The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-09
PLAYED DIXIE"

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Senator Daniel was a commanding
figure as he stood by the flag-draped
desk announcing that the first business
of the day would be the reports of COM
mittees. a hitch appeared at once
when it was announced that the COM
mittee on credentials, which is always
first, was not ready with its recon-
mendations. While the convention was
waiting the band was pounding away
in the high, gallery over the platform
when a courier blast was heard in
the far western hall to the right OF
the delegates and the Band band
hove into sight, filling up the long
aisle to the topcost row of seats play
ing Dixie 1t produced the custom
airy explosion of enthusiasm. The Mis-
souri, delegates with many Of BANDS
supporters climbed into the chairs to
shout, Maryland, My Maryland
This inspired another demonstration.
HOGG AGAINST GOLD.
Then Chairman Daniel put a motion
that the convention take five minutes
recess and be addressed by Governor
Hogg of Texas. The molten was car
RED. The former Lone Star governor,
known to the world at large on ac-
count of his fight against the railroads
in his state is easily the biggest man
in the convention His weight is not
less than 500 pounds and he stands
some inches above SIX feet. He pre-
cesded with a voice like the bass OF
church organ to pour thunCsr against
gold and Republ3canism-
He began by congratulating the con-
vention on the proud opportunity be-
/ fore it. The tactics of the Democrats
in not boiling, he declared, should pre-
vail in accordance with the ume-hon-
ored Democratic doctrine of the ma
iority rule He spoke of the preser-
walton of the liberty of the people from
the yoke of Republican rule. The par
ty. he said, had made a mistake TOUR
years ago, which would be repeated.
If the Republican party returned 10
power it foreboded a nation OF
( MINIONS AND MILL1oNAIRES-
If the Democrats would stand togeth-
er that party would be forever laid
out on the hillside of despair. He de-
nounced the growing tendency toward
the Capitalization of the government,
which he said must eventually mean
= the oppression of the people by the
bayonet and the destruction Of their
liberty He then went into a discus
sion Of the tariff question.
His purpose was simply to hold the
attention of the convention until the
credentials committee was ready to
report Among the guests on the pat
form were Don NJ. Dickinson, Senators
Dubois and Pettigrew and Congress
man Towne, of Minnesota, Colonel W.
E. Hepburn, ex-Congressman Phil
Thompson, of Kentucky, ex-senator
Butler, of South Carolina, who was
defeated for reelection, to the senate
by Ben Tillman
Among the ladies on the platform
were Mrs U. S. Grant and Mrs. Pot
! ter Palmer.
The Texas ex-governor's attack on
I the Republican platform
NET WITH HEARTY SYMPATHY
from the audience. Some gold men,
however, showed openly that they
were opposed TO some of his extreme
expressions When Ex-Governor Hogg
had finished, Senator White assumed
the gavel temporarily while the crowd
cried for Hill, Bryan, Blackburn. Alt
geld and others.
Delegate Money, of Mississippi moved
that Senator Blackburn be required
to address the convention and the
crowd yelled itself hoarse in approval.
With proud step the gallant Ken
tuckian mounted the stage. His APP
pearance set the convention wild. He
is che of the silver idols and it was
apparent as soon as his fervid oratory
was launched that he had the pit and
/ gallery with him. The Democratic
party, he said, was in convention to
! correct grievances and right wrongs.
The campaign had been opened in
splendid style. State after state had
fallen into line and the convention was