Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-10
THE EXCITING SCENES.
Feeling When the Convention Broke Ur
Last Night.

CHICAGO. July lO.-Ten acres of people
on the sloping sides of the Coliseum yes
tcrday saw the silver-helmeted gladiators
In the arena overpower the gold phalanx
and plant the banner of silver upon the
ramparts of Democracy. They saw what
may prove the disruption Of great polit.
ical party amid scenes of enthusiasm such
as perhaps never before occurred in "A ma
iional convention. They saw 10000 peo-
Dle with imagination infiamed by the
3urning words of passionate orators
swayed like wind swept fields; they heard
the roar of 2OouO voices burst like a vol.
cano agains. the revcrbcrating dome over
| head; they saw man carried upon the
shoulders of others intoxicated with en-
| thusiasm, amid tumult and turbulence;
they listened to appeals, to threats, to
cries for mercy; and finally they watched
the jubilant majority seal its victory and
| the vanquisncd stalk sullenly forth into
| the daylight.
Spoke Out in the Convention.
| The feelings with which the action o
| the convention was received can be jud gee
| by what was said during the roll call a
night for presidential nominees. Fol
instance when New Jersey was called Nc
| Dermott brought down jeers and hisse
upon his head by his defiant declaration
New Jersey does not desire to nominate
any man on this platform" When Mas
| sachusetts was reached her chairman ros
and said: by the unanimous vote of thei
| convention the Massachusetts delegate
were instructed to place in nomination
Governor Russell but by his direction AM
because of the platform we decline to max
nomination" And just before adjourn
ment General Bragg, of Wisconsin, create
a sensation by jumping on Il chair an
shouting 10 the convention: "Wisconsi
will fight under another banner and fo
another candidate
| Action of the Wisconsin Men.
After the adjournment of the conver
ton the Wisconsin delegation held a NEE
ing and determined that the vote of I'll
state should not be cast for IA presidents
candidate on the platform adopted. Gel
eral Bragg will announce this decisio
from the speakers stand. The Wisconsi
delegation is instructed to vote as Il IN;
, iority shall determine on this question
. The poll was - yeas to nays.
Will BE Followed by Others.
The action of the Wisconsin dclcgatio
in refusing to participate in the nomini
, ton of Democratic candidate on II
, platform adopted will be followed, it
understood, by New York with - vote
New Jersey with - votes and % of ii
~ votes of Massachusetts. Other gol
Z delegations have been in consultation
, but no decision has yet been arrived a
The south Dakota anti-silver delegatio
! is. according to one of the delegates inte
viewed, going to east its vote for Bryan.
4 Stevenson Is Disguised.
The Michigan delegation held cauc,
. and after it was adjourned Stevenson a
b. nounced that he would resign the sta
!. craftsmanship and withdraw from acti'
management of the party affairs in Mic
igan, saying that no Democrat could {
: otherwise when a Democratic nation;
= committee refused to pass a resolution c
Z pressing belief in the honesty and i
tegrity of u Democratic president. Ste
enson further declared that the elev,
!. gold men from Michigan will refrain fro
e voting or participating in the work OF Il
| convention