~ , TTTT ~_ El VENTN G" — ti 2T T —.- CONVENTION-"Continued. tention of the committee by Powell Clay- ‘ton of Arkansas, conspicuous always be- cause of his empty sleeve and fierce mus- tache and imperial, and by a colored dele- gate from Alabama. The First Jungle. The chairman’s call for the report of the committee on credentials met no response, and that committee was passed. Senator Sewell of New Jersey and Senator Wel- lington of . Maryland asked unanimous consent to make the reports of the com- mittee on permanent organization and on rules, but objections were heard. .A mo- tion by Senator Wellington of Maryland that the convention take a recess' until 2 o’clock was buried under an overwhelm- ing chorus of “Noes,” and the delegates applauded their decision. The chairman called loudly to know what was the furth- er pleasure of the convention. Several resolutior1 were handed up and. referred to the co iittee on resolutions without debate. ’lhe convention seemed to be at a standstill. Senator Sewell again jumped to his feet, and this time moved that the report of the committee on permanent organization he received out of order. His motion was greeted with cheers by the gal- leries, who/were impatient to have the convention proceed, but from the floor came angry cries of “No, no.” , The mo- tion was put, and Chairman Fairbanks declared it carried: Senator Wellington indignantly pro- tested that the motion was out of order, as’ the convention could not suspend the rules, and his point was warmly support- ed by Delegate Littlefield of Maine, but the chair ruled that both gentlemen were out of order, as the convention had deeid~ ed to receive the report. When the reading clerk, who intoned the committee report to the house, an . nounced the name of John M. Thurston to be permanent chairman there was an eruption of flags and chorus from the delegates and another demonstration greeted the name of U. S. Grant of Cali- fornia. The heat was becoming intense, heat of c—tbe wilting, sunless sort, which crumpled collars, and kept the whole arena a flutter of gaudy fans, which had been distributed throughout the hall. The reading of the report on permanent orgnization was fol- lowed by a wild and tumultous scene. Mr. Mudd of Maryland jumped to his feet and loudly protested against action of this sort upon the report. “It can be re- ceived,” he shouted, “but it cannot be acted upon. Nothing can be done until the convention has acted on the report of the committee on credentials. Until that committee has reported there is no con- vention.” Mr. Fairbanks overruled the point of order, and left Mr. Mudd angrily shouting on the floor. Suddenly the irate Marylander changed his tactics, and as Mr. Fairbanks called for a vote on the adoption of the report, }‘9 demanded a call of the roll. His deman’ was seconded by Delegate Evans of Minnesota. Mr. Fair- b nks, however, called for a rising vote, an the convention seemed .to rise en masse to the call. The galleries cheered, and pandemonium reigned for a minute as the convention realized the overwhelm- ing defeat of the few dissenters against the immediate adoption of the report. Senator Sewell of New Jersey and Con- gressman Payne of New York were desig- nated to escort the permanent chairman to the platform. Senator Thurston then took his place behind the desk amid wild applause. Chairman ThurstOn’s Speech. “GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION— The happy memory of your kindness and con- fidence will abide in my grateful heart for- ever. My sole ambition is to meet your expectations, and I pledge myself to exer- cise the important powers of this high of- fice with absolute justice and impartiality. I bespeak your cordial co-operation and support, to the end that our proceedings may be orderly and dignified, as before this, in the deliberations of the supreme council of the Republican party. “Eight years ago I had the distinguish- ed honor to preside over the convention which neminated the last Republican pres- ident of the United States. Today I have the distinguished honor to preside over the convention which is to nominate the next president of the United States. This. generation has had its object lesson, and the doom of the Democratic party is al- ready pronounced. The American people will return to the Republican party be- cause they know that its administration will mean: ‘The supremacy of the constitution of the United States. “The maintenance of law and order. “The protection of every American citi- zen in his right to live, to labor and to vote. “A vigorous foreign policy. “The enforcement of the Monroe doc- trine. “The restoration of our merchant ma- rine. . . “Safety under the stars. and stripes on every sea, in every port. “A revenue