The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-07
TODAY'S WORK.
The Conventions Task Only Begun.
The Report of the Committee on
Platform at Last Finished.
After Much Wrangling a Compro-
mise Is Effected.
It Will be Reaffirmation of That
of Four Years Ago.
The Presidents Recent Message
Will be Fully Indorsed
And the Mills Tariff Bill Will be
Separately Commended.
Who Will be vice-President is the
Interesting Question.
indiana Men Booming Grey for AL
They are Worth.
Who Will be Vice-President is the
Interesting Question.
indiana Men Booming Grey for AL
They are Worth.
How Voorhees, Schemed 70 Insure
His Nomination Today.
II Thurman is Not Nominated on the
First Ballot There Win Certainly
be Fight on Hand-Barnum
in Favor OF Don NJ.
Dickinson.

ST. LOUIS, No., June G.-Gov. Gray's
friends made an effort today to take ad-
vantage of the circumstances which led TO
an adjournment Of the convention till
tomorrow The Indianians have dis
played some Of the spirit Of the Grant 3O6
Of 1880, and have been fighting with great
desperation and pcrsistency. Even with
two.thirlls of the convention apparently
against them they have managed 10 keep
up an outward show Of hopciuiDosa On
Tuesday, when they were so completely
oyershadowed by the combination Of party
sentiment and the political power Of the
administration, they only asked for an.
other days time, and claimed that il the
balloiing could be postponed for twenty
four hours n surprising change would come
upon the situation. This afternoon their
opportunity came, and they were not slow
10 improve il. The committee on resolu-
tons was still in session, spending great
deal more time In discussion OF the plat.
form thnn was necessary. Word came to
the convention hall that the committee
~Mas not ready TO report. II is understood
that Il cOuld have been ready 10 report at
o'clock this evening, but the national
committee has all along evinccd adetermi-
nation TO have the convention sit until
Thursday. The national committee is
under some sort Of bargain with the local
committee Of arrangements and has en-
deavorcd TO carry out its part Of the com.
pact. BY every means under its control
the national committee has sought TO delay
the proceedings and postpone the conclu-
sion Of the conventions labors.
suREwD SCHEME.
The delegates had discovered this
scheme, and vast majority Of them went
into the session today determined 10 no.
main there until the nominations were
made and the platform adopted. They
rcsolutely prevented an early adjourn.
mcnt and insisted upon listening TO the
speeches and rcnominating the President
I1hen they were ready 10 20 on and nom.
mate Vice President, aud but for the de-
lay In the presentation Of the report OF the
resolutions would have quickly named
j Thurman by acclamation. IL IL well un-
dersi0od that II the matter had been
forced 90 an issue this afternoon, Gny's
| name would not have been presented by
his supporters. The influence OF the
national committee was holding back the
committee on platform, and a new danger
hero presented itself IL was that the
majority In the convention would 90 ahead
with the nomination for Nice-President,
md this done majority Of the delegates
would leave for their homes on the night
trains. In fact many had already arranged
m hnN ~
platform had remained for the convention
10 attend 30, not aquorum could have been
expected nj tomorrow's session. IL being
necessary for the convention 20 take a re-
wxcss without naming a Nice-Presidcnt,
" THE INDIANA NES WE'RE SMART
cnough 10 seize upon the tactical advantage
and make the most Of Il.
Senator Voorhees, moved an adjourn.
ncnt till tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock,
knowing full well the straits the conyen'
ton had been placed In. At first the
convention refused TO consent, but Gov,
White, OF California, iorcsceing that an
adjournment would be ultimately taken
rccondcd the motion made 10y Voorhees,
nnd plainly intmatcd that he was induced
fo do ~ out Of regard for the welfare o
The party, and not through any lear ioI
the old Roman. This prompt action on
4 the part Of one Of the leaders Of the Thur
man forces robbed the Gray men OF nearly
all the triumph which they would hay,
otherwise gained by their clever strategy
The shrewd efforts OF tho Indianians 4
make II appear that the adjournment wa
b Gray victory were hence only partially
Successful, but they at once proceeded e
.inakc the most Of Il.
A. Promptly sending their men out througl
II ihe hotels they claimed the unexpected
.slelay OF twenlyiour houB was victor!
y. ior the opposition, and that the slate woul'
vet be broken. They renewed their visit
10 other delegations and repeated thei
now well-won arguments. They sen
their de,achments oi workers and shoutor
through the streets and the ecorridors OF th
hotels hurrahng for Gray. Some anxiel
was felt by the Thurman men when II bC
eamo known that another meeting OF th
Ohio delegation was called for this ever
! Ing. A number Of tho Ohio delegates al
f. sriLL orrosED TO rHuRMAS's
nomination and the fear was exprcsse
that they would Try 10 revoke the actio
by which Ohio has agreed 10 stand by u
ex-senator. Nosuch action was taken an
Il The matter was not brought up at
though In case Thurman should iail TO y
ccvo the necessary two.thirds on the hr
ballot Ohio would probably be one Of u
flri States to lead n break 30 Carlisc
Bome other new candidate. No doubt no
exists In snybody's mind that Thurms