The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-23

1884 convention and said: Read that -
The best of feeling seemed to prevail be-
tween the two great orators. Villas read
from the book and said: Gentlemen. on
that occasion the distinguished Ken
tuckian said: 1T is an honest platform
entirely 3d. Laughter and applause
It is SO. and the doctrine Is eminetly so .
Villas, continuing, said:
do not propose 20 enter into debate or cix.
cussion OF the particular form of the word. I'm
which We declare our opposition TO tariff legIs-
lation desire only to suggest that, If it please
you, take IN this form OF words and leave that
there also upon which Cleveland was elected
president.
Watterson, replying to Villas, said:
IN 1854 the party seemed to be split wide oman
and after ffty-two hours OF unbroken discus.
sion in the platform committee the best that
moderate and conservative committee, myse1f
among the number. could obtain as q common
ground TO stand upon was the platform Of
1884 in that convention. But since that TINA
we have had q second Morrison bill, a Mills bin
the message Of the president in 1857 the great
campaign of education in 1898, and saw to NV
sell: "My God, is il possible that in 1892 wa
have to go back for tariff plank TO the stracdIe
OF 1851"
Jones stated. on behalf of the resolutions
committee, that they were ready to adopt
Ohio as an addenda to the tariff section.
At this point he was INTERRUPTED bv a
tumult of Kisses and applause, and re-
tired IN despair. Henry Watterson said
the convention needed instructions
as to whether il was proposed
TO accept the amendment as a substitute
which he would support, or whether to
take 1t in addition, which he would on.
pose. The chairman stated that the com.
mlttee on resolutions had offered to Ar.
cept the proposed amendment as an addi-
ton TO the platform. Interruptions of
mo, no." Question, qestion," ana Call
the roll."l
Johnson Endorsed the amendment of
his Ohio colleagues. and the chairman mt
the question on Meals amendment which
was motion to strike out and insert. and
call of the roll of states was demanded
Several demands for recognition were
made. but ignored by the char. The
Chairman tried TO state the motion. and
great confusion ensued in the hall. and
the chairman pounded in vain for order.
The members kept calling "Mr.
Chairman, Mr.. Chairman" and the
chair continued 70 reiterate the statement
that he would recognize no one until the
convention came to order. President VIII
VIC oSA SSelHt-dl-dGllS 10 seat
the delegates, and Colonel Bright started
on the apparently impossible lob. but the
excited delegates maintained standing
positions in the ais!es and on chairs with a
determination which would not Weld to
any order or request. The sergeant-at-
arms moved about with a force of deputies
and began to seat the delegates, but it was
like pushing corks under water Cries
OF sit down, SIT down." mixed with
howls and yells and all sorts of horrible
noises, produced a scene of diseord which
would have brought an approving smile
TO the face of old Chaos himself. After
commotion lasting several minutes the
band struck up, but this was not sufficient
70 cause any of the delegates
ciamoring for recognition to take their
seats. After the music had subsidized the
chair recognized Munroe of Mississiupi.
who asked If a motion could be made to re.
commit the tariff plank back to the COM
mittee on platform. If So he moved it. Com
fusion worse COMPOUNDED broke out again.
Bourke Cochran left his place among the
New York delegation and advanced to the
platform, saying as he went: II want to
get into this confidential matter here on
the platform" The band struck IN "The
Star Spangled Banner" but the charm of
the music had no effect.
The secretary proceeded with the roll.
call upon the motion to strike out and sub-
stitute, with the following result: