Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-07-09
After Blaokburn was done Congress.

for, but as he was not present Hill, OF
New York, was called. He, too, was
absent from the hall and in his stead
Mr.. Overmeyer, of Kansas, said a few
words, among which was the follow
ing significant statement:
"The seat of empire was yesterday
transferred from the Atlantic States to
the great Mississippi valley"
Loud and continued cries of "Alt-
geidtn followed Overmeyer's speech,
but the Illinoisan refused to speak.
The Credentials Committee vas then
called on to report, but no response
came and the band played several Sc
lections, after which Altgeld was again
called on, this time responding with q
short speech.
ALTGELD's SPEECH.
He was escorted to the platform
amidst great applause and cheering
and said that he did not come to the
convention to make a speech, but to
help formulate a policy which should
benefit the rank and file of the Amer
lean people.
He said that the American people in
general are suffering and that they are
looking to the Democratic party for
relief. He advocated bimetallism and
tried to point out that the gold stand
ard has lowered the price of farm pro-
duets, while the farmer has had to pay
more for what he buys. (Great APP
plause.)
Speaking of the gold Democrats he
referred to them as trying to put
halters On the American people in ia
vor of English money lenders. "Will
they be allowed to do this?" (Cries OF
"No!" "No!" from all over the hall.
He said: ssThe gold Democrats claim
they love their country and at the
same time they are doing all they can
for the benefit of the monied men oil
England. They are trying to make
the producers of this country slaves
and v~assals."
Mr.. Williams, of Massachusetts, was
then requested to make an address.
Mr.. Williams said that the convention
was by no g a sectional one.
"New England is represented and has
as much at stake as the West and
South. She speaks for five million
spindles now silent"
He made a strong plea for harmony
and the doing away with sectiOnalism,
and was cheered when he finished.
GOLD DELEGATES UNsEATED.
At ITO, after being out nearly three
hours, the Committee on Credentials
signified their readiness to report.
Their report was favorable to the
~unseating of the Michigan and Ne
braska gold delegations, which had
been seated by the National Commit
tee, and to the seating in their places
of the silver delegations from these
two States.
The committee asked for and was
granted further time to consider the
u~nseating of the Michigan gold dele
gates, but asked that the Bryan dele
gates from Nebraska be seated in
stead of the gold delegates who are
representing that State in the conven-
ton.
Their report was accepted amid
great confusion and excitement, in
the midst of which Ex-Governor Rus
sell, of Massachusetts, demanded a
roll call on the subject, which motion
he later withdrew, leaving the decis-
ion of the Credentials Committee fin
al.
The committee then returned to
their rooms to consider the Michigan
case, and Immediately after they had
left the hall the Bryan silver delegates
marched in and took their seats in the
places made vacant by the unseating
OF the gold delegation seated by the
National Committee.
The next few minutes were filed no
with music by the band and the con-
ferences of delegates, after which, al
1880, Senator Tillman was called on
for a speech, but he did not respond.
ADJOURNED TILL 6 O'CLOCK.
At 1:37 the convention adjourned
until 5 p. m.
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS SESSION.
Special Dispatch TO the Ledger.
CONVENTION HALL, CHICAGO, July
9.-The third session of the Demo-
cratic National Convention was held
last night. 1t was by far the most ex-
citing n yet held and some of the
scenes were unusual.
CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS.
The convention was called to order
by temporary chairman Daniel at 5:15
p. m.
AT $3.50 the committee on creden-
tials made their report, which, by a
vote of "a to %, recommended the
seating of the four gold delegates-at-
large from Michigan and the unseat-
ing of four gold district delegates.
This action gave Michigan sixteen sill
yer and twelve gold delegates, which,
under the unit rule, would cause the
State to cast her whole vote for silver.
Immediately after the report was
read a minority report protesting
against the action of the majority of
the credentials committee as great in
justice was presented amid great con-
fusion.
John @. Crosby, of Massachusetts,
who presented the minority report
favoring the seating of gold delegates
from the disputed districts in Michi-
gan and moved its adoption was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Brennan, of Wisconsin,
who spoke in favor ofthe minority re-
port, appealing to the honesty of the
majority for fairness.
He was followed by Gov. McLaurin,
of Mississippi, who made a speech ad-
vocating the action of the majority of
the credentials committee.
He went into a technical explana-
ton of the situation in Michigan and
was frequently vigorously applauded
from the galleries to so great an ex-
tent that the chairman finally had to
warn those occupying seats in the
gallery.
While he was explaining the situa-
ton a delegate arose to a point of or
der, declaring that Mr.. McLaurin was
speaking on other subjects than that
referring to the question and the chair
the point, the Governor re-
He was then followed by Mr..
Stephenson, of Michigan, who said
the Michigan men say he is the
man who stole the State. He pro-
tested in strong terms against the ac-
linn of the mainrifv af the omnfffao