Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-07-09

oouu We Duulcl lDT CcudtOE Hill u
temporary chairman.
National Committeeman Clayton, o
} Alabama closed the debate In favor O
electing Mr.. Daniel He paid glow
ing compliment TO Senator Hill. I"
u was bore four years ago." said he
when the anti'snappers were con
demning and denouncing him. Al
that time ! WAS prasing him. fe wai
my champion. | learned democracy al
his feet, and II he had chung TO hi, Fl.
mira declaration In favor OF free coin.
aye be would to-day be my candidate
for president"
The vote wns then tnken, with the
following result: Daniel. $780, Hill,
$40; not voting, l.
The votes NJ several states were
challenged, Iowa among others. and
the convention hal an opportunity TO
applaud Gov Stone, Of Missouri. who
arose to make parliamentary inqairy,
which brought from Chairman Iiarrity
the ruling that when the vote OF a
state acting under the unit rule was
questioned a roll call mi,ht be had TO
determine whether the will OF the ma.
jority had been correctly announced.
The chalen 70 OF Iow.', vote res iIted
In a showing Of II ayes and nine nays.
so that 20 were recorded aye. This
Iowa roll call necessitated the an
nouncement Of Horace Boies, who is
accredited as delegate. hut the Boies
men missed the opportunity for dem.
onstration and no cheer was heard.
The chairman-"'r tellers agree In
their tally and report the vote as fol.
lows: Ayes. $50; navs. $40; not voting,
Senator HID Tne motion offered
the gentleman from Alabama. substi.
tutipg the name OF Hon. John W. Dan.
lei, OF Virginia, for that Of David b.
Hill for the temporary craftsmanship
OF this convention. Is adopted"
This signal victory OF the silver men
was greeted with an ovation from the
convention, and regarded as conclusive
OF their strength.
The Chairman attempted 10 restore
order by hammering with his gavel
upon the desk. Seroeant-at. Arms
John l. Martin. OF st. Louis, came to
his rescue, and in voice Of command
directed every delegate to take his
seat. lie also ordered his assistants to
clear the aisles. When order had been
tored, the chairman said: UNLESS
objection be made, the chair will re.
gard the vote which has Just been an.
nounced as q practical rejection Of the
vote Of the national committee, and
will consider II unnecessary to put IL
to formal vote. There being no OBJ
lection, the chair will appoint as q
committee of three, to escort Hon.
John W. Daniel to the chair, Hon. j. I
Il. Jones, OF Arkansas; Hon. R. P.
Heating, and Hon. Stephen M. White,
Of California
When Chairman Daniel was escorted
tn tho cba;r bo ,v,s o..a ia.
mighty cheers. As soon as quiet could
be restored he delivered his speech,
which was lengthy effort He said
among other things, that ian interna-
tional agreement for the restoration
OF the metals to an equality would be
a bond of mankind which would enable !
US to regulate the two metals upon a {
parity" The closing part of his speech
was as follows:
The majority Of this convention have the
honor here to represent maintain that this
,i u american nation. wl'n natural base OF
with r y0rS US
mercy than Great britain. France and Ger-
many combined without dependence upon
european nations for anything they produce
"ma, WIN w., n"ropcan naslo"s uepenucno upon
i restoring the constitutional money
ystem Of gold and silver at equality
yith each other And as our fathers in
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= wy o" ~, as'.o' VI "l o'nor hu',ons anu
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laced where she by right belongs as the
reest and foremost as The most prosperous
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uslness OF permanent organization. il
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