The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-06-22
AT Chicago.
A Rather Uninteresting
Session Of the COnven.
ton \ esterday.
THE DAY OCCUPIED In OIf(ANlZ-
ING AND NECESSARY PRE-
LINlNARIEES.

THE DAY OCCUPIED ORGANIC
ING AND NECESSARY PRE-
LINlNARIES.
Cleveland Continues to Strenethcn---
Committee Work and Reports--
Convention Gossip.
BY Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
CHICAGO, June 21.-Thc Democratic
National Convention, on opening day,
had not even the interest of the conven-
ton held two weeks ago at Minneapolis
The opponents of Mr.. Harrison kept up
a bold fight until the third days session
of the convention. They claimed even
an hour before the nomination was made
that they had hopes of success. The
men who have been fighting Cleveland
most bitterly had given up all hope this
morning. They stopped the shouting of
their followers In the corridors of the hO-
tells and the convention opened as tamely
almost as the Cleveland ratification meet
ing at St. Louis four years ago. The
Tammany men did not give up the bat
tie until an early hour this morning.
They have not made formal surrender
yet, but as the delegations at their meet
ings last evening determined one by one
to support Cleveland as unit, the anti
Cleveland case grew more and more
hopeless and when the news that Illinois
had refused to break from its instruc-
tions came In about mid night, the battle
was over There had been rays of hope
occasionally during the evening. Most
of them were cloudcd though. Only two
favorite sons stayed in the fight uncom,
promisingly-Eill and Boies. The
other candidates We're al conditional.
If Cleveland is out of the way,"
was the cautious introduction Of every
State as it proclaimed its allegiance to
its local leader. But second choice can
didates were at a discount this morning
Mr.. Germans friends were doing all that
they could last night and again to day to
convince the delegates and the country
that he had never been candidate No
one to-day was anxious for the doubtful
honor of being beaten in the first
ballot except New York and Iowa.
They stand to their colors and
will stand to them until the
H..
Quiet at Hill Headquarters.
The general air of quietude about the
Tammany and Hill headquarters this
morning was indicative of defeat and it
was noticeable that the leaders made nc
more claims of any chances of winning
for Mr.. Hill. Assemblyman Timothy
Sullivan, of New York City, stood in
the waiting room of the State commit
tee and said: 1--WE might as we'll take
our medicine gracefully. We are beater
out of sight and the only thing to do, il
to turn in and eject Cleveland" The
rest of the Tammany chieftains nodded
assent.
Chairman Murphy came around abou
nine o'clock. When asked the situation
he said: eve shall present the name O
Senator Hill to the convention and New
York State will vote solidly for him. W.
must fulfil our pledge We have worked
hard for our candidate and we are evi
IDENTIFY beaten but that should not max
us desert him." 1t was current rumor a
Tammany headquarters that when it
beyond "a doubt that Mr. Cleveland
nominated, Col. John r. Fellows wi
arise, and on behalf of New York, NOV
that the nomination be made unanimous
Col Fellows this morning would neithe
deny or affirm the statement
Tammany Will Work for the Nominee
Mr.. Croker said "Tammany is for th
democratic candidate in every instance
and if the convention nOminatcs NJ
Cleveland, it will not only support b,
work for him.
COIOred Democrats.
The colored Democratic convention m,
this a. IN. at II o'clock. The meeting W;
called to order by the national secretal
and w. H. Johnson, of Albany, W;
made chairman In taking the chair M
johnson said: ''We are here to-day b
cause we believe that the republics
party has Outlived it's usefulnes
at least so far as it relat
to the negro and his prosperity, and tn
it is our duty to cast about for safe al
sure anchorage. The great democrat
party has gained wisdom by experienc
Its policy of good government embrac
|, all people, white and black, rich al
y poor, North and South"
Mr.. johnson paid warm tribute
Cleveland and Hill and concluded by d
claring that the republican party of t
day stands as sectional party, dictat
rial, overbearing and autocratic.
The silver Plank.
CHICAGO, June 21.-The dclegat
from the western states held cauc
this morning to adopt the form of "a S
yer plank that shall be satisfactory
the states particularly interested in t
subject All of them including ter
tories except New Mexico being rep
sentcd. Previous to the meeting of
committee appointed last MIC
met and adopted the form of a re:
is luton for submission to the cauc1
This committee was composed of Mess
u Odonnell of Colorado; Johnson,
|ll Idaho; Clark, of Montana; Beckwith,
Wyoming and Henderson and Kress
eu of Utah. The committee were rea
r for the caucus at 10 80, Mr.. Cowen cha
man of the Montana State CO
mittee presided, and MIR. Ga
presented the result Of the cOmmitte
labor. The resolution was discuss
twenty minutes, and the two resolutiC
were adopted to include the views of
caucus These resolutions If was ,