iWBP PITTSBURG WEDNESDAY, JTJNB s t r k J 1'ress Committee, which distributed the teats before these newspaper men had made their application. Only 3j0 working seats were accorded to tlie pre s, and instead of a local committee being appointed to manage the press arrange ments, the hole affair was referred to the Press Committee of the,National Congress. This committee, quite naturally, gave the first preference to those papers which hare representatires. at the national capital, as those gentlemen were on hand and in a posi tion vigorously to makeknown their wants; All the great metropolitan papers, there fore, and all otherpapers which are within such convenient distance of Washington as to find it necessary to have a representative at the capital were well provided for, but br that time the 350 tickets were exhausted. The apportionment was made three or four weeks a?o and since that time hundreds of applications have been piling into Chicago from papers all over the "West and South which did not understand that the press ar rangements had been relegated to a com mittee a thousand miles away irom the con vention. Vigorous Frotests TTldely TJUsrmlnated. The Congressional Press Committee, of which Mr. F. A. G. Handy is Chairman, maintain that as only 330 seats were allotted them for distribution, they could certainly not give accommodations for 2,000 newspaper workers, and that they should not be blamed for the lack of facilities when that question was determined solely by the National Committee. And so it is the National Committee who is to-night the object of the general protest from the news paper Irateruity, and this protest fcnds ligorous utterance in the dispatches that lire going out over the wires to all portions ol the Union. Several vain attempts were made during the day to open the vacant galleries to the outsiders, and particularly to the Union Teterans of the late war. But it was felt ihat this matter should be disposed of by the Committee on Resolutions, and when a Southern delegate inquired "What is the matter with the ex-Confederates?" a dis creet delegate from a Xorthern State promptlj moved to refer the whole question to the Committee on Resolutions. The conviction that Cleveland shall be the leader of the Democratic party had full possession of the delegates to-day, and was so fixed that all other things are merely to be done to reach that result, and ior which the convention will rush impetuously and with a unanimity that must nettle the helpless opposition in the convention and amaze the Republican party. The South and Tammany Not In It. The two strong factors in the Democratic party the South and Tammany Hall have not played the leading parts as they have been wont to do, and as undoubtedly they could do, if they w ere in accord. The South did not srive its confidence to Hill, but has been generous in its applause ot him, and of the victories he has won in New York. But the moment the South had misgivings of success under Hill's leadership, it laid aside its sentiment and turned to Cleveland. For, with the South, Democratic success is above men, and the debate as to who could achieve success was wen by the supporters of Cleveland. These advocates of Cleveland are able men. The accomplished Whitney, who poured oil on the troubled waters, and stood between Tammany Hall and the 200,000 revolting Democrats, overshadowed Hill and the Syracuse people, and broke up the lines of faction which were the chief danger to Cleveland's success. The South believed Cleveland could carry New York; the opposition in the South, under the leadership of ilr. Watter eon, melted away, and the popular demand for the nomination of Cleveland grew irre sistible. This overwhelmed Tammany Hall, or rather isolated it and leaves it the one obstacle in the way to Cleveland's loyal triumph. The fact is manifest that the broken Re publican lines in the West in Michigan, Wi-contin, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas have infused courage and given new hopes and bold aspirations to the Dem ocrats. They are no longer in a hopeless minority party and the touch of elbows doubles their power. The l'ower That Made Them Tleld. The doubtful Democratic States of the West, uniting on Cleveland, constrained the opposition to him in the solid South to yield. Moreover, the South was more divided in this convention than it has been tinee 1876. Again, on the silver question, the South and the West are in accord ana Therefore inclined to support each other on all other matters. But neither can the South nor the West furnish a candidate for the Presidency in the year 1892. For the first time since 1SG0, the Sontb, or rather Mr. Watterson, as a Southern Democratic leader, has timidly dared to suggest a Southern statesman for the Presidental nomination. But the suggestion was only whispered, and, in the movement for Gor man, like that for Carlisle, each in its turn melted into the air. Indeed, the'efforts with brass bands and public parades to make a candidate of Hill, of Palmer, of Morrison, of Boies, were not a whit more successful than the whisperings for Gor man. The personality of Cleveland towers over all. The rank and file of the Democratic party, the army of nearly 6,000, 000 of voters, believe in the ex-President The force of this popular opinion is stronger than Tam many Hall, though it were supported bv the leaders in all the other States. And, while it is true that the ex-Federal office holders the bread and butter brigade are here formidable in numbers, still these men like Gorman and Palmer, Boies and Gray, are here to execute the will ol the masses. Nerer was a National Democratic Conven tion more thoroughly dominated by popu lar opinion against the judgment of many of the most generous minded of the acknowledged leaders. Opposition Dpv-Iops to Mr. Gray. Now that the Presidency is