Evening Star Newspaper, June 21, 1892, Page 6

GROVER CLEVELAND. OVER THE PLATFORM, (Continued from First Page.) principles he stands on. They want tariff to be the all-absorbing issue of the fight and they want the plank to be strong enongh to make the contest practically one between high tariff and free trade. They do not propose the aboltion of custe houses, but they do not in- tend to have the least shadow of protection, in- cidental or otherwise, in their policy. Mr. Gorman, Col. Brice and their following are anxious to make the tariff plank less rad to include among the issues prot force” bill and all other issues of which have figured in national | of the past | There will probably be a little difficulty as to | silver plank. Some of the Cleveland men | would like to have a radical anti-free coinage cal and nently the plank, but « majority appear to be in| favor of a str: The Massachusetts people propose that the plank in the republican platform on this sub- ject be inserted word for word in the demo- cratic platform, but there is a sentimentagainst ing from the other party and it is urged thing ax this would give | the Farmers’ Alliance, the third party people, | a very substantial hook upon which to hang their oft-repented statement that bothghe great parties are controlled by the money power of Wall street This consideration will prevent the carrying ont of the Massachusetts idea, but the plank adopted will be substantially if not exactly the | same as that adopted by the Maryland state con- vention, which is a simple straddle and not dif- ferent in meaning from that adopted by the re- publicans at Minneapolis. There is a general feeling among the southern men here that no matter what is said on the subject of silver in the platform the nomina- tion of Cleveland makes the policy of the party on that question very clear, and they believe that the third party will get a very strong vote in the west and the south. The expectation is, however, that the republicans in the west are the only ones who will suffer materially from the —_«trength of the third party. There is considerable oppo- | sition to the nomination of Mr. Gray for the vice presidency. and im favor of Boies The have been mace to nomi Cleve- Jand, and it is not able that Mr. Whitne will be in this matter. The ticket by nearly every one to be aswured now ix Cleveland and The Min sen and the Io s suy that the way t) e, but | strengthen the ticket is to put Boies thi they will mike no fight for that. The out- look now is that Mr. Boies will get the votes of the Towa delegates for the presidency and that Mr. Hill will get the vote of the ¥ ion for the presidency. Both may g few votes k Il the rest will go at once to Cleve- ng him the nomination on the first A question which many of the older demo- eratic leaders find time to think about is that | ©f the fate of S Pill. T have hear © express a doubt that the result of this convention will practicully end his political career. Unless information which some of the people here have ix incorrect Mr. Hill's resignation -from the United States Senate mar be expected an earls date. It is probable that he will take a journey will keep him | out of New York during the campaign and | that he will 0 part in it whatever. Some of his friends my that there is nothing Senator Hill do which will wave the state of New ‘k for Mr. Cleve- land, but yet defeat in November, which they ict will be charged to Hill, so that he wi e the injustice done to him of beir bie for the fate of @ candidate w start. kow ers defeated at the J.P. M. DELEGATES. or T Mr. Dickson Kefused to Give Messrs. Davis abd Norris Their Tickets. | Srecial Dispatch to The Ever Cuicaoo, June 21. The istrict of Columbia late yester- vccasion insig- Mr. Dickson n, Was given the “ort badges and «1 the dis ‘tis, refused to give them «ither the badges e ‘kets or ‘cognize them as delegates until the case h=d been passed o .e com- mittee Foreseei Davis and protested tickets being given to Mr. Dickson, but it is the cus the tickets to the national committeeman for distril the national committee refused t - custom on this occaston. tick- ials. uch srouble as this Messrs, Norria had locked the ew up in the : ® iends to represent him in a mission to negotiate with the two delegv'es for a compromise by which he, Dieksc uld retain bis place on the national Committee. | There was a “bang-up row on am this course was follow ar delegates carried the u who ae sured them to in- terfere in what Mr. Dickson consider the proper course in this matter they should not be deprived of xdmin on, ae he would see that th kets if the re the time for Mr. Dickson, in explanation of his course, said that it was the duty of the members of the national commitiee to give the tickets and Dadges to the r ly elected delegates. The title of Messrs. Davis and Norris to their seats | was in qnestion, and he therefore did not feel that it was right or proper for him to give them the badge tickets until they had Leen put on the roll as delegates by the committee on efextun tials. \ So far as the ixeue between the contesting delegations from the District is concerned Wm. Dickson bas the best of it to the extent that he has the tickets in hie pocket and refuses to yield anything to Norris and Davis. Asa mem- | ber of the national committee Dickson bas had the inside pull and hae