The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-17
Naming OF ridden.

The scenes Of 1876 will be long re-
membered. a forecast Of what was to
ensue In the convention hall was given
during the three days In which dele
gates TO the convention were arriving
In st. Louis Among the first were the
emissaries OF Tammany. led by John
Kelly. antl-Tilden men and supporters
OF Thomas 4. Hendricks for the Prcs-
Dental nomination. Not long delayed
came the Indiana delegation. whose al
lies the Tammanyites were. The time
before the convention was occupied by
the antl-Tilden men In arousing senti-
ment against him at first by bold
charges OF jobbory In bond deals end
sncers at his reforms as Governor Of
New York. and later by candid state
ments that Tildcn could not carry New
I York. Indiana or Ohio. and that without
the latter two. which would be captured
. by the nomination OF Hendricks o.
some other western man. New York was
absolutely necessary 70 success. Soon
the entire city became tho field OF com
bat between the Tilden and anti-Tilden
men and the delegates went into the
convention hall at II o'clock on Tues
day. June %. 1876. prlmed for war.
From Z o'clock that morning great
crowds had throngod the adjacent
streets. striving to secure entrance Ia
the hall. and cordons Of police had been
Intellectual TO keep the passage ways
clear The delegates made their way
through to the hall with difficulty.
The fight however. was not to come
OF that day. Hostllitles were prevented
by the appearance Of the genilor sex
upon the field, led by Miss Phoebe Couz
ms. Scarcely had the Committee on
RESOLUTIONS been appointed and retired
than Miss Couzins. heading a delegation
from the Woman's Rights National Con
yentlon. was escorted TO the platform
amid cheers and laughter. Miss Couz
lns delivered O speech. read her WON
ems rights memorial. and retired Tn,
memorial was referred to the Commit
ice on Resolutions. which inferred q
with suitable rites. Then the conyen
ton took a recess. The first day ha,
missed without the expected outbreak
That nlght there was a parade OF tn
malice and fire departments. fireworks
and an illumination.
Nearing crisis
everyone knew that the next twenty
four hours would bring a crisis and OF
Wednesday the convention hall wa.
crowded to excess The galleries Wer,
thronged to sufocation. Anxiety an,
suspense pcryadcd the entire assem-
blaze. Into this crowd OF excited mel
came the Committee on Resolution
with lis report. which was to inaugu
rate the first struggle The report II
the final plank. denounced the clanse o
the specie payment resumption law set
ting the date for the resumption II
January. 1879. and demanded the repoa
OF that clause. a minority report de
clared for the repeal OF the entire Law
The utmos, disorder followed the read
ing OF the two reports. To the Tildel
faction the vote was TO be largely a ties
, OF their strength and when they line
up ON the majority report It was III
signal for the alignment OF the anti
Tnden faction on the minority reporl
The confusion was intensified by the In
ability Of many Of the delegates TO un
D derstand the situation. and the scen
o. became a perfect riot. Hundreds trle
, TO make themselves heard In olson
= men sprang upon chairs andy yolle
,, themselves hoarse to get a h6arlnl
Threats and gcstlculations TO crrpha
, slEe them. yelling. screaming. stamp
. Ing and shouting created pandemoniuu
and the noise OF the rabble In the gal
{ lerles shook the windows. When Herr
> watterson ceased speaking on the reso
luton, the noise was deafcnlng. Their
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