
duced Senator German, whose presence there was
evidently meant to signify the acquiescence OF the
protection element in the platform.
Senator German is not an orator as Brutus
was but he was there to show his smooth, pale,
cynical face for purpose and accomplished it.
His speech was interrupted by ebullition Of the
mob at the side of the hall about half way down,
who swayed over the policemen and took posses
sion of number of empty seats An overzealous
secretary on the platform, thinking apparently to
prevent panic, pressed the ever-ready electric
button and started up the band, which proved to
be more difficult to suppress than the mob Scna-
tor German finally succeeded, however, in saying
his say, after which Watterson secured the pre-
vious question and the platform was declared
unanimously adopted amid enthusiastic cheering.
WARM APPROVAL OF THE MILLS BILL.
Mr. Watterson then announced three separate
resolutions The first of these, introducing bill
before the House commonly supposed to be the
Mills bill but not specifically mentioning 1t, was
received with a ringing cheer which left no doubt
where the real heart of the Democrats is in the
tariff fight and went through with rush. 1t was
presented by William l.. Scott, whom many Of the
delegates saw for the first time, and who thus far
had not opened his mouth in the Convention. lie
is rather under the average height, with the air OF
a quiet business man, dropping brown mustachc.
and a faint bald spot, the youngest-lookng man OF
sixty-five you would see in many days journey.
This resolution was passed without dissenting
voice. after all the protestations the more con-
seryatiye elament had made and the way the
Texas Illinois and other delegations leaped to their
feet with shouts while tho red bandannas waved
everywhere, showed how much it pleased them.
Then came forward young Mr.. Lehman, of the
Iowa delegation, beardless fellow with square
cut resolute-loong head, TO present the resolution
advocating the admission of Dakota, Washington
Territory, New-Mexico and Montana as States,
and making a magnificent exhibition Of impu-
dcuce in charging the Republican party with
DENYING the rights of Statehood to Territories.
This. TOO, went through under the previous ques-
ton.
Tho dress parade Of the Committee on Resolu-