The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-09


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NO. no. never" came in thunder
ing chorus from 10000 throats Later,
referring to the great struggle against
slavery, he pointed to an American
flag at his back and secuted the idea
OF compromise. Did the men, he
asked, who gave up their lives to
preserve that flag talk of compromise?
There could be none. There can be
none" AS he finished and descended
from the platform he was accorded
another great demonstration. The
Illinois delegation mounted their
chairs and frantically waved their ban
ners. Delegates from other delegations
crowded the aisles to wiring his hand
while the terraced galleries yelled and
shouted
NEW ENGLAND HEARD FROM.
After the interlude by the band,
New England had her inning when
Geo. Fred. Williams, the stalwart,
fashionably attired, blonde mustach-
ed, scholarly looking young ex-Con-
gressman from Massachusetts. whose
conversion to free silver was recently
announced, was called to the plat
form amid great enthusiasm. He
spoke III new vein, for the free silver
of New England. He made an i'm
passioned plea against sectionalism
and made it in such forcible, clear cut.
ringing sentences that everyone shot
to the mark like bullet.
His first sentence, "This is not a
sectional convention" brought the sill
yer men to their feet like a regiment
answering to the word of command.
and when he declared that "this is a
battle for the restoration of the union
of the States," the shout made the
roof rattle.
This is no transfer of the seat of
power from the Atlantic to the Mis-
sissippi," he continued, and the cries
went up shear, hear" 81 speak," he
said, Sin behalf of the honest capital
of New England, in behalf of the hon
est toll and in behalf of the millions
whose spindles now are silent. Our
customers have been ruined" he de-
clared, and this new portrayal of the
silver issue was received with marked
approval.
The seat of the empire was TO be
kept in the lumber camps of Maine,
the plantations of Louisiana, the
coalfields of the West and the min
ing camps of the Rockies, by the resto-
ration of a financial system under
which prosperity would return.
When he closed with the statement
that the seat of power was to be re-
moved, from the control of Lombard
street in London, to '. The
end of his sentence was unheard, be-
ing buried beneath the vocal tumult
The ovation that followed his perora-
tion was dramatic one.
A Senator with the face of last
century statesman stepped forward to
seize the young Puritan by the hand
with words of strong approval,
while Blackburn in his more off-hand,
blue grass style, said: "You did it
splendidly, Fred"
Passing down to his seat with the
Massachusetts delegation in the row
directly before the platform, he was
surrounded by mass of silver men
and delegates from his own State. who
extended congratulating hand.
CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE.
The committee on credentials having
at last agreed upon Il partial report,
the chairman, Mir. Atwood, of Kansas,
was introduced and presented the re-
port. 1t found the temporary roll cor
rect save in Michigan and Nebraska.
In Nebraska the report seated the sill
yer delegation, headed by w. j. Bryan.
This announcement was greeted with
storm of cheers. The committee
asked for further time to decide the
Michigan contest.
Then 7. j. Mahoney, one of the gold
delegates from Nebraska, made brief
speech of protest. He and his col
leagues, he said, well understood that
they We're TO be thrown out, and at the
head Of the delegation they marched
out.
The report of the committee was
adopted by viva voce vote. EX-Goy.
Russell, of Massachusetts, at first de-
manded a roll call, but subsequently
withdrew it. The band regaled the
convention with more music and the
crowd was kept in a good humor while
the wait for decision in the Michigan
case occurred. While the strains of
Just Tell Them That You Saw Me"
were floating over the convention, the
Nebraska silver delegation came
marching in, bearing on, their should
ers their champion. VIM. j. Bryan. A
big banner accompanied the delega-
tion. The Nebraskan was given
great ovation The huge royal purple
banner of the VIM. j. Bryan Club was
finally carried to the platform and
planted in full view of the audience.
After a lull of some minutes the
chairman announced that Gov. Altgeld
moved that the convention take a re-
cess till p. IN. No one had heard the
motion on account of the hustle. The |
delegates were eager for work, their |
had been stirred and there |
were cries of no"
Senator White explained that the |
on credentials had reported |
that it could not finish it's work for |
three hours and that the convention |
could not adopt a platform without |
the titles to seats settled. So al |
though Finley, of Ohio, moved to pro-
eeed, an adjournment was made at 1856 |
p. IN. until 5 p. IN.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
The crowd for the second session of
The day was larger than the first.
An hour before o'clock the hum
lreds began streaming in. Down in