Evening journal., 1896-07-09

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ALTGELD ADDRESSING THE CONVENTION.
Dickinson, and the man who is accused
by tho silver mon with rounding up 400
Federal oiico holders to swing the Detroit
convention for gold. Dofiantly he told the
convention thAt they had no right to turn
ont delegates elected by sovereign state,
that by doing so il would establish a pro-
cedent that would return TO damn It, and
to those declarations were returned cries
OF Right you are"
Tho fact that the gold sentiment pro-
dominated in the audience or that an
American crowd is invariably with the
under dog, brought Mr.. Stevenson moro
applause than his predecessors when he
walked from the platform
Then a Blue oyod sandy haired, we'll
built young man mounted tho stage. As
he turned and. faced the audience, with
cheer the galleries recognized Blue Eyed
Billy Sheohan, who was lieutenant gov
ernor of Now York for four years and who
is considered one of the past grand masters
of politics. He, too, protested against I'M
seating the gold delegates His intimate
knowledge Of. political precedents enabled
him TO make a strong argument against
regularity Of the oontesting delegates
Mr. Sheehan declared that the purpose
of the silver men of the convention was to
secure a majority of the Michigan dclepa-
tion I'm order TO vote them as a unit for
silver, and thus increase their majority to
the requisite twu-thirds to nominate
You fear, said ne with n swcnp Of
his hand, 'you fear that you may be-
obliged to ahrogate the time honorod two
thirds rule II you do not do this l appeal
20 you, many OF whom stood Side by side
with me four yenrs ago, to stay your hand.
This convention WIS begun in revolution.
In Gods name do not end It IN rovolu-
ton With this parting shot Mr. Shee.
han retired amid the plaudits OF the gal
leries.
His place was taken by Delegate j. W.
Blake Of Toxas, who made q violent speech
in favor Of seating the silver men. He
charged that It was notorious that tho
Michigan convention had been packed and
manipulated by Office holders
The whole infernnl delegation should,
in my opinion, be turned out, he said
earnestly, and many OF the silver delegates
on the floor seemed 60 agree with him from
the manner In which they received his
sentiment He repolled the inslnuation OF
MIR. Shcehan and affirmed that as silver
man II no could not control the convon-
tion without robbing n state OF its votes
he was ready 10 surrender.
Delegate Mcknight, ono of the Michi-
gan silver delegates, replied to Mr.. Ste
venson. He said that 10 was notorious that
the silver men elected a majority of zoo to
the Michigan convention.
As soon as tho administration at Wash-
ington asoertalned this fact, no oontin-
ued, Mr. Stevenson was hastily summon
ed to Washington for conference with
the great chief"
Says II Was Lie.
81 say you lieln yelled Mr. Stevenson,
mounting chair and facing the delegate.
There Is not one word of truth in that
statement"
Mr. Mcknight insisted on his statement
and proceeded to describe the methods by
which tho control Of the committee had
been Wrestod fran them. In conclusion he
predicted that laichigan would give 90, 600
Democratic majority II FREQ silver plat
| form was adopted
Judge .. W. Powers OF Utah followed
| He Inquired Why If the cause of the gold
delegates from Michigan was Just, they
| were proposing to barter their votes for
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candidate. He did not want any delegates
seated because it was necessary to mako n
/ two-thirds maiority-''f for wo have that
already" - but because their cause was
| just.
State senator Thomas Grady of New
York, picturesque red faced gentleman,
| with gray mustache and wearing n
rather short jacket, punctuated a speech
| for gold delegates with violent gestures,
which did not avail to secure him close at
| tention. Senator Grady was Just boQin-
ming to be listened TO when the thread
of bis argument was harshly interrupted
| by the first fight Of tho convention. Ii
started over in front of the press seats TO
| the loft Of the platform, whore a stalwart
| policeman, through mistaken diligence.
| pounccd upon a delegate from Illinois who
| was attempting to enter the section allot-
ted TO the delegates. People climbed to
their chairs evoryw hero and small riot
seemed on hand until the chairman press
ed the button which signalled the band to
| play
Senator Grady coolly paced the platform.
with hands in his trouser pockets, while
the band played, and whom be could make
himself heard remarked that he neyor had
been able 60 speak In convention with
out starting fight His exit set the hall
to crying Vote, vote"
Electric lights bad been hung at in
tervals from the galleries behind bur
nished rehectcrs, which threw the rays in
white streams toward the pit. Several arc
lamps, which depended from the lofty staal
girders' were also lighted There were al
most 20, 600 people in the amphitheater by
1 Continued ON Filth Pare.