The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-09

Total votes .....................-.-.. sou
Two not voting.
The chairman put the question on the
majority report of the committee on Gre
dentials and declared II adopted
The report Of the committee on per-
manent organization was then presented
10y Mr.. Finley of Ohio naming Senator
White OF California as permanent presl-
dent OF the convention, and InoIlas ).
COgan OF Ohio as permanent secretary
A question was put TO Mr.. FINLEY as 10
whether the state Of Michigan had rep
resentative on the national committee,
as reported, and It was answered IN the
affirmative. An amendment TO the re-
port was offered in relation TO the appoint
ment Of delegates from Nebraska 10 the
several committee substituting olher
names) and the amendment was agreed 10.
A motion was made to refer back 10 the
committee that portion of the report re-
lating to the committeeman from Michi-
gan and il was agreed to. With those eX-
ceptions the report was adopted.
A committee of three was then appoint
ed TO escort Senator White, the perma-
nent chairman, to the chair the commit
tee consisting of Mr.. Finley OF Ohio, Mir.
Mcconnell of Illinois and Senator Vest
of Missouri.
Senator Daniel. in retiring from the
temporary craftsmanship, expressed his
deep sense of the honor which he enjoyed
and introduced Mr.. White as tine as
tinguished senator from California"
(Cheers)
Senator White on taking the chair spoke
of the convention as an assemblage or
men from every state and territory in
the union, and said that he was prepared
to extend full, equal and absolute and
impartial treatment to all. Every ques-
ton before the convention should be, he
said, considered carefully and deliberate
~, and when the voice of the convention
was crystallized into judgment, that
judgment should be binding on all true
democrats Cheers.
I'VE differ, perhaps" he continued, ION
vital issues. We meet in friendly contest,
presenting what seems to us proper and
right. We submit our views to the can
did judgment of our brethren and on that
Judgment we will certainly rely. We find
in life numerous instances of hopes unre-
allied Men Of prominence pass away,
some to oblivion; others because they are
summoned to another shore. But the
democratic party will not die. even when
we all have ceased to live (Cheers). When
the differences that challenge cOnsidera-
ton to-day have passed into history the
democratic party-the guardian of the
peoples right-will endure to bless man
kind. (Applause). My ambitions and
yours are but for a moment Whether 1
succeed, or whether you succeed In i'm
pressing my views or your views, on the
convention, seems now of supreme impor-
lance, but Will not seem so in the future
In this council chamber the democratic
party looks for the vindication of it's exis-
tence. The people look to us here for the
righting of their wrongs and for the de-
Tense of the constitution-the great bull
wark of our liberties. We are here to-
night, its best, its truest and its most 10y
al defenders. (Cheers.)
There is no sectiona1ism here-none
whatever. Equal and impartial justice to
all this land, the triumph of the people
as exemplfied and expressed in democracy
IS that object for which we have assem-
bled and to carry out this object / will
consecrate my best exertions." cloud APP
plause.)
Mr.. Clark of Montana, rising in the body
of the hall, produced a silver gavel from
the mines of Montana, which he rendered
the presiding officer in the name of the
delegation from that state.
The chairman remarked that in the alb
sence of objection he would feel compelled
to accept this handsome token from the
Montana delegation.
No objection being heard. the silver CAV
ell was passed up to the chairman.
Senator Jones of Arkansas, chairman of
the committee on resolutions, announced
that the committee on platform and reso-
lutions would meet tomorrow morning at
$50 o'clock. This was taken by the wild
and excited audience as an indication of
immediate adjournment and for the sec
ond time in the course Of the day an in
cipient panic partially developed The peo-
pie in the galleries began to move out
with rush and corresponding move
ment was started on the floor. The means
of exit from the building are so utterly
insufficient that trouble might have fol-
lowed but that the sergeant-at-arms rails
ing his big voice, commanded his deputies
to stop those men,"
When some degree Of order had been
thus restored, a motion to adjourn till 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning was put at
9:38 o'clock, was declared carried and the
second days convention ended.