The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-23
IT IS CLEVELAND.
Continued from page L.

which seemed TO call forth divided
sentiment WAS the tariff and silver
planks, which were apparently not
sufficiently radical to Salty the dele
gates with pronounced views. Jones
moved the adoption of the platform.
Neal, of Ohio, was recognized and moved
to strike from the tariff section all
words preceding tho denunciation of the
Mckinley act and to substitute therefor
the following:
1--WE denounce Republican protec ton
as fraud on labor of the great majority
OF the American people for the benefit
of few. We declare it to be the funda-
mental principle of the Democratic
party that the Federal Government has
no constitutional power to impose and
collect tariff duties, except for the pur-
poses OF revenues only, and we demand
that the collection OF such taxes shall
be limited to the necessities of the Gov
eminent when honestly and economi-
cally administered.
A tremendous tumult followed Neal,
Villas and Watterson took part in the
debate. and Jones, of st. Louis, said:
MIR. chairman and gentlemen Of the
convention: On behalf of the committee
on resolutions | wish to say that we ac-
cept the amendment of the gentleman
from Ohio as an addition TO section
three" At this point of Jones' remarks
there arose such u tumult in the cham
Der, of Kisses and applause, tnat his
voice was drowned and he could not be
heard.
After waiting patiently for some
moments for the noise and tumult TO
cease Jones retired in despair. Neal
demanded the roll call on his motion to
strike out and substitute. The roll was
called and resulted ayes 5G4, nays 342
Illinois Ira
33 ayes and - noes, but the chairman
OF the delegation announced that under
instructions OF tho State convention
(enforcing the unit rule) the vote of the
State would be Is ayes. Delegate Mer
rick, OF Minnesota, entered u protest
against his delegation be ing recorded
as unit in the negative and Wallace,
OF Pennsylvania, did the same. also
some others, but Chairman Wilson ruled
that wherever instruction for the unit
rule had been given the vote would DO
recorded as repoI;e by the chairman Of
the delegation.
Several STATES voted under the unit
rule under protes5. Patterson. of Col
orado, then TOOK the floor and presented
the minority report on tho silver plank.
1t is identical wi h the majority plank
except that IL reads: Through the free
coinage of botn gold AMI silver" insteai
OF Through The coinage Of both gold
and silly err
Patterson endeavored to deliver free
silver speech but was interrupted by
cries Of time Mckenzie, Of Ken.
tncky, suggested that the silver matter
be recommitted TO The resolution com
mittee. Cries Of mo. no" Patterson
moved tho adoption OF his substitute for
the silver plank. The III )tlon WAS put
and declared lost. The chairman hon
said: The IN astion is now on the
adoption Of the platform" This motion
was voted on by yeas and nays, and car
ried.
The next order Of business, gentlemen,
is 1.-The call Of roll OF the States for the
nomination OF candidates for the office
of President OF the United States said
Chairman Wilson. Tho clerk com
menced to call the roll and got as far as
Alabama, when ne was interrupted.
Fenton, OF Arkansas, attempted to move
an adjournment, but no attention was
paid 10 IT. Arkansas yielded her place
to New York, and Ex-Governor Albeit,
of that State, came forward TO the plat
form accom- panied by enthusiastic
cheers from the Cleveland wing of tho
convention, il being understood that
Abbott was 10 nominate eX-PreSident
Cleveland.
addressed the body, formally placing
Grover Cleveland in nomin .tion. Gov.
Albeit proceeded without receiving
more than mild applause until he
reached that portion Of his address
where nc said: 1T there was any doubt
existing in my mind of the results Of
this national contest would MT urge
on behalf of my State the views of it's
Democracy in favor of oGrover Cleve-
land
The mention OF the name of the sage
of BuZZards Bay was the signal for
thunder Of neer5. The men and women
who thronged the great galleries waved
fans, umbrellas and banners. Many of
the State delegates arose and standing
on their chairs joined in the great
volume of nthusiasm which seemed to
possess multitude.
The Alabama delegation hoisted
Cleveland's portrait on the end of an
umbrella which was the signal for re-
newed cheers An alternate for one { f
the Michigan delegates attempted TO
carry the Cleveland banner which Ii ID
once before to day aroused such an en-.
thusiasm over the New York deleg alton.
He sought TO enter at the end of the
row of seats where General Sickles sat
Great excitement prevailed when Sckles
resisted the intrusion and pushed back
the offending alternate. A personal en-
counter was only averted by the prompt
action OF number of Michigan dele
gates, who rushed to the scene and con-
PEELED the bearer of the Cleveland ban
ner to move away.
All over the hail. but principally
among the audience, men and women
were wild with excitement. After
about eight minutes Of pandemonium
the chair thought it was time to take Ia