Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-07-17

fully provided by law NJ the Sumo time that
any change In the monetary standard should
not apply to existing contracts"
Second amendment; Our advocaov of tho
'nuepcndcnt free coinage OF silver being based
on tho belief that such coinage will effect and
ihnintain " parity between gold and silver ut
the ratio OF 10 TO l, wo declare us pledge OF
our sincerity III I 10 such FREQ coinage shalt
thl to- feet such parity within one year from
Its enactment 10y law. such coinage shall
thcreupon to suspended"
Tillman led OF In tho platform deb to, and
the sturdy South Carolina senator was given
hearty reception Unassuming In manner
ana having tho gatb OF u workingmnn. lie dlh
not look the senator, but few speeches have
been anticipated with moro interest The
hiSscs by tho gold men wore drowned b, the
chccrs OF tho silver contingent
During rillnians address he WINS interrupt.
cd by calls from every part OF tho hall 70.
| liil. When quiet was restored Tillmnn said.
| You had Jus, as woil understand ain going
| To have my say II stay here NIL right"
Atcr Ttllman had finished Sen tor hin an.
p"arcd md began spcnluax for tho minority
report He WINS greeted with the most gem
nine outourst OF applause yet heard In tho
convention Dclcxntcs stool on chairs ana
| waved hnts, fana pni handkerchief Mr.
| Whitney rose With tho rcst and the sjyht OF
hi' erect figure brought macy To thor feot
Tho gslierics rcomod 10 rino Rs U man md the
waving son OF hats, newspapers And ovory-
thing Mt hand that could DO mado conspicuous
1 ID
| OF tho chair 70 still tho tumult wero unnvnii-
Ing, and although most OF tho delegates ro.
suncd their seats after several minutes OF
ch'crihG INC galleries would not hc quiot and
yelled and shouted with hearty good win
Mr. I'M began ia slow and dist.nc; toncs
ma finished his address without further inter-
| fupiion Mr. Inn, among othcr things said
his mission hero to-day wna to build up not
TO dcn'roN He know ho addressed IA convcn-
ton that did not agree with nil tho views he
/ nelu, hut ne Itntw thnv would no f,r
| Ills cause. New York mndc no apology for
south Carolina (Chccrs) She dii not need H.
! N'ci he ronind this great convention that IL
was Now York city whose wealth had been 80
dccried. that had always been tho Gibraltar
OF do:1ocracy lie asserted this afternoon
that tho democratic rnrty stood to-day in
favor OF gold and silver ns the money OF tho
! constitution: aud not Tor cithor gold or silver
| alone, but differed ~ to thl means that should
be employed to attain their cnd One sido
favored tho co-oporation OF othor nations. IL
wns not question'oi courage
MIR Villas was npplLudoi ~ no was intro
duccd Tho resolutions OF the minority woro
| presented. hc said. VITA u recognition that
they constituted a protest ugnlnat tho pro-
poHrd nttcmpt ut party revoutlol
| After Vilna finished his speech VIM T.. Rus
sen. OF M"sSachuHctia, WAS recognized by tho
chfir ma Hpokc for the minority report
EN-ConFrcSsrnrn l'rynn thon touk the plat
form To close tho debate, IIc spoke IN f,vor
OF the minority report Mr. Brynn wns given
rousing reception Delegates stoud an chnira
ana chooIcd for sovcr minutoa Tho h,ni
the close OF hib sp.oun ts,a
Tho onlcinl ballot on the minority rcrort ON
platform II go nays. at1 ayes not voting
This is six more thnn two-thrls
The amendment indorslnp ricvclanis mn,
in!nistration was lost Onlcinl result: Ayes
3h7. NAYS 6Gii not voting and absent o
llill's amcnlmcnt referring 10 oxisilng CON
Tracts was lost ON viva voco vote.
hills amendment declaring that In cnso thn
adoption OF the free coinage plank does moi
maintain the parity of silver one ycar after H.,
paSsngc IL shali be suspended, lost on vivu
voce vote.
Tillmnn Withdrew his amendment donoune-
Ing Cleveland
Gail OF states on adoption OF uintform d,.
mHndcd hv mn
1'hc Official voto Is Oh ayes 3ji nayg. no,
voting
~ i;iT q motion to roccBs until 500 u M,
prevailed
CoNvrxTioN HAT. CHICAGO. July I0-The
convention wnS called to or dor nj R:gO n M by
ITS presiding oiiccr. Senator White. of Calf
tfornin. who Immediately handed over tho
ghvcl 10 Representative Rich ,rison. OF Ten
'nosBee. who acted ns president p'o tom for the
evening as well ns durini tho tnorniny soa-
sion
Tho chairman informed tho convention that
roll OF states would now bo called. 40 TINT
nominations OF candidates for the presidency y
should he made
Senator Vest, OF Missouri was the first dol :
crate TO ascend the platform. even before tn.
call OF stntes had rot further In tho ai ph bet
ic"l list than tho state OF Arknnsns Mr. Vest
placed Hon r. Il Bland In nominntio for tho
presidency ofth3 United StnL,s David Oyer
never. OF Kansas. and j. X Williams. OF IL
linois, seconded tho nomination OF Mr. Bland
When Georgia WIS called II. Il Lewis took
the platform and placed cS- Congrnssman W.
Bryan In nomination The convention
went Wild nj the nrst montloa OF Dryan's
name. Delegates with banners OF Georgia.
North Carolina. Michigan. Nchrnskt. Louis
lima. Mississippi md South Dakota ptrndea
through tho isleA
l. j.. kultZ. OF North Carolina Geo IT, Will
linins. OF Massachusetts. and T J. Herman OF
Louisiana. seconded Dryans nomInntion
Whom Indiana waa called Senator Turpie
took the platform ana placed IN nomination
Gov. Claude Matthew's. OF Indiana Trlppett,
OF California. followed scconding the nomna-
tion OF Matthews.
Hon Fred White OF Iowa. was recognized
To nominate e2-Gov BoloA Cheers OF a COM
purntivcly mild typo greeted tho announce
mcnt and tho I'oics banner WAS raised
Hon. John Rhea. OF Kentucky. with q
voice almost as resonant and very closely re-
scmblIng that OF the senator he nominated,
presented In nomination the name OF Senator
BlRckburn. Of Kcntucky
w w Foote OF California. seconded TIC
nomination OF Mr. Blnckburn
man OF the delegation said Massachusetts h d
intended to present the name OF Gov RuyBeii
but Mr. Russell declined 20 run on tho plat.
form adopted
Dir. Patrick. OF Ohio. whom tho nnme OF his
state was called. put ir nomination Mr. John
r. Mclean. OF Cincinnati
Chiirman Harrity. OF Pennsylvania when
his stIte was called. said Pennsylvania had no
candidate Mt this time, but when the roll OF
states WAS called for the purpose OF ascertai
ing their preferences for candidates. Pennsyl-
vnnin would express her wishes OH the sub
ject
Virginia being called In the roll OF states.
the chairman OF tho delegation stated that
they had been Instructed 10 present the namo
OF Hon John w. Daniel but at his earnest re-
quest Ina instance did not do so.
The nomination of Mr. Biabkburn was also
seconded by Mr. J. w. st Clair.
When the state Of Wisconsin was called
Gen Bragg the picturesque OLD thoro. chair
man OF the delegation. rising on n chair In his
pi CO. said: wisconsin can not participate
IN the nomnltion of any man calling himself
democrat upon populIst platform" (Great
cheers. mingled with hisscs)
one OF the deiexa from tho state followed
saying that on the part of some OF tho dele
gates from Wisconsin he desired TO second