practically disposed of, in all but the formality, the spirit of speculation which is alw ays active in political conventions is directe'd to the Vice Presidency. The selection of ex-Governor Isaac P. Gray, of Indiana, as the run ning mate of ex-President Cleveland seemed very probable last night and this morning, but later in the day it transpired that Mr. Gray migLt have some opposition where it was least expected. There are various members of the In diana de!egation,among whom are said to be numbeied the leaders of the Cleveland fac tion in the Hoosier State, who are opposed to the selection of Mr. Gray and who would be disposed to construe his nomination as an affront to the people who have borne the brunt of the battle in the Hoosier State in behalf of Cleveland in opposition to the Presidental ambition of Indiana's favorite son. So it seems that the selection of Mr. Grav as a means of insuring the electoral vote of that State for the Democratic ticket might not alter all conduce with any certainty to the result which is hoped to be attained, and the discussion of this peculiar situation in the Hoosier State has caused the entire question to be opened up again. I'olltlcs Slakes Strance Bed-Fellows. The proverb that "Politics makes strange bed-fellows" was never better illustrated than in this controversy over the Vice Presi dency. The clf'se of the day finds the Cleve land people of Indiana secretly allied with the anti-Cleveland faction in the attempt to precnt the nomination of Mr. Gray. The lormcrare actuated by the desire to prevent the ex-Governor gaining political su premacy in the State of Indiana, and the latter are burnins with a desire for revenge on the Gray people for consenting to turn over the entire vote of Indiana to Grover Cleveland when it was so confidently ex pected that the majority of the Indiana delegates would stand out to the last against the rcnomination of the ex-President. It is said that the Cleveland people of Indiana favor the selection of Congressman W. C Bynum, ot Indianapolis, if an Indiana man is nominated for the Vice Presidency, and the Georgia delegation is also under stood to be very favorable to Mr. Bynum. Stevenson and Morrison, of Illinois, Boies, of Iowa, and Campbell, of Ohio, are also freely discussed,but despite all the specula tion of the hour ex-Governor Gn$y still ap pears to be the favorite candidate for the Vice Presidency. OPENED U STORM, The Tears of Heaven Drip Through the Wigwam Upon Democrats BEFORE THE GAVEL PALLS. Generous Assembly Greets Name of J. G. Blaine With the CHEEES OF SINCERE SYMPATHY. The Programme of Temporary Organization Is Carried Out. A BQUABBLE OYER THE EMPTY. BEATS Chicago, June 2L When 12 o'clock, the hour set for the opening of the conven tion arrived, not more than half the dele gates were in their seats, while the empty chairs in the gallery far outnumbered those that were occupied. The air in the hall was extremely hot and moist, and the most prominent features of the scene were waving fans and damp, mopping handkerchiefs. Now and then, in the few succeeding minutes, a delegation entered in a body and was received with cheers, whereas the members of other delegations simply straggled in and dropped into their chairs. At 11:50 o'clock the first shout went up. A blue satin banner, the ensign of the Horace Boies Club, of Davenport, la., was borne forward to the convention floor, and behind it came the rugged men who will sit in the convention and vote for their Gover nor to the last ditch. Opened frith a Tempest From the Sky. About ten minutes after 12, one of Chi cago's characteristic thunder storms rolled over the wigwam, and the hall was filled, with almost darkness, through which sharp, auick flashes of lightning occasionally shot and the building shook with several rounds of rattling thunder. Umbrellas were raised in all parts of the hall for protection from various aggressive globules of water that sneaked in through crevices in the roof. Among others who thus shielded himself from the flnid was Dick Croker, of New York, who from under his spread umbrella calmly surveyed the situation, so far as it was visible in the gloom. After ten minutes of uproar, the western edge of the storm passed out over the lake. The sun then revealed himself, and as the yellow light streamed into the wigwam the crowd greeted it with a yclL At 12:40 P. SL, Chairman Calvin S. Brice, of the National Committee, rapped his gavel and the National Democratic. Convention of 1892 was declared in order for business. The following were the words of the prayer by Rev. John Rouce, pastor of Trinity Epis copal Church, which opened the convention: The First Prayer for the Unterrified. Almighty God, Lord and Great Judge of all earth, who hast created man in Thino im ase that ho may do Thy will on earth as Thy holy angels always do Thee service in Heaven, vouchsafe to send Thy blesslns upon these, Thv servants, that they mav be guided hv Thy Holy Spirit to do such things as are pleasing in thy steht. Fill them with wisdom and understanding, that truth and Justice may be tiromoted by their consult ation, and piety and relktion increased throughout this land. Let all bitterness and wrong, anger and evil-speaking, be pntawny from them, with all malice, so that they may discharge their duties to Thee, to each other and to all men. We adore and magnify Thy glorious Majestv for all the blessings, mny and rreat. that Thou hast showered upon this Xation; and we beseech Thee to continue Tliylovlnir kindness, that it may flourish, an d ti ue liberty abound. O, Tboa who hear est praver, we are not worthy of the leat of all Thy mercies: but hear Thou fromheaven, Ths dwelling place, and when Thou nearest. Lord, forgive and sracionslv hearken to these onr supplications, which we make in the name and for the sake of Thy son, onr Saviour. Jesus Christ. The