The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-20

snlre ahu North Carolina were in their
seats whom the gaveI dropped for order
besides II number OF visitors of both
sexcs, who came with tho delegates
aud heuped up the full measure OF Oh.
thusiuSm.
Music, flowers, flags and streamers
were aDnudantly provided and the ar.
rangements were perfect. Each doe.
gate and press Representatives. was fur
hlshed with programme, which served
also as Il ticket OF admission to various
places of amusement. In addition tx-
cursion, banquet aud street cor tickets
were provided. The surface limos were
Tree to every visitor. In The AFTERNOON
the delegates went to Forest City Park
and listened to concert by the Iowu
State Band.
The first delegation to enter the hall
caused great applause from the specta.
tors VINO bad already assembled, At
It's head was pretty brunette, bearing
a silkcn United States flag in her hand.
II WAS Miss Fronnio kuuwlton, of Van
Dnren, Ark, daughter Of the head OF
the delegation. This delegation was
quickly followed by others. and when
the convention was called to order
there was about 1000 persons present,
throe -iourths OF whom were delegates,
Every delegation besides the bndge
OF the national convention wore the
badgc of it's State and fow were so con
servativc as not to wear also badges of
either silver or gold as Indicating their
choicc on the currency question. There
were many colored delegates among
those who sat in the convention. and
sot II few OF the delegates were accom-
panied by IL number oi fnlr enthusiasts
who clnpped just us loudly md yelled
Just Us Justify ns the most ardent discI-
pie OF Lincoln's principles.
x Just before the convention bepap
there was considerable discussion as 10
WHO would he president of the league
III place of ". W. Trlcy, who will re-
sign, 1t wns, however, practically
acknowledged on Nil sides that Gen.
McCGlpin stood the best chance: III
fact, that there wouId he nobody else
III the race to stay. 1t Is known thut
the silver vote Will be cast almost sol
idly for McAlpine.
| The convention Was opened bv n
song by the League tlee Club, n body
which sprnng into existence for tile oo
casion. They reciteu how the Demo.
Gratis would be surely showed under in
1896, aud for al encore told it oil over
| W huo'Hcl hll. iAc'. LlONu ~ iTSle, OF
Cleveland, called down divine blessings
! on the nssemblaae. a call of States by
the secretary showed them to he reprc.
sented with the exceptions above noted.
The organization then began by slips
being passed TO each State to ill out
with the members If committees, While
this was being done, the coming fight
on tho silver question wQs furGshad-
owed by motion made by Ii. Olav
Evans, of Tennessee, that all resuu-
tons be referred to tho Committee on
Resolutions without debate. This wns
adopted nnd the convention adjourned
until to'morrow morning at 10 o'clock
There VIII be mass meetings to night.
10 morrow afternoon the silver nuit
will probably be inaugmrated, as the
session Is TO be sort of free for nil,
where everybody can speak who wishes
to DO SO and Oh whatever subject he
pleases.
On the Committee on Resolutions are
the following: Georgin. \. T.. Bull;
Louisiana, William Pitt Kellogg; Texas,
II. +. McGrrgor Alabama. II. A.
Mosely, Jr.; Arkansas: John Me lure;
South Carolina. G. w. Murray; Missis
sippi, James Hill.