Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-06-24

Hill man, was next called on and made a
good humored speech about it's looking very
much like he was in minority in that audi
ence, which set the boys off into good natured
cheering and laughter.
WHO WE'RE IN EARNEST AT CHICAGO.
8 When the Virginians got to Chicago they
found three sets of people in dead earnest.
The Iowa delegates and about five thousand
volunteers from Iowa were in earnest in their
effort to nominate Boies; the delegation from
New York backed by a ], 200 strong turn out
of Tammany were in earnest in trying to de-
feat Cleveland with Hill, German or any
other man they could get, and over two-thirds
of the delegates from the Nation at large were
in earnest in their determination to nominate
Grover Cleveland. These were about the peo-
pie in Chicago who were really fighting for
something's the rest were merely skirmishing
for the fun Of it. The city was full Of clubs
from all parts of the country, brass bands
were numerous, and there was para6ing and
marching and counter-marching as if it was a
great Democratic jubilee, as indeed it turned
out to be.
THE vIRGINIANs ORGANIZE.
The Virginia delegation organized with
John Goode as Chairman, and Carter Glass OF
Lynchburg, as Secretary, and made the fol-
lowing selections-Chairman of the delega-
ton, John Goode; Secretary, Carter Glass;
for member of the Committee on Resolutions,
John w. Daniel; member of Committee on
Credentials, W. r. McKenney, of Petersburg
for member Of Committee on Permanent Or
ganization, Charles V. Meredith; Committee
on Rules, John F. Ryan; Committee to notify
Presidential Nominee, A. Fulkerson; for Vice
President of the Convention, Wexford Cor
bin; for member of National Committee
Basil b. Gordon
AS DR.. M. Q. Holt of Surry, delegate. did
not arrive, Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson was APP
pointer his alternate.
After organizing, the Virginia delegation
heard New York and other missionaries for
and against the nomination of Cleveland.
Bourke Cochran and Col. Jno. r. Fellows of
Tammany, and State Senator Cantor of Alba
ny, where the chief speakers against Cleve
land, and Gen. Tracey, member of Congress
from New York, Mr.. Ridder of N. Y, who
represented the Germans, ex-Gov. Campbell
of Ohio, Curtis of New Jersey and E. B.
Whitney Of New York. were the chief speak
ers for nominating Cleveland
Senator Daniel was invited by the New
York delegation to second the nomination OF
Hill on the floor of the convention, and sa i'd
he would do it provided he could get off from
the Committee on Resolutions long enough to
give him time to give the subject thought.
THE SITUATION CLEARING.
Long before the convention met on Tuesda y
morning, the situation had greatly cleared
up, and ex-Secretary Whitney, who was man
aging the Cleveland forces, aided by the old
leutenants of the late Samuel J. Tilden, said
that he had two thirds and would be nomi-
mated on the first ballot 1t had been found
impossible by the anti Cleveland missionaries
to make any break in the Illinois or Pennsyl
vania delegations which were solid for Cleve
land and few if any changes could be effected
in the South. German of Maryland on whom
the Hill forces were to centre if they could
muster force enough to amount to anything
saw there was nothing in the Hill strength
and declared for Cleveland. Henry Waiter
son of Kentucky. gave up the fight. 1t was
given out with perfect confidence and went
uncontradicted that Cleveland would get ii
on the first ballot, as he did.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE CONVENTION.
The wigwam erected for the convention was
the largest building ever erected for similar
purpose in this country, and held 10000 peo-
pie with ease. But it was rudely put together
and its floors were deluged with water when
it rained, which it did two OF three times dur.
ing the sessions of the convention, and UNI
brellas were in demand beneath the roof
The convention assembled at II O'Clock Tues
day, and W. q. Owens of Kentucky, who had
been agreed upon, was unanimously selected
as temporary chairman. Capt. Ham. Shep
perd of Virginia, was one of the temporary
Vice Presidents. After the prayer business
was commenced. One of the earliest and
most touching things done was the adoption
Of resolution Of sympathy with ex-Secretary
James e. Blaine at the sudden death of hi
eldest son in Chicago, the Saturday previous
The resolution was replied to, with thanks
by a delegate from Maine in speech thai
was received with great cheering.
The permanent chairman chosen on Wed
nesday was Hon. VIM. L. Wilson of Yves
Virginia, and in taking the position he made
a most striking tariff reform speech which Sc
the crowd wild.
1t was on Wednesday night that the rea
business of the convention began. The Cleve
land men knew their strength and determined
there should be no adjournment until ballo
was had. All motions to adjourn were sweep
down with great shout of noes. The report
of the committee Oh resolutions was being
read when the expression from Madison tt
Cleveland was read. Instantly the conven
ton took fire and cheers went up from 20,00'
threats. The silken banner of Michigan wa
unfurled with Cleveland s picture Oh it ant
the convention went wild. A banner with d
B. Hills picture on it was unfurled near i
and some hostile hand tore the banner off thu
staff. The perpetrator was both Missed an(
applauded.
When the platform was read, the tariff sec
ton was stricken out and the following sim
pie straight-out tariff reform section adopted
as substitute:
"Section 8. We denounce the Republican
protection as a fraud. The labor Of the grea
majority of the American people is for thu
benefit of the few. We declare it to be fun
damental principle of the Democratic party
that the federal government has no constitu
tional power to impose and collect tariff dutie;
except for the purposes of revenue only, and
we demand that the collection Of such ia xes
shall be limited to the necessities Of the gov
eminent when honestly and economically
administered"
The following is the coinage plank of the
platform:
"Section Z We denounce the Republican
legislation known as the Sherman act of 1896
as cowardly make-shift fraught with posi-
bilities of danger in the future, which should
make all of its supporters, as we'll as its au.
thor, anxious for its speedy repeal. We hold
to the use of both gold and silver as the stand
ard money of the country and to the coinage
of both gold and silver without discriminat-
ing against either metal or charge for mint.