prayer ended, Chairman Brice called for the report of the Committeee on tempo rary organization. Hon. S. P. Sheerin, of Indians, Secretary of the National Com mittee, read the list ol officers recommended for the temporary organization and it was unanimously adopted without change, as follows: The Officers of the Convention. Chairman Hon. William C. Owens, Ken tucky. Secretary Hon. Simon P. Sheerin, Indiana Assistant Secretaries Edward L. ilerrftt, Illinois; William H. Doyle, Pennsylvania; nambleton Sheppord. Virginia: Clinton Tillery, Missouri: L. E. Eowley, Miohigan; Robert E. Wilson, Mississippi; Charles R. DeFieest, New York; James U. Strain, Illi nois. Piincipnl Reading Clerk Hon. Nicholas M. Bell. Missouri. Assistant Reading Clerks Martin Mor rison, Indiana; Ciito Sells, Iowa; Bernard Brown, Montana: William IL Thompson, Michigan; Henry J. Lvnn.Tonnessee. Sorgeant at Arms Hon. Richard J. Bright, Indiana. Official Stenographer Edward B. Dickin son, New Yort. General Adlai E. Stevenson, of Hlinois, Hon. Charles L. Jewett, of Indiana, and Hon. Thomas "Wilson, of Minnesota, were appointed as a committee to esoort Tem porary Chairman to the platform. After a creeting of applause Mr. Owens spoke thus: Great dangers menace the Democratic party. One is external, the other Internal. The first is the organized machinery of or ganized capital, supported by the whole power of the Government; the second Is the tendency amons Democrats to make issues among themselves. Two needs, therefore, stand before us In dispensable to success unity and harmony. Of tho one, this chair and gavel stand rep resentative; it remains for you to supply tho other. In this spirit I greet you, fellow Democrats, as the advance guard of a-grand army sent forward to blaze a pathway to victory. Must Succeed and Mast Deserve Saccess. How momentous is your responsibility, I need not tell you. If-ou work In wisdom, the millions toiling in shop and mlno and field will rise and call you blessed. The roll call ot tboRepublic attests that its heart and its conscience are with us in our war with tho representatives of greed. The best thought of our party is a platform that challenges the approbation of the people. We can succeed. We must do more. We must deserve success. Above the wreok, if need be, of selfish combinations, we must rear a temple to the plain people, and build a shrine so broad that every lover of his kind may kneel. The burden must be lifted from the back of toil, and to that end it has a right to demand that whoever bears our banner must lift it above the smoke of conflict and the din of faction, that every Democrat of the Union may follow its lead in exultant nnd irresistible combat. Let us not mistake. Tho gravity of the situation demands tho broadest patriotism and every needful saciifico. Our work but begins here. Under the suns of summer and the frosts of autumn, we must carry it forward with un faltering courage to a triumphant close. This, again, must be a campaign of educa tion. The study of tho corn field, begun lu the West and South, must bo carried into every hamlet of tho East and North. The people must learn their true relation to the tax-gatherer. They must learn that no rail road president champions the tribunes of the people; no taskmasters will write our tariff bills. Tho Chilean Trouble Referred To. They must learn, too, that for personal and political advantage their country was menaced by the threat of war, and they will learn with shamo and regret that on the day tho warlike message of the President was read in the halls of Congress the peace re sponse, of tho little cignt by ten Republic of Chile accepting the terms of tho Piesldental ultimatum, was read-in every capital of the world. Our opponent must be measured "by their doeds and not by their professions. Tho Fifty-first Congress, the blackest page in onr legislative history, became a thing of the past. It challenged the approval of the people, and they responded In tones so por tentous that It seemed the voice of God. With a unanimity that finds no parallel In the history of popular government, they determined that a billion dollars was tar too much to pay for suoh a museum of freaks. If we permit, they will stand by their verdict. That our cause may triumph, let us work In kindness. In the heat or the combat let us not forset our political brothers may be Just as honest, and, perhaps, better Informed. Impelled by one purpose, the public good, we will free ourselves from the bickerings and heart-burnings that characterized the Republican party when its Marshal Ney went down at Minneapolis before the mailed legions of the bread-and-butter brigade. The First of tho Cheers for Blaine. Mr. Owens' speech was received with marked approval by the delegates and with occasional outbursts of applause from the galleries, especially at the remark relating to the defeat of Mr. Blaine at Minneapolis. Mr. White, of California, offered the follow ing resolution: Resolved, That the roll of States land Ter ritories bo now called, and that each delega tion name one member to act as member of tho Committee on Credentials; one member on the Permanent Organlzation:one member on the Committee on Resolutions, and that all resolutions relating to the platform of the Democratic party be referred to the Committee on Resolutions without debate; and thst the credentials of each delegation be delivered to the member of tho Commit tee on Credentials from such delegation. General E. S. Bragg, ofWisconsin, moved as an amendment: Resolved, That the rules of the last National-Democratic Convention govern this body until othei wise ordered. Mr. White, of California, temporarily withdrew his resolution, and the resolution of General Bragg was unanimously adopted. Mr. White then agaih offered Lis resolu tion, 'as presented before, and stated that it was practically the