San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-07-01

for the able aud impartial manner in
which he had discharged his duties.
Having disposed OF the temporary ad-
ministration the convention proceeded
TO business The report OF the COM
mittee on rules was the first 10 De
considered and English OF Indiana
proceeded with report recommend
ing the following order OF business:
Report Of the committee on resolu-
tons and platform nomination OF
candidates for president Of the United
States nomination OF candidates for
vire president OF the United States.
also recommending that tine rules OF
the last Democratic convention be
adopted for the present convention.
The report was unanimously adopted.
The next order OF business was the
report OF the committee on resolutions
out no members OF the committee on
resolutions were present in the CON
veniion. The New York Syracuse
delegates were refused seats. The
Utah contest was decided unani=
mously in favor OF the sitting dele
gates, Henry p Henderson and John
&. Cain. This fight was precisely
similar to the Utah contest At Mime
apolis. In Cincinnati Louis Bernard
won the contest against Hill ana she
committee was unanimous in his
favor. The sitting mem oers also re-
tain their seats IN tine twenty-third
Pennsylvania congressional district
The Kolb Alabama contested delega-
lion was given seats in the au-
dience. The chairman WIS present
ed with gavel of zinc by Mr.. Phelps
OF Missouri bearing the inscription
I'VE need no protection" E1-Gov.
James &. Campbell addressed the con-
veniion by invitation, and was escort
ed to the platform 10 the tune
OF "The Campbells are com
ing" Adjourned until D. m.
The crowd at the afternoon session Of
the convention was little slow in
gathering and the usual scenes as
prominent men entered prevailed.
The great throng. however subsidized
wnen ut 5:lS clock Chairman Wilson
tnuinpeG the desk with his maliet and
the session began. Rev. Thomas
Green OF Cedar Rapids. la, was pre-
senied AMI offered PRAYER. Then en-
sued = wait for the resolutions COM
mit;ee A few minutes more and at
6:2j Delegate Charles II. Jones Of
Missouri. chairman OF the resolutions
committee appeared on the
platform and presented the report OF
the committee. asking Senator Villas
10 read it and give notice that when
read the previous question would be
moved upon its adoption. Patterson
OF Co.or. gave notice OF a minority
report and then Villas commenced to
read. but wnen he reached the phrase
from Madison to Cleveland rs with
one impulse the entire 20. 600 threats
let loose yelis and screams that almost
made the barracks CULVER In I flash
white satin banner. heavy with gold
fringe was shot aiofL It WAS the
ensign OF Michigan bearing the pic
turc OF Cleveland. A man in the rear
OF the delegates hoisted a picture Of
David B. Hill but quick as human
Impulse moves. hostile nand ripped
IT. from the standard and tore it up
while Kisses for and again It
the act waved around the hail.
Jones of Missouri the committed ;
chairman. Immediately moved the
adoption OF the platform Us read.
Naal Of GlaiA-4--.;---.da the noor and
moving TO strike ont the section OF
the platform pertaining TO the tariff
ali words preceding the denunciation
OF the Mckinley act offered the fol
lowing substitute. We deaounce
the Republican protection as fraud
upon the great majority OF the Amer
lean people for the benefit OF the few.
We declare it to be a fundamental
principle OF the Democratic party that
the federal government has no con-
stitutional power to impose and
collect tariff or duties except
Tor the purpose OF revenue only.
and we demand that the collec-
ton OF such taxes shall be limited to
the necessities of the government
Shen honestly and economically ad-
ministeredn The substitute having
been read. Neal made the proper mo
ton to strike out the words we re-
iterate the oft-repeated doctrines.
down to the dictates OF justice, and
proceeded to make the tariff for reve-
nue. only argument. A vote was
taken which resulted, yeas Sol; nays
342. And Meals motion TO strike out
and substitute an amendment TO the
report of the platform committee was
carried. Patterson Of Colorado. rep
resenting the minority OF the commit
tee on resolutions. then took the plat
form and in snort speech moved the
insertion OF the word free before the
word bi-me.ailic in the silver plank.
Inc chairman put the question
and it was declared lost.
The chairman announced the noxt
order OF business was the roll call OF
states for the nomination Of candi-
date for president and ordered the
secretary to proceed. Ex-Gov. Abb
bott of Ohio presented the name of
Grover Cleveland amid deafeniug 40
plause. W. C. Dewitt of New York
placed in nomination Se-ator David
B. Hill. Gov. BOies OF Iowa was
placed before the convention by john
ID. Duncombe OF Iowa. Nominations
closed and baIloting commenced and