The San Francisco call., 1896-07-09


Hanna's trust" AT that convention
and that idea wrong. TLaughter.1 That
convention adopted a single-gold standard
and the English money-lenders approved
it. Englishmen were always delighted
with anything that tended to get more
blood and more sweat out of the American
people. Renewed laughter and cheers. ]
The same men were here trying to pull
the same halter upon us.
care you going to stand it?" he in
quired, and again the response was q
vigorous ''no." Another point loudly
cheered was when he declared: 1--WE will
have no straddling on platform and no
straddling on candidates. Those gentle
men who have to consult the lin roosters
when they get up in the morning in order
to see what their opinions are for the day
have no show in this convention"
The hand of compromise, ne said, never
yet ran up the flag of freedom. No COM
promise army ever fought the battle of
liberty.
AS he retired from the stand he was
greeted with loud cheers.
George Fred Williams of Massachusetts,
was next called upon and was greeted
with cry OF Three cheers for George
Fred Williams" He combated the as
sertion that the seat OF empirs had been
transferred from the Atlantic Coast to the
Mississippi Valley. The seat OF empire
was where it ever was in ell the States of
the Union, and the battle now being waged
was for the restoration of the union of the
States. He begged there might be no
other word of sectionalism heard in this
convention. The fight was not to transfer
the seat of empire from the East to the
West, but to transfer the control of the
treasury and of your money and mine
from Lombard street to the centers of in
dustry in the United States. Loud
cheers.
At this point Il P. ny the chair an
on credentials, recommending that each
of the Territories and the District of Co
lumbia be granted six votes.
After careful comparison of the cre-
dentials as returned by the National
Committee, they found ALI of them correct
except those from the States of Nebraska
and Michigan. In regard to Nebraska
they were pleased to report that the dele
gates headed by Hon. w. ]. Bryan should
be admitted to seats. In regard to Michi-
gan, they asked further time.
Mr.. Mahoney of Nebraska rose in the
body of the hall and gracefully offered to
vacate the seats now occupied by the sit
ting mem bers for the benefit of their sue
cessful contestants. The motion to adopt
the report was declared carried by viva
voce vote, demand for a rollcall which
was at first made by Governor Russell,
being withdrawn on the statement of the
chairman of the credentials committee
that the report was unanimous.
At lilo the gold delegation from Ne
braska retired to q march tune by the band
and their silver successors took their
places. The Bryan men as they marched
in headed by silver-tipped spears and a
banner bearing Mr.. Bryan's name in silver
letters, were vociferously applauded.
Shortly afterward Senator Daniel lat Isl
resumed the chair and Governor Ben Till
man of South Carolina was invited to ad-
dress the convention. The reply was
made, however, that the Governor was in
attendance on the meeting of the commit
tee on credentials.
At l :37 Mr.. Altgeld moved that the con-
vention take recess till o. clock The
proposition met with loud shouts of dis
approval. Thereupon the chairman (Sen-
ator White of California; stated that il
had become manifest that there would be
no report from the committee on creden-
tials for some time and that the motion
Just made was the result of that fact.
Mr.. Finlay of Ohio moved that the re-
port of the committee on permanent or
ganization be now read and that the con-
vention proceed to its permanent organi-
zation, leaving the report of the commit
tee on credentials to be disposed of subse-
quently.
The chair ruled that as there was no
permanent roll of the body there could be
no declaration of a permanent organiza-
ton. He then put the question on the
motion for a recess and declared it carried.
So the convention took recess till P. M.
w. ]. Bryan of Nebraska. who is con-
sidered by many the possible compromise
candidate for the Presidency, was early
upon the floor of the convention In the
afternoon and was doing missionary work
among the delegates. His face was
wreathed in smiles when he was greeted by
United Press reporter.
Nebraska has won big victory so far
said Mr.. Bryan. "The financial plank as
drawn up by the committee on resolutions
is identical with the one adopted by the
Nebraska State Convention in 1894 and
which was written by myself"
The Nebraska men used this as an argu-
ment during the afternoon with the dele
gates in their endeavor to secure votes for
Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Bryan personally circu-
lated petition about the hail for sigma
lures indorsing the Monroe doctrine.
The convention reassembled at 5:30P. M.
with full attendance of delegates and
crowded galleries.
Senator Daniel of Virginia was in the
chair as temporary chairman. The Sec
tion assigned to the New York delegates
was, however, an exception to the general
rule, very few OF the members Of that dele
CATION being present. Senator Hill, Gov
ernor Flower ard Mr.. Whitney were con-
spicuously absent. Perry Belmont how
cred around as though he had no particu-
lar liking for his surroundings. There
appeared to be no business ready for pre-
sentation and the band filled up the time to
the general enjoyment and satisfaction.
Capotore uarric 0f TapDassaa