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Show ST. LOUIS COS VENTiOX. fCONTIXUED FROM Ft EST PAGE. J The reading of the platform was frequently inlsrrupted by tipplause; the denunciation of the re.-uniption at and demand for its rcpe.il w:.s received re-ceived with special favor. stand to yoi;e GC.NP. At the conclusion of the reading Dorsheimer said the committee had adopted and endorsed, though not us a part of tho platform, a resolution, which he read, endorsing the action of the house of representatives in cutting down tho appropriations and exhorting to firmness; also a resolution resolu-tion as to the just claims ofuoldiers and sailors and their widows and orphans. r.wing ol Ulno took, the platform and said that at the request ot several members of the committee he presented pre-sented a minority report recommending recommend-ing the striking out of the following clause in the majority report, to wit: As such a hiudranco we denouuee the resumption clauBe of the act ol 1SG5, and we demand its repeal. Mr. Ewing proposed to substitute therefor the following words : The law for the resumption of specie payments on the 1st of January, Janu-ary, 1S79, having been enacted by the republican party without deliberation deliber-ation in congress and without discus sion before the people, and being both ineffectual to secure its object and highly injurious to the business of the country shall bo forthwith repealed. Ewing moved, and Eiton of Kansas Kan-sas seconded the motion. Ewing proceeded to state his objection objec-tion to the clause proposed to be stricken out. It denounced only one clause of the resumption act, that one fixing the time for resump'ion, thus by implication leaving all the rest to stand as unobjectionable. The construction given this will be that the democratic party wants resumption resump-tion earlier than 1S79. Another objection is that the resolution as 1 reported palters with the question ol ! which it treats. It commits the party . lo a redemption of greenbacks and the perpetuation of the national bauk treasury perhaps with the power to issue gold interest-bearing bonds and lock up gold awaiting the day ol resumption, re-sumption, which the western democracy democ-racy almost unanimously oppose. The resolution of the committee supports by implication a bill for which the democrats are not responsible, respon-sible, a measure which never received a democratic vote. Here time was called, and much confusion ensued iu consequence ol eflorts to secure more time lor Ewmg. The chair ruled that as objection was made the time could not be extended. ex-tended. . Dorsheimer appealed fr lh withdrawal with-drawal of the objection, and it was withdrawn, and by unanimous consent con-sent Ewing was authorized to proceed. pro-ceed. Another scene of confusion then ensued. McLaue of Maryland renewed the objection to hearing Ewing further. Finally Ewing thanked the convention conven-tion for their kindly spirit manifested . toward him,' and said lie would trouble them no further. (Cries or "Ewing!" "Order! Order!)" Cox of New York rose to a point of order, in which he wm understood to reflect on the -chair for favoritism and was called to order by the chair and directed to take hia seat. Dur-sheimer Dur-sheimer said he propesed right here to make a straight issue between bard and soft money. (Applause.) By that we will stand or fall. If you want soft money, give your votes to its most distinguished advocates, but if you want to give us any show U) carry the hard money states, stand by the platform as presented. (Applause.) (Ap-plause.) This is a compromise in which the cast has yielded so much as to have already elicli-d a strong protest, numerously signed by the eastern slates. OS THIa WE STAND Oil FALL. If you adopt the amendment of l!i gentleman from Ohio, then gKxl bye to your hopes. Tne eummiiuv'n report, however, givtS us a living chance of succeis. Iu conclusion, ho demanded a call of stales on the question. Voorhecs ol Iudiana look the plat-form. plat-form. He said Dorshenner's l-miic was a false issue, as staled by him. soft money. They were all in favor of resumption as soon as heallhlully practicable. W huever desires it earlier, desires it for some private, improper purposa He earnestly opposed op-posed any attempt at forced resumption. resump-tion. The law had been in force two years, and the country is 12 per cent, further from ' a gold standard than it was when the law was passed. The natural laws, if legislation is not unwise, will soon cover the 12 percent, gup between gold and paper. Let u leave the question lo theae natural laws. Interring In-terring to Dorsheimer, ho said the Dtil had followed the lead of New York already and it Wiis now time to assert the power of the mighty wesl. (Applause.) Watteraou of Kentucky urged the policy of