The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-23
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
TIE oRAToRY, TIE RESOLUTIONS,
AND 1HE PLATFORM

s,eeeh OF the Permanent Chsirman-A
sauahb,e Over the Taria Plank of tn.
pI.tform-Mr. wst.erson'. Protest-The
s,e.ch OF Mr.. Abseu, Nominating Cieve-
,,,d-sre.t Demonstrstious ss Diaerent
Candidates Were Observation-Disclosures
az Mr.. De witt Nominated David
Bennett Bnl-The other Proceeding
BY Il. U.t.d Pres.
CHICAGO. Juno 22.-For the frst time since
the Democratic delegates arrived in Chicago
the sun shone out this morning from cloud
less sky. It promised q hot day in the Wig
wan, but even heat was to be preferred to the
uncertainty Of wind and rain in the big shanty
by the nike. More than one delegate bought
an accident insurance ticket yesterday to pro-
vide FOR his family II the threatening wind
should take tho top of the Convention hall
and scatter It's walls along the lake front
More rain fell last night and even the
brightness OF tho morning did not free
the Convention hall from the rheumatic
dsnpness which permoated It yesterday.
II frightened the interior OF the big building.
though. and made It q much more cheerful
place. The fact that many OF the tickets to tho
hall had not boon presented yesterday had
become generally known. and the proposition
Of Mr. Collier OF Tennessee to admit uni
formed clubs to the vacant place started
report that at tho session to-day the hall might
he thrown open to tho public. The crowd
along Michigan avenue. therefore. began to
assume large proportions even before the
clumsy doors OF the buildin. were thrown
oren. and at 10 o'clock there were thousands
congre9ated In the roadway and along the
sidewalks The police with difficulty kept
u passage clear for the holders Of tickets.
The uncertainty Of their position made the
,,neect curious. and the badge wearers as they
appeared were stopped and questioned anx-
lously about tho prospects Of admission.
There was a story in circulation that arrange
ments had been made with the Tammany
leaders to admit the uniformed Braves"
with or without tickets. Such stories invaria-
bly, follow the distribution Of tickets to great
gathering where the arbitrary disposition Of
all these favors Ia In the hands Of small body
Of men. The same story went out at Mime
apolis but the claaue In the galleries there
did not control tho nomination. and the lead
srs know that shouting is not going to change
the result In Chicago. There is the customary
III feeling. however. over the assignment OF
tickets.
When tho Convention hour approached Il
was evident that while tho hall might not be
filled. the vacancies Of yesterday would not be
duplicated to-day. Yesterday the work Of the
Convention was cut and dried. The only at
traction was the oratory Of temporary chair
man. who proved to be little below the Ken
lucky standard. To-day there were rumors in
the air Of a possible contest between the Cleve-
land and anti. Cleveland forces. and it was said
on the authority Of friends OF Cleveland that it
was even possible that the nominating
speeches would be made and ballot taken
before night The audience was much moro
lively therefore this morning. and the seats in
the bic barn began to Ill rapidly an hour be-
fore the Convention time
Prior to the meeting of the Convention
there were rumors that the dulness OF the pro-
ceedings would be diversified by an organized
effort to break down the unit rule aud thus to
make . nomination on the first ball OF impossi-
BILE The initiative In this move was ascribed
to q subcommittee Of the Committee on
Rules. under the leadership OF ex-Congress-
man Clardy Of Missouri. Mr.. Clardy had ex-
pressed very freely the opinion that Demo-
cratic conventions for forty years past had
been working without any rules to speak
OF. and that it was time they should have q
properly coditled set for their guidance. He
accordingly prepared q set which knocked the
unit rule skyward. But his first difficulty in
putting through the programme was expert
enced In his own subcommittee He found
nearly as many opinions on the subject as
there were members. A further effort to get
action by the full committee on the matter re-
suited In a cold and clammy" collapse. The
different committee rooms Of the wiGwam are
constructed on the model OF Coney Island
bathrooms in the old days. They are freely
open to the winds and rains Of heaven on all
sides and from above. The full committee.
when It tried to hold a meeting this morning.
fairly shivered in the rheumatic moisture OF
their quarters. and every effort to warm them
up into fight on the unit rule WAS damp
failure. Tho rules Of tho last National Demo-
cratic Convention. in the absence OF any report
to the contrary. will accordingly control tho
Convention o. 1882.
At II 10 not one-fltth Of the delegates were
In their seats. but there was q good deal OF
private comforting going on in the PASSAGE
ways. Coy. Francis OF Missouri. though not
delegate,was earnestly talking with those who
were delegates. Permane nt Chairman that Is
to be- William L. Wilson. his intellectual face
beam'C with the pleasure Of tho anticipated
fray. he'd quite u little informal levoe. At
1l:l7 Gov. Flower aud Chairman Murphy.
hand In hand. and closely followed by
Boss Croker and the rest OF the
New York delegation made their way to
the platform. and from that conspicuous
point whore the galleries could plainly see
Them. fled back to their seats on tho left Of
the main aisle. accompanied by chcers. Cleve-
land Manager eX-SerretAry Whitney came in
soon aftcrward and Joinrl the ant!-snappers.
and was greeted with applause. In the long
wait the band was the only source Of relief for
Tue iinpntient galleries, and they PLAYED over
again all the tunes that captured approval
Yesterday. Prices VI good seats had dropped
Rom s2l to 81. and Mt the latter figure many
industrious curbstone brokers offered them
without takers
Precisely at lls Temporary Chairman
owens raped tho Convent to order, and