Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-23
THE NIGHT SESSION.

| A General Battle Over tho Tari6 Plank, and
a Skirmish Over the Silver section
Wild Scenes of Enthusiasm a. the Candi-
dates Arc Presented.
| CHICAGO, June 22-Every man, specta-
knew full we'll as he entered the barracks that
before the session was over the battle would
| be on. The assumption that there would be
| a skirmish was based partly OF that the Com
mittee on Resolutions would probably
report 1t was believed that Bourke Cock
rams warning of the morning, that he
| would have business with the convention
later, meant entertainment for the crowd.
Partly, too, the anticipation of the throng
was based upon the conviction that another
Democratic Presidential nominee would be
placed in history before the session should
have ended.
The atmosphere WAS charged heavily
with moisture. The men in the galleries
took off their coats How the women main
tanned life none but themselves know.
When Chairman Wilson thumped the desk
the sun was shining dull and yellow through
the heavy air. Rev. Thomas Reed, of
Motion to Adjourn Already.
Up rose Delegate Dubigon, of Georgia,
and moved to adjourn until II A. M. to-
morrow. Yells of derision met this mo-
tion, and the motion was scarcely put be-
fore it was buried in storm of noes
Governor Campbell, at6:15 p. NJ, started
on final tour of the delegations, presuma-
bly, on a missionary errand. He first made
his way to Michigan's chairs, and the en-
tire body of delegates from that State
leaped upon their chairs and cheered him,
while Don Dickinson greeted him. The
tour was continued amid cheers
At 6:24 Delegate Charles II. Jones, of
Missouri, Chairman Of the Resolutions
Committee, appeared upon the platform.
He said: 81 am instructed by the Commit
tee on Resolutions to present to you as a re-
port Of the committee the following resolu-
tions and move their adoption.
L. E. Patterson, of Colorado-I will say
that I represent minority of the commit
tee, and I desire to announce that the mi
nority expects to be heard to present its re-
port before the previous question shall be
put,
r-m.ndous Shout for Cleveland.
Then ex-Secretsry Villas commenced to
read the resolutions at 6:28, but when he
reached the phrase, "From Madison to
Cleveland" there was quick shout of one
voice near the platform. It was lost. how
ever, in flash, for it seemed as ii with one
impulse the entire 10000 people leaped
upon their chairs, and, with hats and hand
kerchiefs in the air, 20 900 throats let loose
yells and screams that shook the heavy air
and almost made the barracks quiver. In a
fash white satin banner, heavy with gold
fringe, shot aloft and was moved to the CEN
ter aisle. 1t was carried by General Sickle,
of Michigan, and one side was picture of
Me- Cleveland.
Had the throng before shouted? Oh. mol
The first outbreak bad been but a murmur
beside the outburst that rose then and swept
and rolled from side to side OF the great
Wigwam and around and around the amphi-
theater.
A man in the rear of the delegates hoisted
picture of David B. Hill. Quick as human
impulse moves, hostile hand ripped it
from the standard and tore it up, while
cheers for and Kisses against the act swept
in a wave around the hall. Then came into
view crimson banner. A sturdy Boies
man bore it aloft and waved it constantly,
while the mass of sweltering people, if pos
sible, swelled the storm of sound The
tempest flowed until 6:47 P. NJ, when Don
NJ. Dickinson, of Michigan, caused the
Michigan banner to be carried from view in
order that business might be resumed.
Tammany Sits Grim aud silent.
There were Kisses from the crowd that the
guidon and baton of its applause should be
removed Through all this Tammany's men,
in the center aisle, sat grim and silent,
neither kissing Cleveland nor cheering
Hill. Its thunderless disapproval, held
perfectly in leash, challenged admiration
even from those who opposed them.
Finally, ut GAS, Mr.. Villas again resumed
the reading of the platform. The denuncia-
tion of measures like the force bill was
homestead plank and the portion of the
silver plank denouncing the Sherman act.
The reference to Federal officers in national
conventions elected terrific yell. The
foreign policy plank, the navy, the Hebrews
in Russia, home rule for Ireland were all
literally cheered. The school law plank
was carefully listened to and was punctuated
at the end of nearly every sentence by
shouts of approval
The only features of the platform which
seemed to call forth divided sentiment
were the tariff and silver planks, which
were apparently not sufficiently radical to
satisfy the delegates with pronounced views
Colonel Jones moved the adoption of the
Mr.. Neal Presents the Minority Report.
AS representative from the State of Ohio
upon the Committee on Resolutions, give
notice of my intention to present to the
convention an amendment to the section of
the platform relating to the tariff. ZAP
plause.l have been unable conscientiously
to agree with the majority of my fellow
members upon that section of this platform.
I, therefore, gave notice to the committee
that l would move in open convention to
strike out of that section of the platform
pertaining to the tariff all the words pre-
ceding the denunciation of the Mckinley
act and substitute therefor the following:
We denounce the Republican protection
policy as n fraud-tre labor of the great
majority Of the American people for the
benefit of, the few. We declare 1t to be a
fundamental principle of the Democratic
party that the Federal Government has no
constitutional power to impose and collect
tariff duties except for the purpose of rev.
enue only Applause and cheers], and we
demand that the collection of such taxes
shall be limited to the necessities Of the
Government when honestly and econom-
ically administered.
Nh. Walker of Missouri, called for the
reading of that which Mr.. Neal purposed to
strike out, and the Secretary read it, and at
.the close Of the reading cries were heard,
'Strlke that OUT
1.-THE plank rejected by the convention
will be found in the report of the platform,
which appears in another column.
Mr.. Neal Then States His Case.
The history of our country demonstrates
the fact that the American people will con-
slider and determine but one great public
question at time Such question we now
have in the Federal system of protective
taxation. Tariff reform has been the lead
ing political issue in this country since the
nnf,o 70 noI ffn hui rfl "a f0r
vision of Ia ta riff tn tion NH fha four