supporting the committee in the report signed by twenty-nine of its members after careful consideration, considera-tion, and asserting tho impolicy of! overturning that by tho excited action of the convention. Stand by the I thirty-two and not by the eight who have introduced here this dangerous' question. He moved . THE PREVIOUS Qt'EftTIO.V. There was another scenoof great confusion, con-fusion, many delegates asking to be , heird, one from Pennsylvania uttorly denouncing tlie gag law anil insisting on freedom of debute. j Abbott of New Jersey asked a divi- sion ol tho question. Ho was in favor! of the motion to strike out, but whs opposed lo inserting what was pro-1 p ised, for ho was for hard money, i Tho previous question mis seconded, j Doohltlo made a lew remarks amid much disorder, in which ho saiil that VICTORY OR DEATH depended upon tho question now ho-foro ho-foro tho convention, and he desired to move- an amendment to tho pending pend-ing amendment. Cox demanded tho voto by stales on tho main question, which, having been divided, wan first bUIcu on tho motion to strike out. Dooliltlo moved to adjourn. Lout. An attempt was made to call the roll, but tho disorder was so great that the delegates could not hoar enough lo understand tho question. A Texas delegate moved In clear tho gallerien, but an tho chair did not put tho question ho evidently did not understand it. I Tho excitement was lung, and concluded con-cluded with increoHing forco and violence, vio-lence, a dozen gentlemen HCEAKINIl AT OWE. Tho Pennsylvania delegates retired for consultation. Hurcli of TonnRRsoo wanted lo know whether if tho voto to striko out should prevail and tho convention Bhould fail to insert thn prnpontKl nubititutft, tho effect would not ho in leave the resumption net to stand an it in. The chair answered in tho alhrma-Uy. Burch wanted to know then ' whether any parliamentary ledger- demain could then cheat the conven- ' lion out of a report. The states were called. All voted "jo" except the following: Illinois, IS; low, o; Kansas, 10; Kentucky; L'-l; under the uuite rule Indiana, ot); Michigan, o; Missouri, 9; Ohio. -5. Tennesee, -'(t; Virginia, 1; WVsi Virginia, 10; Pennsylvania, under the unii rule, oS. Tlie chair an nounctd the vote YEAS 219, NAYS 510. So the amendment was rejeclid. During the call the chair stated that during the confusion preceding the call he changed his ruling, and the previous question was not divided. Ilierelore the pending question was in (act upon Ewing'a motion both Id strike oul and insert. Djolitile read au amendment which he desirnd to propose, providing that any law substituted for the resump-i lion act repeal, ahull provide only for .. virv itiuIiiuI ci-.nmiUii",ti. ' The chair stated thU under the operation of the previous question no amendment was in order, and tlie pending question now was upon the adoption ol the committee's report. Tun roll was called, and the only negative vote were Illinois, !J; lnwi), 4; Kansas. G; Michigan, 1; Missouri, 8; Virginia, 1; West Virginia, 10; Indiana, 30. Tlie chairman of the delegation said this was because they did nut approve of the financial plank; Ohio, 20. The president announced the vote YEAS, 651; NAYS, 83. So the report of the platform committee com-mittee was adopted. D.Kjhtlle moved to reconsider the vote by which the report was adopted in order to incorporate a proposition which he read in favor of silver as a legal tender as well as gold, and the restoration of the double standard of gold and silver. Tnis was followed by his former proposi ion in favor of gradual resumption ouly. McLimu of Maryland moved that the motion to reconsider be t.ibled, and in the- midst of calU for a vote by states the chair aniiouuci .l il earried. HuLehins m ived that the vole iu mous and assigned his live minutes for debate lo Cox of Nc .v VurU who. however, was interrupted by rails to order and confusion, and w.u com polled to take his scat unht-ard. McLaue moved to proeeid to nominate nomi-nate candidates for president. (Applause.) (Ap-plause.) Adopted. Plie roll of stales was called to present their nominees. When Deluwatc was called, Whitely took tlie platform and nominated THOMAS FBANCIsj BYA!iI, (cheers) whom he eulogized in glowing glow-ing terms as a democratic ttatesinan and a gentleman. (Applause.) j Williams of Indiana presented the name of Governor THOMAS A. HEN'Ui.'ICXS of Indiana. (Great apphuifc.) There was no liro in his re:ir with him. They would carry Indiana by 20,000. Fuller o( Illinois seconded Hendricks' Hen-dricks' nomination, eloquently and forcibly. t'ampbtllof Tersnesre, by instruction instruc-tion of its convention, aUo seconded Heudrieks, under whote lead Tonnes see let more confident of success than any other. Abboit of New Jersey presented the name of JOEL PA I; K KK in n ringing spei ch. When New York w.is called, there was great excit.