Evening star., 1896-07-09

ton every four years. and we are making
precedents every minute of our time today,
and this will establish a precedent that a
majority in the first blush of enthusiasm
may go into sovereign state and npturn
the will of it's people in order that their
friends may have q seat in this convent ton
Applause.)
Gentlemen of the convention, in my
Judgment. after listening to the evidence
submitted to the committee on credentials
1t rests in glittering generalities and con-
clusions. Facts are what you want. There
was convention in Detroit of 800 demo-
Gratis. 1t was big, large, unwieldy gath
ering. There is no record in the newspa-
per that any exception was taken at that
time; none submitted to me. / have con-
cluded. from the evidence, that his contest
originated three or four weeks ago when it
was ascertained that this convention would
be ruled by certain majority, and 1 have
become acquainted with that majority and
l appeal to it's honesty and fairness. Gap
p,ause)"
Mr.. Brennan had a good stage presence
and clear, strong voice, and was given a
respectful hearing. He warned the conven-
ton of the danger involved in this decision
The gold men in the galleries .hae-.d him
Justify when he appealed to the honesty
and fairness of the silver delegates.
The Committee Defended.
Delegate F. NJ. Taylor of Arkansas de-
Tended the course of the majority of the
committee, and his applause came more
from the pit than the galleries. He de-
clared that the seating Of the gold delega-
tion from Michigan was a most outrage
wrong which the convention should right.
Gov. McLaurin of Mississippi also came
TO the defense of the committee. He made
careful review of the facts to show that
the Will of the democrats of Michigan did
not prevail In the state convention. Four
hundred and twentyfour Of the 7Ss dele
gates to that convention, he said, were in
structed for free silver He described the
ALLEGED methods pursued by the admins
trat'ons agents to override this expressed
VIII OF the people, and declared that they
were under instructions to carry Michigan
for gold and the administration"
some unsympathetic auditor in the gal
lery shouted shut up and sit down, -
.whereat there seemed to be a systema tic
attempt to howl down the speaker
This aroused the ire of the silver dele
gates, and one of the indignant louisa ma
delegates arose and shouted that If these
Interruptions were continued he should
move to clear the galleries.
Inc galleries are packed by the gold
men,, he shouted But the cries of the
crowd continued At last Col Martin. the
sergeant-at-arms. interposed from the plat
form and instructed the assistant ser.
geants-at-arms and the police to summar-
liy eject any one who Interrupted the pro-
ceedings. Senator McLau1in drifted into a
discussion OF the issue before the democrats
OF Michigan, whereupon Delegate McD.r-
mott of New Jersey arose to a point OF
order
What happened twenty years ago." he
sto uted, has nothing to do with the merits
of this controversy"
The galleries. cheered and waved thei,
handkerchiefs at this protest from the floor
The blood CT the gold spectators was
aroused.
Gov. McLaurin's Speech.
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Conventions:
Il have not come to make a speech, bu
to state the facts, as we found then