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bine ON successful Iowa governor.
Chairman Wilson took his seat at 5:l5,
but simply for the purpose of enabling
Secretary Bell TO announce kilograms
for delegates Two minutes later Chair
man Wilson took hiss seat and tapped to
order. Order was slow ia coming, and
50 was business. Ii was fully twenty
minutes before the convention was
called upon to listen 10 anything else
except the band.
An innovation in the usual course of
proceedings was made by thu chairman
calling upon another reverend gentle
man for second prayer IA thu, same
days proceedings The gentleman se-
lected for this service was Rev. Thomas
G. Green, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The
reverened gentleman spoke with pene-
tration that should be the envy OF the
orators who have addressed the conven-
ton. He prayed that they might choose
''of clean hands, pure heart, one who is
above all selfish ambition; one whose
aim will be his county and his God"
Then the band played, and the dele
gates sat perspiring, flaming themselves
and waiting for the platform. In the
midst of the turmoil and confusion
delegate moved to adjourn to IL o'clock
today. There were cries OF mo-" and
when the question was put and decisive
negative vote shown cheers went up
from the New York delegates, who rose
to their feet and cheered, waving their
fans. A Kansas delegate got the floor to
present resolution. Mr.. Powers, of
Michigan was standing on q chair sup
ported by Don M. Dickinson, demanding
recognition. He got it in a minute and
announced that the committee ON re-
solutions would be ready TO report in
fifteen minutes. This was at 0 O'clock
This was greeted with applause and the
band playhd when Johnnie comes
marching home."
The first mention of Cleveland's name
in the convention was when Mr.. Villas.
in the first paragraph of the platform,
read "from Madison to Cleveland" I'M
mediately there was scene of widest
enthusiasm. In the midst of the excite
ment Michigan delegate rushed
through the hall holding the banner of
his state, with portrait Of Cleveland
pinned across its face. 10 was passed
from delegates to delegate, and twenty
minutes passed before it was possible to
restore order.
Finally, at 6:32, the chair announced
that the committee on resolutions was
ready to report, and Mr.. Jones, chair
man of the committee, took the platform
to announce that he had invited Mr..
Villas, of Wisconsin, to read the plat
form, and the latter began TO do so in
his most impressive style.
Mr.. Jones at the close of the reading
said: son behalf of the committee on res
olutions move the adoption of the plat
form as read"
This was met by cries of "No." Mr..
Neal, of Ohio, took the stand and said:
"As a representative from the state of
Ohio, appointed on the committee on
resolutions, gave notice of my inten-
ton to present to this convention an
amendment to the section of the plat
form relative to the tariff. have been
unable cOnscientiously to agree with the
majority of my fellow members upon
that section of this platform. l there
fore gave notice to the committee that l
would move in open convention to strike
ont ell that section of the platform
after the words denouncing the McKin-
lev act and to substitute the following,
awe denounce Republican protec-
ton as q fraud, robbery of the great
majority of the American people for the
benefit of the few. We declare Il to be
a fundamental principle of the Demo
cratic party that the federal government
has no constitutional power 10 enforce
and collect tariff duties except for the
purpose of revenue only, and only de-
mand that the collection OF such taxes
shall be lightened to the necessities of
the government and honestly and
economically administered."
Mr.. Neal made brief and mastery
argument in support of his proposition.
His remarks were constantly interrupted
by applause. When he closed there
were cries for Watterson from the gal
leries and much confusion. Mr.. Wat
terson was finally escorted to the plat
form, where his appearance called forth
great applause. In his hand Mr.. Wat
terson held book. AS he was about to
speak, delegate was coming up the
aisle, and shaking hands with Mr.. New
Mr.. Watterson handed the book TO the
secretary and said that he desired before
he spoke to have read an extract from
the Democratic platform Of 1875. The
clerk read. Mr. Watterson at the close
Of the reading impressively said: "This
declaration of principles comes 20 us
with the impress of the wisdom and the
benedlction of that saint of Democracy,
Samuel j. Tilden."
The mention of the name was greeted
with loud cheers. Mr.. Watterson, con-
tinuing, referred to his past labon in
the cause of tariff reform and said when
he had seen that principle embodied IN
q message of great Democratic presi-
dent and embodied in the st. Louis
platform he said: Now my labors are
over; my fight is ended. The victory is
won and canggo.to sleep. shall never
again be needed in q Democratic plat
form COMMITTEES, and can entrust TO
younger and less experienced hands this
work Of my lirs. But when I listened
10 the extraordinary essay we have
heard from this desk asked myself
whether we are indeed in a Democratic
convention or simply Republican con-
yention, revised by James q. Blaine or
Benjamin Butler, for the tariff plank
we have listened to this evening Is al
most identical in principle with the
minority report submitted to the DEM
ocratic convention in 1854 by Benjamin
uously.n