same resolution adopted at the last National Convention. Another Committee Is Created. Mr. Rhodes, of Alabama, offered an amendment to Mr. White's resolution, pro viding for an additional committeeman on rules and order -of business; or, in other words, dividing the work on permanent organization and rules and order of busi ness between two committees, instead of confining it to a single committee, as pro vided for in Mr. White's resolution. The amendment and resolntion were both adopted, and the call of the roll of States was then taken up. The names of the various committeemen were announced and proceeded without any special feature until Alaska ras. reached, when much laughter was occasioned by the announcement that there were but two names to present for the four committees. A similar outburst occurred when the other Territories were announced. Utah pre sented two lists the Liberal and the Mor mon. Both lists will go before the Com mittee on Credentials. On completion of the roll call, Mr. English, of Indiana, offered the following resolntion: Resolved, That the officers of this conven tion be directed to admit all ex-soldiers of the late war to the unoccupied seats In the galleries during the sessions of this conven tion. Cheers, A Squabble for Seats Threatened. A voice What about the ex-Confederates? Another voice They can take care of themselves. Laughter and applause. Mr. Collier, of Tennessee Mr. President, I am informed that there are now at the doors of this Wigwam 25,000 Democrats, gathered here from all parts, of this coun try, who desire seats in this hall, while there are more vacant seats here than there have ever been in any Democratic conven tion. Mr. President, I desire to move that the officers of this convention and the Na tional Executive Committee be instructed to admit Democrats to these unoccupied seats until thev are filled, and that no Democrat shall be compelled to knock at the door of any Democratic Convention for admission. Mr. Bronson, of Kentucky, moved to refer the resolution to the Committee on Resolutions, and the motion was carried. Drawlne; Grain of Oregon Comfort. Mr. Holman, of Oregon Mr. President, the Republicans have had a majority in the State of Oregon for a number ot years of be tween 7,000 and 8,000. This spring, culmin ating in the Juue election, -that Republican majority has been reduced from 8,000 to a plurality which has only 3,000 less than a majority. Cheers. I come from the city of Portland, the strongest Republican city on the Pacific coast, whose ordinary Repub lican majority is 2,000. Yesterday they had an election there. I hold in my hand two telegrams which announce the glad news that the Republicans in Portland, Ore., have been defeated by 1,000,' and Portland is redeemed from the hands of the enemy. Cheers. J. W. Orr, of Kansas Mr. President, I move that all oi the organized visiting clubs to this convention be permitted to occupy the vacant seats in'this hall. Cheers and cries of "That's right, that's right" Mr. Bronson, ot Kentucky I move you, sir, that the resolution be referred to the Committee on Resolutions. There are many good Democrats here who do not be long to any organized clubs. The Chairman Wo will vote upon the motion ot the gentleman from Kentucky to refer to the Committee on Resolutions. On call for a vote the delegates seemed about evenly divided between the ayes and nays, but the Chairman declared the motion as having prevailed, and the same was re ferred to the Committee on Resolutions. A Resolution ot Sympathy for ninino. Mr. Cable, of Illinois Mr. Chairman, I beg to offer this resolution, and move its adoption: "Resolved, That this convention tender its profound sympathy to that dis tinguished American," James G. Blaine." At the mention of Mr. Blaine's name there was a spontaneous -outburst of prolonged and earnest cheers. The Chairman finally quieted the convention, and Mr. Cable con tinued the reading of his resolution as fol lows: Resolved, That this convention tender Its profound sympathy to that distinguished American, James G. Blaine, In the heavy affliction which has befallen htm. The resolution was unanimously adopted, and in a manner that seemed to impress the vast multitude with the thought that there was a genuine sympathy for the distin guished statesman. Mr. Collier, of Tennessee I call your at tention to the fact that there are 25,000 Democrats outside desirous to be admitted. The Chairman That question has been disposed of. Mr. Collier We Have met here to nomi nate the next President of the United States, and I desire the committee should be in structed to issue tickets to those Democrats until every vacant seat in this hall is filled with a,Democrat. The Chairman The whole matter has been referred to the Committee on Resolu tions. V A Tolea of Appreciation Frm Maine. E. C Sweet, of Maine Mr. Chairman, in behalf of the .Maine delegation, and in behalf ot the citizens of Ma,ine, irrespect ive of prejudice, I desire to acknowledge this grateful expression of sentiment on the part of the National Democratic Con vention toward our most distinguished fel low citizen in this, his hour of affliction. Applause. The Democracy of Maine, more than any other Northern State, have experienced the political and official ostra cise by the Republican party, and in the days of its supremacy tender no mercy to its political opponents; but God forbid that the Democracy of Maine or of any State should hesitate to tender their sympathy in the presence of that grim tyrant who wipes out all political lines, levels all ranks and lays the shep herd's crook beside the scepter. Long and continued applause. Of the many misfor tunes and bereavements which have come upon the distinguished gentleman in the past two years, it may be truly sung, "One woe upon another's heels doth tread"; but only in a Democratic National