Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-26

were al o Pollock $40 members la the
big hall. Score, were asleep In the
galleries. Every doof was guarded by
tue p5lios aud no one was admitted.
Al 1880 "NaW R1binson, secretary Of
the state committee Askoi Agent
Mudgeil to clear tho hall Tor tho Demo.
cratic 6tsie convention. lilo replied
that over 600 delegates WHO had ere
dcntials were already In the halt, aud
he could not got them oui.
Z VICTIM on PoLIiICG
Caterers bearing luncnes i0r the Ill.
ver cohorts wuro refused admission.
Then thU tired AMI hubgfy y liticians
began 10 exercise their ingcnuily IA an
effort to amuggio Tclrv,hmenls Into the
building.
james Hughes, a delegate from
59msfviile, lost his life ia ~ effort 70
get cut Of ,hs hall by n fire escape In
the tear. Hughts was preparing to
Jump 10 tho gronnd, fiiteeu feet below,
wnun his foot slipped anu IN trying TO
save himstlf he seized a wire dangling
near. Tue wire was i've Que. VITA
nn agou.zsi cry Hughes fell seusslsss
ON tho nio escape anu then tumblrd to
tho ground and died before any ono
couli reach him.
The news OF tue accident aroused the
delegates within tue hall q the nigh.
eet pitch Of excitement. J. n. Mellen
declared II was murder for which the
gold members Of tue state committee
were responsible.
RtHolutions were agreed upon to be
presented 20 the convention Today.
Tue gathering soon quletsd down
aud while card playing was resumed
by many, the maj Jrlty went ~ sleep.
Soon after break was mndn In the
lines Of tho enemy ~ some point anu
large baskets OF sandwiches anu cans
NJ cltiue were carried Into the hall.
Evidently there was GeoIet entrances
| by which tho delegates could 10.
turn 10 tho hall also, for tho
number HlJwly increased tOwAr q
y o'clock, aud IN hour later, 4. W.
| Coakley reported that toll call showed
$50 delegates with ctcdontial, present.
At $3.50 there were apparently no more
than 200 Ia tho building.
TACTICS oF the Two FACTIONS.
Hundreds OF delegates to tue Demo.
cratic state convention we're gathered
In irlnt OF Music hail clamoring for
admission when 10 O'Clock, the hour
Tor opening the door, arrived. +. w.
COakley, one Of tho silver leadefs,
speaking from a window, advised the
Williams delegates outside TO OF.
ganizs, send n committee to meet VIII.
liams anu co'oDeTato with him IN
Bringing about the opening OF
tho convention. La the hall, Coax.
ley sail, were about 700
duly accredited delegates aud no Ad-
vised Williams's friends To hold foft
outside. Toe outsiders adopted Coax
Icy . suggestion.
About ll;20 Williams arrived. lie
saiu no Que knew why the delegates
who had tickets were not admitted TO
tho Music hall but u committee had
been sent TO call on Chairman Cor
coran. "Wben VIZ get inside,n he
declared, tive viii admit every man
who has credentials" lie warned
tho crowd that II must be- orderly,
and that the police were present TO pro-
teot property.
solve the doors little dynamite
| yelled somebody, who was vigorously
Missed and suppressed.
a few moments before noon word
came from inside the hall that tbs
delegates there mai ofganiEsd the
convention. Geo. Fred Williams then
addressed the crowd, saying "rhe
\ state committee refuse 10 open these
doors. We have regular convention
Il organized ana Ia operation on the In.
| side Of this hall. We are about 10 get
| another hall, whete other delegates
| can gather ami will have full report OF
lhe convention on tho inside. The
second convention Will endorse tho
action OF that now ia session within.
We feel confident We have five.sikthu
OF tho delegates on our side. stand
right whet. you arc until you hear
from me-"
Shortly afterwards n messenger from
tho gold standard Democrats an.
nounced from carriage that state
convention was about TO assemble at
Fanuiel hall. A few hundred left the
vlclnity OF Music hall, going ~
Faauiel hall. There then appeared
man VINO said a committee represent.
ing tbs delegates IN Music hall will be-
appointed 20 call upon the street cons
missioneTs 10 enforce tue ordinances
against closing tho doors Of any public
hall while a meeting or performance 10
In progress there. Tho outsiders
adopted o resolution In conformity anu
dispatched n committee TO the city
ball 10 ask that tho doors OF Music
hall be broken open.