-mnt, cheers and waving of funs, equator Kernan ex pressed his sympathy with ul that had bee u said ot the gentli-men alremly presented here, tint proceeded to urge the nomination ot SAMl'KL J. TILDES' as the surest guarantee of sncce.-"a in the coming coiiU-hI. TiUeo name was received with great cheurs. Mr. Kelly next tonk the platform, anil an ntl-mpl w.ih made to Iilhs him down, (A delegate There S'-ems lo be some gyeie in the nail. Cries ol "Clear Hie g iheries !" ) but with Kelly's tirit sentence coinp!co order was rurloml until oinn on; made a point that he was out nf order, unless lie inlendid to second Tilden's nomination, nomi-nation, Tlien ensued a long sc. nn of con-'uiou con-'uiou ami hissing, and ea,U for "Kelly ! Kelly ' llutchiin of Mii;ciiri inUted ujf.n order. He expected to vule fur l il-den, il-den, but K'l y was enliil'"! to Iu heard. A delegate from Kans ts deiiimiiletl the Bcorcliinc, ot the viper who Inns. (Applause.) Kern mi and others from New York urged the re-pcttnl hearing Kelly, mid finnlly the erie-i for Kelly i were overwhelming. Kelly finally jrocen li d. urging that Dim nomination of n western candidate for pneidrnt will (tecure Indian i aud Ohio in Ocl'iher, but if thfsn statfH were Inst then it would be impossible to save New York in November. No-vember. 1 Home on! on the platform interrupting interrupt-ing with a rill for threo cheers for Tilden, a delegate demanded and the sergeant-at-a rms proceeded t eject him from his woat. I Kelly pcrsinlid in his right to the Moor until he had finished, ih npite tho elloria to interrupt him by callH of time and tho failure of ihn chair to enforce the order. Flourney of Virginia mecondud Tilden's nomination; 1 "Midori of Tfxns ditto. Kwing of Ohio prrHentcd th niune of the farmer siateHunin, ttll.MAM A LI. EN, Blvmer ol Pennsylvania presented OKNRnAI. WINFIEI.D ft. IUNVoC K in glowing trrinn. General Hrent of fniininna seconded second-ed Hancock; ditto Sex'ou of Texns, Smith of Wisconaiu seconded Tilden. Til-den. There- is rvidnntly an not at this point in tho telegraphic report, nothing noth-ing being given of tlio procciHiin g on the first bal'ot. Wo arc enabled, hnw- e.ver, to givo tho ro.-uilt of the twe halluls, Mr. Tilden lining nominated on thescond. Eih. IIkhald. J-IU-ST IIALLOT. Tilden 41!J llei.iiriekH 122 I luncoek 7 ft Allen ."ill liayard 'M llroadhead 10 Parker 18 Doolilth) earnestly urged prtidmco. He mi id ho did not believo wo could carry nvmj Nttw York in Nnvitmbar utiles we curried Indiana in October. For thin reason ho luvord Hondricks of Indiana, ns ho feared Tilden could not Thn ballot being called for tho clerk suddenly commenced calling Ihn roll. Tho New .Tcrney chairman contended con-tended that tin ii lone had thn right to finnounco the vote. Another New .Jersey delegate nked leave lo retirn, insisting upon the right of individual voting. AbU.lt of New Jersey mini ho hopal Iho statu would consider I'arker'H abmdoniniMil hm treachery. 'I hn chair nrdored thn votn lo bo announced iih 18 for Parker. Before thn voto wan announced Iowa changed hor voto to twonly for nidou, seven for Hancock. Illinois changed to twenty-four lor Tilden, , eighteen for Hendricks. ' Before the vote was announced, I m Missouri asked if it was in order fur, her to change htr voto. The chair said it was. Missouri asked five minutes fur t consultation. , The telling clerks were fully ten minutes comparing tljeir figures! In : the meantime Missouri changed its vote to sixteen for Tilden. fourteen for Hendricks. Six of the New Jersey delegates i claimed their right to cast their individual indi-vidual votes for Tilden, urging thit the resolution under which they acted did not bind them beyond the tirst vole. A Virginia delegate com plained that he had been deprived ol his right to his individual vle by tho announcement an-nouncement of the vote by the chairman chair-man of ihe delegation. , There were twenty delegates on the floor at ono time nil striving to bo heard. North Carolina changed to nineteen nine-teen for Tilden, one for Hancock. Without wailing lor tlie announce lent from the chair, tho convention arose and gave long and tumultous cheers for ten minutes. The excite menl and noise were almost drowned by the music ot tho band. Various) other slates announced changes, amid great confusion, including Delaware Dela-ware solid for Tilden. Pennsylvania moved to make it unanimous. Finally Fin-ally the vote was announced as follows: fol-lows: SECOND BALLOT. Whole vote on the second ballot wa8 73S; necessary to a choice, 492. Tilden o'o Hendricks A GO Allen 51 Parker 18 Hancock 59 Bayard 11 Thurman 2 Indiana 6econded Pennsylvania's motion to make the nomination unanimous. Adopted. A motion to adjourn until 10 tomorrow to-morrow was carried at 8.20. |