Convention can we extend to him this sympathy, which comes from every section and from every State. Mr. Sweet's remark again called forth the latent feeling ot sympathy tor the bereaved family, in a hearty Tound of applause. An invitation from President Baker, of the World's Columbian Exposition, was read, inviting the delegates to visit the grounds of the Exposition. On motion of Delegate Bragg, of Wisconsin, the conven tion then (2 p. m.) adjourned until to-morrow at 11 o'clock. HARMONIOUS HORNETS flew York Anti-Snappers Conclude Not to Press a Contest. THEY LISTEN TO SOME HOT WORDS From Eepresentativea of Hill's Solid Body ' of Wrd Strikers. WASH SCENES IK COMMITTEE MEETINU Chicago, June 21. There was a hot time and bitter words were exchanged this evening at the meeting of the Committee on Credentials, before Mr. Frederick K. Cou dert conld get a hearing for the purpose of withdrawing the proforma contest instituted 'by the Syracuse delegatesand the Syra- I cuse Convention supporters heard them-1 selves called bolters, mugwumps and other hard names, and had their Democracy im pugned, and their method of presenting the contest called "smuggling." The scene was exciting and several times feeling ran so high that an explosion was imminent, but Chairman Lamb kept the committee well in hand, and, refusing to recognize proceedings calculated to create grave dissension, put things through in short order, in which he was aided by hav ing the sentiment of the majority with him in his effort to keep harmony in the party. Having instituted formal contest proceed ing?, nd thereby carried out the directions of the resolutions adopted at Syracuse, the Syracnse delegates withdrew the contest Resolution Made For Harmony. They terminated the incident in the fol lowing resolutions submitted to the com mittee as having been unanimously adopted by the delegation: Whereas, It in the first duty and wish of this delegation and of those whom it repre sents to secure and promote the supremacy of Democratic principles, and to that end to advance and assure the election of the can didates for President and Vice President to be nominated at the Kational Democratic Convention now in session. Whereas, This delegation has received from the representatives of more than 35 States and Territories a concurrent expres sion of opinion that the interests of the Democratic party would be promoted and its members would be encouraged by the avoidance of contioversy concerning the representation or the Sta to of New York in the National Democratlo Convention. Resolved, That in furtherance of the great objects above, and in deferance to the ex pressions of opinion and wish or our brethren from othor States nnd Territories, the delegates elected at the Democratlo State Convention, held In the city of Syra cuse on May 13, 1892, to decide and determine furthor their claims for membership in tho Kational Convention, withdraw their con test. .Resolved, That a committee of seven to be appointed by and to Include the Chairman, be and lieieby are Instructed to present these resolutions to the Committee on Cre dentials ot the National Convention. It was announced that the resolutions were adopted at the request of the signers of a letter who represented 35 States, and ap pealed for harmony and the withdrawal of the contest as likely to create bitterness and dissension which would militate against the success in November. It is understood that this letter was prepared and sent to the Syracuse delegation at their request, as they desired not to push the contest under the circumstances. The signers are not given, and at the meeting to-night one of the oppo sition intimated very clearly his disbelief that So States in the Democratic Convention bad made the request Snappers on the Watch. It was known when the Committee on Credentials was called to order that Mr. Coudert would ask to withdraw the contest, and Mr. Bourke Cockran was oa hand to watch the interest of the regular Democrats of New York, and see that no point of van tage was gained ior use in the convention or in Uew Kork State in the contest for su premacy in the State organization which has been' threatened and feared. The first thing done was the submission by the Chairman that he be allowed to make a statement withdrawing the creden tials of the Syracuse delegates filed this afternoon, and which constituted the mak ing of a contest Immediately a motion was made to lay the request on the table, but it was declare that lie should be heard. Mr. Cockran was on his feet and at once raised a question as to the motion being properly in order. He maintained that there was nothing before the Committee; he had never heard ot a contest having its in ception in the Contest Committee. No credentials were submitted by the contest ants to the convention, and if they hod been it was doubtful if he, Cockran, wonld be a member here.. He did not recognize the-right of any member of this committee to make a contest (referring to Bragg's fil ing the Syracnse credentials.) A .contest must he made in the convention. Had such a paper been presented there he would have opposed its reference. He would have wanted it heard by the lull convention. He did not propose that one should be started primarily in the committee. He had never heard ot a contest being raised in this way, and asked that the matter be ruled out of order. Foote, of California wanted harmony and a hearing lor Uoudert ue naa nopea with all due respect to contending Democrats in New York, for he supposed that they were all of 'them Democrats and none of them Mugwumps, that Mr. Coudret be heard and the matter dropped. ' Points ot Order Knocked Out. Mr. Cockran's point of order got knocked out by Chairman Lamb, who found a 'loop hole through which Coudret's request could be granted in the fact that Cockran had not objected in the afternoon