The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-23
Senator is one Of the leaders Of tho opposi-


Senator Is one of the leaders OF tho oppOei-
tion.
WHAT SENATOR RANSOM SAYS.
The situation to-day. he said. Is just shade
better for the Opposition tnan II wa o, sne VI.
same hour yesterday. What General Ran
som referred to was the statement that the
New York delegation would throw their votes
70 Boies provided they would receive assist
ance from the South and elsewhere. Ihe
Senator insisted that the opposition conId
control one-thrd Of the delegates but IN the
same breath admitted that they could not see
their way TO throw their votes to any one who
had delegation behind his back. The VIZ
ginians and the delegates from the two caro-,
linas stand about as they did yesterday and
as they have stood ever since their ARRIVAL
here. -
When the Virginians marched intosthe hall
this morning all the delegation was present
except Mr. John i. Ryan. OF Loudoun. he
was detained and did not come in until alter
the great gathering had been called 20 oruer'
TREMENDOUS DEMONSTRATION.
The like Of the pandemonium created in the
convention tonight by the reference 10 CleVe-
lands name in tho platform was never before
seen by the Yirginians present. The CieVe-
land members from the state delegation were
wild with delight The boys threw up
their hats and hands and yelled themselves
hoarse. Even staid and dignihed John Goode.
the calmest man of the party, could
not contain himself. but like the younger
members Joined ia the wild hurrahs. The
gigantic demonstration of Joy exceeded even
the widest expectations of the Hill delegates.
These ike the 1ammany and other New
York delegates have nothing 10 cay. The
cyclone of jOyousness that swept over the
vast assembihge of 90 900 people struck these
opponents of the ex-President dumb.
DANIEL DID NOT JOIN IN.
TA.~s.f - D..;f HorJor fba Vir
ginia member Of the national committee, oc-
cupied seats on the platform. The former
probably did not care to join in the wild huz-
zoh and the latter had TO show his demon
stratiOns away from his other colleagues.
Tammany and some Of the other Hill men,
however, got in their work when the other
member of the platform committee re-
ported the amendment 10 the tariff
plank The denunciation of the Mckinley
tariff as a fraud caught the New Workers. They
cbeered il wildly and were joined by some of
the Virginians. Mayor Eilyson, who attended
to-nigbts session of the convention. told me
that the Cleveland denomination exceeded
aDythying he had ever witnessed or ever ex-
pected to see again. The opposition Of Patter-
son, of Nevada, to the free silver plank of the
platform and the amendment offered by him
thereto. was another point in the nights pro-
ceedings which pleased Tammany and the
Southern Hill men.
TIE COINAGE QUESTION.
DR.. Winston, of Hanover county seemed
particularly gratifed at Pattsrson's position
on the coinage question. The convention
although on far grander scale. did
not ia some respects differ from some of our
old Virginia political gatherings. The
weather was intensely hot and, although
there were thousands of ladies present the
men did not hesitate 10 remove their coats
and sit in their shirt sleeves
] did not notice. however, that any Of the
Southerners resorted to this way of keeping
cool. Lieutenant Governor Sheehsn. of New
York. announced late last night that ]. ID.
Bellamy. delegate-at-large from North Caro-
lima, had deserted the Cleveland banner.
This WAS the result of the earnest efforts made
by the New Workers and others.
MRS. DIR. MARY WALKER AGAIN.
Mrs. DR.. Mary Walker. who was confined
in Castle Thunder at Richmond during the
war is here making herself conspicuous as
usual. She seems 10 be employed as mis-
sionsry by the opposition, or possibly by the
Republicans. She has appeared at the head
quarters of various delegations and made
speeches against Cleveland. To-day ehe
visited the Illinois delegation aud, II Is said,
tackled Senator Palmer. +. b. Q.