The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-07-01

Evening session
CHicsoo. Tune when the co-re1:fna re-
assembled. the atmosphere was almost rntear-
able.
The bani finding Dixie - popular IN thu
morning tired that air ovsr ngsin several times
In = medley Of other TUNES AMI each time drew
out answ win yeii-u
Chairman Wilson took his saat az SIS. br.
simply for the purpose ~ enabling Secretary
Bell 70 annrurce telegram for delegates ~hich
hr did il characteristics fashion win ling ", with
the invitation Come AMI ct en-. gantiernen.
my rage i sick
lev minutes later the aex zinc Sarcl raped
10 order.
Order was slow ia coming. and 80 was bnsi-
ness II was fully twenty minutes before the
convention was called upor 70 listen TO any
thing else except the baud.
An innovation IN the usual curse ~ pro-
c~ee-iings was made ~ the chairman calling
upon another reverend z gentleman FIR 4 seroud
PRAYER in the same iays proceedings The
gentleman selected FOR this ~ervIc. wa. Rsv
Thos. q q reen- II Cedar Rapd-. L II. wore
the full black 81 the Episcopal church. He j.
. tall man Nth snli trimmed IT black bard
He spoke with a renetration that should he tn
envy Of some Of the orators who have addressed
the convention. Tie prayed that they might
| choose a MAJ '-of clean hands and PURE heart.
ons who j. above all selfish ambition. one
| ..hose aim will 5e his country and his God
Ate.5 the chairman announced % tine i'm
Patient convention that fhs platform was ready
and wouii be presented by Mr.. Jones. the
Chairman.
Mr.. Jones from the platform. anil cries Of
louder. which er " in intensity. said
Nm. gHaIRmss AND cE~rLrngx o. rHg Gov
| vES1foSs presume that this committees in it,
| relations 70 the convention presents a csee ~
| helng better late than never. j wish 70 say.
however. IL behalf q my colleagues that any
due 20 no lack % diligence or Industry on their
part. Renewed cries 81 louder. an. 4 voice
Let the secretary read
Mr.. Junss: II ron viii ~ 4 little qusetsr
perhaps therr wtl be no diacnity IN hearing
] am Instructed by the COMMITTEES On resoia-
tions q present 20 you a. ihs report Of the
the following resolutions and e
ask their adoption. In order thar You may
more distinctly hear what the mmit has
prepared I intend 70 ask the gentleman who 4
familiar with the p~hraseoioZy 70 read them ~;
me ard o. susr a. they are rad. 7 shall movs
the previous question upon the adoption ~ shs
platform
Mr. JOINS closed Nv asking Mr. Villas. of Wis
consin. - read the platform.
Mr.. Villa. brgnn 10 % 20 n hi. marriirsn'
sonorous voice and most impressive style.
The first mention n cieveland's name IN ID.
convention was when Mr.. villas. in the frsl
paragraph ~ ths PLATFORM. real from Nal ~f
70 Cleveland II called ont the JOINT enthas-
asm Of the delegates The Syracuse men ~
the cheering - the Cleveland delegates AMI fh'
Cleveland men in ths galleries srrang TO thei
feet waving hats, handk erchief. and fans.
II was twenty minutes altar the shouting b.
gan before Mr. villas could bring his Lss voic
20 bsrr on tho convention srain. and even thel
n had 70 run 4 brief composition with 4 mnrmnl
Of suppressed enthuaz-m that contiaaed d
run through the audience.
, The further reading Of the document was Z
times punrtnatet with applause hut - -
: trcmc le1gth seemed to diminish its interest
when the silver plank was reached there vas
stronger outbreak " approval than q any pos
ton u the platform.
The famiiiar phrase. public once u . publ
trust" which followed was promptly rccox
nizcd and brought out another but VERY bris
Cleveland demonstration
h civil service plank called out more hisss
, than cheers. The galleries applsudci the cof
demnxticn Of th> republican once boiler : cor
vention. Very few demonstrations were mad
By ths delegates themselves - any point. y,
: counting Interruptions the platform oc-up,c
thirty I'VE minutes In the reading. it, colcii
sion vas obviously ueIromsi - . relief.
Mr. Jones. AZ the close Of The reading. sAi
: On behalf or the Commits on sesoluticns
move the stoption o. ths piatform a read