The herald., 1896-07-10

ruggedest honesty and undaunted cour-
age, and to chill the hearts and hopes of
those who, during all these years, have
waited for this hour of triumph. To
nominate him Is to make our party again
that Of the people, and to insure success.
"Give us Silver Dick and silver quick.
And we will make Mckinley sick
In the ides of next November
The senator's closing words were
signal for another Bland demonstration
this time long. loud and enthusiastic.
A banner bearing the well known face OF
"Silver Dick" was hoisted in the middle
aisle The convention rose en- masse,
nen cheered and waved hats and hand
Lercbiefs. The Bland banner was car
r;ed to the platform, then circled around
the delegates From every quarter OF
the hall Bland banners made their ap-
nearance, some bearing his pictures,
others 16 to / and others voicing the IN
yincible and irrepressible" sentiments
of the Missouri candidate.
Meanwhile the wild clamor continued.
One man far up among the spectators
turned an umbrella inside out and waved
It madly. The bearers of banners ana
transparencies formed in twos and fours
and each circled the hail. To add to the
volume of sound both bands played
simultaneously. 1t was fourteen minutes
before Chairman Richardson attempted
to check the demonstration
Gov. Overmyer of Kansas began to
make the seconding speech under dill
culties. for a small riot was stirring in
front of the platform when he swept his
right arm across the arena. When quiet
was restored he made an eloquent
speech, saying:
I'm the name of the Democracy of
Kansas, in the name of the farmers of
Kansas; in the name of the farmers of
the United States; in the name of the
homeless who throng your streets in
the quest for bread; in the name of that
mighty army of unemployed; in the
name of that mightiest army which has
risen in insurrection against every form
Of economic despotism, | second the
nomination of the illustrious statesman
and patriot, that gracious Silver Dick
Bland of Missouri.
1.-THE eyes of the whole world are upon
mankind beats with anxious expectation
of the issue OF this convention. Upon the
result hangs the future veal or woe of
this country. BY the ashes of your an
cestors, by the memories of your great
and venerated dead, by the love which
you bear to your children, by the duty
which you owe to posterity, in the name
Of all that men hold sacred, I appeal to
you to resolve this great issue right, and
there Is one name the very utterance of
which is a complete solution, Bland.
Bland, Bland"
The tributes to silver were shrilly re-
esived. as was the reference to Ickel-
heimer and Morgan, and there were
sounding shouts of Bland, Bland, Bland,
with which the ovation was rounded out.
Another seconding speech was made
by ex-Congressman Williams of Illinois,
who said he had served four years on
the coinage committee of the house of
representatives with the Missouri states
man, and paid tributes to his honor, in
telligence and fidelity.
Coming from the Illinois men, the
delegates thought they saw a refernece
juration not to nominate man whose
breathless silence on this burning ques-
ton needed explanation" and Teller"
was whispered when the speaker said
that no repubIican words of his candi-
date would rise up in the campaign to
dampen the enthusiasm of Democracy.
Another Bland cheer was attempted
after this speech, but the delegates were
too tired to shout With the close of Mr..
Williams speech the roll was resumed.
On the call of California the chairman,
W. W. Foote, announced the eighteen
votes of that state were instructed for
Senator Stephen M. White, but under the
positive request of Mr.. White his name
would not be presented.
Ex-Gov Walker of Connecticut an
nounced that the Connecticut delegation
was in conference and desired to be
passed for the present.