The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-09

NatiOnaI committeeman Olayton OF
Arkansas closed the debate in favor Of
electing Mr.. Daniel. He paid a glow
ing compliment to Senator Hill. II
was here four years ago." said he,
when the anti-snappers were condemn
ing and denouncing him. At that time
l was praising him. He was my cham
pion. learned Democracy at his feet,
and If he had clung to his Elmira
doctrine, in favor of free coinage, he
would today be my candidate for presi-
dent"
The vote was then taken on the sub
stitution of the minority report for the
majority. The yea votes were for sill
yer and Daniel and the nays for gold
and Hill.
The convention was very quiet when
the roll call begun. Breaks were shown
in two of the southern states, Alabama
end Florida. The chairman of the first
announced that but for the unit rule
Alabama would give five votes for Hill I;
and Florida was equally divided be.
tween Hill and Daniel with four aves
Ind four noes. The announcement that
Indiana and Illinois had cast solid votes
for Daniel was cheered The vote of
Iowa was challenged, and the conven-
ton had an opportunity to applaud
Governor Stone of Missouri, tall
thin, smoothfac0d man, who rose to
make parliamentary inquiry, which
brought from Chairman Harrity the
ruling that when the vote of state
acting under the unit rule was ques-
toned roll call might be had to de-
termine whether the will of the major
ity had been correctly announced. The
IL, IL 20 Is tn1 In, N
showing of II ayes and noes, so that
the 26 were recorded aye. This Iowa
roll call necessitated the announcement
of the name of Horace Boies, who is ac-
credited as delegate, but the Boies
men missed the opportunity for dem
onstration and no cheer was heard, A
moment later the call of y. @. S. Black
the chairman of the states delegation,
announced that all the votes Of Virginia
were cast aye, with the exception of
John w. Daniel, who voted no. The
Virginia partisans were quick to seize
upon this bit of chivalry, and rewarded
1t with a shrill shout.
When the territories were reached
Chairman Harrity announced that the
territories and the District of Columbia
would only be entitled to two votes
each.
The vote Of Ohio was challenged and
those voting nay were; Olson, Peter
son, Jacobs, Smith, Gordon, kilbourne,
Sidall and Holdin.
The announcement of the vote, 55f
20 349, was received with brief demon.
stration by the silver victors. Dele.
gates waved their hats and the specta.
tors in the galleries cheered. Mr. Har.
rity announced that unless objection
was made he would regard it as the
sense of the convention that the ma.
jority report had been rejected and Mr.
Daniel selected. Senator Jones of Ar
kansas, r. p. Heating of Nevada anC
Senator White were appointed to escort
Senator Daniel to tho platform.
Escorted by the committee the tenn
porary chairman, John w. Daniel o.
| Virginia, passed up to the platform
where, when he appeared, he was re
ceived with an immense eruption o
cheers and yells. The band helped the
thing along with "Hail to the Chief, y
| and there were more cheers.
During the progress of Mr.. Daniel
| speech, Senator Tillman Of South Caro-
| lima and Jones of Arkansas movet
around and conferred with the silve
leaders OF several of the delegations
Governor Altgeld of Illinois, Governo
Stone of Missouri, Senator None,
| Of Mississippi, Senator Blackburn o.
| Kentucky and others were consulted
| The gold leaders awaited the next move
of the silver men with seeming impur
turbity. When Mr.. Daniel finished an
announced that the convention wa
ready for business there were loud erie
for "Hill." The New York senator sa
Iuietly eating sandwich and showe
no disposition to respond. Senator Jone
of Arkansas announced that ON behal
of the silver delegates in the convention
and at the request of many of them h
would move the adoption of q resolu
tion.
The resolution extended the thanks
of the convention to Chairman Harrit,
for the impartial manner in which h
had presided over the convention. /
was adopted unanimously as was an
other resolution offered by Senate
White of California making the rule
of the Fifty third house of representa-
tives govern the deliberations of tn
convention.
The roll of states was then calle
under the customary practice and tn
selections for membership on the var
ious committees We're announced. Th,
delegates and spectators began leaving
rapidly at this juncture, as it was wei
understood that the convention woul,
Immediately adjourn. General f. +
Finley of the Ohio delegation proteste
against the selection of committee mem
bers by contested delegations, bu
Chairman Daniel ruled that until tn
permanent organization was perfecte
the temporary roll was respected. A
4 :43, on Senator Jones' motion, the con
vention adjourned until this mornin
at 10 o'clock.