Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-22


SENATOR GoRMAS's ILLNESS.
Senator German Of Maryland as the result Of
Yesterdays storm, was assailed last night by his
old enemy, neuralgia, and was confined to his
room. His indisposition gave rise to many
rumors, some of them quite sensational. To a
reporter who called on him this morning the
Senator said that he was much better, and
under the influence Of the bright. cheering
weather which prevails today would soon be
entirely recovered.
Secretary Beardsley of the state committee
said this morning that the test ballot would
show that at least 800 Of the delegates were
against the nomination of Dir. Cleveland and
the opposition had pledges from as many as
sixtv others that after the first ballot if Mr..
Cleveland did not receive the nomination they
would throw their votes to some other candi-
date. No attempt had been made at the con-
centration of the opposition, he said. That sub
ject would be taken up when they had assured
the democratic party against the calamity of the
nomination of Mr.. Cleveland.
ADIsrURBrSG RUMoR.
Prior to the meeting Of the convention there
were inspiring rumOrs that the dullness of the
proceedings would be diversified by an organ
lied effort to break down the unit rule and thus
to make a nomination the first ballot impos-
sible. The initiative in this move was ascribed
to a subcommittee of the committee on rules
under the leadership of ex-Congressman Clardy
of Missouri.
opinion that democratic conventions for forty
years past had been working without any rules
TO speak Of and that il was time they should
have properly codified set for their guidance.
He accordingly prepared set which knocked
the unit rule skyward. But his first difficulty
rarT+rfr r7rh tba oart-
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 COM
mittee on the matter resulted in 'cold and
clammy" collapse. The different committee
rooms OF the wigwam are-constructed in the
model of Coney Island bath rooms 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 il tried to hold q
meeting this morning. fairly shiyered in the
rheumatic moisture of their quarters and every
effort to warm them up into fight on the unit
rule was a damp failure. The rules of the last
national democratic convention. in the absence
of any report to the contrary. will accordingly
control the convention of 1892.
WORKING on THE PLATFORM
The platform subcommittee was in session
until O'Clock this morning and then adjourned
until noon. postponing the meeting of the full
committee from 10 O'Clock until that hour. As
at present composed the platform will contain
q strong declaration against. trusts; toe
force bill will be denounced in un-
nitigated terms: tariff reform will
be advocated upon a basis that there shall be
revenue tariff; stronger navy will be called
fer; 1t will provide for the free coinage of silver
on such n basis as to maintain a parity of
the two metals to the effect that a silver
dollar shall be worth as much as a gold dollar;
and the school system will be landed. vet it will
be advocated that the right of the parent
to control the teaching OF the child shall
not be interfered with in the interest of retain
ing civil and religious liberty. The proceedings Of
the subcommittee are guarded with the utmost
secrecy and none of the members were visible
about the committee rooms this morning, but
the above synopsis sets forth the principal
features Of the document as it will be presented
to the convention.