set up things so strongly im his own favor that he seems to be able to control matters despite the merits of the case. Both Davis and Norris have been working in the dark, and up to this morning were uot even ware that Dickson had filed a formal protest with the committee on credentials. Asa mat-| ter of fact the contest is not so much over the question of seats as to who shall be the national committeeman. If it comes to a case of compromise will consent that Henry E. Davig shall be ad-| mitted as bis colleague, provided that be (Dickson) retains bis piace on the national committee. The brief of Norris and Davis cites that Dickson and his friends participated im the Willard Hall convention and made no | protest after they had been defeated until the national committee assembled in Chicago. Dickson has quietly worked the southern mem-| bess of the committee on credentials by inti-| mating that the selection of Davis and Norris was accomplished by negro clacquera who are really not democrats at all. During the firet session of the convention the seats accorded to the District of Columbia re- mained unoccupied. Dickson retained the tickets, so that they would not get into the hands of Davis and Norris. He did not oceapy them himself on the ground that his right to them had not yet been officially determined by the credentials committee. P.M —— POLITICAL CLOUDS CLEARING. ‘The Nomination of Cleveland on the First Ballot Generally Conceded. Cutcaco, June 21.—The opening of the con- vention finds the clouds of political dissention clearing away, and it does not require the divine gitt of prophecy to predict the nomina- tion of Grover Cleveland on the first ballot. Indeed, this result of the contest is generally conceded now, even by the friends of Hill and Gray, the only two. rivals of the ex- President in the field today, alth< there every indication that the ex-President’s op) nents will go down to defeat with colors flying and the solid support of their respective states | behind them. ‘The official action of the Illinois delegation Inst night in deciding to cast the 45 votes of the prairie state for Grover Cleveland and the re- solve of the Indiana delegation to fall in the same line with the 30 votes of that state, and finally the decision of the great keystone state to i i votes of Pt abont removed all doubt from the situation. And then all the dark- horses and compromise candidates are displaying great agility in arraying themselves in the Cleveland column. Gorman declares for the ex-Presi- dent and rays he will receive the unanimous apport of the Maryland delegation, the friends orrison are among the Cleveland shouters the friends of Pattison and Russell and bell are all numbered among the active supporters of the ex-President today. THE VICE PRESIDENCY. It is generally expected that ex-Gov. Isaac P. Gray of Indiana will be the nominee for the vice presidency. He will be presented for that place by his own state delegation, and it is un- derstood that the consent of the Gray men to the withdrawal of their pres- idential candidate and the casting of the solid vote of Indiana for Cleveland was only given on the assurance that the Cleveland | leaders would favor ex-Gov. Gray for the vice presidency. As the Cleveland organization is jorongh and well di cip ined there is little doubt that any compact the leaders tion. ae ; So secure are the Clevelan in against the selection of W. C. Owens of Ken- | tucky as temporary i identified leveland people and indeed is a chairmanship, and until late last nij Cleveland people were fully resolved to op- will be carried out to the letter in the conven- position that they decided to porary chairman. Owens has been an candidate of that faction for the tem 'Y ight the pose his” selection by putting up an avowe Cleveland “man as th candida When the later advices came in, however, showing that there were | no longer a reasonable doubt of the ex- President's nomination on the first ballot the Cleveland = managers concluded that they could afford to be magnanimous and that no fight should be made against Owens— particularly ax a quibble upon the question of temporary shairmanship in view of the ex- pressed confidence of the Cleveland leaders might be construed into an indieation of weak- ness rather than of stret ‘And so it was authoritatively given out this morning by the Cleveland managers that ‘ould be no objection to Mr, Owens and that the recommendation of the national committee would be concurred in by acclamation and Owens selected as temporary e TAMMANY STILL SULLEN. ‘The Tammany leaders of New York are still |, sullen and defiant and maintain with much per- sistency that Cleveland can never carry the empire state. They assert that if” Cleve- lid is to be nominated New York delegation will enter its protest against his nomination by casting its 72 votes for David B. Hill, refusing to join in the usual formality of making the nom- ination of the ex-President unanimous. Thix assertion, however, is made by the rank. and file rather than by the leaders of the Hill forces, and it is still hoped by the | Cleveland people that when the decisive mo- ment arrives the New York delegation will | gracefully join in making the nomination of Cleveland inanimous. SENATOR CALVIN'S. BRICE. In the midst of all the wordy warfare of this great national convention there is one