when Bragg filed the Syracuse credentials and Mr. Lamb ruled that they had thereby been recognized. ISAAC P. QBAY, THE CHOICE FOR SECOKD PLACE. The motion to lay on the table was lost J by a rising vote, and then Clair, of West Virginia, stirred up a lively racket in a warm denunciation of the Syracuse dele gates. When contest had been lodged by an authority that had no existence at parlia mentary law or common sense in reality it did not exist, and no request to withdraw it could be heard. If Mr. Coudert was to be recognized as the Syracuse representative, he gave notice that the other side was going to be heard or a long while would be con sumed in this discussion. He then struck a nornets nest by saving: "1 know there are Democrats in, the follow ing of Cleveland. Haven't you votes enough to afford to be a Democrat for once?" He deneunced the Syracuse convention as bolters and said they would be called down. General Bragg warmly asked what the gentleman meant by saying "Democrats for once." He had been a life-long Demo crat. St. Clair I do not mean you, sir, but ' there are mugwumps in your section. Stirred TJp a Hornets' Meat. Bragg Do yon mean to imply that the Cleveland men are not Democrats, and that the Democratic party has got so large that it shall be fenced in and everybody insulted who proposes to come in and vote with the Democratic party? St. Clair Not at all, sir, my'venerable friend; but the Democratic party, you .are old enough to know, should give no con sideration in a Democratic caucus to a bolter. Bragg said that the Democratic party had been strengthened, not by driving people out, but by asking people to come in, treat ing them" courteously. "We want votes; we don't want to drive them away. We want to reconcile all differences, and use our scalping knives on our enemies and not on our friends." C. B. O'Brien, of Minnesota, said reso lution had been furnished now it was wanted. When men who claimed to be Democrats and friends of Cleveland had to sit patiently and listen to speeches such as had been used of the majority of the con vention, he thought any man coming here with clean hands and a clean record should be heard. The Democrats knenr nothing and cared less about the fight in New York, except that they were told that If was going to be settled, but a man like Coudert should be heard and allowed to withdraw the con test and remove the contention. Donnelly, of Colorado, thonght it ap parent to every man that if the Syracuse delegates were Democrats they would not be here, but he was willing to hold out his haud and invite them into the faith. It was because they were not Democrats that they had sought to cast a blnr on the regu lar New York Democracy. But if they were manful enough to acknowledge their sins he would not cast anything in the way of their repentance, and they should be al lowed to confess, and if they showed desire sincerely to do better he favored granting them absolution. Braes Resents Slurs on Mugwumps. Bragg replied to the slurs on the Mug wumps. Mugwump, as he understood it, was a man who was not bound by party, but votes a3 he thinks right, but ended by declaring that the Syracuse delegates were not Mugwumps. Donnelly again attempted to reply, but the majority was for harmony, and cut him off with cries of '"Question." Cockran got the floor and moved to give Coudert all the time he wanted. He was not opposed to Coudert talking. All he ob jected to was the surrender of the Demo cratic party to the Mugwumps who despise it and who will only support certain candi dates because they say they are better than the Democratic party. He knew nothing here better than the Democratic party and if he learned of anything better he would search for it through time. If there be a contest let it be heard, but he opposed the explanations about something that did not xist Was this committee meeting to soothe the sensibilities of the Syracuse gentlemen or to try contests? Its time should not be taken in receiving explanations not of a contest, but of the withdrawal of an al leged contest, which, but that he would wound General Bragg sensibilities, he would say had been smuggled in. If they were to be heard, the regular Democracy should "have a chance to answer. Foote protested against the word smug gled, and spoke for harmony. They would hear Cockran if there arose any necessity for it, and ended in a panegyric of Cleve land as a winner. Condert Finally Gets a Hearing:. Cockran said he would be glad to give Coudert all the time he wanted if he would only furnish a copy of the alleged signa tures to the petition asking withdrawal of contest Coudert having at last got a hearing, said he had not expected his Democracy to be impugned by Cockran, whose political for tunes he had tried to advance. Cockran in terrupted with a disclaimer of impeaching Coudert's Demooracy. There was a humorous side to that, and that was that these men were called bolters by those who had gone after the flesh pots and offices in the Republican party and then come back to denounce him as a bolter. , The resolutions were read, and Donnelly, with fight in his eve, made the inquiry if the resolution of withdrawal was because it might create dissension in the party. Cou dert replied, "partly," and then Donnelly started in to score a point on the anti-snapper by asking why they had instituted it, but was cut short by loud cries to sit down on the part of members of the committee and by Lamb, the Chairman, who ruled that the contest was withdrawn and there was nothing before the committee, thereby shutting on Donnelly notwithstandlnic his protest against this summary method of preventing trouble. Bryan Renominated for Congress. Nebraska City, Neb., June 2J, At the Democratic Congressional Convention for the FlTsi Nebraska District, held in this city, W. J. Bryan, the present incum bent, was