Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-08
LATE IN ASSEMBLING.

: LATE IN ASSEMBLING.
ST. LOUIS, Mo June 6-The conven
ton gathers tsrdlly this morning, owing
probably to the protracted meeting OF the
platform committee last nigh. and it,
further conference at O'Clock to-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 first to get
into the building, and are comfortably
settled in the boxes and balconies before
half q thousand men can be seen in the
auditorium. A roughly made painting Of
Thurman as ne locked ten years ego
was taken from the California hesdQusr
tiers, and has been conspicuously nung
up to help the red bsudspss boom the
Old Roman into the Vice-Presidentisl
place on the ticket. Among the esrly ar
rivsls in the hall is delegation OF women,
who are here TO insist upon the incorpO-
ration of plank In favor of Womsn's
right to vote in the platform. These
ladies look much fresher than the MEM
bers OF the platform committee with
whom they had 8 p.otrsc!ed discussion
last night, but
WITHOUT CONVINCING THE COMMITTEE.
| A number Of newspaper men, ike wise
| virgins, have come prepared, anticipating
DEBATE UPON toe tariff plank OF the plat
form in the committees report. They
have brought lunches with them, and are
| fortified for siege. As the delegates
come in there is S good deal OF tslk about
the efforts to be made by the
reflected in the platform, and IS TO
| thx NJ ~ Tc
tives getting the floor snd participating
| cate question.
In the early hours Of the morning,
while the convention is gathering, but h
single red bs0dsna can be seen in the
hall, and that hangs listlessly from one Of
sutrEgists. But there are thousands OF
pockets bulgiug cut with Thurman ban
| ners, ready TO be thrown to the conven-
| ton breeze
AT THE PROPER MOMENT.
The Gray men still hold on 70 their grsy
hats, and gray muslin banners hang on 10
the end of their canes and umbrellas.
There is no cheering, SIS on yesterday, IS
the delegates file in. AS on the first day,
the OHIO and New York delegates ere
particularly tardy il getting IN, and there
sre groundless rumors in consequence
thst there is a hitch in the Thurman
programme, which includes the second
ing after mis- nomination by Tsrply OF Csl-
ifornia, by General Powell OF Oaio. The
first applause Of the morning ts evoked
by the appearance OF Thurman bsrdans
placed upon the banner pole OF the Wis
coHsin delegation. al THIS moment TEN.
porary Chairman White appears upon The
stage and cousults with Cnsirman Bar-
nun Of the national committee.
THE PLATFORM COMMITTEE STUCK.
Il WAS within q quarter Of az hour Of
10 O'Clock, the time set for the conven-
ton, before the committee on platform
got together for their session Of to-day.
The subcommittee Of eleven, which had
been IN conference until long after mid
night, reported its inability to reach any
conclusions, and the committee as
whole seemed practically where they be-
gan when they started. The question
confusing the members was whether to
refer the matter sgain, to the suo-commit.
tee to fightit out themselves in committee
Of the whole or to relegste the
whole subject to the action u
the convention. 1t WAS freely pre-.
dicted in the corridors outside OF the
committee room that the latter course
would be the upshot and that the conven
ton would have to deal with majority
snd min erity report.
At 1922 the convention was called to
order by Temporary Chairman White.
On motion Of Prince of Mass. chusetts,
8 resolution was adopted rendering the
thanks OF the convention to the Colorado
4aIn 10 uifS ~ oil
gsveI and directing that the same be
tee sfor use at future Democratic con.
ventions. Adopted.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
Campbell of New York, presented 6
long preamble and resolution signed by q |
large number Of prominent Democrats |
declaring that the psrpetuity CT the re-
pnblic demands the enforcement OF the |
Monroe doctrine in Sill its length and |
breadth, that territorial sggrsndizemens |
by foreign powers in America should be !
discouraged and discontinued by every
means in the power OF the United States
government. 1t is highly wise thst this I
republic should maintain friendly rela-
tions with Mexico, Central Americs and
South America and with other home
ruled powers Of America and
that we should extend to
them our friendly aid TO
enable them to maintain themselves and
protect themselves from encroechments
To maintain our supremacy on the CONT
Hent the republic OF the United States
should be prepared to declare and msin-
ain its authority by every means ia the
,o~er Of great nation. Referred to the
on resolutions without debate.
A.TARIPP RESOLUTION.
Mallory OF Florida offered the following
which .Wss referred to the