Evening star., 1896-07-09
RESOLUTIONS DISCUSSED
Special From stafr Correspondent.

ing the public will know who are to be the
candidates of the democratic party No
man In this hall this morning can consist
emily venture to prophesy who they will be.
Inc President may be nominated on the
first hallot through a stampede. or the
tight may be prolonged through half q
| dozen ballots.
The leaders are prepared for anything.
Surprises are expected and discounted IN
advance. The situation as to candidates is
just what 1t was yesterday, and, for that
matter. similar to the day before. 1t Is
useless to review 1t now. There is nothing
to do but to wait.
In anticipation of an exciting day the gal
leries are filling up early. They give prom
fse Of being packed before the business be-
| gins. The delegates are slow in showing
up this morning. They were here until
late last night. and most Of them were up
later attending conferences over the situ1-
ton to confront them in the morning.
We miss the beaming face Of Mr.. Wilson
s. Bissell from the New York delegation
| In the expressive. IL not elegant, language
| Of Senator Ttllman, the ex-Postmaster
General has flown the COOP" He left for
| Buffalo last night at midnight. and told a
friend before he left that no self-respecting
democrat could stay in the convention and
hear the reading of that portion of the
platform that reflects upon the President g
bond issues
Mr. Whitney il in his seat early. He
wears pugnacious air, and Is hanked by
ex-Gov. Flower. who also looks ready for a
| fight The New York delegation are sup
posed to be lining up.
riot threatens to break out In the hall
before the proceedings of the day begin.
Two tig policemen go out Of their way to
be brutal to an unoffending man standing
in the audience. The crowd. whose pa
tience has been sorely tried by Chicago's
police force in the hall, resent the action.
Let him alone" Take your hands off
that man." they shout. There Is a danger
| Gus rush toward the bluecoats. The victim
| is a pretty husky-looking fellow. and han
dies himself well. The crowd is angry, and
things look troublous. The policemen drop
the man. The crowd raise an exulting yell,
and the man sits down. It's all over now,
and the two cops stink of to find q
softer mark"
Word comes from the New Iork delega-
ton that they will hold caucus after the
platform is adopted to determine whether
| they shall sit silently through the voting
| for candidates or what they shall do. They
are postponing the caucus to see the effect
| of the sound money attack upon the plat
| form.
Pennsylvania is uncertain what to do
about Pattisoh. Harrity wants the dele
| cation to be relieved from its obligation to
| support Pattison, but he has not yet got
| the Pennsylvanians' consent.
Chairman White raps for order. He has
said privately he proposed to hold the root
| ers in check with an iron hand today.
They got away with Senator Daniel last
| night. Mr.. White proposes to bear down
| hard on the gold clique in the gallery.
Congressman Richardson is pressed into
| service to shout the commands Of the
chairman, and the long Tennesseean rat
ties the echoes through the hall.
Reading the Platform.
Senator Jones of Arkansas is on the plat
form to present the platform. He looks
pale ard careworn, for he has worked hard
and constantly for the silver cause in the
past sixty hours.
Senator Jones reads the platform himself
| 1t catches the audience from the start and
they are punctuating every sentence with
applause.
The denouncing Of 1.-The crime Of '73''
| raises tremendous shout Of approval.
| It's catchy phrase and a by-word with
| silverites.
I'VE demand the free and unlimited coin
age OF silver"
He can't get any further for the present.
They are raising a din that rattles the
| windows.
The Pennsylvania delegation comes in
from caucus just held. In response
| to my written query Mr.. Harrity replies.
|
less he shall notify the delegation that he
will not be a candidate, and we will sum-
port the minority (platform) report"
Senator Jones proceeds with reading the
| platform es well as the crowd will let him
Tor their applause Of its principles
While Senator Jones is reading the plat
| form an enthusiastic citizen rushes down
| the main aisle bearing aloft large Cuban
| nag. 1t starts the audience off with a
| mighty whoop, but Acting Chairman Rich
ardson suppresses the outburst as un-
| timely.
The police seize the banner by his direc-
ton and hustle 1t and the bearer out of
| the hall.
Senator Jones announces that there is to
be debate of eighty minutes on each side
on the platform.
The minority report on the platform is
being read by the reading clerk.
The minority report is read amidst a
dead silence on the part of the audience
until the gold standard is mentioned, when
| there are sporadic demonstrations of an
proval In the galleries. At the commenda-
ton of the administration the eastern
delegation rise and applaud
The silver men withhold any demonstra.
| ton of disapproval
Frosty for Senator Tfllmau.
| Here comes Senator Tillman to the nlat.
| fern to offer an amendment, after whicI,
he is to talk for fifty minutes He gets bu,
scanty applause as he faces the audience
He is introduced by Chairman Richard.
son. end this time applause is mingled with
| Kisses.
Il will introduce myself as I am, and not
as the lying newspapers have taught you
| to know me-" cries Tillman, passionately.
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