davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-09

49,. Nuf52
they waved their approval Then they
began to shout for other favorites.
Loud calls for Bryan was heard.
Another demonstration Almost
equal to the one bestowed on Black
burn occurred when the chairman in
quired If Mr.. Bryan, of Nebraska, was
in the hall. Delegates and spectators
jumped to their feet and waved their
handkerchiefs, but they were disap-
pointed for the young orator from
Nebraska could not be found The
chorus of demands for Hill was raised
again louder than ever. While the
tumult was at its height Delegate A.
w. Hope, of Illinois, pushed his way
down to the steps of the platform and,
with outStretched arm, pointed toward
Senator White clamoring for recogni-
ton.
Finally the chairman saw him and
was able to hear him cry 81 move that
Governor. Altgeld. of Illinois, address
the convention" Although no one
twenty feet away could catch the pur-
port Of the demand. Senator White
beat a sharp penetrating click with his
gavel until the convention consented
to subside- a trifie and then he an
nOunced that Governor Altgeld of Illi-
nois, was called for. Governor Altgeld
has many warm friends in Illinois and
many good enemies equally warm
and they sprung to the chance to voice
their sentiments. The Illinois dele
gates over in the section to the chair
mans right, led an enthusiastic cheer
which was taken up by other delega-
tions and chorused by the galleries.
Curiosity was rife to see the man
whom the delegates had heard so much
about and few had ever seen; so many
mounted their chairs and faced toward
Illinois
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-09
"BLUE EYED BILLY
Sheehan Protests Against tn
Action Contemplated.


Action Contemplated.
The fact that gold sentiment pre-
dominated in the audience or that an
American crowd is invariably with the
under dog, brought Mr.. Stevenson more
applause than his predecessors when
he walked from the platform.
Then a blue-eyed sandy-haired. well
build young man mounted the stage.
AS he turned and faced the audience
with cheer the galleries recognized
"Blue Eyed Billy Sheehan, who was
lieutenant governor of New York for
four years and who is considered one
of the past grand masters of politics.
He, too, protested against unseating the
gold delegates. His Intimate knowledge
Of politics presidents enabled him to
make a strong argument against regu-
larity Of the contesting delegates.
Mr. Sheehan declared that the pur-
pose OF the silver men Of the conven-
ton was to secure q majority Of the
Michigan delegation in order to vote
them as a unit for silver and thus in
crease their majority to the requisite
two-thirds to nominate. You fear
said he with a sweep Of his hand, You
fear that you may be obliged to abrog-
ate the tine-honored two-thirds rule II
you do nef do this. I appeal to you.
many Of whom stood side by side with
me four years ago. to stay your hand.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-09

swept along the seats and herded the
populace to the doors, ladies and chill
dren with the men. They were COM
keepers, IL they had any, and came
trooping back to make themselves at
home and while. away the time with
newspapers and sandwiches.
An hour before 5-o'clock the hundreds
began streaming In, pouring in through
the entrances along the slopes like SO
many ants from sand piles. The con-
vention band which is q good one,
filled half hour with operatic airs
and were rewarded with hand-clap-
ping and encores.
AT $50 o'clock the committee on res
olutions filed into the enclosure. In
the van was the stalwart form of Sen
ator Hill. AS the delegates and crowds
caught sight of him they arose to their
feet and wildly cheered the New York
leader. Again and again they cried his
name but the senator quietly took his
seat and conferred in subdued tones
with those about, him, as If uncon-
scious of the tumult
Ten minutes later Chairman Daniel
called the convention to order and an
nounced that the committee on creden-
tials was ready to report. When the
reading clerk read the report seating
the four silver district delegates from
Michigan, which changed the complex
ion of the delegation under the unit
rule, from gold to silver, there was
considerable applause among the sill
yer men on the floor. Ex-Congressman
John c. Crosby, of Massachusetts,, on
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-09

