The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-07-11

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mission to the convention hall was con-
cerned. BY order Of the temporary CHAIR,
man lsenator Daniel Just before adjourn.
ment last evening the doors were opened
at q. m. and all persons having the
right OF entry, delegates, alternates and
holders of tickets, were admitted as soon
as they presented themselves In that
way the sergeant-at-arms escaped the
curses which fell thick upon him yesterday
from thousands who were victims of his
stupid order to keep the doors closed till
the last moment. .7.s
The rows Of spectators eeats were early
filled without pushing confusion or the
display Of ill-temper and delegates and al
ternates had no difficulty In reaching their
severa! sections.
The weather which had been rather chill
ly for some days past was sunny and
bright this morning and there was de-
lightful freshness in the air.
The business Of the convention was to
have begun at 10 a. M, but punctuality is
not the cardinal virtue Of such assemblies
and for an hour after that time thousands
of spectators were entertained more pleas
Z. antly with musical selections, interspersed
with choruses, performed by an excellent
(, band stationed in the gallery back of the
platform.
There were but few demonstrations in
recognition Of public favorites as they en-
tered the hail. One of them was started,
/ with not much spirit or enthusiasm, for
Bryan Of Nebraska, ''the boy orator OF the
gates from that state, had gained q point
/ by the report Of the committee on Gre
/ dentials admitting them and excluding
/, their gold contestants.
! At 10:45 none of the New York delegates
had made their appearance and it was
i on their part was that they were then In
caucus on the momento,1s question
whether or not they should attend any
| more sessions Of the convention.
At few minutes before IL the temper
! airy chairman called the convention TO or
der and announced that its proceedings
would be opened with prayer by the Rev.
Thomas Edward Green, rector OF Grace
Episcopal church, Cedar Rapids, Ia.l
| The prayer called for special blessing
on this. convention gathered from all over
our fair land" and asked that the motions
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for humanity and for God and that what
they did might tell in the years to come
for the advancement and lifting up Of our
human kind"
The temporary chairman announced
l that the first business In order was the
report Of committees, as no business conio
/ be done except by unanimous consent IN
| til the committees reported. He called
| the first committee in order, the commit
! tee on credentials, and there was no re-
Spouse and after an interval Of about ~
i minutes 1t was announced that the COM
n1ittee on credentials were about 10 re-
assemble after their long nights session.
! At II ~ Ex-senator Martin. OF Kansas,
| was recognized and moved an Informal re
cess of five minutes to permit Gov. Hogs.
Of Texas, to address the convention. The
motion was adpoted. but stray band
in the gallery beyond the reach OF the
chairman's bell or signals kept on playing
.Dixie'' for nearly 10 minutes before, Il
could be stopped.
Gov. Hogg began by saying this should
be proud occasion for every American
| citizen. He advocated the cultivation Of a
| spirit of friendliness In order to win the
victory next November. Every Democrat
in the United States should lay aside his
prejudices and march with his rival
brother against the common enemy, the
Republican party (cheers) which was
pleading In glittering generalttes and
! promising better behavior Il the people
would only try them again Their fight
should not now be waged with each other,
! but with the common foe. q. ~
In condemning the Republican party for
| it's declaration in regard to gold and silver
| Gov. Hogs exclaimed. In tones Of indlgna-
! ton: "Are you Americans or are you
trucking sycophants, winning smiles from
foreign crows?"
| Gov. Hogg's "f1ve minutes'' were stretch
| ed into half an hour, but still there were
I! no tidings from the committee on creden-
| tIals, and, amid vocnarous cries for "Hs1 %
| who was not present the chair recognized
senator-elect Money, of Mississippi, who
lucky, be invited to the stand. Mr.. Black
burn, the first pronounced candidate to be
| heard, was received with tumultuous ap.
| plause.
! He said the Democratic party had open
ed the campaign in splendid style. They
| had swept over the skirmish line and their
further duty was plain. Let us declare
shall not obscure or defect public atten-
ton from the one great issue upon which
the campaign was to turn; that we netn to
unlock the doors Of the mint and put sill
yer back where it was before. (Cheers.)
Let us declare, further that we do not
approve the issue Of interest bearing bonds
in times Of peace or of giving the option
of purchase to the man holding the obi
CATION and that we oppose he retirement
of the greenbacks.
All these points were loudly cheered.
He closed by advising them to be tenn
perate and conservative, but manly and
brave do not he said. fail to gather
the fruits Of the splendid victory you have
already gained, and let every man, wheth-
er he desired a single standard or double
standard, but say above all things. I am
Democrat
AS Senator Blackburn sat down more
cries were raised for him without response
A motion to adjourn for half an hour
was vQt1 down and the band was started
up to drown the confusion which pre-
vailed. 4s
Mr.. Henry: Of Missouri. moved that the
Hon. w. j. Bryan, Of Nebraska, be invited
Ito the stand.
This was received with every demon
stration OF approval, but the chair announc-
ed that Mr.. Bryan was not In the hall.
Gov. Altgeld of Illinois, was then called
for and rising in the body of the hall, In
Dictated a desire to give way to Senator
Hill. III
The chair stated that Gov. Hill was ems
gagged with the committee on resolutions
and was not in the hall. 55.s
Gov. David Overmeyer, OF Kansas. took
the stand and declared that yesterday the
seat Of empire was transferred from the
Atlantic states to the Mississippi valley.
The day Of the common people had dawn
ed and the dollar Of our daddieS would he