The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-28

tation. was conducted to the platlorm,
and TO the intense delight of the Con-
vention repeated the unearthly Id.
dian-like tri!l. Then he announced
himself as an Ex-Confederate ana oe-
clared himself for the platform, every
nlank and ev..y resolution. An eS-
traordinary spectacle followed.
Wordsworth, of Indiana, an ES-Un-
| ion soldier, rushed up to Ex-Confeder-
| ate Davis in full view of the ConVen-
tion and the two, at one time mortal
foes, grasped hands.
r, w. Humphrey, of Texas, organ
izer Of the HSSelored Alliance, selzed Wfth
the iupiration of the moment, sudden
" ioined the ex-soldiers, and amid .
perfect cyclone of enthusiasm a dele
Gate moved the adoption Of the plat
form as read.
A HOWLING MOB.
The Convention went wild and the
,, DELEGATES, mounting tables and chairs
were shouting and yelling like 20
manches. A portion of the ConVen
tion, in thunderous chorus, sang to tn
tune of "Good-bye, my lover, good
= bve.n the words "Good-bye, old par
= ties Goodbye" and then a doxologS
In the forest of flags and State banner
. that had gathered with their bearer
" around the trio, a Kansas man, on ID
shoulders of two colleagues stanoln
on chairs, raised the Kansas banne
D and held it aloft above all the others.
~ A tumult, surprising in its remark
IS bile suddenness and vigor of anytnlr
'e that had previously taken place IN u
Or Convention, lasted fully quarter
r. e. an hour, till it ceased from sheer e.
as haustion of the delegates.
es Several delegates seconded the ADO
ton of the report, one suggesting It
d. ns by a rising vote. "Question! Question
~ - came from all parts Of the hall. But t
in pent-up enthusiasm had to have vel
MS and one after another of. the orat'
Oh relieved themselves, delegates 1re
10 time to time calling or prominent me
in Weaver, Willetts and others.
on "Preyious question:" shouted de
'il- IL gates. but it had no effect on an II
nal Dressible Texan, who was bound
J. IL
en- speak his piece. When be had 1lnlst
fl the chairman's gavel fell like a
emf eS3 hammer, and order was finally
my stored.
gal The platform proper exclusive OF
o!lc resolutions, was then adopted u
de- i.a0'''
ned rising vote.
per NO PROHIBITION WANTED.
as Delecate Miller, Of California, tn
anu ; in j bone of contention by offering
unit resolution:
Resolved, That we favor the aholl
I'LL of the liquor traffic.
o,rs The confusion became worse
and founded. Fifty orators were c!amo
ton for recognition, but the first to sue
Lnds was Schilling, of Wisconsin. He
nniI nGi- nosed the discussion of the questlc
cess prohibition at this time.
eded Schilling declared that the resolu
ern- proposed by Miller had been fully
alS, aHo1 sidered and voted down by the
es e to mittee on platform. To spring it
ua- was plainly throwing tlreofand
OF be the Convention, and in his opinl
% az was a deliberate attempt to ca
nues, splitin the party.
linn The pressure at this time tor rec
the ton was extraordinary. In desper
''e'' the Chair proposed to give ten OF
table most vociferous delegates who
le. crowded about his desk clamorll
t ana RECOGNITION one minute each,
'oi 'et;on w hundred watches were pulled
,nfrol make sure none of the speaker
:e the ceeded the sixty-second limit.
Gov The prohibition amendment
ans of ,,;.n1,. dofeatad
N. oEei iie'''.'- 49,, a
of the The resolutions "eie 'neii 0o'
Jnited with only three dissenting votes.
'ote OF At this juncture J. B. Weav
lieved Chairman PETER, who was
+tn,S- ,to D. ont with his fruitless efforts to pr
,ruary order, and had, besides, to cat
'eform train for Washington.
oon Resolutions against trusts were