Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-19
STORY OF THE DAY
One Of the Most Exciting Pages in the
History of the Party
CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL
Foraker &c Ohio Presents the Platform from
the Stage.
SENATOR TelleR'S PLEA FOR FREE SILVER
oratcry Expended in TIL Presentation of the
Candidates.
MASTtRLY EFFORTS OF PARTY LEADERS
Entire Session Given III Almost En-
tireIy TO the EIoqucncc of Great
Dcbnters Upon the Qucs-
lions of the Hour.
SENATOR TElLeR'S PLEA FOR FREE SILVER
aAsTeRLY EFFORTS OF PARTY LEADERS

ct LOUIS. Tune 1s.-The third and
fpalhnal day Of the convention began al max
past 10 o'clock. when. in response TO the
gayel's rap. the delegates arose for prayer
The officiating minister was DR.. John IL
Scott Of Jacksonville, Fla, the second col
ored pastor who has conducted the deVo-
tional prelude. Although DR.. SCOTS voice
was a strong one. so great was the con-
fusion Of entering delegates and spectators
II could be told only from the movement OF
the minister's lips that he was praying.
Then the first opportunity for the dele
gates to use their voices, fresh after a
nights rest. was afforded when Chairman
Thurston, without any preliminaries. plunged
into business by announcing that the hrst
thing on the program was the report OF the
committee on resolutions, and called for
"senator-elect Joseph B. Foraker of Ohio.
Senator Foraker crowded to the front and
climbed the steps to the stage, while the
crowd sent up a shrill yell. The platform
which he began to read was, with a few
immaterial changes in its verbiage, the one
telegraphed throughout the country by the
Associated press on Tuesday night.
Senator Foraker adjusted a pair of specta-
cles upon his soldierly face and furnished,
for a moment. the same dumb show of q
man talking which the colored minister had
given, until cries of Louder and Order
from the galleries impelled him to a
stronger vocal effort. There was no oppor-
tunity in reading the platform for the merry
oratory with which the Ohio man has often
stirred the conventions of the past. He
wore a short alpaca jacket and a black
string tie, and was a much less fashionable
looking man than the delegates from New
York and Massachusetts, who sat below him.
The audience and delegates followed the
reading with intense interest. The refer
ence to the administration of Benjamin Har-
rison evoked the first demonstration, but
louder still came the roar when the words
of the platform pledged the party again TO
the doctrine OF protection in the interest
of American labor and American industry.
The reference to the restoration OF the
policy of reciprocity, as the twin brother OF
protection. also came in for a round OF APP
plause. Protection to the sugar industry
aroused the Louisiana delegation to cheers
and the merchant marine plank brought the
Maine, Maryland and Massachusetts dele
cations to their feet with three cheers.
CHEERS FOR SOUND MONEY.
The first sentence Of the platform pledging
the party to sound money started a great
uproar among the delegates on the floor, but
the galleries did not participate until the
unalterable opposition to the free coinage
of silver was read. Then the delegates, led
by Senator Lodge and Colonel W. A. Stone
of Pennsylvania. rose en- masse. Fans and
hats waved wildly. until the pit looked like
a hurricane-tossed sea. and galleries roared
their approval. For two minutes the tu-
multi continued. The mention of the gold
standard" while received enthusiastically
by the Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut
and New York delegations, did not arouse
such great enthusiasm.
Hawaii and the Monroe doctrine were
applauded, but the enthusiasm over the
Cuban plank was a genuine disappointment.
A very interesting incident occurred, how
ever. in this connection. As the plank was
read. Colonel Fred Grant. who sat on the
platform with the distinguished guests,
arose and wildly waved about his head the
flag OF the Cuba reyolutionists. The flag
was that presented by the Cuban junta TO
James Creelman, the American correspond
ent. when he was expelled by General Wey-
Ter. There was something particularly APP
propriate in Colonel Grants action, as 1,
was largely owing TO the efforts of his
father, General Grant, that Spain was COM
PEELED TO make peace with the revolution
lists in the Ten Years war.
The invitation TO the women OF the coun-
try TO help the republican party 10 redeem
It from democracy and populism was given
q good-natured cheer. and the motion which
Senator Foraker made to adopt the platform
was also cheered.
One Of the crucial moments OF the con-
Vention was at hand. The chairman an
nounced that he would recognize the mover
OF a substitute for the majority report, the
gentleman from Colorado. Mr.. Teller.
The name OF Teller SET the westerners
wild. In little scattering squads the hand
fuls OF delegations who had beep sitting
under the banners OF Colorado, OF Idaho,
of Utah, of Nevada, California and Montana
and some OF those from Tennessee and other
western and southern states. were on their
feet waving hats, flags. umbrellas, fans.
handkerchiefs and shrieking like madmen.
The fire spread TO the galleries and swept
across them until they seem d 10 he the most
unanimously carrying the cheer. 1t was an
unusual division of enthusiasm. Down In
the arena were little patches OF vocal fre
blazing in small spots here aud there from
a broad, dead level, calm Geld of silence.
For Two or thIee minutes the uIIoar con-
tinued. Minutes are long at such crises.
each second beats slowly, so that the out
burst seemed 10 be Z protracted one.
HISTORY WAS TO BE MADE.
Finally the western delegates-seeession-
lists they perhaps might soon be called
tired Of their work and sank back 10 their
seats. Then there fell over the house a
deep profound calm. for history was TO be
made, the political allegiance OF half a
dozen states hung on the uoment and the
whole assembly recognized il. The people
listened to a man while the clerk proceeded
To read the substitute platform as follows
We, the undersigned members Of the com
mittee on resolutions. being unable 10 agree
with that portion Of the majority report
which treats Of the subjects o. coinuec and
finance, respectfully submit the following
paragraph as a substitute therefor:
The republican party fayors tho use OF
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