Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-05
BY PRESS NEWS ASSOCIATION.
THE BANDANA WAVES. CHAIRMAN BARNUM CALLS THE CON
 VENTlON TO ORDER.

V6NttSiN V SNO6ns Collins and watterson Mentioned for Per- manent Chairman With the Chances in Favor of the Former.-Thurman Has Majority of Thirty For Second Place. 11:A a. m-When the Hendricks club of Indianapolis entered the gallery, there was cheering and waving of hats on the floor. A Hendricks banner was suspended from the gallery, next to the presidents. The cheering on the floor was renewed at this, and the band played Yankee Doodle"
 1908 p. m.-The hall is filling up rapid ly. The appearance of Senator German on the platform was greeted with slight applause.
 1929 p. m. Delegates and alternates are waving their hats and canes and cheering for Thurman.
 12:27 p. m. Chairman Barnum called the convention to order and introduced Bishop Cranberry, who delivered the invo- cation, the delegates standing Secretary Prince then read names of temporary off, cers. At the mention of temporary chair man White and secretary Prince there was applause a.. 1925 p. m.-W. L. Scott is now on the platform. The delegations are nearly all | seated. English of California is distributing red bandanas among the delegates. The California delegation cheers and all hands follow suit. Twelve hundred and twenty eight. New Hampshire, New Jersey, Florida. Ohio, all raise bandanas in turn
 The delegates are all standing in chairs. Iowa and Tennessee, now raise bandanas. The number of delegates who put up ban danas is now 1,255 a clear majority of over 30. Drums and flies are now playing "Wearing of the Green"
 At 12:35 the convention was called to order. Chairman White after thanking the convention for the honor conferred upon him, congratulated the delegates as 1 democrats and American citizens upon the encouraging circumstances surrounding the convention in being held under dem ocratic administration, declaring that now democrats rule the cry of national ruin has been repudiated The speaker paid glowing tribute to the firmness, ability, integrity and statesmanlike qualities of Cleveland and said he had never failed to apply business maxims to state affairs
 duty, the republican party will hence forth be unable to retard the progress of our country.
 Permanent presidency of the convention is still a big question. A number of state delegations have recommended members | on permanent organization committee to support Watterson for chairman. It is 1 an even chance that the convention will
 select its own chairman irrespective of the
 national committee and it's plans. Collins speech is already printed, and it
 makes 5000 words, and is panegyric of the
 administration.
 Henry Watterson says: ''The platform
 committee is not yet entirely made up. I | %ho 1o the practices of protectionists trying to
 betray the party into playing into their hands, and will avoid such mistakes in the platform. Men who talk about rede mp-
 tion of the tariff plank of 1884 are ene-
 mics of revenue reform. A repetition of
 that "straddle" plank would fly in the face of the presidents message and necessitate
 the withdrawal of the mills bill and de-
 light the republicans"
 | It would seem that the Thurman boom | is spontaneous popularity, without any
 special organizing band. Only the waving 1 of bandanas as the insignia has gained
 such momentum that no amount of oppo-
 sition head by the Indianan Gray enthu-
 siasm or shouting seems able to change the boom
 ks. The sky has grown overcast and it looks Hike rain. The streets are thronged. Not
 one-third of parties desiring tickets can | procure them, and there IS great dlssat-
 isfaction. It now looks as though Thur
 man will be nominated without contest
 Indianapolis still sticks to Gray. If Thur
 man should fail of the nomination, it is
 said his friends would never allow Gray
 to be set up over him.
 Delegates from the Territories and Dis
 trict of Columbia will pass resolutions urg.
 ing the convention to adopt measures fo1
 the admission to the union of Dakota, Mon
 tana, Washington and New Mexico.
 The convention has taken recess unti 10 o'clock tomorrow.