The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-10

treason 10 the pSOPACs oAiOuAO NC HOW Cdpituldtc
to English greed.
The finger of kind fate points to the cleo
ton OF Horace Boies. History seems TO be
anxious to repeat itself. Give us the man from
Waterloo and allies will flock to his standard
which will destroy Mark Hanna's Napoleon
No. 2 effectually as the European allies de-
stroyed the French Ma poleon No /.
A Boies demonstration was started by
the Iowa delegation, but no progress was
made until two young women dressed in
white in the south gallery stood up and,
wildly waving their arms, began shrieking
for Iowa's Governor. Somebody handed
one of them couple of flags, and by this
time the attention of the whole convention
was directed toward them and everybody
faced that way.
The Boies banner was handed to them
and between them they managed to wave
it a few times and then sank back in their
seats exhausted. After brief rest one of
them rose again and was escorted to the
floor, every body standing on chairs to see
the sight and cheering and LAUGHING as
the enthusiastic lady, escorted by some
male friend with his arm around her
waist danced all around the hall. The
name of the author of this extraordinary
demonstration was stated TO be Miss Min
ME Murray of Nashua, Iowa. She in
formed reporter of the United Press that
she was only % years old. 1t was fifteen
minutes after IL O'Clock when this scene
collapsed and the fair Iowan and her
escort settled down in seats rendered them
among the Iowa delegation.
The extraordinary episode occupied
nearly half an hour.
AS soon as some slight degree OF order
was re-esta blished the nomination of Mr..
Boies was seconded by Mr.. a. T. Smith of
Minnesota, who characterized the candi-
date as "the grand old commoner of the
Hawkeye State" II it had not been for
Horace Boies, said Mr.. Smith, there would
be no silver majority in the convention to-
day. Michigan had just been carried for
the gold standard, when, all at once.
Horace Boies threw down the gage of
battle TO the Federal officeholders, and the
result was that the prairies were on fire
and that thirty-six delegates were elected
to the convention to vote for free silver
and Horace Boies. That was the crucial
point OF the battle. The cause of silver
was then won.
Hon. John S. Rea, with voice almost
as resonant and very closely resembling
that of the Senator he nominated, placed
in nomination the name of Senator Joseph
c. S. Blackburn of Kentucky. He pre-
faced his remarks with the pledge that
whoever was nominated Kentucky would
give him her vote. He spoke of his cam
didate as Joe Blackburn, because to
Kentuckians he was Joe" Blackburn,
and that meant everything. [Cheers.l 1t
was true that he was from the South and
had been Confederate soldier, but his
candidacy was not a sectional one.
[Cheers.l
The candidacy of Blackburn appealed
to the whole Union of States, and if nomi-
mated and elected he would be no sectional
President. His whole public career, COW
ering third of a century, had been life
long expression of his sympathywith labor.
He had shown himself the peer of the
ablest men in Congress. HIS voice had
been heard in forty-fve States in advocacy
of Democratic principles. He was modest,
yet not wanting in that finer ambition
which made men pure; his honor impreg-
nable and his simplicity sublime. He
ADDED that ii it were the will OF this con-
ventlon that Mr.. Blackburn should remain
in his present field of service his voice
would be raised in behalf OF any other can
didate that may be named.
w. w. Foote of California, in secondine
the nomination of Mr.. Blackburn, added
to the recent incident by saying that his
candidate was not being 'paraded round
here by sny Joan of Ark" This was
greeted with laughter. He briefly but
forcibly eulogized Mr.. Black burns char
acter and services, and his remarks were
well received.
When Massachusetts was called the
chairman of the delegation said Massa-
chusetts had intended to present the
name OF Governor Russell, but Mr.. Rus
sell declined to run on the platform
adopted.
Paul Jones of Arkansas also seconded
the nomination of Mr.. Bland, who. he
said, was no new convert to or experiment
in Democracy. He had fought the battles
of the party for twenty-five years, under
the terrible blaze of political search
light. and no spot had been found upon
his escutcheon; no flaw in his a.mor. He
was the logical candidate on the great
issue that now confronts the American
people and which issue would be settled
in November.
Jersey declared through her chairman.
Allen McDermott, that she desired to
name no candidate on the platform of the
convention. New York, through Senator
Hill, said she had no candidate, and cries
of "Hillp were raised.
Mr.. Patrick of Ohio, when the name OF
his State was called, put in nomination
John r. Mclean of Cincinnati and said:
81 shall pass no extravagant eulogy on
the man. His whole life speaks for itself.
He is honest; he is capable; he is Demo-
GRAFT. He is the son of sire who did more
to mold the Democracy of Ohio into
triumph than any man in the State. /
have heard eulogies on the favorite sons
named here tonight. Some OF them
might carry Ohio against William Nc
Kinley, but, by the eternal God, John r.
Mclean will carry Ohio against William
Mckinley. (Cheers.) If you nominate
John r. Mclean promise you that Ohio
will be the Waterloo OF Mckinley. From
the very beginning of this great war
OF the millionaires against the millions;
of the classes against the masses, John r.
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