Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-20

| time. It remained for his first spokesman | Jesse Lewis of Urbana, to make personal | reference to the senator that had been as- sgulted, and to plead that the democracy | of Ohio ought not to execute man first and try him afterward.
 "Won't you defer juddment for yearP" he asked.
 But the answer came in a mighty shout of "No, b
 Then General Finlay of Bucyrus, chair man of the committee on resolutions, se- cured the floor to dramatically declare that the resolution was an indirect slap in the face of the man and all men who in the United States senate had made tariff re- form possibility and who had stood be- tween the people and the Mckinley law.
 Facing Congressman Johnson, he de- handed: 'Do you indorse all that your associate, Mir. Clarke, said? Put yourself on record. Let 1t be yes or no; here and now.''
 There was DO response except from the audience, which yelled 'ratso and other choice expressions and hooted to it's hearts content.
 Judge R. D. Marshall of Dayton made a witty plea for peace and the postponement of the controversy to more convenient season, and then Congressman Johnson was permitted to close the debate.
 "I have no ill feeling. toward or suspi- ciUn, of Colonel Brice," he declared. 'He is my friend and 1 am counted in his circle of friends. He visits my house and visit his, and hope he will long continue to do so. don't believe that he bought his seat in the United States senate, and have said so time and again. Nor do believe that the tariff bill just passed was the best bill for the country, but at the same time Col onel Brice thought so and he voted for it honestly"
 This was pouring oil on the troubled waters, and the friends of the senator cheered again and again.
 The previous question was presented, but just at this juncture 1t was developed that the bimetallist element had minority re- port with which to oppose the free silver plank, and another war of words was in order.
 Allen w. Thurman, son of the "Old Ro- man,' denounced the opposition as gold bugs, who lacked the courage of their con viction, and without response challenged them to defend their position.
 Lew May of Cincinnati heatedly declared that If the convention placed itself on record in favor of the free and unlimited coinage of silver the party would be buried under an avalanche that would more than equal the Neal campaign. By this time the convention was clamorous for vote.
 Bimetallism was buried and free silver proclaimed victorious by 4sS to 3l9
 On the senatorial issue motion to sim- ply declare in favor of the election of United States senators by a direct vote of the people was carried by 467 to 328-the Brice opposition polling sixty-five votes more than the oIe-third of the convention conceded to it last night.
 With the announcement of the vote Sem ator Brice, without a change of counte- nance, arose from the chair he had occupied for four hours and, looking neither to the right nor.the left, stalked across the stage and through the wings to the outer air. Meanwhile Chairman Hurd had called for nominations for the state ticket. Speeches were barred. In twelve minutes the ticket had been completed, and to the musical accompaniment of "The Campbells are