behalf of the minority Of the commit
tee, took the stage, and earnestly pro-
tested against the decision of the ma
jority.
PLEA FOR MICHIGAN.
ST desire to move an amendment to
the report of the committee, which has
been submitted to this convention I
move that the delegation from the
Fourth district and the Ninth district
be entitled to keep the seats which they
noW occupy. THE. matter of this dis
,ussion has lasted through yesterday,
nearly all night and most Of the day
and after careful consideration Of
the merits Of this western case, we Of
the minority feel that if this report is
accepted and adopted, that it means
one of the greatest injustices that
could be perpetrated upon any conven-
tion." The convention which met in the
state Of Michigan in April last con-
sisted of about 800 delegates. There
was not single contest as to a single
delegate to that convention. There was
unanimous report, and after that re-
port had been made, these delegates
were elected. They were elected in ac-
cordance with the law of the state of
Michigan, and there was not the
slightest question made, or contest
made, as to the legality or the validity
of the election of those delegates, and
l may say further, there is not the
slightest evidence that there was any
fraud on the part of, anybody.
All we wantAalli the people of the
United States who represent the ma,
jority wants nfairs and decent treat
ment at your hands. We do not at,
tempt or desire to- overrule the ma
jority here, but we do wish to have a
fair and just discussion and consider
alton Of this matter and so move that
this amendment may be adopted and
I trust that the honest sentiment of the
convention will give to these sitting
delegates the seats which they now
occupy
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-09

This convention was begun In revolu-
ton; in gods name do not end it in
revolution"
In part the SPEAKER said: "It is well
known that the Michigan delegation is
here under the unit roll. 1t is well
known that poll of the delegates from
that state shows that fifteen ofthem are
for gold, or rather against 16 to /, and
thirteen are for silver. My friend, the
distinguished governor from MISSISSIPPI
pi, has said that the prevailing senti-
ment of Michigan is in favor of silver
and that sentiment should be recog-
nized by giving them representation in
this convention on the delegation. Why
SIR If that were true, why not give that
sentiment all the delegation from Mich
lgan? 1t was but last night when this
committee. whose report is now under
consideration, even had the hardihood
to decide in favor of throwing out Stew
enson and the other three delegates at
large from that state, but when the
wise men of the majority got together
this morning they saw how impolitic
such course as that was, and orders
were given not to put Stevenson and
the other delegates at-large out, but
simply content themselves by putting
two silver men from a congressional dis
trict in.
What is its purpose? The purpose
Is plainly this: IL this majority report
Is adopted there will be fifteen silver
men in the delegation. thirteen gold
men. They will vote the delegation
as unit and in that way some gentle
men here are foolish enough to believe
that you will indirectly succeed in vio-
lating the old, time honored Democrat
ic doctrine of two-thirds rule in this
convention. The only object and pur-
pose of the adoption of this report nee
essarily must be so that you can over
ride indirectly when you dare not di-
rectly, the tWo-thirds rule
Zone word more. 1 warn my friends
from the South; 1 warn those men who
fought with me, and with whom I
fought four years ago, to hesitate be-
fore committing this second unprece-
denied undemocratic act. I ask you,
gentlemen of this convention-there
are many who believe in this country
that the proceedings of this convention
were begun in revolution-in Gods
name do not end them in revolution"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-09

49,
vail in accordance with the time
honored Democratic doctrine of ma
jority. He spoke of the preservation
of the liberties of the people from
the yoke of Republican rule. The party,
he said. had made a mistake four
years ago, which would not be re-
peated. If the Republican party re-
turned to power, it foreboded a nation
of minions and millionares. If Demo-
Gratis would stand together, that party
could this year, he said, be forever
laid out on the hillside Of despair. He
denounced the growing tendency to-
ward the Capitalization of government,
which he said must eventually mean
the oppression of the people by the
bayonet and the destruction of their
liberties. He drifted thence into dis
cussion of the tariff question. His pur-
pose was simply to hold the attention
of the convention until the credentials
committee was prepared to report.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-09
ANOTHER PROTEST
Made by the Gold Delegate from
Wisconsin.

