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national committee, 1--WE of the North :
he said. want to support the ticket
that you will select. If you have the
strength of giants do not expend It in
bitterness, but reserve it for the day
when you will need it in November. He
asked the majority not to take the course
offensive to the minority.
Ex-Goy. Waller, OF Connecticut, was
recognized when Mr. McDermott sat
down. and he promised, as he began his
remarks from the platform, not to de-
lay the convention long His resonant
voice rang out clear and strong and was
heard In every part of the hall. The
name Of Hill and Daniel, he said should
be joined together and cheered together,
and some of the delegates took him at
his word and gave cheer for both. Mr..
Waller suggested that Hill should pc
elected temporary chairman, and Dan1el
permanent chairman. Ii there were
other arrangements made he hoped they
would be wiped out and the chivilrous
and courageous thing done at the open
ing of the convention. He had been told
by Republican friends in coming TO Chi
cago that the gold men. would receive no
courtesy, but he knew this was not SO.
Fellow Democrats he said, we can
stand your beating us with votes; we
can stand any man you nominate pro-
vided he is an honest man; we are In
this convention to stay (CheeringD
AS he declared with uplifted hand, eve
are here to stay" the convention cheered
and responded more enthusiastically
with cheers and laughter when he adj
ded: II am going to be here until the
last man has voted and will stay with
ho ipnifnr and Goa him home -
Continuing, Gov. Waller said he sup
posed the majority outnumbered the MI
ncrity two to one. They intended to
turn down Hill in ignominy. It would
be considered personal matter. (Cries
of ..No.') II Hill were selected he would
make a speech that would be full OF
sound Democracy He would under
stand that he represented both sides. II
Hill were refused the right to make this
speech from the platform he would make
it from the floor and it would go to the
country the same. Are you going to do
it? he asked, and chorus Of eyes,
went up.
Gentlemen, you are going to do it, are
your"
Again the Affirmative shout went up.
He added: "Turn down David B. Hill
and will tell you what we will do, my
Southern friends. We will fight you
here and elsewhere. We will fight you
until you are sorry for your indiscre-
ton of this day"
An outbreak of dissent followed by
cheers and Kisses greeted this
All through the latter part of Mr.. Wal
ler's speech attempts were made to cry
him down and he finally responded by
warning the convention that he would
stay on the platform all day in order to
make himself heard. He concluded with
short appeal for party unity and took
his seat amid the cheering from the Con-
necticut delegation.
Charles S. Thomas, of Colorado, Sec
onded the motion OF Mr. Clayton. That
his remarks were in sympathy with the
feeling of large part Of the audience
was shown by the frequent applause
which punctuated his speech. He main
tanned that it was perfectly seemly to
override the national committee and
held that it the committee were properly
constituted 1t would Show majority the
other way. The nen who had worked in
the Democratic party as he had for Is
years, without securing any considera-
ton, were getting Indifferent to what
others in the party thought. AS for
David B. Hill, he wanted to repudiate
the suggestion that his defeat for the
temporary Craftsmanship would mean ig-
nominy and disgrace for him. This was
not So He himself had stood by Hill
four years ago when he did not have the
support of his rev found friends (cheers).
/ Mr. Thomas concluded with an argu-
ment that the adoption OF the minority
report was not against, but in accord
ance with Democratic precedent.
Charles e. Waller, of Alabama, next
took the platform in support Of the mi
nority report. He disclaimed any inten-
ton by action they were about to take
to reflect upon their Eastern friends.
They had given New York every Demo
cratic nomination. for the last 25 years,
and Western and Southern Democrats
had stood by them. Why, he asked,
could not the Eastern men do as they
did in the West when they had lost a
campai gn-give the victors the entire
management Of the party organizations
He closed by saying he and his frineds
thought they we're entitled to this nomi-
nation and that the committee ought to
have given 1t to them.
M. F. Tarpey, of California, told the
convention, in seconding the motion to
adopt the minority report, that the DEM
ocratic party had been losing faith in
it's adherents because it had failed to
keep faith with the voters by adhering
to the platform (cheers).
The keynote of the convention, he said,
was silver and he thought silver man
should be selected.
Short, stout and smooth faced John R.
Fellows, Of New York, walked down the
main aisle to talk in favor Of Hill, and
as he was recognized a great cheering
broke forth from the New York and
other eastern delegations. He was re-
ceived with cheers as he came to the
platform. He paid tribute to the SPLEEN
did ability and long established DEM
ocracy Of the gentleman from West Vir-1
ginia, Mr.. Daniel, and said had he been
nominated to a place on the ticket by
the convention, New York would gladly
have given him support. But grave
principles were involved in the question
now presented Democratic traditions
were to be trampled down and the whole,
life of the senator from Virginia repealed
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