adequate for all governmen- tal expenditures and the gradual extin- guishment of the national debt. “A currency ‘as sound as the govern- ment and as untarnished as its honor,’ whose dollars, whether of gold, silverhor paper, shall gave equal purchasing and debt paying power with the best dollars of the civilized world. “A protective tarifi which protects, coupled with reciprocity which recipro- cates, thereby securing the best market for American products and opening Amer- ican factories to the free coinage of Amer- ican muscle. “A pension policy just and generous to our living heroes and to the widows and orphans of their dead comrades. “The government supervision and con- trol of transportation lines and rates. “The protection of the people from all unlawful combination and unjust exac- tion of aggregated capital and corporate powar. “An American welcome to the God fearing, liberty loving constitution re- specting, law abiding, labor seeking. do; cent man from other lands. “The excluswn of all whose birth, whose blood, whose condition, whose practices would menace the permanency of free institutions, endanger the safety of American society or lessen'the opportuni- ties of American labor. ' “The abolition of sectionalism, every star in the American flag shining for the ' honor, welfare and happiness of every commonwealth and all the people. “A deathless loyalty to all that. is true and American, and a patriotism eternal as the stars. ” A letter was read from the committee on credentials ”saying it would not be ready to report aii‘this session.- Then on motion of Governor Bushnell of Ohio the convention at 11:24 took a re- cess. Silver Delegates Out. The Teller silver amendment to the platform was defeated in the committee on resolutions by a vote of 41 to 10. The silver delegates then announced that they must declare themselves out of the party. While Messrs. Mott and Lemmon were as vigorous as could be in protesting against “the pressure” of gold standard‘ they didn’t state in their speeches that they would go out of the convention with Senator Teller. They did, 'howver, state to members of the committee afterward that they wOuld all stand by Senator Tel- ler, and if they Were defeated in the con- ven tion they would declare themselves out of the party and do the best they could for their people hereafter. Members of the committee who came out of the room say they have never withnesses such touching scenes in politics. Some of the silver men shed tears while speaking. Senator Can- non wept, crying aloud as he plead ’for Utah that no funeral could be so sad to him. They loved the party that was about to smite them and cast them out. Senator Dubois was the most vehement in his ut- terances as to the. result. He showed no emotion, but was firmly defiant. Senator Teller was cool throughout the debate. The committee on credentials today adopted, by a vote of 31 to 13, the resolu- tion to ratify the findings of the national committee in all contests except those from Delaware an Texas. The commit- tee aiso settled the Texas contest by de- ciding to recommend to the convention the seating of the Grant faction, the vote being 28 to 16.- A resolution offered by Sutherland of New York to seat the Cu- ney faction was lost by 16 to 29, and an- other resolution by Mr. Sutherland to set both delegations, giving each delegate half a vote, failed by 14 to 29. ' The Grant delegates are McKinley men, vfghille the Cuneyites support Allison and so . MAINE DEMOCRATS. Chairman Hughes Favors Ex—Governor Russell and Sound Money. PORTLAND, Me, J une 18.—The Dem- ocratic state convention met today. Chair- man George E. Hughes of the state com- mittee called the convention to order and introduced the Hon. Charles F. Johnson of Waterville, the chairman of the conven- tion. “ Mr. Johnson made a speech favoring William E. Russell of Masachusetts for president. He spoke for sound money in the strongest terms. Regarding the Re- publican convention he said: “Today the Republican party may cou- gratulate itself upon its smartness that it has been able to reconcile the factions in its own ranks by presenting to the voters of this country as its nominee for the presidency a man who, by his acrobatic feats, has won for himself the highly dis tinguishing title _ of ‘Straddlebug,’ in whom "speech is silver, but silence golden. ’_ It may flatter itself that again it has been able to trade and temporize. But the business interests of this country, which have so long suffered from such a policy, will not be satisfied. This currency ques- tion, which they have so long allowed to remain unsettled, must now be met and settled because one man in public life has dared to force it to an issue, because be, armed with the power of the chief execu- tive’s veto, gave no thought to temporiz- ing, but, remembering the duty which he owed to the nation, courageously stood for his honest convictions. ” ' GOLD DEMOCRATS WILL FIGHT. Err-Secretary Whitney Has Abandoned His Trip to Europe. NEW YORK, June 18.