Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-22
ECHOES.
How Things Appear to Date at
Chicago.
The Convention Called to Order, But
Takes Recess Until Five O'clock
This Evening.

ports it looks very much like Cleve-
land will be the nominee OF the con-
ventiOn. There is much opposition
to him, but it SO far has failed TO set
tie down on any one man. There
seems to be desire on the part of all
dark horses to stand in with the
friends of Cleveland. In the event that
he cannot be nominated, each wants |
his strength. This will very likely
result in all of them giving the ex-
president some votes and insure his
election, possibly on the first ballot.
Henry Wat'erson says that there is
enough opposition TO defeat Cleve-
land if il could be centered on any
one man. This, however, seems i'm
possible to do, and ii is almost con-
coded that Cleveland will get there
on the first ballot, which will likely
be taken tomorrow.
The committee on platform was al
work until ~ O'Clock last night and
they have practically agreed ON THAT
instrument. On The financial aud
other important matters The platform
says:
ave denounce the Sherman loan
of 1890 and demand its unconditional
repeal, and we favor free coinage OF
both gold and silver on such basis
as will maintain two metals on par.
ity with each other. We denoance all
trusts and combinations which have
grown up and been fUsiercd under
the pernicicus and class legislation OF
the Republican party, and demand
their regulation or suppression by
legislation.
awe congratulate the Democratic
party for that modern and more Of
ficient navy which had its birth un
der the last Democratic administra-
ton, and we favor all appropriation
necessary for the reasonable Increase
and proper maintainance of this
navy, and for the protection of our
seaboards.
1--WE denounce the policy of the
Republican party which by Cypress
i've legislation has resulted in the
gradual impoyerishment of the far
mer, and we arraign the Republican
party as an enemy to the agricultural
classes as well as the foe OF organized
labor" Here follows statistics in
detail showing the gradual deprecia-
ton of the value OF farm pIoducrs
and the increase in mortgage indebt-
edness on farm lands throughout the
Union.
We r 2ffirm the old.time Demo-
cratic doctrine Of reciprocal trade re-
lations with foreign powers, and de-
nounce the reciprocity preiensions OF
the Republican party as subterugt
designed to lDislead and deceive"
The platform also denounces the
"iingo" policy of the Republican
party and declares the present ad
minislration in its foreign relations
to he an oppressor of The weak and "A
trucker TO the powe ful. The Fifty
first Congress was arranged for the
extravaganza of its appropriations
and for the enactment of that legis-
ton for contnuUr3 appropriations
which renders it impossible for
the Democratic House Of Representa-.
tives to make the necessary radical
reduction in the expenditure of the
Government,
Assuming that the Presidency will
fall to Cleveland, the spirit Of specu-
Iation he's turned TO the vice.prc al
dency. Upon this question an ASso-
ciatcd Press dispatch says:
"The selection of ex-Gov. Isaac p.
Gray, of Indana, - the running
mate of President Cleveland
seemed very probable last night and
this morning, but later in the day II
transpired that Mr.. Gray might have
some opposition where it was least
expected. There are various mem
bers of The Indiana delegation,
among whom are said TO be nun.
bered the leaders OF the Cleveland
+ faction in the Hoosier State, who are
opposed to the selection of Mr.. Gray,
e and who would be disposed TO con-
strue his nomination as an affr0Gt 10
the people who have borne the brunt
of the battle in the Uoosier State in
} behalf Of Cleveland, in opposition to
the presidential ambition of Indiana
son. SO il seems that the
selection of MIR. Gray as a
means of insuring the electoral vote
of that State for the Democratic ticket
. might not, after all, conduce with
e any certainty to the result which Is
d hoped to be attained, and the discus
n sion of this peculiar situation in the
y Hoosicr State has caused the e9tire
n question to he opened up again. The
). proverb "that politics makes strange
@ bed-fellows," was never better Illus
). trated than in this controversy over