John H. BrannaH,J a Wisconsin gold
delegate, followed with another pro-
test. He said: lido not desire to SUBJ
NIT to this convention an argument on
this question, but so you may vote in
diligently. I would like to state for
you the exact question that will be SUBJ
mitted. The committee on credentials
has reported to this convention that
they will seat the present delegates at
large from Michigan, headed by Mr..
Stevenson (applause). They also have
reported to this convention that they
will seat the contestants from the
Fourth and Ninth districts, four to be
seated that have their seats in the con-
vention now, and four contestants from
the districts to be seated. That Is the
majority report.
1.-THE minority submits a report that
the four delegates from the districts
remain, and the contests with reference
to the districts be disallowed. The ques-
ton recurs upon the amendment and
will be submitted in that form. The
committee on credentials have had a
long session and have gone all over the
facts in the case very carefully We
Of the minority believing and relying
upon the future of this country as en-
braced in the principles of the Demo-
cratic party, fear the result Of the &C.
ton of the majority of the committee
on credentials eapplause). The state Of
Michigan elects its delegates from the
districts. the districts recommending to
the state convention the names only.
with reference to the ninth district,
two names were proposed and were
voted upon in that convention, and
there is no record submitted by the
secretary of that convention that there
was any protest entered there and IL
was there that they should have their
fight, and not here. (Applause). There
Is no precedent for national conven-
tions, except each recurring convention
every four years, and we are making
precedents every minute of our time
to-day, and this win establish pre-
cedent that a majority in the first
blush of enthusiasm may go into a
sovereign state and up-turn the will of
its people in order that their friends
may have seat in this convention.
(Applause.)
In my Judgment, after listening to
the evidence submitted to the commit
tee upon credentials, 1T rests in glitter
ing generalfties and conclusions. Facts
are what you want. There was con-
vention in Detroit of 900 Democrats.
1t was a large, unwfeldy gathering.
There Is no record In the newspapers
that any exception was taken at that
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-09
GALLERIES WENT WILD.
Speech of Williams the Event of
the Session

There has been no transfer of the
seat of empire from the Atlantic to the
Mississippi (Applause.) The seat of
empire is where it always has been.
and pray that it may always be in the
logging camp Of Maine, in the Tobacco
fields of Virginia, the orange groves of
Florida, the plantations of Louisiana.
the wheat fields of the West and the
mining camps of California. applause
and cries of good, good.'') L believe.
fellow Democrats, that the interests of
New England are represented here,
as well as the interests of the South and
West. applause and cries of good.
good.O The contest in this cause
that | wish to make is in behalf of the
honest capital of New England and in
behalf of the five millions of spindles
that are now silent. We have seen the
pr ocess going on which has created the
talk of sectionalisn, against which I
protest Under the existing system.
which this convention will condemn,
our customers have been ruined-the
farmers Of the West and South Cheers
and cries of good, good.")
sThen the railroads into which we
have put our honest earnings have
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-09

time None submitted to me. I have
concluded from the evidence that this
contest originated three or four weeks
ago. when 1t was ascertained that this
convention would be ruled by a certain
majority, and I have become acquaint,
ed with that majority, and I appeal to
Its honesty and fairness" (Applause.)
Mr.. Brennan had a good stage
presence and a clear, strong voice, and
was given q respectful hearing. He
warned the convention of the danger
involved In this decision. The gold
men In the galleries cheered him
Justify when he appealed to the honesty
and fairness Of the silver delegates.
Delegate f. M. Taylor, of Arkansas
defended the course Of the majority of
the committee and his applause came
more from the pit than the galleries.
He declared that the seating of the
gold delegation from Michigan was a
most outrageous wrong which the con-
vention should right. He said:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-09
MAN WHO DID 1T.
Alleged EmbezzIer of Michigan
Caught the Crowd.

L.
After Salisbury, there stepped to the
front of the platform, stalwart.
blonde moustached young man with a
red rose on the lapel of his summer
coat
Gentlemen, 1 am the man they say
stole Michigan" he shouted in a tone
that rang to the rafters. This defiant
Introduction caught the fancy Of the
multitude, which sent up great shout
of laughing approval.
Name, name" the galleries cried.
Stevenson" the young man yelled.
His full name was Elliott G. Steven
son; he is the law partner of President
Cleveland's friend and one-time cabinet
aide, Don M. Dickinson, the man who
is accused by the silver men with
rounding up four hundred federal Off
ce-holders to swing the Detroit conven-
ton for gold. Defiantly he told the
convention that 1t had no right to turn
out delegates elected by sovereign
state; that by doing so 1t would es-
tablish a precedent that would return
to damn 1t, and to these declarations
were returned cries of right you are"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-09
MIR. TOWNE THERE.
One of the Crowd on the Conven-
ton Platform.