—Mr. William C. Whitney did not sail, for Europe on the steamship Teutonic, as had been his inten- tion, but instead he will remain at home to aid other representative Democrats in the fight for a gold plank in the platform to be adopted at the Chicago convention. The sudden change in Mr. Whitney’s plans is regarded as an indication that the Democrats of the east anticipate one of the hardest fights in the history of the party. Mr. Whitney implied as much when seen at his home today. . Mr. Whitney’s determination not to go abroad was the outcome of the pressure that had been brought to bear upon him by such Democrats as David B. Hill, Sen- ator German, ex-Senator M. C. Ransom and Colonel James Murdock. These men had a long conference With Mr. Whitney yesterday afternoon, but it was not until early this morning that he submitted to the vieWS of his friends. Whether he was in communication with Mr. Cleveland is not known definitely, for the reason that Mr. Whitney refused to talk of Mr. Cleve- land’s letter. “I do not wish to be inter- viewod about any one except myself,” he said. “I am not going to Europe. I shall remain here and go to the Chicago eon- ” .c v' WILLIAM C. WHITNEY. I do not wish any one to regard me as deserting the party at such a critical time. for certainly the national party is vention. about to witness a crisis in its career. It is on the verge of disruption, and at such a time I think- every one who can help hold it together ought to give all the aid in, his power. . “My friends have been very kind. They seem to think that I can be of great help to them in the fight that they are going to make for a gold standard as the basis of our monetary system. Telegrams and let- ters came pouring in last night from all parts of the east asking me to change my. plans and remain at home to help in the contest. At a little after midnight I final- 1y gave up my contemplated trip. “Had it not been for the fact that my boy is with the Yale crew at Henley I should not have hesitated when my friends asked me to postpone the trip. I wanted to see the boy in the boat. He is a substi- tute,.but may have a chance to pull an ear. , “However, every Democrat, every lover of his party, must recognize the approach- ing crisis. It is in the air. There is just as strong feeling in the west for free silver as there is in the cast for gold. It is go- ing to be a hard fight—a hard fight, in- deed. ” , “Do you know, Mr. Whitney, if Mr. Croker has been invited to return from Europe to help in the fight?” was asked. ' “I do not.” replied Mr. Whitney. “We need all the help available. I do not know as yet whether I shall go to Chicago as a Advertise in the GAZETTE. delegate or not. That has not been set- tled. But I am going to the convention,” and Mr. Whitney smiled as though he was glad that he had determined to change his plans for his trip abroad. ' While Mr. Whitney Was talking the door bell kept continually ringing. Messengers were [bringing notes and telegrams in shoals. In between the boy at the tele- phone was busy talking to anxious'poli- ticians who had called up Mr. Whitney to learn if he was going away. Among the communications received by Mr. Whitney was a telegram from Mr. Hinkley requesting that he reconsider his determination to go abroad. ' There were many others just like it received today. Mr. Whitney said that he had read Presi- dent Cleveland’s statement, but he would not say whether it. pleased him or what he thought of Mr. Cleveland’s chances for the nomination. German May Go Too. BALTIMORE, June 18. —-It is asserted here today upon what appears to be good at:- thority that United States Senator Ar- thur P. Gorman will reconsider his deter- mination not to attend the Democratic na~ tional convention at Chicago, and that he will go as a delegate at large from this state. ‘ His course in the matter is said to be the result of;a conference held in New York with former Secretary of the Navy William C. Whitney, at which it is al- leged an agreement was made that both gentlemen should 'go to Chicago and use their efi‘orts to turn the tide in favor of the adoption of a gold plank inhthe na- tional Democratic platform. There is al- ready a vacancyjamong the delegates ,‘at large from this state, caused by the decli- nation of C. C. Homer, president of the Sec d National bank of this city, who re- cen y wrote to Senator German declining the honor, but assigning no reason. Mr. Homer is the author of the resolutions re- cently adopted by the