The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-27
THEY Held THE HALL.
Silvermen Not to Be outdone
by Goldmen.
PECULIAR SITUATION AT BOSTON.

silver Advocates. believing the Gold
Faction Would Keep Them Out Of
State Democratic Convention, Take
Possession Of the Hali-Evsry Effort
20 Move Them FruitIsss.
BosTOS. Sept 20.--Not for Is years at
least, II ever In the history Of the Demo.
cratic party Of Massachusetts,. has the
day Of the state convention dawned |
with 20 many sensational prOliminaries |
TO the formal organization Of the dele
gates and 20 many uncertainties a. 10
the developments Of TIE convention.
A. result Of the refusal Of the state
committee. which Is controlled by gold |
standard men. 10 admit delegates TO the |
convention hall by credentials alone and
not by ticket. and the sensational speech
Of George Fred Williams, the silver
leader and candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor, daylight found
over 800 silver delegates intrenohed in
Murrie hall. where the convention Is TO
meet. determined 10 remain until the
mootlng adjourned, inspite Of all oppo.
siiiOn. while the state committee Of gold
men were In conference at the Quincy
House trying 10 formulate plan 10 get
the bslligorents out Of the hall and meet
the emergency.
When the silver men announced last
night that they intended 10 remain
In the hall until the convention was
over, . large force Of police began TO
form on one side Of the hall and on the
streets near by and IL was rumored the
delegates would be elected by officers.
But the representatives Of the silver
men conferred with General Martin Of
the board Of police and in spite Of the
efforts Of the gold men to secure an or.
der Of election Of the opposing delegates,
the bluecoAts were instructed 10 with.
draw. Tho waiting silver men pro.
oeeded 10 kill time BY speoohmaking,
card playing and singing
Then the manager Of the building re.
quested them TO disperse, and when
they refused policemen were stationed
at the doors under orders 10 allow any
one who wished, to 90 out, but not 20
permit any 10 return.
Caterers bearing lunch, ordered by
silver cohorts, were refused admission.
and then the hungry and tired politi.
clans began 10 exercise their ingenuity
In an effort 10 smuggle refreshments
into the building
The most tragic and serious incident
Of the night resulted from those persist.
ent attempts TO secure supplies. Jane.
Hughes. . delegate from Somerville
losing his LIE In an effort 10 get out oi
the hall by the FIRE escape in the rear
Hughes was preparing TO jump TO IN,
ground 10 feet below. when his foo
; slipped, and In trying 10 save himself
he seized q wire dangling near. Thl
wire was live one, and with an ago
niEed CRY Hughes fell senseless on thl
fro escape and thOn tumbled 20 tn
; ground. where he died before anyon
could reach him.
The delegates within the hall wer
aroused 10 the highest pitch Of excite
mcnt whsn Hon. J. II; Mellan an
nounced IL from the platform and dc
elared Il murder. for which the gol,
members Of the state committee wer
responsible There were several speech
% In criticism Of the committee, and res
olutions ON the death Of Hughes wer
finally agreed upon 10 be presented
the convention. The gathering 500
quieted down again. and while card
playing was resumed by many, the ma
jority went TO sleep.
Soon after this break was made 1
the lines Of the enemy At some III
known point and large baskets Of sand
witches and cans Of coffee were carrie
into the hall. Evidently there was as,
oret entrance BY which the delegat,
could return TO the hall also, for IN
number slowly increased toward
O'Clock, and an hour later Hon. I. v
COakley reported that the rollca
. showed $50 delegates with crcdonua
present. At2;SOA m. there were, a.
pArently. not more than 300 in d
I building.
shortly after 7 O'Clock this morl
ing Secretary Nathan Q. Robinson
the state committee, a goldman, a
pearod al the hall Ind asked the maj
ayers II they would be ready to deliv
the hall, cleared Of the dlvormon.
the committee At II o'clock, the hour
which the convention was scheduled
open. Manager Mudgett replied th
- there were over 300 mon in the hall wi
- had credentials 20 the convention
delegates and he did not see how
could legally remove thom. Secreta
~ Robinson then retired and proceeded
- the Quincy House. where the distrib
bon Of tickets Of admission 10 the 90
- vention hall 10 delegates holding crode
tiAls began.
The convention was finally held
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