man who has made a remarkable reputation for silence. It is Calvin $8. Brice, Sen- ator from Obio and chairman of na- mal democratic committee. Mr. Brice has for months been understood to be op) to the renomination of the ex-President, but he hae been so discreetly silent all the past week that ho one exactly understands the part he has played in this great contest. | The Senator himself maintains with much suavity that he is not participating in any way in the’ selection of the presidential candidate. As delegate-at-large from the state of Ohio he will buve a vote to caét, and i to this time it was supposed that vote would be cast against Grover Cleveland. . But the Senator, without giving any intima- tion of the accuracy or inaccuracy of this con- jecture, simply states that as chairman of the national committee he thinks it would be in- decorous in him to attempt to control the will of the convention in the selection of ite presi- dential candidate. BOIES MEX YAITHFUL. Every effort of the Cleveland people to per- suade the hiwkeye delegation to desert Gov. Boies and cast their twenty-six votes for the ex- Present as proven signally unsuccessful Despite the indication that Cl will be ple in nominated on the first ballot the Boies peo announce that their candidate will remain the race to the end and the vote of the hawk- eye state will be cast for the governor not only asa matter of fealty and state pride, but asa protest agninst the selection of a tial candidate who is not supported by the dele- of his own state. Indeed the Eoies people are” almost as bitter as the Hill managers in their arta tions against the nomination of Cleveland. Almost every assertion that has been made by the Tammany people in the last week as to the inability of Cleveland to carry the empire state finds, grateful reception and i inte repetition in the committee headquarters, t will be remembered that the hawkeye state convention was 0 loyal to the candidacy of Gor. Boies that it even refrained from sdopting the ‘customary complimentary resolution past services of the ex-President, so that the name of Grover Cleveland does not occur in the lowa state platform. It is rather significant, too, that the casual inquirer at the Boies narters is informed that there is no reasonable hope that Cleve- land can the state of lows. Thie is not declarations of democratic exuberance that Yave been made-throughout the country for the past six months, but the Iowa state that while they believe Gov. Boies carry the hawkeye state for the presidency as he has is | servative resolution dntrodueed with SENATOR D. B. HILL. b; itney , give ‘Glave. land 601 yotes, two more than are necessary for the requisite two-third majority. CLOSING THE CONVENTION. An estimate by, those who appear to be com- Petent judges fixes the time for closing by the great gatherimg at Wednesday! afternoon or ‘Thursday mornirig. At all events the conven- tion should be an extremely brief oné. ‘The to bef a ly that there tee on creden- tter, the con- the sill tion, will hardly be ~ ae iver. quest y be opposed gg roosting “a o allver states, who will not any marked influ- nce in the general body of delegates. be been? FEE af a8 ag? if & @ not lengthy Ttis’ not ‘lik will be much delay in the com: tials or platform. ~ As .for’ the mn secretary and sten: or the democratic national sommities” since 1876, started to apportion and label the seate of the del tions. “This is my fifth and last convention,” said he. “I have seated the delegates ever since 1876, and I have grown gray and bald in the ver Though not iy attractive on the out- side the wigwatn is beautiful within. Its bare timbers are .almost hidden beneath a mass of fiags, bunting, # and hot-house plants, The chairman's desk, with its engraved inscrip- tions, “Cleveland and Hendricks nominated over this deck Sly 21, 1884,” will tg almost beneath a of and and silken streamers. oe ae PROTESTS OF ORAT'S FRIENDS. The announcement of Gray’s withdrawal has considerably disturbed his friends in Indiana. A telegram from Indianapolis says: “It is incon- ceivable to his friends that seventeen men who Imow that the sentiment in this state is over- whelmingly for Gray, and who were selected as his friends in a clearly defined contest between hitm and Cleveland, should desert his standard and-vote for a man who, with the exception of a | few enthusiasts, no one believes can cerry the state against Harrison.” With regard to the position of the Ne delegates Secretary De Freest has thi ww York to say: democracy of New York has nothing to lose in this fight. We will carry the cities and | the legislature the same as usual. We have no state ticket this year—nothing to invoke en- thuiasm of a local character—and I fear Mr. m will have a much easier time of it next November than he had in 1888, in case Cleveland is nominated. The south will be the loser if Cleveland is nominated. Con- ional districts of the north now filled by lemoerats will he redeemed by the republicans, and the possibility of another force bill, this time pressed to successful issue, confronts them. The south is awakening to this danger and is lv alarmed about it. The state- ments of a delegates made in our head- quarters confirm The national league for the protection of | ‘American institutions hae sent an appeal to the democratic national committee, which will send it to the committee on platform of the conven- ion, to insert following. constitu - tional amendment inits platform: No state shall prohil i fioceaertey accor) or iting C z or “ase its- property ot credit, or any money raised by taxation, or authorize either fo be used, for the , main of founding, ining or aidin, Ep hope priation, payment for services, expenses or otherwise, any church, religious denomination or religious society, of any institution, or undertaking which is wholly or in part seotarian or tical control. Pe Tee Se TAMMANY. GIVES UP. ‘The New Yorkers See That Their Opposi- tion to Cleveland is Hopeless. Carcaco, June 21.