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WESTERN UNION BULLETINS.

WESTERN UNION BULLETINS.
Convention Hail. Chicago, July o.
Bulletin No. THE weather is cloudy
and cool. The text of the platform is
published this morning. The main
points of it We're given in these bull
letins yesterday. Three hours are TO
be given to the discussion of the plat
form, of which Senator Hill will have
| the last half hour. 1t is stated that
if adopted in the present shape the
gold men will sit silent and take no
further part in the proceedings and
some individual delegates may walk
out of the convention. Efforts will
be made TO reach a ballot this even
| ing. but it is thought the action on
| gold is likely to delay nomination.
According TO the morning papers
| BANDS chances are best at present.
1T is claimed the key of the situation
| rests with Alabama, Georgia, Missis-
sippi and North Carolina. At present
the Georgia delegation favors Bland,
though several of its members are
strong Teller men and will vote for
him if the opportunity offers. Per
manent Chairman Senator White Is
| quoted as saying the struggle will
likely be a lengthy one.
Delegates are coming in slowly. 1t
will be some time now before the
convention comes TO order. Promi-
nent men were cheered as they en-
tered.
Bulletin No. 2-The committee on
| platform has added an anti \. Z. A.
plank and resolution granting civil
and religious liberty to every. citizen.
Bulletin No. "a Boies banner has
just been carried in amid cheers.
Bulletin No. 1.-The convention is
called TO order with only part of the
delegates in their seats. .
Bulletin No. Sit is claimed that
Mclean, Of Ohio, will receive 60 votes
on the. first ballot.
Bulletin No. Ex-senator Jones, of
Arkansas, presents the report of the
committee on platfOrm.
Bulletin No. THE vorious points in
the platform are cheered. The plat
form is substantially as printed in the
morning papers and outlined in these
bulletins yesterday.
Bulletin No. S-A minority report
on resolutions will be presented by
Senator Hill in which strong eXcep-
ton to the silver coinage plank is
taken and will contain a strong en-
dofsement of President Cleveland.
Bulletin No. Ex-senator Jones an
nounces there will be one hour and
thirty minutes given each side for de-
bate.
Bulletin No. 10-The clerk is read
ing the minority report and Senator
Hill will speak 10 it in turn
Bulletin No. 1.-THE part of the
minority report advocating that all
money be kept at parity with gold
loudly cheered.
Bulletin No. PA plank endorsing
the present administration is loudly
cheered, many delegates and a large
part of the audience are on their feet
and the chairman is rapping for or
der.
Bulletin No. 13-Gov. Tillman, of
South Carolina, is Offering an amend
ment and is to speak for fifteen min
utes.
Bulletin No. 14-Tillman is received
with cheers and Kisses, which con-
tinue.
Bulletin No. 15-Gov. Tillman is
speaking in favor of the majority re-
port 1t is understood now that he
Us to be given fifty minutes.
Bulletin No. 16-He refers to the
way lying newspapers have misrepre-
scented him, ''The pitchfork man."
from South Carolina. CHEERS and
laughter. His referring to the fact
that he came from the land of Seces-
sion caused kissing, which he rebukes
as an irsult to South Carolina.
Bulletin No. lille says we are to
liberate the white slave. Cheers. He
cannot say whether he is a represen-
tative of the entire south Cries of
mo, no" and excitement
Bulletin No. Ex-senator Villas will
i'm turn speak for the minority report.
Bulletin No. 19-Gov. Tillman says
we have been hewers of wood
and carriers of water in bondage to
the states of New York, Connecticut
and New Jersey.
Bulletin No. 20-He says this is
sectional issue. Kissing with cheers.
Bulletin No. 21-He says the facts
cannot be changed by Kissing and is
presenting an argument to corrobor-
ate his statement.
Bulletin No. pile asks if New
York and Pennsylvania got their in
crease in wealth in the last decade
honestly? Cries of "Yes and no." He
saws they increased I'm wealth more