The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-10
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blankety blank who you are" said the
policeman again grabbing him by the
collar, you must get into line if you
want to get In at ALL" A little later
Amos Cummings, the well known New
York newspaper man and member of
congress, had a similar experience at
the same door, only the policeman hit
him with club, so If the delegates
escape alive from the Chicago police
they may be something left of the par--
ty after this convention is over. Every
day they have hurt somebody and
begin to suspect that they are Re
publicans In disguise. Clergymen are
evidently scarce in the Democratic
party and the same Iowa man OBLIGATED
the second time to day, and again re-
newed his plea with the Lord in be-
half of prosperity. In view of his per-
sistance on the prosperity question !
think we will have to assume that he
Is rival Of the "other advance agent
or else that he is the advance agent"
OF the Lord. He made a centre shot
but narrowed the list of candidates
when he said, in speaking Of the presi-
Dental nominee May they choose a
man of pure hands and clean heart"
Presiding officers seem to be nominal
affairs, though the positions are fought
for. AS soon as Daniels secured the
position of temporary chairman, he
turned the gavel over to White of
California, and as soon as White, Of
California, was chosen permanent pre-
siding ne handed the gavel to Rich
ardson, Of Tennessee, who presided the
entire day.
Delegates were slow in reaching the
convention and it was nearly an hour
past the time to begin before the clergy
man was called upon. Even then, I
thought the chairman hurried matters
a little so as to have a prayer before
any more delegates were in their seats.
The first business was the presentation
of the platform which was read by Sen
ator Jones, or Arkansas. When he
read the plank stating that if the pres
ent plan was continued, 1t would be
surrender of the independence which
was won by the revolution of 1876, 1
took 1T for granted that he referred to
the nomination and election of Samuel
j. Tilden, as 1 recall no other revolu-
ton that year. At the clause relative
to- free and unlimited coinage Of gold
and silver at the present ratio, 16 to /,
there was an outburst from the silver
men. 1t was little ominous that when
Jones came to the tariff plank his
VOICE BROKE SQUARE OFF,
and it required quite an ablution of Mr.
Marstone's remedy, lake water, to en-
able him to proceed. Poor, oppressed,
downtrodden Cuba was ruthlessly
machetted by Sergeant-at-arms Martin.
It had evidently been planned to make
a scene when the plank was read favor
ing Cuban independence. Some en-
thusiastfc patriot had received Cuban
flag, and locating himself squarely in
front of Mr.. Jones on the floor below
the platform, unfurled it and began
violently waving it when that plank
was read.
applaudlng but the majority of the
convention never knew what it was all
about Take the thing away" shouted
Sergeant-at-arms Martin, who. per-
haps, never had heard of Cuba and half
a dozen of Martins assistants bounced
upon the unlucky wight who was wav-
Ing flag struck it to the floor, rolled
it up and bundled the patriot and flag
out of the hall So if the Democratic
party sympathiZes with Cuba, it can
only do so theoretically unless Sar-
geant-at-arms Martin gives his con-
sent. 1t was a victory over Cuba and
more heroic than threats to clear the
galleries, still 1t seemed to me If half
as much zeal had been exercised In
keeping order right in front Of the
stage, as there was in surpressing the
Cuban flag the proceedings would have
moved on much smoother
AS usual when Jones finished reading
the platform there were calls for Hill.
but the reading clerk presented instead
the minority report of the committee
on resolutions. This report contained
a distinct endorsement of CleveIand's
administration and when that was Of
fered there was an attempt made by a
few of the delegates and the galleries
to make scene. The Wisconsin dele
cation led in 1t but the Cleveland en-
thusiasm was so forced that it's at
tempt was soon suspended Again there
principle of asking for bread and re-
ceiving a stone
TILLMAN WAS FURNISHED
instead. He made what might be
termed the sensational speech of the
day it being delivered on the theory
that he had a substitute to offer for a
portion of platform. This substitute
which he read at the conclusion of his
harrangue was a violent denunciation
Of Cleveland and evidently was only
used as cover for his philippine be-
cause before 1t was finally reached in
vote. he withdrew it. Tillman Is GER
tainly peculiar production. He began
with the announcement that he came
from the state of South Carolina. the
nome OF secession, a sentiment which
no man of ordinary discretion would
publicly announce but would prefer to
let the dead past bury its dead and it's
attending disgrace and defeat This
utterance brought forth a storm of
Kisses which led him to vehemently ex-
plain, there are three things in the
that q q
and man."
A little later band in one Of the dis
tant galleries added variety by begin
ming to play a lively tune, and half a
dozen officers started on a run and
must have all reached the band at the
same time, for the musicians were over
powered so suddenly that they cut it
off short. like a stroke of lightning, and
/ fear like grandfathers clock, they will
never be able to go again. All through
Tillman's speech there were outbursts
of Kisses and applause, alternately
when he said: 81 do not know that I
can say I am q representative of the
entire South or not" There was a
storm of shouts Of No, No, and when he
declared that the financial question
was sectional issue, applause and
misses were mingled, with the Misses
much more numerous. He was greeted
with yells of Time, Time" and Hill
Hill" which led the sergeant-at-arms
to yell his thirty announcement.
that he would clean out the galleries
If order was not maintained When he
read his substitute resolution denounc-
lag Cleveland, there were cries in the
gallery of 4Hurrah for Cleveland" and
when he concluded the applause which
greeted him was drowned by renewed
shouts of "HilI. HILL"
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