—The democratic national convention on its.opening day has not even the interest of ‘the convention held ‘two weeks ago ‘st Minneapolis. The opponents of Mr. Harrison kept up a bold front until the third session of the convention. They claimed even an hour before the ‘nomination was made that they: had hopes of . The men who have been Aghting Cleveland most bitterly have now given up all hope. They stopped the shouting of their followers in corridors of the hotel. and convention opendd as tamely almost as the Cleveland ratification meeting at St. Louis four years ago. The Tammany men did not give up the battle until an early hour this morning. They have not made a formal surrender yet. But. as the delegations ut their meetings evening de- termined one ‘by~ one to ipeet Cleveland ss’ a’ ‘unit, the anti-Cleveland grew. more. and. more hopeless and case when the news that Illinois had refused to break from ite instructions came in about midnight the battle’ was over.’ There had been rays of hope, occasionally during the evening. Most of them were clow ng, though. Only two favorite sons * staye it uncom! mi wed Hill and Boies, ‘The other candidates were all conditional. ; “If Cleveland is cut of the’ way,” was the cautious introduction of every state as it pro- aimed leader dl to its local Indiana should was unit for Cleveland. be out-of the race’ yesterday, the race.” of “if Cleveland should ever be out of But aecond choice candidates were at a discount this Mr. Gorman’s the he en s Leg angel oe Gibson, ye out an interview sa} that Mr Gordas bed ‘never been in the bela York and Iowa. They stand to their will stand to them until the battle is fought and —_—--— INSIDE THE WIGWAM. ‘The ‘Convention Nearly an Hour Late in ‘| Assembling. i Convention Hatt, Curcago, June 21.—A cir- ie uy ‘I 5 i al i i i i carried it twice for governor, they think it will certainly be lost to the demoeracy if Cleveland is nominated for the presidency. land would be the nominee of the party by unanimous vote, In other oe, Sevation. bas one eames i As indicated in these Cleveland and since last patches then presidential Fy $ 3 5 i 5 | F 3 , al | ef the i i i & 8 ol is if E SH] i i E ef L t i i E f t 5 HEE } - | score of honored democrats of the past. stand, while higher up the space for ests of honor were a score of nod gallery, ch encircling the en- tire “hall” and.” probably “the - est ever erected ‘for nationel conven- tion, seemed a part of the hundred of tiers of seats and did not appear to bea distinct por- tion of the structure. The rail was hidden in countless small flags and bore at intervals the shield of the various states and portraits of a FLOCKING IXTO THE HALL. fs the crowds flocked into the hall elmost the first comment was that the New York dele- gation had been given back seats, Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Pennsylva- nia, Wisconsin and Wyoming were in. the front chairs. It was the result of the alpha- bet, however, not of any sinister politi- cal’ design. The states highest in alphabetical order, commencing with Alabama, were seated nearest”the speaker to the extreme right, and the succeeding states on the roll ranged backward. At the head of the next aisle Iowa and Indiana were the fortunates ones and the next in order alphabetically went to the rear. | Missourt und fontana were the lucky onesin the middle | aisle, where New York and Massachusetts fared the worst in this part of the building. “First come first served” was the order with | the spectators and the front seats on floor and gallery were soon crowded to overflowing. COOLEST PLACE IN THE CITY. At 11:80 o'clock the great wigwam was tho coolest place in Chicago, The planks of the floor, the great timber standards, the roof—in fact, the entire structure was _yet moist from its drenching. by — furious rains on Saturday last. The result was a cool, damp atmosphere, like that of a country cellar on a hot summer's day, when the walls sweat and drip with moisture. To those pioneer spectators who had climbed the | outer stairs and were seeking their | places the cool moisture wax a grateful change, though not « permanent atisfaction. Out in the smoke-hazed streets the slowly moving and reeking crow4a betrayed a general impulse to move toward the lake shore, where the great wigwam is. In parties they bent their way thitherward, and as the muggy morning grew in age others and more people were drawn within the cur-| rent. As the bells tolled the hour of 11 the | pioneers reached the hall and the crowd had established a steady flow, then the pioneers dis- appeared within the monstrous barracks like bees who creep over the sill of their hives and disappear within. k fringe of spectators soon adorned the rail