ton Platform.
Among the guests on the platform
tinguished guests on the platform
Dubois and Pettigrew, Congressman
Towne, of Minnesota, and Col.
W. H. Hepburn, of Iowa; John
Allen, of Mississippi, the wit of the
house of representatives, and eX-Sen-
ator Butler, of South Carolina, who was
defeated for reelection to the senate
by Ben Tillman. Among the ladies on
the platform were Mrs. U. S. Grant and
Mrs. Potter Palmer.
The Texas eK-governor's attack on
the Republican platform met with
hearty sympathy from the audience.
Some of the gold men, however, showed
openly that they were opposed to some
of his extreme expressions.
When eX-Gov. Hogg had finished.
Senator White assumed the gavel tenn
pOrarily while the crowd cried for HILL
Bryan, Blackburn, Altgeld and others.
Delegate Money, of Mississippi, moved
that Senator Blackburn be requested to
address the convention, and the crowd
yelled itself hoarse in approval With
proud step the gallant Kentuckian
mounted the stage. His appearance
set the convention wild. He is one Of
the silver idols, and it was apparent as
that he had pit and gallery with him.
The Democratic party, he said was in
convention to correct it's grievances and
right its wrongs. The campaign had
been opened in splendid style. State
after state had fallen in line, and the
convention was instructed overwhelm-
ingly by a majority of the party and
the people. There was no doubt where
the duty of the convention lay. The
Kentuckian's speech was like fierce
cavalry charge. 1t swept along with
volley after volley of silver shot and
its periods were followed by volley
after volley of wild shrieks of approval
that were as fierce as the shots. The
first terrific yell went up when he said:
Let US construct a platform that
neither human or deviliSh ingenuity
can submit to but one construction"
The second was when he eXhorted the
convention to tell the country that we
mean to put silver back where it was
in 1879" another when he denounced
1.-The issue of bonds in times Of profound
peace" and another wilder than all
when he shouted: Christ with the
lash drove from the temple a better
set of men than those who for twenty
years have shaped the financial policy
of this country"
BE temperate, be conservative,
said he, but do not forget to gather
the splendid fruits Of the victory you
have so splendidly won. You have
CAPTURED THE SKIRMISH LINE
but the inner citadel still stands. Do
what you were sent here to do, but
whether you favor gold standard or
a double standard, let every one re-
member that he is a Democrat still.
1 pin my faith to the principles and
loyalty of my party. new day is
dawning whose effulgence marks the
return of Democracy to power. I beg
you gentlemen to make a platform
that will tell the truth and then rally
as one man to vindicate its utter
ances."
During the progress of Senator
Blackburn's speech the $4,000 people
in the hall were aroused to high
pitch of enthusiasm and as he closed
they went wild. For two minutes
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-09
EVENING SESSION.
Struggle Over the Case of Michigan
Begun.

The crowd for the second session of
the day was larger than the first. Sew
eral hundred people had attempted to
remain in the convention hall during
the three hours of recess. They camped
in squads. scattered along the long
sloping banks of chairs which stretch
up to the caves of the building, like
the benches of the ancient Coliseum,
after which Chicago has named its
mammoth hall. These patient enthus-
lasts were not suffered to remain, how
ever, for one ticket entitled a specta-
tor to but one admission. 50 the officers
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-09

the honest people of the United States"
The ovation which followed his per-
grafton was a dramatic one. The Vir-
ginia senator with the face Of last
century statesman, stepped forward to
seize the young Puritan by both hands
with words of strong approval, while
Blackburn, in his more off-hand Blue
Grass style, said: "You did it splen-
didly Fred" Passing down to his seat
with the Massachusetts, delegation, in
the row directly before the platform
he was surrounded by approving silver
men, and one delegate from his own
state extended congratulating hand.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-09
Ribbon Wonder.

