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to the audience, and his delegation starts a
hurrah for him which does not excite the
audience to any great degree. He advo-
Gates the minority report and starts out in
complaiainsStone against the silver ma
jority. He speaks In rather labored man
ner. and IS not holding the attention of the
audience. NO. NJ
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Events in the Democratic National
Convention.
CHICAGO. July 9.-As the doors to the
mammoth Coliseum in Jackson Park were
thrown open this morning and the black
streams of people weiled up through the
entrances and broke Hike cascade over
the galleries, the band struck up "Massa's
in the Cold. Cold Ground Yesterday
there was enough fighting to surfeit the
cravings OF the crowds. but only the pick
cts were driven in: only the outposts were
captured Today, which many believed
would be the last day Of the convention,
the main citadel was to be stormed. The
Champion gladtatofs were to meet in the
arena The declaration OF principles was
to be made and the candidates were to be
selected
The silve- leaders entered with light and
buoyapt step The faces of the gold lead
they were defiant. The managers of the
several candidates were marshalins their
forces Bland got the first demonstration
with band at the head of several hun
dred Of his boomers circling the galleries.
The band played succession of stirring
airs as the clans and the crowds gathered
A descriptive piece, The Worlds Fair"
created much amusement
The preliminary scenes were largely a
repetition Of those of the two preceding
days There were one or two rows at the
entrances. and several of the spectators
who were making themselves obnoxious
were elected. Before the convention was
called to order rumors of men who had
bolted and others who would bolt were fly
Ing about.
Convention Opened.
Senator White. the perma nent chairman
appeared on the stage at 10:lO. He wore
q pink shirt and a gay blue string tie He
Tes So hoarse. however. that he could
hardly Speak above a whisper. An effort
to produce a Boies demonstration when
the Iowa delegation entered with huge
Boies banner was a failure. At 1O:52
Chairman White dropped the gaveL The
indescribable buzz OF thousands of voices
gradually subsided and the delegates took
their seats. While vacant spaces in the
black pit marked of with almost definite
accuracy The location of the New England
delegations, which had not, with the ex-
Ception of a few stragglers. as yet arrived,
the New York delegation. however headed
by Whitney and Hill, were in their places.
The bulky form of Bisseil of Buffalo was
however, absent.
At five minutes before II Rev. Dr. Green
of Cedar Rapids, Iowa the Episcopalian
clergyman who had made the opening
Frayer on yesterday, again rose for the
same office. He prayed that the choice of
the convention might be a man whose work
would rebound 10 the glory of his country
and his God.
He prayed: We thank Thee, Almighty
God. for the blessing of another day that
Thou hast given Us. At its very beginning
We pray that we may be true to it's re-
spOnsibilties and brave for it's duties Es-
pecially grant Thy blessing 20 these. Thy
servants, who face this day the great re-
spcpsibilties and duties of this convention.
As they shall make their declaration Of
principles. may they set forth those truths
that shall be founded upon the eternal
principles of truth and justice. and that
n ay rebound for the benefit of all the peo-
pie and the uplifting of humanity. And
they shall designate him who shall be their
candidate for the chief magistracy of this
great nation. guide Thou their minds and
their voices May they choose a man of
clean hands and pure heart. whose aims
shall be his country. his God. and who
nay live that mankind. by his virtues, may
be lifted nearer to heaven. and so may the
angels of peace and prosperity bless this
land. and may Thy kingdom come in all
our hearts through the blessed Gospel of
Jesus Christ. to whom. with the Father
for now and forever more amen.
Reading the Platform.
Senator White handed the gayel over to
Congressman Richardson OF Tennessee, a
tall. slender man, with black mustache
and 4 scholarly stoop of the shoulders
who announced that the committee on reso-
lutions was ready to report. and called to
the platform Senator Jones of Arkansas
to make the committees report
Senator Jones. who has been in the thick
est of the silver fight since the forerunners
of the convention began to assemble in
Chicago, is a familiar figure TO this con-
vention. He looks like soldier, and but
for the fact that he was a soldier of the
late confederacy might be a strong presi-
dential possibility. He Is a strong-faced
man. with fierce silvery muStache AMI
ctin whiskers and white hair. which fails
10 cover all the top of his head. He ad-
tuSted pair of gold-bOwed spectacles AMI
began to read the financial plank of the
Platform. which Col. Charles II. JONES'
the ST. Louis journalist, had written. The
effect of the reading would have been
greater had the southern Senator controlled
a kstronger voice. The silver ranks raised
Scheer when some of them heard the
words We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of both gold and silver" and one
enthusiast demanded that the passage be
reread. which was done.
Senator Jones declared that he was
hoarse, and indeed his voice broke two or
anu nearly tailed him. AS the
delegates could not hear much of the plat
form. most of its points fell uncheersd
but the denunciation of government by in
junction. which is taken as an indirect an
proval of Gov. Altgeld's course during the
Chicago strike. met with recognition
Premature Decentralization.
When the plank expressing sympathy
with Cuba had been read a flag of the new
republic. with blue and white stripes and a
single star on red field. appeared in the
aisle in front of the delegates chairs and
was carried along the aisle 1t did not
arouse the demonstration which the parti-
sans OF Cuba had hoped for, indeed the
applause was very moderate and Mr. Rich
ardson raped on the desk and cried. PUT
down that flag so 1t quickly sunk from
sight.
1t was evidently a tired convention The
strain of the two preceding days of con-
vention work and the earlier work of can
dtdate making had worn out the rank and
fie as well as the generals 1t seemed to
be impossible to stir the concourse to en-
thuSiaSm.
The platform was concluded without any
marked applause. '
Then the report for the minority was
read by j. n. Wade of Ohio a former read
Ing clerk of the House of Representatives
TIE gold people rose and cheered but after
their breaks on vest SterCav tbosa aNo...