of the upper gallery. Hundreds of others ambled down the aisles in the lower galiery and pressed forward to the front places. All seemed to have brought fans, and the flash of these be- | fore hundreds of dripping faces lent life to the growing scene. The great press stand was early astir and ranging up behind the news writers the solid oaken chairs provided for the notable specta- tors became filled with occupants, ROPED IN LIKE A PRIZE RING. ‘The convention hall was roped in like a gigan- tic prize ring and guarded by a strong force of police. It was » muggy, sticky, sweltering Chicago day. The air was so thick with smoke that respiration was difficult. Occasionally the sun struggled through the gloom, only to make more plainly visible the tually descending soot flakes. ‘Through these cheer- | Joss surroundings the vast crowds forced their way, hedged in by alternate layers of livery sta- bles ‘and huge Chicago office buildings on one side and by tall bill posters’ boardings, shutting out the view of the lake. : Conspicuous, painted signs indicated the dif- ferent sections for which tickets of admission tothe wigwam had been issued, and a small army of deputy sergeants-at-arms super- intended the process of packin, and spectators into their Fully two hours before the time set for the commencement of the proceedings the crowds began to climb the outside stairs and tumbled themselves inside the ugly wooden box much after the way in which Shem, Ham and Japhet and the little wooden animals are let down into the toy Noah's ark. Perambulating bands and marching pro- cessions innumerably lent outside life to the streets, But inside the building the effect of the decorations was lost in the immensity of space and the — depressing obscur- ity” of the atmosphere. The opaque thousands of yards of bunting and the unique collection of papier mache spread les; distemper portraite of dead heroes and embla- zoned allegories of fame and victory were barely discernible and their effect was lost in the cavernous depths of almost limitless space. Yet, notwithstanding the preparations made, they were none too t for the crowds which sought to gain admission, or failing in that, to get a glimpse into the building trom the outside. The constructors of the wigwam claimed that it would pack 20,000 people standing and seat 19,000. parently these limite were reached, but as for ng the speeches ‘or discerning ‘the features of the speakers, the great majority of the audience was about as well off as the on- lookers at a spectacular exhibition of the “Fall of Babylon.” : Nevertheless the discomforts were in great na takén good humoredly, and to be in and to | ¥ form a part of a great national democratic con- | vention seemed to be soul-satisty: enough, even for the most exacting. mdr CALLED TO ORDER. At 11:50 o'clock the first shout went up. A blue satin banner, the ensign of the Horace Boies Club of Davenport, Iowa, was borne forward to convention ' floor and beneath and bel it came , the Yugged men who will sit in the convention and vote for their governor to the last ditch. Close behind them’ followed Bourke Cockran, Gov. Flower and Lieut. Gov. Sheehan. RICHARD CROKER. = | Behind the trio came Richard Croker and the While the New Yorkers were seating them- selves in the center of the hall Iling on the right. ‘The sound of band music and the rattle of drum beats @ magnificent blue banner carried by Pennsylvania’ to the ee cn «Then. in’ groupe ani re and air tate Fe were filling rapidly, and as the recognized their friends among the prvkadlmnsf shouts were launched upon the air thet was low grew large within the great hall and a hush crept over the throng ass scuse of impending storm ‘came “Pifae the Foot again tobe blo ould ae in to be bi we a terrific wind come out of a id black- ness? Was there danger? ‘Would there peril in remaining? ‘THR STORM. obliged to} rt it ee re ee of rain upon the almost instantly a stream of water flowed down through in the center ak wen oe tion, Umbrellas were , and the storm ‘was on. A farious wind continued ten minutes. Sud- filed in | © Pinces, “Meantime | Penney! heads of the New York Rhode jew York delege- at i ail dbo. $55 bee ont eeee . a:Afer # greeting of applause Mr. Owens spoke wus: CHAIRMAN OWEN'S SPEECH. “Two great dangers menace the democratic party. One is external, the other internal. The first'is the organized machinery of organized capital, supported by the whole ot the government. The is tendency among democrats to make issues among themselves. Two needs, therefore, stand before us indispensible to success: vale and harmony. Of the one this chair and ga’ stand representative: it remains oe ply the other. In this spirit I srest you, #a- low-democrats, as the advance ‘agrand army sent forward to blazea pathway to victory. How momentous is your responsibility I need not tell you. -If your work be done in wisdom the millions toiling in mine and shop and field will rise and call you blessed. The roll call of the republic attests that its heart and its con- | ‘Te; us in our war with | and Vi scienee are with the representatives of The best thought of our party is a platform that chal- lenges the spprebationand invites the support of the people. We can succeed, we must do more, we must deserve success, above the it need be, of selfish combinations; we must rear temple to the