Our great sale of Fancy Rib
bons at half-price has been phe-
nomenal, and yet our color as
sortment remains unbroken. The
quality is the very best in the
United States.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-09

Continued on Third Page.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-09
Al Sc Per Yard.

Our entire stock of White Star and Sea
Island Percales, full yard wide and best
quality Our price is now loo per yard
for the balance Of the season.
Bicycle suitings in desirable patterns and
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-16

On Friday evening last, at the cap.
ital OF the Territory, another row oc.
Cured between officials. This time II
was Postmaster Gable who was laid
out by the chief peace officer of the
county, Sheriff Cunningham. 1t seems
that Cunningham charged the federal
oficlal with having circulated reports
to his character. The
postmaster replied in a manner that
displeased the sheriff, and the latter,
being a great big fellow, tbereupon
knocked the postmaster down. The
row seems to have been started by the
democratic county committee, Of
which the sheriff is the chairman.
That committee passed resolutions,
censuring democratic officials for
keeping republicans in Office. One
case Of the kind is the Territorial
treasurer. Eldodt, who keeps as his
Ceiestiono Ortiz, because he is a
very painstakIng aud honest clerk.
The postmaster, who until a few days
ago had his so~n-in-law as deputy, also
felt himself aggrieved, and hence the
row. The capital city is becoming a
paradise for peaceable citizens,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-16
In case Of a republican presidsn

In case of a republican president,
and there seems TO be a certainty o,
that, The OPTic fears that the new
president will be greatly worried to d.
eide which of the numerous aspirants
for the positions of Uolted States mar
shall and United States attorney for
New Mexico shall be the lucky one
The number of these applicants is al
ready great and constantly growing
The positions will not be worth as
much next year as they are now. for
there is . bill pending. that will likely
become law, fixing the salaries II these
officials ct $4,000 per year. At pres
cnt these Offices are very ssfat takes"
The United States marshal Of New
Mexico, E. L. Hall, has his father.in-
law and brother-in-law as chief depu.
ties, and 1t Is said that the three posi-.
tons are worth In the neighborhood OF
500. 900 per year. Ths Unitsd States
attorney gets $4,000 per year, Off -e
rent and the like, has a son as a clerk
and the son Of Representative Money,of.
Mississippi, as assistant. at a salary Of
81, 800 per year and travelling expenses.
The 0PTIc cannot blame aspiring New
Mexico republicans for looking with
longing eyes toward those very deslr-
able places,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-16
THE NEW WOMAN,

The former refuge OF criminals
known AZ No Mans Lind, adjoining
Oklahoma, Is TO be reformed, II II Is IN
the power Of forty young women q
Kansas to effect the reformation
These young ome have been teach
Ing the schools OF Beaver county, Kan f,
but they are going to make the culti-
walton OF other persons minds subor-
dinate to the cultivation OF their own
land. Thirty Of these enterprising
women have already taken up claims
| Of tG0 acres each on the Beaver river,
and the other ten will follow. They
intend to till the soil in summer and
teach school In winter. They have or
ganizsd a cattle company and entered
into q contract with each other to in.
vest half OF their earnings In s,o,k to
be placed on the range, which Is de-
scribed as the finest grazing land on
the continent. This Is the usual de-
scription Of grazing land, but there Is
no doubt OF the value Of the Beaver
rivec country for cattle raising pur-
poses.
Another clause Ia the contract,
W hich these forty independent young
women have made, is that none Of
them shall marry within five years.
They have not sworn eternal enmity to
the masculine portion of the human
family, but have resolved. apparently,
not to marry until they can support
husbands. It appears that for five
years more. at least, that portion OF
the country will deserve LIS same OF
No Mans Land.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-16

WASHINGTON, d. G. March IA
The society sensation, 81 far, Of the
present year, is the bicycle meet and
parade, this afternoon, in the grounds
Of the Van Ness mansion. A score or
more of famous beauties, who have
oeen secretly prscticing at local acade-
mics for months past, have availed
themselves of this opportunity TO up
pear for the first time in blonmers, and
society has turned out 10 force to wit
ness what is, ia point Of beauty Of the
participants. n of the III ST. distin
guished cavalcades ever seen in this
country.