The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-09

t:le committee on credentials, and there
was no response and after an interval
Of about ten minutes II was announced
that the committee on credentials was
about to reassemble ahter It's long ses-
s,cn.
was recognized and moved an Informal
recess of five minutes ITO permit Governor
Hogg, of Texas. to address the conven-
ton.
The motion was adopted, but a stray
band In the gallery beyond the reach of
the chairman's bell. not hearing the
signals. KEEP. playing Dixie" for nearly
and the Governor given a chance.
Governor HoSg's five minutes" were
stretched into half an hour but sislll
there were no tidings of the committee
on credentials, and amid vociferous cries
fo: HILL" who was not present. the
chair recognized Senator-elect Money. of
Mississippi who moved that Senator
Blackburn, of Kentucky, be invited to
the stand.
Mr.. Blackburn, the first pronounced
candidate to be heard, was received with
tumultuous applause. and made a fiery
speech for silver.
AS Senator Blackburn sat down. more
c'Ges were raised for Hill without re-
sponse.
motion ito adjourn for half an hour
was voted down and the band was start
ed up to drown the confusion which pre-
vailed.
Mr. Henry, of Mississippi. moved that
the Hon. Mr.. Bryan, of Nebraska. be
invited TO the stand. This was received
with every demonstration of approval.
but the chair announced that Mr. Bry-
an was not in the hall
Governor AltEeld, of Illinois, was then
called for, and rising in ihe body of the
f2ll indicated n desire to give way to
Senator Hill, but the chair stated that
Mr.. Hill was engaged with the commJt-
tee on resolutions. and was not in the
hall.
Governor David Overmeyer, of Kan
sas, took the stand and declared the..
Yesterday the seat of empire was trans
fcrrcd from the Atlantic States, TO che
Mississippi Valley. The day of the com
mon people had dawned und the dollar
OF our daddieS" would be restored
These sentiments We're received with
unbounded enthusiasm.
The band once more filled up the Inter
lude TO kill time.
Governor Altgeld was again called i'm
requistuon as stop gap. His sw,arthy
Visage, as IT appeared alongside the
chairman, was greeted with cheers 10
which he responded by saying he did not
come here TO make u speech, but to as
sizt i'll nominating a President and pre-
pairing platform which should bring
hope TO the people. lie WAS listened 20
with attention as he proceeded to sis
cuss the cause of the existing condi-
tions OF distress which he summarized
as the combined action of phe moneyed
interests Of the world to make money
dear and property and labor cheap.
MI. George Fred Williams of MassA-
chusetts, Nas next called upon and Nvus
greeted with Il cry Three cheers for
George Fred. Williams" He combat
ted the assertion that the seat of empi. p
mad been transferred from the Atlantic
coast 10 the Mississippi Valley.
The seat OF empire was where If evnr
was, IN all the States of The Union. and
the battle now being waged was for the
res GRAFTON of the union of the States
He begged that there might be no Other
word of sectionalism heard in this com
Nenllon. The fight was not to transfer
tnc seat oil empire from the East to the
west, Du' TO transfer the control of he
treasury and OF on? money and m;ne
from Lombard street TO the centres of
industry in the United States. I,oud
cheers)
Az this point q p. m.) the chair an
hounced partial report OF the Commit.
zee on Cfedehtials, recommending :hat
each OF the territories and ;he District of
Columbia be granted six votes. Second
aftsr careful comparison of the cr.dnn,
'lais as returned by the National Com
mittee, they found all of them correct
except Shose from States OF Nebra Ska
ana Michigan. In regard ITO Ncb,o sl,a
lheE were pleased to report that the del
esates headed by Hon. w. j. BRYAN
shouia be admitted to seats In regard
10 Michigan they asked further time
Ihe motion to adopt this report wos
declared carried by viva voce vote a
demand for roll call which was "a, ~.
made by GoVe'nor Russell. being with
drawn on the statement of the cha irman
OF the Credentials Committee that III.
report was unanimous
AT lJO the gold delegate from No
braSka retired to march tune bv ,be
band and their silver successors tool,
'heir places: The Bryan men, as they
marched in, headed by silver tinnad
spea!s and a banner bearing Nh, Rrv
ans rame i'll silver letters, were nm
plauded. "P
Renewed calls for Tillman were mat
with the reply that he was in attendanca
al the meeting Of the Committee on
Credentials. VII
Governor Altgeld moved that the CON.
Neniion take recess until 5 o'c,ock
Inc proposition met with loud shouta
OF diSapproval. Thereupon the cbnir-
man stated that 1t had become manifest
that there would be no report f,om .ha
ComnyJn:ee on Credentials for son,a tt,,,<,
and that the motion just made va .ht
result of that fact ''s
Mr.. Finlay. OF Ohio. moved hat tho 20.
a .