The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-23
ROW OVER THE PLATFORM.

A Free-Trade Plank Inserted After Long
and Bitter Fight.
United Press Dispatch.
CHICAGO, Juno 22.-Whep the convention
reassembled the atmosphere was almost
unbearable. AS one of the delegates forci-
bly, phrased 1t, The place smells like a
dog show on the second day" The COM
bined efforts of a rain-satnrated floor
strewn with sawdust, and further moist
ened by stale tobacco-juice. steaming In n
torrid sun, were oppressive. to say the
least, in q building crowded far beyo ond it's
capacity for ventilation. The band find
ing Dixie" 80 popular I'm the morning.
tried that air over again several times, In
o medley of other tunes and each time
drew out answering yells. New York's en-
trance was greeted with cheers antIci-
patory of coming scrimmage. Horace
BOics's band came in, accompanied by it's
Iowa "taip-like chieftain, and their fol.
lowers. all waving their hats. and
the Tammany men with q chorus of
cnt-calIs and cheers. ALI the other
anti Cleveland men joined. thus seemin z
to indicate that the present purpose Of the
opposition is TO combine on the successful
land man endeavorcd to create q counter
demonstration by waving a Cleveland pIct-
ure, but without effect. After the Boies
men had settled down somebody in the gal
lery shouted: "Hurrah for Cleveland"
which etar ted cheering, but neither loud
nor long continued.
Chairman Wilson took his seat at 5:15.
but simply for the purpose of enabling
Secretary Bell to announce kilograms for
delegates. which he did IN characteristic
e.. xr-.f h.
Come and get 'em. gentlemen, my page is
SICK" Two minutes later tho new zinc
gavel raped to order. Order was slow in
coming, and 80 wss business Ii was fully
twenty minutes before the convention was
called upon to listen TO anything else ex-
cept the band.
An innovation in the usual course of pro-
ceedings was made by the chairman call
ing upon another reverend gentleman for
a second prayer in the same days proceed
ngs. The gentleman selected Tor this
service was Rev. Thomas u. Green, of
Cedar Rapids, Ia The Rev Mr.. Green
wore the full black of tho Episcopal
Church. lie is n tall man, with we'll
penetration that should be the envy of
some of the orators who have addressed the
convention. He prayed that they mi aht
choose q man of clean hands, pure heart;
one who is above all selfish ambition: one
whose aim will be his country and his God. u
APPLACDED THE AMEN"
The Iowa people in the galleries ap-
plauded the amen" Then the band
struck up My Country 'Tis of Thee to
slight applause. which was renewed when
the playing ceased. Then there was q
pause, which was broken by some one in
the galleries proposing three cheers TO,
Cleveland. which the people all atou. him
gave TO an accom- paniment of Kisses from
the floor. Then the band played and the dele.
gates sa perspiring. tanning themselves and
waiting fer the platform.
The crowd in the packed galleries sa,
sweltering through the intermission many
of the men being without coats. The dele
gates looked the picture of discomfort "a.
they mopped and famed. Mr.. Whitney's
appearance on the platform, beside the
chairman. called out some applause. While