Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-25
BRYAN AND SEWALL AGAIN Nominated by the National SiI-
 yer Convention, AND EACH BY RECLAMATION The Enthusiasm in the First Instance Was
 Great and Prolonged. MISS PIERCE IN A STRIKING TABLEAU There Was Demonstration Also After the Nomination of Sewall-Delegates Try to Sing Old Hundred, but Break
 Down-Adjournment
MISS PIERCE IN A STRIKING TABLEAu

St. Louis, July 24.-The strain of the past few days showed on the delegates to the silver convention this morning. They were slow in gathering in the hall, and the somewhat diminished attend ance showed that the fear expressed yesterday by MT. Shinn of Kansas that the delegates could not be kept here was well founded.
 The chairman rapped for order at 40 and introduced Rev. W. R. Covert of the Missouri delegation, who opened the proceedings with prayer.
 MT. Baker of California, chairman of the conference committee, announced that the two committees had met this morning and would meet again at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Silverites were assured he said, that the populists were now working harmoniously along the lines laid down by this convention. He believed that unanimous report from the conference committees of the two conventions would be one of the strong est campaign documents that would be circulated. In order that this might be successfully accomplished he moved that the further proceedings of the conVen- tion relating to the adoption of a plat form and nominations be deferred until this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. This was seconded by delegates from Kansas and Wisconsin and the motion was carried with but one dissenting vote. The re- mEinder of the national committee was announced and the members were re- qhested to meet immediately upon ad- JcUrnment this morning. A motion was made and agreed to authorizing the com mittees to fill vacancies.
 There was a tumultuous demand for a speech from Senator Stewart. to which he responded in an eulogy of Bryan.
 Veteran Soldiers as Delegates.
 The convention took up a veteran sol dier resolution and 1t was decided to call the roll of states that the chairmen of the delegates might announce the num- Der of veterans in each state delegation. The call resulted in showing 196 union sole ITS, eighteen Copfederates and four MesSican soldiers represented in the con- ventton. Out of the roll call grew a sug- gestion, which crystallized into a motion, which was agreed to, that the old sol- diers and sailors of the union, Confeder- ate and Mexican war armies form the basis of an organization within the party for campaign purposes to save the un- ion.
 Mrs Helen Cougar called meeting of 2 all the ladies present for this afternoon to form a woman's national silver league.
 Miss Mitchell's Poem.
 Miss Helen Mitchell of Alton, Ks, was introduced, and stated that being in-
 
 though she had never written a poem, she had written one on '"The Vail of William Whitney"
 It was semi humorous, and the various hits at Whitney, Hill and Depew aroused intense enthusiasm. At the close of the recita ton many of the delegates rose and expressed their feelings by shouting and waving hats It was the most en- thusiastic ovation of the convention.
 c. R. Scott of Omaha, formerly re- publican, said that he would work to bury the party he had left. Whitney had made the announcement that something should be done. He wished to inform MT. Whitney that something would be done. Reference was made by delegate on the floor to Cleveland. Replying to this MT. Scott said:. "Oh, God, give us cy- clones if they must come; war, famine and pests, but, O God, in Thy mercy save us from another four years of Grover Cleveland"
 He called, in this connection, for three cheers for Bryan, and they were given with a will.
 Was Only a Captain.
 H. R. B. McIver, introduced as a rebel general, confessed that he was only a captain. He was an officeholder under Cleveland but left the service because he could no longer remain with one who had done so much to degrade democracy. Judge Thompson of Washington pro- posed three cheers and tiger for the patriotic sentiments of the speaker. Agreed to- and the cheers and tiger were given.
 A recess was taken until 3:30 p. m.