Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-09

Aue preliminary scenes were lnrgply
q repetition II those Of the two pre-.
vlous days. There were several rows
AZ the entrances. Several spectators
who were making Themselves obnoxious
were Jeoied.
bepatot White, permanent chairman
1ppeattd On tho stage nj 1910. He
we're y mink shirt aud gay blue htfin y
Tie. He was 10 hOafte that 10 could
hardly sreak above whisper.
An ti5rt TO produce . Boiei demon
stfaliOn whom the I1waus entered with
a huge Boies banner was a failure.
At 1859 Chairman white dropped
his Rnvel, and the buzz Il thousands of
voices gradually tubsided aud the
delegates had not arrived. Tho Now
York delegation, however, headed by
nm ami whitney, wefo IN their
places. Bulky Bissol OF Buffalo was
nbteni.
At Eve minutes before II O'Clock
Row. DR.. Green Of Cedar Rhpiib, Iowa,
nc Episcopal clergyman who m do
the opening prayer yostofdty, again
arose Tor the Game office. lie prayed
that the choice Of the convention
might bo n man whose work would r..
douud 70 tho glory Of his country anu
600. The prayer was M fOllows. "Wo
thank thee, Almighty God, for bless.
inga Of day thnt thou has given us. A.
I've very beginning we pray that W.
may be true 10 tie tespoBsiOilitius o. q
brave TOT IT, duties. Especially grant
thy blessing % thrto Of thy servants
who face this days great responsible.
tiles and duties VI this convention.
AZ they shall make their declaration
" principles may they sol iofth
those truths that shall DO found.
cd upon eternal principles Of
truth and justice, ald that
may rebound % tue benefit OF the
people and uplifting humanity. And
~ they shall designate him who shall
be their candidate Tot chief mhgisiracy
Of this great nation guide thou their
minds aud thnlf voices. May thUy
choose u mau o. clean hands anu pure
heart Whole aims shall be HE country
and his Cos, anu who may No 1.-Two that
mainland by his vlitues may bo lifted
nearer 20 heaven md % mny angels,
peace and property bless the land and
mny Thy Kingdom come Ia all our
hearts through the blessed gospel VI
} sus Christ, TO whom with Father aud
Holy Ghost bo Gtcflted all glory now
anu luF eNtImuIts Amvus
When tue prayer was concluded
Senator White. handed the gavel 10
Congressman Richardson, Of rtunss.
zee, a slender man with black nous.
tache aud scholarly 6toop ofshouldef,
VINO announced that the commitioo on
resolutions was ready 10 report anu
called 10 the platform Senator Jonus
of Arkansas 20 make the com mittce's
report.
READING THE PLATFORM.
Jones adlustcdn pair OF gold browed
6pectiolts and began 10 read the dnan.
clai plank which Col. Chaa. II. Jones,
~. Louis journalist, rad written.
The effect Of tue reading would have
been better, had the southern senator
controlled n stronger voice. Th1 siif ~
ranks raised cheer when some Of
them heard the " rds, 1--WE demand
the free and UNLIMITED coinage OF both
gold aud silver" An enthusiast de.
mandod that the passage be- re'fead,
which was done.
Jones said he was hoarse AMI indeed
his voice for two or three minutes
failed him. AZ tho delegates could not
hear much Of the platform most of lite
PVlhG avs uhNHtoIout uut tue ueuuu'
citation OF government interference by
inlunotlou, which Ia taken as ind cative
OF the approval OF Gov. Altgeld's course
during the Chicago STRIKE. met with
recognition.
When the plank expressing SYM
naihy with Cuba had been read, the
nag Of the new republic with blue aud
white tttipta and n elngls star on a
red neld was carried along the aislss;
II did not arouse the Communication
much hoped for. Richardson rapped
on tue desk anu cried. "Put down that
dag" 30 II quickly sank from flght.
IL was evident that II tired the cOnven.
ton. IL seemed impossible 10 stlr the
concouTso 10 enthusiasm, Tho plat
form was concluded without marked
applause.
Then tue report OF the minority WAS
rrsu by j. II. Wade OF ONO, tbs former
rehJing clerk OF tho House Of Repre-.
tentAtiV'h.
The gold people rose aud cheered, but
alter the outbreaks OF yesterday their
efforts were faint. The endorsement OF
tue Demucfatio administration about
which Hill had made losing fight In
the committee on resolutions, brought
outn yen from the galleries. SuVofel
New York delegates stood anu waved
their hAnds, but Hill, whitney and
Flower were not among Thorn.
Tnr oppS,so ouN
N'i''' N''
Senator Ben Iillman OF South Caro-.