Bankers’ association of Maryland declaring in unqualified terms for a gold standard for national currency and is looked upon as one of the leading, advocates in Maryland of the yellow metal. Reed In \Vashington. WASHINGTON, June 18—Speaker _ Reed was about his hotel .quarters throughout the day and read the bulletins of the pro- ceedings at St Louis. Besides these the close friends of Mr. Reed keep him pretty thoroughly advised.of the events beneath the surface. He maintained his usual serenity and appeared quite as much con- cerned with his books and with the rear- rangement of the portraits in the hall of representatives as with the developments of the convention. The speaker was very reticent, and while talking freely with his friends as to the situation declined to discuss publicly the platform or other features of the conven- tion. A western congressman who has-been active in behalf of Mr. Reed received a dispatch from St. Louis today saying that there was a strong undercurrent in behalf of the Maine man, and that the outcome was not free from doubt. This informa- tion was taken with some allowance, as it was felt that the judgment of those on the scene was influenced to some extent by their immediate surroundings. Mr. Reed’s friends here regarded the determination in favor of a gold plank as introducing a new phase in the contest among candi- dates, 7 nd one which might have operated as an important factor in shaping results if a f-w days more had intervened before the ballot. Massachusetts Encourages Evans. ST. LOUIS, June 18. —The Massachusetts delegation sent an immense bouquet to the Tennessee headquarters bearing the compliment of the easterners to H. Clay Evans, the southern candidate for vice president. THE VANDERBILT WEDDING. Multimillionaire’s Son Too Ill to Have the Ceremony Performed. NEW 'YORK, June 18.—The Vanderbilt- Wilson wedding will not take place to- morrow. It has been postponed indefi- nitely. Young Mr. Vanderbilt is suflering from a severe attack of inflammatory rheuma- tism. The young man is still confined to his room in his father’s house under the care of Dr. Janeway. All orders to florists and caterers have been countermanded. At Miss Wilson’s home, 511 Fifth av- enue, the following written statement was given out today: “’Mr. and Mrs.‘ R. T. Wilson are obliged to postpone the wedding of their daughter on account of the illness of Mr. Vander- biit.” Similar notices have been sent to all guests. Mr. Vanderbilt’s condition improved last night it was said at the house today. He rested easily all the night, and the pain which confined him to his bed has subsid- ed almost entirely. Drs. Janeway and Drater, the family physicians, said it would be dangerous for the lad to go out tomorrow. The alleged opposition of Mr. Vander- bilt is said to rise chiefly from the fact that young Vanderbilt is. but 22, while Miss Wilson is reported to be from six to eight years older. Young Vanderbilt last year, soon after his graduation, went to Newport, where he met Miss Wilson. Stories reached the young man’s parents, and he was, as a result, packed off to Europe. By the strangest sort of coincidence Miss Wilson’s parents seemed to think European air would benefit their daughter, and oddly enough she chanced to catch the same steamer that carried young Vanderbilt. Then to New York floated tales of the young people’s appearance together in public at Paris and other continental cities. ' When the wedding invitations were sent out a puzzling problem arose before re— cipients of them. Few aspirants for social fame cared to risk the displeasure of the powerful Vanderbilt family by appearing to side with the alleged errant son. Hence many guests followed the example of their prototypes at the scriptural wed- ding feast and “straightway began to make excuses.” ’ . 350 Persons Probably DrovVned. LONDON, June 18.—A dispatch received here by Lloyds from Ushant, near Brest, France, says that the steamer Drummond Castle has gone down near Ushant with 350 persons on board of her. Two men Were picked up by fishermen, and it is feared that very many lives have been lost. This message was sent fro'm-Ushant at 3:40 p. 111. today. 'Quick Marriage on W’heels. ROCHESTER, June 1 8.—Eliiott A. Sprague and Bertha May Boyer of Boston rode into Sodus Center on bicycles, were married by the Presbyterian minister and departed on their wheels after a stay of 20 minutes. . ' Rain Does Damage In \Vatkins ,Glen. WATKINS, N. Y., June 18.—The severe rain did extensive damage to Watkins Glen. ‘ Many.,bridg’es were washed out. ~ Aivertise in the Gaenm. Boson \ . we on all the country what we " mean it (hi. I M@wamu Major, Mums. ANNUA ‘ ARAN new inaugurate 442 tntinwu. 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