Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-06-23
CLEVELAND GOT THERE
He WAS NOMINATED ON THE FIRST
BALLOT.
NEW YORK CONSENTS TO
MAKE 1T UNANlM
ADJOURNMENT TAKEN TILL.
THIS AETERNOON.

CAMPBELL .....................
PATTISON ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
WHITNEY ."..... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l
USSELL.................
WASHINGTON, June 23.-[Special. The
night session of the democratic conven-
ton was called to order at 5:1+. The COM
mittec on platform was not then ready
to report, but at 6:2i Chas. ii. Jones, of
Missouri, chairman of the resolutions
committee, presented the report. Mr..
Pattison, of Colorado, announced that
a minority report would be presented
before the previous question would be
put on the adoption of the platform.
[Chcers. Then ex-Secretary Villas com
mcnccd to read the resolutions, but
when he reached the phrase "From Madi-
son to Cleveland" there was quck
shout of one voice near the platform. 1t
was lost, however, in a flash, for it
seemed as though with one impulse, the
entire twenty thousand people lcapcd
upon their chairs and let loose yclls and
screams that made the wigwam quivcr.
A man in the rear of the delegates
hoistcd picture of d. b. Hill A quirl
hostile hand ripped it from it's standard
and tore it up while misses tor and
against the act swept i'll Il wave all
around the hall.
Then came in the arena thc crimson
banner of Iowa. A sturdy Bocs man
bore it aloft and waved it constantly
while the mass of swcltcring people made
a din and storm of sound
The tempest cbbed and flowed for 10
minutes when Don Dickinson, of Mich
iGan. cau~cd the Michigan banner to be
carried into view in order that business
might be resumed
Through all this the Tammany men
sat calm and silent. neither kissing Clcvc.
land nor cheering Hill. Its disapproval
was held perfectly in control, challenging
the administration even from those who
opposed Tammany.
Reading the Platform.
Order having been secured the reading
of the platform was concluded. 1t was
loudly chcered, particularly in its denun
citation of the force bill Applause also
greeted the homestead TlankS and that
portion of the silver plank dcnouncing
the Sherman act. The reference to fed
eral officers in the national conventions
elected a terrific yell. The only feature:
of the platform which seemed to cal
forth divided sentiment were th' tarif
and silver planks which were apparent,
not sufficiently radical 20 satisfy the del
cgatcs with pronounced views.
The following is the financial plank a
adopted: "We hold to the use of boil
gold and silver as the STANDARD
money of the country and to the coin
age of both gold and silver withou
discriminating against either meta
or charge for mintagc, but the doll?
unit of coinage Of both metals must b
of equal intrinsic and cxchangcabl
value, or be adjusted through the ii
ternational agreement, or by such SAT,
guards of legislation as shall guarante
the maintenance of the parity of TIL
two metals and the equal power {
every dollar at all times in the market
and in the payment OF debts; and W
demand that all paper currency shall |
kept at par with and redecmablc
such coin. We insist upon such polio
as especially necessary for the protcctio
. OF farmers and the laboring classes, Il
first and most dctcnselcss victims OF III
stable money and huctuating currcnc,
"Scction s. We rccommend.t THAT pr
hibitory ten per cent. tax on state bar
issues be repealed" :"
The minority report defeated, on Il
silver plank was identical with Il
majority plank except that it rea'
- Through the free coinage of both go
and silver" instead of through t
coinage of both gold and silver"
o Col. Jones moved the adoption OF
platform. Neal of Ohio. was recogniz
and gave notice of an intention to pr
sent substitute for the tariff secti,
and offered the following as a substitu
This Was Adopted.
1--WE denounce republican protection
a fraud. The labor of the great maiori
of the American people is for the bene
of the few. We declare it to be funt
\, mental principle Of the democratic par
~ that the federal government has Il
constitutional power to impose a
collect tariff duties except for the purpo
of revenue only, and we demand tt
~ the collection of such taxes shall
= limited to the necessities of the COVE
mcnt when honestly and economical
ad ministered."
oU After speeches by Neal. Watters'
Villas and others, and scene of gr,
confusion the substitute was adop
by a vote of 564 to 642.
Is The motion of Pattison, of Califorr
for free coinage of silver substitute v
defeated.
nominations.
A' Then Governor Abb EFT, Of New ,Jers
nominated Cleveland; Hon. J. +. D
combe nominated Boies. and W. c.
- witt nominated Hill. The balloting
e., sulting in the nomination of Clcvcli
at $50 this morning.
Then Mr.. Upshur, of Maryland, mo
that Cleveland's nomination be III
. {. unanimous. Great confusion preva
in the hall, people clamoring for th'
suit of the ballot. Throckmorton
Texas. obtained recognition and chan
he vote of that state to three for CT
land. The chair announced this and
West Virginia, had changed and cas-
o votes for Grover Cleveland. Mr.. M,
sor, of Kentucky, announced chang