The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-23
THE NIGHT SESSION.
Acitins FiSnt on the Tari6-Nominn.
taons and Ballot

SESSION.
Axciting Fight on the Tarif-Nomfnn-
tions and Ballot.
CHICAGO, June 22.-Eyery man, spectator
or delegate who held a ticket knevV fnll
wen as he went TO the wigwam this after
noon that before the session was over tha
pattie would be on. The atmosphere was
charged heavily with moisture; the men
IN the galleries took off their coats. and
now the women maintained life none but
themselves knew. The New York deleos.
Ilon came firstinto the hall, and a genuine
Iammany yell came from the benches i'm.
mediateiy behind the alternates. A cry of
hiii went up, but a sound like escaping
steam shot from the floor, and a great
Whisthng, kissing storm began. The
great throng, however, subsidized when
chairman Wilson thumped the desk
ana the session began. Rev. Thomas
oFeen offered prayer. At the conclusion
oil the PRAYER the band rendered Amer
lea. w. W. Vandivere, of Georgia. moved
that the convention adjourn until IL
O'Clock. The motion was lost, The an
nouneement was received with cheers, but
during the time which elapsed after call
Ing the convention to order and before the
committee on resolutions was ready to
report, caucussing among the different
delegations progressed with great activity.
Ihen the chairman announced that the
committee on resolutions was ready to
report. Howls of applause arose from all
quarters. Colonel Jones, chairman OF the
committee, mounted the platform amid
great cheers and said: II am instructed
by the committee on resolutions TO present
as the report of the committee the follow
ing resolutions, and move their adoption
Patterson. OF Colorado, interrupted with
the announcement that he represented
the minority of the committee, and wished
10 state that the minority expected to be
heard before the previous question was
put. Villas began the reading of the plat
form.
The first reference to Cleveland brought
forth such applause as is seldom witnessed
in national convention, but the feature
OF the demonstration was the fact that the
states which have heretofore gwen close
Democratic majorities were conspicuous
by their absence in the applause. The
New York delegation sat in solid pha-
lanx of stern silence. A great majority of
the delegates from the states of Pennsyi-
vania, Wisconsin. Missouri, Montana, Ne
braska and Nevada did not Join in the
cheering. Perhaps one-haf the entire
| number of delegates could be fairly
counted as joining in the applause for the
ex-president. A banner was brought into
the hall by the Michigan delegates with q
bust of Grover Cleveland. Immediately
afterward came a picture of Boies. They
brought forth renewed cheering at the low
est:estimate three quarters of the spectators
favoring Cleveland. While the up-oar was
at its height the band played Yankee
Doodle" and there was an increase in the
volume OF cheers. John X. Walker, OF
Missouri, seized banner bearing a por-
trait of Cleveland and marched around
the hall with it, and it was greeted with q
burst of cheers like the eruption of a vol
cano. After eleven minutes of indescrib-
able tumult an attempt was made TO call
the convention to order, but the troubled
waters refused to go down. A portrait of
Hill was circulated in the crowd, but re-
ceived slight attention. Twelve minutes
after the beginning of the demon
stration Kisses and groans were
heard, which appeared to gerni-
nate from the neighborhood of New
York, but they were overwhelmed by the
cheers of the great body of the convention.
NtQeIeeH IJluubcS Aua DCCh NOhotthO1p
when Villas raised his powerful voice aad
pleaded for q hearing. After the uproar
had subsided, he continued reading the
platform, which was greeted with great
applause throughout.
Jones moved the adoption OF the plat
form as read. bat Neal of Ohio interrupted
with an amendment to the section relating
to the tariff, moving to strike out the sec
ton of the platform pertaining to the
tariff all the words preceding the denun-
citation of Mckinley and to substitute the
following:
We deuounce Republican projections e. .
fraud lcheersl on the labor of the great majority
of the American people for the benefit OF a few.
TCries of .Read it againl" We declare IL to be
the fundamental principle of the Democratic
marty that the federal government has no con-
st;tutioral power TO impose ana collect tafin
duties except Tor the purpose OF revenue only.
and we demand that the collection OF suen taxes
shall be limited to the necessities OF the govern
rnent when honestly and economically admin
istsred.
In pursuance Of request the secretary
reread the minority report amid applause.
A demand being made for the portion TO
be stricken cut, the secretary read the por-
tion reIatiny to the tariff, after which Neal
addressed the convention in advocacy OF
the amendment.
In response to call Henry Watterson
took the platform, his appearance being
greeted with prolonged cheers He
read an extract from the tariff plank OF
the national Democratic convention OF
1876. and afterward, among other things.
said:
When 1 listened to the extraordinary essay Wo
hear, this afternoon asked myself whether We
,xe,e indeed a Democratic convention or simply
a Rapubuean convention daughter and ap
nlausel revised by James G. Blaine OF BENJAMIN
= Putler. The tariff PLANK We have listened 20
!. almost identical IN principle with
.ba minority report submitted to the
r,cr,ocrgtlc convention in 1854 By Ben.a-
~, Butler and voted down almost
,.,eniraousiy Either yon should reject all this
,.o,s-rositv which is hurled among you ana
.aort In It's place the simple, lucid aad true
amendment offered by the gentleman from
orfo a. II ron don't want to do that. reeoTDfnit
~ Whole matter 70 the committee, with in'
.,".,c,gons 20 clarity and purge themselves
60 nj .s,,o.o ..uo," aud "Vilss.'l
yiIas then took the platform, and when
.be ebeers had subsiGed, said;
The resolution which ron propose 20 strike
-. yrss .f,,, resolution reported 10 the coaFea-
,,a, IN Issi, and OF all tae eloquent Fsaees
,.r,as :, hahaIf OF it nooe rsr ged Win suth
t1's..,,I tv as that OF the distinguished gen'e-
nan frorn Keasuoky. I4oug continued iaaga-
te. and spplaHse.I
Watterson handed Villas report OF the