The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-29
NOW THE TARIFF PLANK WAS CHANGED
At CHICAGO
Henry wsttereou's Grent Achievement ns
Reported by HIis Own New spaper.

| CHICAGO. Juno gy.-Wh0n tho Courier journal
| correspondent wired last night that tho thrift
question was about settled In tho Democratic
| Convention he made mistake But when he
told you that there were some OF the Represent
atives OF tho painted harlot OF protection
| upon tho Democratic Committee on Resolu-
| lions. he know what no was talking about, rs
| the great fight in the Convention this evening
| showed. 1t was rumored around among tho
delegates all day TINT tho tariff plank. as re-
ported from tho sub committee. was straddle
| like the one Of 1884 1t was also rumored that
| the plank had the sanction OF Grover Cleve.
land. and that 1t was tho intention OF his four
| ex-Cabinet officers. Whitney. Villas, Bayard.
| and Dickinson. to force It through the Con-
vention. through the influence Of tho great
Cleveland strength in tho Convention.
Mr.. Watterson was not In the Convention
but In his rooms at tho Palmer. where lie was
found early In the afternoon and told the
devilment that was up. Ho sent for Mr.. Nc
kenzic and had conference with him. and
when the Convention mot. Mr.. Watterson was
in his scat with tho kentucky delegation.
G. H. Jones Of Missouri. nn obscure man.
somehow WINS made Chairman OF tho commit
tee. and after n tedious delay presented the
report OF tho committee and said that nftcr It
was road he would movo It's adoption under
the previous question. AS 1t will DO seen later
tho Convention had something to say about
TINT
Senator Villas read tho platform In a remark
ably cloar. strong. and full voice. and when no
sung out tho sentence from Madison to
| Cleveland" tho Cleveland cyclone struck tho
Convention with the fury OF all tho living wind
| OF this hall. and for twenty minutes the huarso
Cleveland roar split through the building
Finally. ordor was restored and Senator Villas
proceeded with tho reading OF tho platform.
When he reached the tariff plank, instead OF
a shout OF approval from the delegates, It was
received with astonishment md silence, II
was weak md nvowed straddle. and there
was not q Democrat In the hall that did not
know 1t.
senator Villas had no sooner concluded than
game Larry Neal Of Ohio mounted tho plnt-
form and. in q ringing voice. deflnntly do
nounced the cowardly strnddlo and presented
plain. single, and true Democratic plank on
the tariff as substitute for the stratdle.
He also made n manly md vigorous speech
in favor OF tho substitute, and was loudly
chccrel.
When he concluded there were loud cries for
"Watterson"" watterson !" from every part Of
tho immense and magnificent audience. Men
stood up in their chairs and yelled for tho no.
bic champion OF tariff reform. and ladies
waved their fans and haudk erchiefs ut tho
kentucky delegation.
Henry Watterson was eager and ready for
the fray. It was the fight OF his life. to which
his victory in tho Kentucky Convention OF Inst
May was not n circumstance. As he walked
from his delegation to tho rostrum. genuine
and ringing cheers greeted him. The Convep-
ton fct In its heart that tho cause OF thrift re-
form was about to be slaughtered. butchored.
and fouly stabbed to death in the house OF its
friends and it was left for Henry Watterson to