The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-08


sitting in the New York delegation, had
evidently steeled themselvs to defeat.
for they chatted among themselves and
smiled at the outbursts of APPLAUSE from
the silver element
Delegate c. S. Thomas of Colorado
seconded the demand for roll caf1.
1t was the purpose of the gold men 10
f1aunt their defiance in the faces OF
their silver opponents, and Chairman
Harrity replied firmly to the cries for a
vote with the statement that as long as
he continued to preside over the con-
vention, the deliberations would be or
derby. He recognized Delegate Waller
of Connecticut when order was restored
but the latter yielded TO McDermont OF
New Jersey.
STEALS HILLS SLOGAN.
with the consent of the convention
I viii give way to the gentleman from
New ersey," said Mr.. Waller, and Mr..
McDermott. a heavily built man with
white waistcoat. made his way 10 the
platform and began to say something
which merely brought upon him a storm
of louder" Raising his voice. Mr.. Nc
Dermott spoke of New Jersey as the
only state north of the Mason and Dixon
line which had always cast its electoral
convention.
81 pay tribute to the Hon. John ".
Daniel" he declared, and then went on
to praise the services to the party Of the
! man who knew no faith except Il am
a Democrat" The partisans Of Senator
iHll sent up a Shrill cry when the New
Workers. watchword was flung across
the convention. The Democracy be-
lieved in the rule of majorities, Mr.. Nc
Dernott continued, but they were here
! in response to precedent, and he begged
the Democracy not TO begin by violat-
ing a tradition, and if it had giants
strength to save il for the NoyeEn Der
day and temper its strength in the con-
vention with moderation.
WALKERS INNINGS.
Ex-Governor Waller stepped to the
front of the platform when Mr.. Nc
Dermott sat down. He had a round, red
| face with glasses. and black frock coat
| buttoned up about a stout chest. His
first word Quoted the delegates but he
soon inspired a shout by he declaration
that the name of Daniel and Hill had
| been cheered together. He advised the
| election of Hill as temporary chairman
and Daniel as permanent chairman.
Are there other arrangements nader"
| he asked sarcastically.
Yes, sir" shouted congressman
Money from Mississippi, waving a
broad-brimmed straw hat from the
| block OF seats directly below the plat
! form. Mr. Whitney and his fellow dele
gates from New York applauded the
declara ton that Hill and Daniel had
been cheered together and there was an
| attempt at a demonstration when Wal
| Ter shoued that he would be the last
| man to bolt, and would say with the
| janitor when every other man had left
the Democratic hall, but the determined
silver men were very chary of giving
| any applause at the cOncilia tory adj
vances from the gold men. They SEEM
ed TO fear the Greeks bearing gifts and
the southern and western delegates sat
stolidly like men who had fixed their
program, as indeed they had, and were
impatient of this preliminary sparrfng
| which was postponing the great COLI
sion
TEARS DON'T WORK.
When he appealed to know if the
| convention was going to turn down Dav-
| id B. Hill, after another tribute to Hill,
| there were laughing cries: I'VE are.
We are
Adroitly he worked up to the climax
Of his speech, who 1t was proposed to
| turn doWn-Sa man who had fought all
his life for Democracy? Turn down
| David B. HIP" he asked. 'Tn Gods
| name is this a Democratic convent ton p"
He tried to appease the silver men by
| intimating that the speech Mr.. Hill
would deliver would not be offensive
bue when he asked: "WiIl you turn
him DOWN." there were cries of 1--WE
will"
VERY we'll" he shouted, turn him
down and we will fight you here and
| elsewhere
This unmasking Of the position of the
| gold men was met with a storm Of Kisses
vote for Mckinley"
He finished with an appeal to the ma
| jority not to use their brute force.
THOMAS. OF COLORADO.
Mr. c. S. Thomas. the national COM
mitteeman from Colorado, was then in
troduced amid the pGaudits of the silver
men.
Mr.. Thomas said:
Il would say nothing but for the
speech of the distinguished gentleman
who has just taken his seat. You are
| told that the ma jority OF this cenven-
| ton, overriding precedent and disturb
ing tradition, proposes by revolution
airy methods TO force upon this conven-
| ton an unheard of procedure. l desire
! TO call your attention TO the fact that
although in the past history of Demo-
| cratic national conventions there have
been no minority reports. ii is not a
| fact that that which the committee does
is simply a recommends ton, TO be
adopted or rejected as the convention
| declares itself. And a convention which
has the power to adopt, necessarily. if
| il sees fit to exercise 1t, has the power
tc reject. (Applause.) We have no de-
| sire whatever TO eXtinSuished discus
siOn.or suppress debate, but I Will say
to my friend from Connecticut that
when he, in connection with other dis
unguished fasteners. By the papers
through the Associated Press, declared
that their purpose was to come to this
convention and capture ii without yield
ing an inch TO anyone. (Applause) we
felt that a duty was consequently inn
| posed upon the members of the nation
| al convention to carry out as far as pos
sible what all conceded to be the wish
OF the assembled ma jOrity Of the dele
gates of the Democracy OF the Union
| Cheers. We knew that the commit
tee, If constituted TO represent that SEN
timent. would have reported in favor Of
Senator Daniei of Virginia. loud ap-
plause.) Ny friends ask what Repubn-
cans viii say of our action. Democrats
who have fought in the west, as 1 have,
for twenty-five years, have long ago
become Indifferent TO what Republicans
say. Great applause) But we do know
that If precedeucs were necessary, they
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