The herald., 1896-07-09
Battling FOR
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Silver Men Everywhere in
Control
HILL LEADS THE FIGHT FOR GOLD
Finding the Majority Utterly
RemorseIess
SILVER MEN FROM MICHIGAN
Are Given the Right to Sit 10 the Con-
veutlon
And shrieking Thousands Give Wild Evi.
dence Of Satisfaction
The Bland Been Has Gone 0limmering and
the Wlansf Hust Bs Looked for
Among Horses Dark -
Midnight
SILVER MEN FROM MICHIGAN
Are Given the Right to Sit in the Con-
veution
And shrieking Thousands Give Wild Evi'
dence Of Satisiactioa
The Bland Been Has Gone 0limmering and
the Wlansf Hust Bs Looked for
Among Horses Dark -
Midnight
A associated Press Special Wire.

CHICAGO, July S.-The battle OF gi-
ants was waged all along the line today,
with the silver men in control in the
committee rooms and in the convention.
No quarter was shown. The committee
on resolutions, where they had a major
ity Of twenty. crushed the objections and
with q few notifications adopted the
platform adopted by the subcommittee
last night and telegraphed to the coun-
try by the Associated Press.
It declares briefly for the free and in
dependent coinage Of silver without CO.
tariff for revenue only sufficient to pay
the expenses of the government econom-
ically administered. for a constitutional
amendment for an income tax, against
federal interference in local affairs.
against . third term, for simplicity and
economy in national affairs, against a
refunding Of the Pacific railroad debt,
condemns the issue Of bonds in time of
peace and gives mild endorsement to
the OWL service law.
ssena.or. d tsHrhr rapRysns the biblical in
the resolutions which inferentially con-
demned the president at three distinct
points had been adopted by the commit
tee. offered plank commencing the
administration for its honesty. fidelity
and courage. BY q vote Of 23 to 27 it
was defeated.
Everywhere today there IL talk of q
gold bolt, and It seems now very proba-
BILE there may be definite action Of at
least . portion Of the minority. The
leaders, however. are still exercising
their influence to restrain their followers
The New York delegation decided not
to withdraw. Ex-Gov Flower, who at
first advocated bolt. changed front. but
Col George B. Mcclellan and Perry Bel
mont were for radical action. The
course Of the committee on credentials
last night in deciding to unseat the
Michigan gold delegation had the effect
in an Indirect way Of staying the strong
hand Of the silver leaders. It precipitat-
ed a strenm Of protests from the gold
men. who said they considered it simply
an exercise Of force. The Massachu-
sets and Connecticut delegations were
especially inoensed and threatened either
to withdraw from the convention or to
decline to participate in it's action IL the
Michigan delegation was unseated.
Coupled with this was the intimation
that Senator White, who is to be perma-
nent chairman, would rule that a NOM
ination could be made by two thirds of
the delegates voting in the convention.
1t was this latter more than the
other which decided the credentials
committee to reconsider the Michigan
case. II such q ruling were made the
Bland men, with their big lead, could |
perhaps compass his nomination If the |
gold men declined to vote. The friends |
of the other candidates became alarmed |
at the possibility and with swift combi- |
nation against the Missourian, made |
haste to reconsider their action. 1t was |
this hitch in the committee on creden-
tials which rendered the day session of |
the convention nullity so far as re-
suits were concerned. For over three |
hours the convention awaited the end
OF the struggle in the committee on Gre
dentials, occupying their time in listen
ing to the fervid oratory Of the cham
pions. The gold men sat silent and i'm
passive as half q dozen silver orators
were one after the other called to the
stage to stir the blood and fire the imae-
nation OF their supporters. They seemed
indifferent while thousands yelled them
selves hoarse, and at no time took anv
part In the demonstrations.
Ex-Gov. Hogg of Texas. Senator
Blackburn of Kentucky, ex-Gov. Over
myer Of Kansas. Gov. Altgeld Of Illinois
and Congressman George F. Williams of
Massachusetts, addressed the convkn-
tion. The dashing Blackburn and the
pale. nervous but alert governor Of him
ois made deep impression on the con-
vention, but 1t was the clean-limbed COL
lege-bred young convert to silver from
the Old Bay state who carried Off the
honors Of the day. He argued that free
silver was not a sectional issue and when
ne concluded with plea for financial !
from the money thran.
dom of Lombard street the great dem
onstration of the day occurred. A hund-
red delegates rushed forward to wiring
nis hand and congratulate him, and the
Wild cheering of the crowds continued
several minutes.
The net result Of the days session was !