plain people and. build a shrine so broad that there every lover of his kind may kneel. ‘The burden must be lifted from the back of Inbor. and to that end it has a right to de- mand 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 ite lead in exultant and irresistible com- bate. Let us not mistake. The gravity of the situation demands the broadest patriotism and every needful sacrifice. “Our work but begins here, Under the suns of summer and the frosts of autumn we must | will carry it forward with unfaltering courage to a triumphant close. “This again must be acam- paign of education, The ‘study of the corn- id’ begun in the west and south must be carried into every hamlet of the east and north. The people must learn their “true relation to the taxgatherer. They must learn that no railroad presidents cham- pion the tribunes of the people, that no task- maskers write our tariff bila They must learn, too, that for personal and political advancement their country was menaced by the threat’ of war, and they will leart. with shame and that the very day the warlike read in the halla of Congress the peaceful re- sponse of the little eight-by-ten republic of Chile accepting the terms of the presidential ultimatum was read in every capital of the world. “Our opponents must be measured by their deeds and not by their professions. ‘The Fifty- rst Congress wrote kent, legislative history and became a thing past. It challenged the approval of and they responded py finds no parallel history of popul government it was determined that $1,000.000, 900 was far too much to pay for euch « museum of freaks. If we but it at they will stand by their verdict. Wed * “That our cause may triumph let us work: in kindness. In the heat of contention let us not in our of the people roclamation of their President was | led in tone 60 portentous that it with, The W irginia, Wisconsin, F.C. Wall; Montana, A. J. Davideon; Idaho, F. 'W. Beane; I. M. Shannan; New Mexico, H. B. Ferguson; Utah, W. M. Ferry. Following is the committee to notify the nom- ince so far aa has been named: Calif 8. BY Bowe “porida, W. D. ries! John iriplett; tadiaan, W. ACS lop; Iowa, L. N. Martin; Kentucky, John T. ‘Sayer; W. Orr; Lo Frank | C, Zachary; | Maine, y Maryland, L. Victor Baughman; Massachusetts, Patrick McGuire; Minnesota, C. N. Foote; Mis- sivei . V. Bullivan; Missouri, John. W. _ Blee; Pennsylvania, Henry Cochran; Rhode Island. F. E. Bartlett; J. H. Me Vermont, E. F. Folsom, A. Fulkerson. THE ANTI-SNAPPERS, They Are Uncertain What Course to Adopt. Cutcaco, June 21.—Indications thif morning are that the May convention delegation, de- in various anything more than a formal notification to the committee on contested seats that they themselves as the real choice of the New York democrats, If this course be put the del~ egation will doubtless witness the F from the wigwam floor. If those who yet favor a formal contest should prevail it is likely that a brief, setting forth the. situation as seen by the May convention folks, be submitted and then, in behalf of har- mony, the matter will rest. Which course shall prevail was yet in doubt this morning, but will undoubtedly be decided after the first session of the convention. paseo BOIES WILL STICK. ‘The Iowian’s Flag Has Been Nailed to the Mast. Cuicaco, June 21.—Iowa has nailed her Boies banner to the mast and proposes to go down with all sails set and banners flying. The dele- gation met this morning and at once took up the matter of keeping in the race. It did not take long to come to a decision. The announcement was at once formally made to the other Iowans in the outer room of the del decided legation headquarters that it had been to keep the name of Horace Boies up for first and that posttion ‘lookiag his tance of the i to accep’ of second place on the ticket be considered. The announcement was with cheers, greet among tho delogates is ‘that feeling it is better to | good cause than to yield up the fight | at once by 80 doing confess that they were not as much in earnest as they hed tried to make | their opponents think. As one delegate put it, ““We came here after the first place and if wo cannot get that we don’t want anything.” Notwithstanding the firm ce paid to go down in » | being made to get Hill au Boies to sanction ferring to letters from prominent democrats | states, will decide against | circumstances would any pro-/ SENATOR GORMAN. BY ACCLAMATION, ‘Talk of Opposing No Name to That of Cleveland. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, } | Cutcaco, June 21.—A movement is on foot | | having in view un agreement by which the | |supporiers of Hill and Boies shall an-| y;|mounce their loyalty to their candidates, | but that they bow to the will of the | majoity and will make no contest. An effort is | | this course. The success of the movement is | very doubifal. PRIZE DE! Full List of Awards Made by the Judges. | Omana, New;Juné 21.—The judges have | announced the pFize winners in the national competitive “drill. The National Fenci- | bles of Washington won first prize, | $5,000, and the Galveston cup, emblem-| atical of the championship. Saley Rifles of | Galveston, second; McCarthy Light Guards of Little Rock, third. Maiden drill, company A, Nebraska Cadets, first; Lima City Guards-Lima, Ohio, second; Governor's Guards, Denver, third. Zouave drill, Hale Zouaves, Kansas | Gity, first; Chicago Zouaves,, second. Artil- ery, Indianapolis, : second; | Port Wayne third.’ Gatling dfill, Cincinnati, | frat; second. Captain with the best score national drill, Capt. Domer, Washington. Same, maiden drill, Capt.Bell. Lima,Ohio. Best drilled soldier, Private Durant Whipple, Mc- Carthy Light Guards. Highest in camp disci- Pline, Governor's Guards of Denver. | | es EMMONS BLAINE’S FUNERAL. Selection of Pallbearers for This After- moon's Ceremony. Curcaco, June 21.—The pallbearers selected by Mrs. Emmons Blaine for the funeral of her husband are: Messrs. Robt. 8. Patterson, Pred- eric Kune, Robt. Forsythe, Philip Ely of Bos ton,a pe.vonal friend of Mr. Blaine, Arthur J, Calon, Dr. Frank Billings and Chester MM, wen, The remains will be interred in the MeCor- mick family vault at Graceland. sae nasacasaes CYCLISTS AT SCRANTON. Month. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, Scraxtox, Pa., June 21.—The city is filled with bicyclist attending the Pennsylvania state | and the word welcome is seen at, }almost every corner. ‘There are about | twenty members of the Washington division. | hete, and the boys are having good time. The invitation to visit the national meet in Washing- ton was accepted and thisstate will send a large delegation. Columbia boys have won the hearts of the Pennsylvania wheelmen and | erally ‘They Will Be Seen in Foree Here Next | meet, Flags and bunting adorn the buildings | » IN WALL STREET TODAY. No Improvement the Character of the Market. New Youx, June 21.—There was no improve- ‘ment in the character of the market this morn- ing and dullness till marked trading in the general list, while practical stagna- tion prevailed, though the movements in two or three stocks gave what character to the market it possessed. First prices were gen- than last evening. but the weak. ness in the Richmond and West Point con- tinued and the common stock was carried down 34 and the preferred 81 to 38, while a drive at Union Pacific depressed that stock 1 per cent at 88%. St, Paul was the only other stock showing any animation, but ite fluctuations were on the same hand-to-mouth scale as the others. Prices improved under a cov movement Inte in the hour, Burlington and Rock Island leading, but the fluctuations were still insig- nificant, and at 11 o'clock the market was quiet to dull, but firm generally at about opening prices. a FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The fol fare the pening and closing prices hie New ¥ pete opie Sine aa EP apecial ed. M-year fund,” bs, ‘ ved. Water stocks, Ta, currency, 1901, 121 bid, —asked. 30-year fund, 6, gold, 1908, 123 bid, — asked. — Water stock, 7, 1908, currency, 124 bid, —asked. 8.658, 194, fund, car- Toney. 118s Wid. (115, asked. Biya, Teg ite, 1588- 2a. ion asked. jaeoUs Bouds— Wi and George town Katlroad 10-40 6s, 108 bid, — asked. Wasting: ton and Georgetown Railroad Convertible 1 bid, = caked. Washington Market Company lst = Ashington Market Compan: imp. 6 115 bid, — asked. American Security forget that our potitical brother may be their standard bearer the Towa delegation ad- | ¥etsthing here is Columbia. | Sscuntey ane nest Gr ee Ss knee ad'onest and perhaps otter informed. Yan. | Sea ft they now have not ‘the remotest | Th? Cry, today ie; “Fun, fun. fun-ceme, | Security aud Trust 86,1906, Ank 0. 100 pelled by one purpose, that Fs ood the public | chances of success, but they will vote for | badges being distributed by the Washington —asked. Washington Light Infantry ist mort nd hearburtinge thet chee ate ee nerings| their man as “instructed. ‘They say | delegation are in Great demand, as are the Co- Ui, 100 asked. “Waahisgron t j d m, bu “el Feshing Boblican party when its Marshal Ney went down | he ‘ill not get the unanimous rote of the con- Sopp ieee dee ‘orice B. da, 121, bid. —eaked Weng: fore mailed legions vention on st ballot for reason that ton Gas Co. Convertible 6s, 1901, jae bread-and-butter brigade.” Towa has 26 votes and intends to cast them for See Eekington” Rallroad. #7 bid, asked. ‘T'S CALLING THE ROLL, He Boi Electric Light Convertitie Ss, 19] bia, 195 The speaker's voice penetrated to the farthest recesses of the galleries and his remarks were cheered to the echo. . At the close of Mr. Owens’ , Upon mo- tion of Delegate White ef, Ceiforia’ the nal was called for the constitution of the committee on credentials, on rules and order of business, on nent organization and on resolutions, each state to name one member of cach committee. All reports and communicat to the convention were ordered referred to the resolutions committe, A resolution extending sympathy to James adopted G. Blaine was amid ‘t cheering over the hall. su - Recess. The convention then edjourned: until 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. maby CONVENTION COMMITTEES. Men Selected by Their State Delegations to Represent Them. Curcaco, June 21.—Following are the com- mittees so far as made up: Committee on permanent organization—Ala- bama, G. P. Harrison, jr.; Colorado, James B. Orman; Connecticut, F. C. Benedict; Delaware, R. R. Kenney; Florida, James 8. White; Georgia, Wm. Clifton; Tino, EH. Winston; in a ty; wi I. C. comands a re" Rhea; Hadi 3 G. Fitch; Louisiana; E. H. MeCaleb; Mary- land, I. Freeman Rasin; Massachusetts, J. H. LE SETS, FELL FROM THE FOURTH FLOOR. Death of Fred. C. Blaicher of Newark. © Cutcaco, June 21.