The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-09
THE CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS.
Some Notable Speeches Made at the
Morning Session.

| Chicago, July S.-The crowds began
| pouring into the Coliseum to-day after
| o'clock this morning, but the heavy
| eyed delegates, many of whom had had
| an all night vigil, were late in arriving.
| A fresh, green fernbank, crowned with
| bright roses, graced the edge of the
| platform. The sunshine sifted through,
| the air spaces in the dome and glitter-'
ed among the gay trappings. The band
| kept up a fusilade of airs while the
| people bubbled UP through the entran
| ees and melted away in the acres of
| seats and the scene early became bril-
| liant and animated.
| Chairman Daniel, with his long black
| hair falling Ito his shoulders, held an
| informal reception on the stage. At
| TO-: 30 O'Clock a. M, q man in a tow suit.
| bearing a banner of the WI. Bryan
| Club, of Nebraska, rushed up through
/ the south entrance, followed by a coE-
| pie of hundred Nebraskans. They
| cleered wildly. A brief demonstration
| for the boy orator of the Platte ran
| around the hall. Tom Johnson, the
Ohio free trader and single taxer, his
| colleague, Mr.. L. e. Holden, with gray
| beard and clean under lip. and Con-
| gressman Jones, of Virginia, formed
| an interesting group, with their heads
| together in the main aisle.
! At exactly 1850, Daniel raped for
| order. The minions of the sergeant
| alarms had some difficulty in clearing
| the aisles. When all were seated and
| order was obtained, ut was found that
| the spaces reserved for the New York,
| Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland and
New Jersey delegations were prae-
tically vacant. The threat of a bolt
| came home with a realizing sense, but
il was explained that these delega-
| lions were still in conference, discuss
ing the situation.
Rev. Edward Francis Green. an Epis-
copal minister, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
who has the distinction of having pray
ed for peace and harmony at two pre-
vious Democratic conventions, was in
troduced and delivered the invocation.
The minister's voice was strong, but
of pleasing timbre, and the vast audi
ence stood and listened to his plea for
grace.
| A SHORT RECESS TAKEN.
| After the prayer Senator Daniel an
nounced that the first business of the
day would be the reports of commit
tees.
A hitch in the machinery appeared
at once for the committe on creden-
tials, which always reports first, was
not ready with its recommendations.
In the meantime, while the convention
was waiting a diversion was furnished
| by the band which was brought to
Chicago by the Bland Marching Club.
The convention band was pounding
away in the high gallery over the
platform when a counter blare was
heard in the far western end of the
hall to the right of the delegates and
the Bland band came into sight, filling
up the long aisle to the topmost row
OF seats, playing the pyrotechnic
strains of Dixie" which never fail to
affect a Democratic convention like a
match dropped into a powder barrel.
| 1t produced the customary explosion
of enthusiasm, the Missouri delegates,
with many of their supports, climbing
into their chairs to shout. Maryland
my Maryland" inspired another de-
monstration.
/ Then Chairman Daniel put motion
| that the convention take a fiye-minutes
recess and be addressed by Gov. Hogg,
| of Texas. The motion was carried.
4 The former Lone Star" Governor,
| who is best known to the world at
large through his fight against the
railroad corporations in his State, is
easily the biggest man in the conven-
| tion. His weight is not less than 800
| pounds and he stands some inches
above six feet He proceeded with
voice like the bass of a church organ
to hurl thunderbolts against gold and
| Republicanism He began by con-
| graduating the convention on the
proud opportunity before it. The tac-
ties of Democrats, not bolters, he de-
clared, should prevail in accordance
| with the time-honored Democratic
doctrine of majority rule 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 repeated. If the Republican
party returned to power it forboded
a nation of slaves and millionaires.
| If the Democrats would stand together
that party could this year, he said, be
| forever laid out on the hill side of
despair.
SENATOR BLACKBURN SPEAKS
| When Ex-Governor Hogg had finished,
Senator White assumed the gayel tenn
| porarily while the crowd cried for
1 y
others. Delegate Money, of Missis-
| sippi, 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 soon as his feryid oratory
was launched that he had pit and gal
lery with him. The Democratic party,
he said, was in convention to correct
its 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 Overwhelmingly by a ma
lority of the party and the people.
There was no doubt where the duty of
the convention lay.
The Kentuckian's speech was like
a fierce cavalry charge. 1t swept along
with volley after volley of silver shot,