The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-07-10

adopted a single gold standard and tie
English money-lenders approved 1t. Eng
fish men were always delighted with any
thing that tended to get more blood and
more sweat out of the American people
lRenewed laughter and cheers.l The same
men were here trying to put the same
batter upon u.s. Are you going to stand II,
he inquired, and again the response was a
vigorous No" Another point loudly
cheered was when he declared: 1--WE will
nave no straddling on platform and no
straddling on candidates.
Those gentlemen who have to consult
the tin ROSTERS when they get up In tho
morning In order to see what their opinions
are for the day, have no show in this con-
Vention."
The hand of compromise, he said, never
yet ran up the flag of freedom. No COM
promise army ever fought the battle of
liberty.
AS he retired from the stand he wan
sreeted with loud cheers.
Williams. of Massachusetts, Speaks.
Mr.. George Fred Williams, of Massa-
chusetts, was next called upon and was
greeted with cry of Three cheers for
George Fred Williams" He combated
the assertion that the seat of empire had
been transferred from the Atlantic coast
to the Mississippi valley
The seat of empire was where IT. ever
was, In all the states of the union and the
cueeio INV pSiHS WdBtu was LOT INC
alton OF the union of the states. He
begged there might be no other word Of
'ectionalism heard in this convention.
The fight was not to transfer the seat of
empire from the east to the west, but to
transfer the control of the treasury and
or your money and mine from Lombard
street to the centers of industry in the
United States loud cheers.l
Committee on Credentials Reports.
At this point Zone p. NO. the chair an
nounced partial report of the committee
on credentials, recommending that each
of the territories and the District of Co
lumbia be granted six votes. Second.
after careful comparison of the credentials
as returned by the national committee.
they found all of them correct except
those from the states of Nebraska and
Michigan. In regard to Nebraska they
were pleased to report that the delegates
headed by Hon. W. j. Bryan should be
admitted to seats. In regard to Michigan
they asked further time.
Mr.. Mahoney, of Nebraska, rose in the
body of the hall and gracefully offered to
vacate the seats now occupied by the Sit
ting members for the benefit of their sue
cessful contestants.
The motion to adopt the report was de-
clared carried by viva voce vote, a de-
mand for roll call which was at first
made by Gov Russell being withdrawn
on the statement of the chairman of the
credentials committee that the report was
unanimous.
At ITO the gold delegation from Ne
braska retired to a march tune by the band
and their silver successors took their
places.
The Bryan men, as they marched in
headed by silver tipped spears and ban
ner bearing Mr.. Bryan's name in silver
letters, were vociferously applauded
Tillman Called For.
Shortly afterward Senator Daniel Cat
1:2S) resumed the chair, and Gov Ben Till
man, of South Carolina, was invited to ad-
dress the convention.
The reply was made, however, that the
governor was in attendance on the meet
ing Of the committee on credentials.
At 1S7 Mr. Altgeld moved that the con-
vention take a recess till five o'clock.
The proposition was met with loud shouts
of disapproval. Thereupon the chairman
Senator White, of California; stated that
1t had become manifest that there would
be no report from the committee on cree
dentials for some time and that the motion
lust made was the result of that fact.
Mr.. F'inlay, Of Ohio, moved that the re-
port of the committee on permanent or
ganization be now read, and that the con-
venton proceed to its permanent organiza-
ton, leaving the report Of the committee
On credentials to be disposed of subse-
quently,
Take Long Recess.
The chair ruled that as there was no
permanent roll of the body, there could
be no declaration of permanent organiZa-
| ton. He then put the question on the mo-
| ton for asrecess, and declared it carried. So
| the convention took a recess till five p. m.