renominated by acclamation. WATTERSOFEXPLAINS And Tells Why He Refused to Act on the Platform Committee. HIS VOTE IS NOT FOR CLEVELAND. He Denies That the Kentucky Delegation Is Solid for Groyer, BDT WILL SUPPORT HIM IF NOMINATED Chicago, June 21. Henry Watterson is the source oj many surprises, and to-day was not permitted to pass without a AVat tersonian sensation. When the Kentucky delegation assembled this morning they were informed by the brilliant Kentnckian that he must decline absolutely to serve as Kentucky's Representative on the Commit tee on Resolutions and Platform, and so another .man, Hon. James A. McKenzie, was named ior the place. Mr. Watterson, when approached by an Associated Press reporter for an explanation of his action, made the following explanation: I have for some time regarded the nomi nation of Mr. Cleveland as assured. If he is nominated, he and his antecedents will be a platform in themselves. His annual mes sage ot 13S7, in the matter of the tariff, and his silver letter of 1891, with his many utter ances upon the anti-coinage side or the Bll ver controversy, will constitute In reality the Issues on which the campaign will have to be fought out to square the ticket with the record and to make the situation log ical. But,wlth my well-known opposition to the nomination of Mr. Cleveland, if I should go upon the Platform Committee and urge such a course, I should at once be charac terized by the freo coinage Cleveland men with the purpose to make trouble by my extremism, while, on the other hand, If I should propose a free coinage plank or a straddle, I should be charged by Mr. Cleve land's eastern supporters with a purpose to handicap his election In advance. Ha Doesn't Want to Be Misjudged. Take either horn of the dilemma, I sbonld be suspected and distrusted In the be ginning, to be made In the end and in the event of disaster answerable for a resnlt I am powerless to Influence or control. In other words, I shonld be required to assume grave responsibilities without the confi dence and support of the gentlemen imme diately back: of Mr. Cleveland. I felt mysel f under no obligations to take any such-false position, and so I refused it. Mr. McKenzie, whom Mr. Watterson pro posed for the place, was unanimously elected. Mr. Watterson considered his ap pointment especially appropriate, he being an original Cleveland man, which amounts to a great deal. Mr. Watterson explained that his re fusal to serve on the committee had only in an indirect way explained any relation to disapproval of Mr. Cleveland s nomination. He continued: If Mr. Cleveland is nominated, no one will support the ticket more heartily than I shall. I am his friend, not his enemy. I came here for peace, not for war. But I am not the man who ougtit to place Mr. Cleve land upon his platform, and I cannot con sent to be a party to placing him on a plat form stultlfylnz him as to the record. As I said, Mr. Cleveland is a platform to himself. Botlrhls personality and his opinion") are above reproach, and even if we desired to straddle the silver issue, he could not mount or ride our straddle with any graco or safety. He Won't Tote for Groyer. Mr. Watterson stated that he had offered his colleazues that "if they would pass a resolution instructing me to vote to embody Mr. Cleveland's great tariff message of 1887 and his famous anti-silver letter ot 1891 into the platform, I would go upon the commit tee and do my best to serve the party and the country. This the delegation yery properly and wisely declined to do, and there the matter ended." Mr, Watterson staied that the meeting had in every way been harmonious in fact, a veritable Cleveland love feast "I shall not vote for him in the convention, how ever, he concluded. "i jur. uoies name is presented my vote shall be cast for that gentleman. If no other name bnt that of Mr. Cleveland is mentioned, I shall not vote. I do not know what the balance of the Kentucky delegates will do, but cer tainly Mr. Cassellman's claims that the solid vote of Kentucky will be cast tor Mr. Cleveland is certainly unfounded.. That is all I have to say." KENTUCKY FLOPS TO GROVER. Watterson Speaks Strongly on Behalf of the x-Fres!dent His Whole Strength Will Bo Thrown to Him A Magnetic TTave That Changed the Bonrbon's Blind. Chicago, June 21. Kentucky this morn ing followed the lead of Indiosa and Ill inois and the 26 votes of the "Blue Grass State will be cast solidly for Grover Cleve land. This result was reached at an in tensely exciting meeting of the delegation in its headquarters at the Palmer at which Henry Watterson made one of his famous speeches in which he said tnat irom now, henceforth, he was ior Grover Cleveland, and he hoped the Bine Grass State would be in line when the man of destiny was nom inated. Mr. Watterson said he saw yesterday that the nomination of Mr. Cleveland was in evitable. All his labors in opposition to Mr. Cleveland had been done from the sincere desire to see a winner named and he had up to within a short time ago been convinced that it would be madness to urge Mr. Cleveland's nomination in the face of the fact that a yawning grave would be pre pared for him by his enemies in New York. Mr. Watterson said he counted himself one of the truest friends Grover Cleveland ever had and it had been to save him from what he thought was sure defeat that he championed the cause of a man who would not be marked for slaughter in the .Empire State. But the last 36 hours had worked a wonderful change, the magic ot the ex President's name had even cast its spell about the solid phalanx of opposition in New York and the leaders there were re treating sullenly, but backing-out of their opposition. A Tribute Paid to Whitney. Mr. Watterson eulogized Mr. Whitney, to whom he credited the wonderful campaign made by 'that gentleman in Mr. Cleveland's interest, and he