—Fred ©. Blaicher, s mem- ber of the Joel Parker Democratic Cinb. of | Newark, N.J., fell asleep on a window sill of his room on the fourth floar of the Tremont House at 40'clock this mo and while thus en- tions | gaged lost his balance, fell to the ground and was instantly killed. ‘The deceared was « well- to-do citizen of Newark and quite prominent in councils of his party. ——_»—__ SCENE FROM THE PRESS SEATS. ‘The “Star” Correspondents View of the Pro- cced! ‘Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. Curcago, June 21.—Considering the intensity of the feeling shown by the anti-Cleveland peo- ple while engaged in trying to counteract the Cleveland sentiment they were remarkably suc- cessful in their efforts to appear amiable when they appeared in the convention hall this morn- ing. There is no doubt of the feeling they entertain, but the situation was not such as to encourage any demonstration of ill will towards the nominee. The first demonstration by the assembled multitude was a cheer when the Iowa folks came in with a Boies banner: It was but a modest cheer. For the most part the delegates took their seats quietly. MeDonough; Minnesota, Alex. MeKennan; Mis-| Just before the convention was called to order poe ago K. en Missouri. W. H. | 9 severe thunder storm came up making the shire Abe, We Fe hall almost as dark as night for a while. Smith, jr; New York, | ‘The violence of the storm lasted but a few North’'Carolina, W. H. Williams; minutes. Then the sun burst through the K, qiskells Pennerivania, ; | cloudsand lighted the hall, and the galleries Te Wy Andereta ares Syren ner mont, 3-H. Donvelly, Virgi "| Before the assembling of the convention Wisconsin, John. Ri P, F | there was considerable talk of contest over the Wakum; North chairmanship of the committee on platform and tana, F. A. Higgins; Wyoming, D,A. ; Arizona, W. A. nt; New Mexico, Bernard Seligman; F-5. Kicecl, oo Committee on credentials—Alsbama, John Knox; Californi = Irwin W. Drew; New Jersey, J. F. New York, | Bourke, Cochran; North ; Wyoming, Nat. Oliver; Vian, 0. W. Powers. Com! on resolutions—Alabama, A. G. Smith; Calif Wm. Thompson; Thoms 8. Patterson, Conneetibut, i. P. east Delaware, T. F. Bayard, Georgia, a dl 0 d i | resolutions, Mr. Watterson was booked for him and wanted Vilas, who is supposed to rep- resent Cleveland's views as to what should be done on the platform. There was some promise of s fight, but Mr. Watterson settled the matter, as far as he was concerned, by refusing to go on the committee as the Kentucky representative, Mr: Brice called the convention to order and introduced Mr. Sheerin, who read the list of temporary officers, headed by Mr. W. @. Owens » | as temporary chairman. The resolution was adopted by acclamation and Mr. Owens was escorted to the chair by a committee apprinted for the purpose. Mr. Owens then began his address with the an- Mr. Dumont Thinks He Has Found a Way to Stop Liquor Selling. Mr. Neil Dumont, assistant attorney for the District of Columbia, has made @ move in the direction of the one-mile limit, where liquor is now being sold without even the payment of a license tax. Mr. Dumont thinks he hase law which will cover that portion of the one-mile limit | lying north of Florida avenue in the county, and he has issued an information against John Dorle, whose place of business is at the corner of Grant avenue and 9th street. ‘The information was filed in the Police Court today. It was brought under an act of January, 1865, by the Levy Court. It inet the defendant, withost having am cxisting quantities less than one gallon. ‘The penalty provided under this act provides penalty of 850 for ite violation. and the case which will in all probability be | made a test one will be called in court during the present week. ROCK CREEK PARK. A Writ of Possession Granted by the Court This Afternoon. The Court in General Term this afternoon granted the writ of possession prayed for yee terday by the Rock Creek Park commis- sion as to those tracte the awards for) which were approved by the President and the amount for which, $480,112.85, was paid into the registry of the court Saturday last. | The court also granted the. epplication pointmont of Mr Hugh. Tag ial intment ‘3 ‘aggart a Seamer to ‘upon. the persons claiming title to the tracts in question. Tomorrow Capt. the ives the government possession lyr pepe, —_—>— Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued by the cletk of the court to the following: W. warrant will be sent out this afternoon | 5 bid, — asked." Co Capital, 123 bid, — ced. ‘Traders, 190 Seo ed. asked. "West End. 106% bid,— ask bid, 125 asked. Lincoln, 100% bid, — asked. | ond, 167 bid, — asked. | _Jusurance and effectual license therefor, sold liquor in = Miscel llaneous Stocks—Washii Market, 15 bid, —asked. Great Falls Ice, 117 bid, 125 axked. Bull Run Panorama, 17 bid, 2% asked. Pueumatic : ©. ry Gun .65 bid. — asked. Lincoln Hall, 76 caked’ "Nor. & Wash.. D. C., Steamboat at ong fe t and Trust Companies—National Safe Deposit, Savings np asked. Washingt and Trust Company, 115 tid, jon Loan and Trust,lisi bid, 1it asked. American Securit ‘and Trust. 13634 bid, 137 ‘Deposit, 05 vid, asked. snienromieneee Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, June 1.—Fiour 7,880 ‘shi te, 6,277 tnrees, 768 ; Northern ‘Southe