believed that in the end New York wonld be brought into line for the nominee, and the solid vote of the grand old Empire State would be cast for Mr. Cleveland. '1 propose now and henceforth to work for Mr. Cleveland's nomination," said Mr. Watterson. He ended his speech by a mag nificent tribute to the worth and sterling integrity of John G Carlisle, Kentucky's favorite son. All this and much more Mr. Watterson said, but, as the meeting was held behind closed doors, the entire speech was not obtainable. Ever and anon when Mr. Watterson made a telling point,the -hot, stifling room rang with cheers, which were answered'by shouts from the crowds of Ken tuckians who besieged the headquarters waiting for what few,tickets were left Just as Mr. Watterson finished his speech the impatient crowd burst open the doors and surged around the perspiring orator. It was a dramatic scene, but Mr. Watterson waved his hands right and lett, and quickly elbowed his way out into the open corridors. "Three cheers ior Cleveland and Watter son," sfime one shouted, and they were given with a vim such as only enthusiastic Kentuckians can give expression to. - The balance of the delegates came out soon after. All wore smiles of contentment and satisfaction. They hurried away to the convention, as the hour of noon was ap proaching. The llele-atlon Solid for Cleveland. "No formal vote was taken as to refer ence," said John B. Casselman, "but the delegation is, without doubt, solid for Cleveland, and he will receive Kentucky's 26 votes solid. Mr. Carlisle has expressed a wish that his name be not presented, and his wish Is law with us. Mr. Cleveland will' be nominated on the first ballot" She original purpose of calling the meet ing was to settle,the various committeemen. To the surprise of all Henry Watterson, who had been slated to serve on the Com mittee on Resolutions, declined to accept the plice. This action was taken as an in dication that Mr. Watterson did not want to be hampered with committee work, and desired to be free so as to throw all his energies into the fight for Mr. Cleveland. It was also said that Mr. Watterson wonld make a speech seconding the nomination of Mr. Cleveland which will be a master piece of oratory. Were he on the commit tee platform Mr. Watterson would havo no time to prepare his speech, and this was also given as a reason for his declination to serve. He will, however, be consulted freely. The committeemen selected by themeet irig were as follows: Chairman, Charles B. Jnnston; Vice President of the Convention, Thomas EL Morse; Secretary, H. S. Sulli van; Permanent Organization, John B. Casselman; Platform, James A. McKenzie; Credentials, Charles H. Rhodes; National Committeeman, Thomas H. Sherley. TAMMANY DETERMINED. All Efforts to Clip the Claws of the Tiger So Far Fall Croker Bays New York's Vote Will Be Cast Solid for the Senator. Chicago, June 21. An interesting sit uation is developing tn.the Tammany dele gation to-night A difference of opinion has arisen among the leaders as to the wise policy for" Tammany to pursue in view of the overwhelming sentiment developed in the Democratic convention in favor of the nomination of ex-President Cleveland. Richard Croker is reported as having taken a positive position in iavor of a friendly un derstanding with the Cleveland leaders, and it is alleged that he is endeavoring to per suade Edward Murphy, Jr., and William Sheehan, Senator Hill's lientenants, of the wisdom ot prevailing on their chief to har monize the differences in New York in the interests ot the Tammany organization. Many of the leading Hill men outside of New York are wiring Senator Hill to the same effect to-night, but as yet thev Senator maintains an uncompromising position. Richard Croker came forth from his guarded apartments to-night and landed in the midst ot a knot of newspaper men. He paused, as though expecting an onslaught, and he got it "There is a rumor to-night," began one of the correspondents, "that you have re ceived from Mr. Hill a message to-day, or this evening, in which he has informed I you that he is willing the New York dele gation should now act its own will as the situation may indicate wisest" "I have seen no such telegram; I don't know of any such," said Mr. Croker. "If such a message were received, what would be done by the New York delega tion?" inquired another correspondent "We'd stick to Hill, just the same," came the reply. "Even if ne said withdraw him?" "Yes; whether he says withdraw or not. That's what we came out here for. We've just started right now." "What do you mean by that that you've been started wrong until now?" "You can.use your own judgment about that. We have lost some and now we are getting some back." "Do you then admit the figures given out by Mr. Cleveland's friends?" "No, I do not," was Mr. Croker's reply. "Six hundred and one delegates was given ont by them as their strength last night do you wish to cut down that estimate?" "I don't want to make any predictions as to figures I might not be right" A STORY ABOUT WILSON. The Chairman of the Convention as a Drummer Boy In the South. , Chicago, June 2L One of the stories told" about Wilson, of West Virginia, who has been selected for Permanent Chairman of the convention by the Committee on Or ganization, lold in the West "Virginia head quarters this evening was this: Mr.'Wilson went into the Confederate army as a drum mer boy, and was an assistant at two or three of the earlier battles of the Army of Northern Virginia. At Ball's Bluff Gen eral Longstreet found a young fellow sit ting with his drum on a fallen tree, taking no interest whatever in the very interest ing proceedings going on a halt mile in front of him. "Why don't you rejoin your regiment, sir?" Longstreet asked angrily. "What's the use ?" the boy answered. 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