The record-union., 1896-07-09

Another point loudly c1eered was
when he declared: I'VE will have no
straddling on candidates. Those gentle
men who have to consult the tin roosters
when they get up in the morning in or
der to see what their opinions are for
the day have no show in this conven-
ton. The hand of compromise he
said, never yet ran up the flag of free
dom. No compromise army ever fought
the battle of liberty"
AS he retired from the stand he was
greeted with loud cheers.
WILLIAMS OF MASSACHUSETTS.
George Fred Williams Of Ntassachu-
setts was next called upon, and was
greeted with a cry of Three cheers for
George Fred Williams" He combatted
the assertion that the seat of empire
had been transferred from the Atlantic
| Coast to the Mississippi Valley. The
seat of empire was where it ever was, in
all the States of the Union, and the
battle now being waged was for the
restoration of the union of the States.
NEBRASKA GOLD DELEGATE
RETIRES
| At this hour, | p. m, the Chair an
| nounced a partial report of the Commit
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each of the Territories and the District
OF Columbia be granted six votes. Sec
ond, after careful comparison of the
credentials as returned by the Ma
tional Committee they found all of
them correct except those from the
States of Nebraska and Michigan. In
regard to Nebraska they had to report
that the delegation headed by w. j.
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| further time as to the balance.
| Mooney of Nebraska arose and grace
fully offered to vacate the seats of the
| sitting members for the benefit of their
successful contestants.
The motion to adopt the report was
declared carried by a viva voce vote.
| At ITO the gold delegation from Ne
braska retired to a march tune by the
band and their silver successors took
their places.
The Bryan men, as they marched in
headed by silver-tipped spears and a
hammer bearing Bryan's name in silver
letters, We're vociferously applauded.
RECESS TAKEN.
Shortly afterward Senator Daniel Cat
1:1S) resumed the chair, and Governor
| Ben Tillman of South Carolina was in
| vited to address the convention The
reply was made, however, that the Gov
ernor was in attendance at the meeting
CT the Commdtteeson Credentials
| At 1:3l Altgeld moved that the con-
| vention take a recess until 5 O'Clock
The proposition was met with shouts of
| disapproval. Thereupon the Chairman
| (White of California; stated that it had
become manifest that there would be
| no report from the Committee on Gre
| dcntials for some time and that the
| motion just made was the result Of that
| fact.
| Finlay Of Ohio moved that the report
| of the Committee on Permanent Organ
| ization be now read, and that the con-
vention proceed to its permanent or
| ganization, leaving the report on Gre
dentials to be acted ON subsequently,
The Chair ruled that as there was no
permanent roll of the body there could
| be no declaration of a permanent or
ganization.
He then put the question on the mo-
ton for a recess, and declared it car
| ried.
| So the convention took a recess until
) D. m.
CHEERS FOR HILL.
| The convention reassembled at 5:15
| p. m. Senator Daniel was in the Chair
| as Temporary Chairman. The section
| assigned to the New York delegates
| was, however, an exception to the gen
| eral rule, very few. of the members of
that delegation being present. Senator
| Hill, Governor Flower and Mr.. Whit
ney were conspicuously absent Perry
Belmont hovered around as though he
| had no particular liking for his sur
| roundings. There appeared to be no
business ready for presentation, and the
| band filled up the time to the general
| enjoyment and satisfaction.
| Senators Harris of Tennessee. Cock
rell of Missouri, Jones of Arkansas and
Tillman of South Carolina, with ex-
Senator Grant of Texas, moved around
uneasily from section to section,
| At $50 an order went forth through
the Sergeant-at-Arms that the Com
| mittee on Credentials would meet in it's
| room Immediately. and the audience
amused itself for some time with cries
for Bryan, but these calls met with no
response.
At $40 Senator Hill, followed by many
| members of the New York delega ton
recognized and greeted with cheers and
shouts of HILL Hill" No notice of
this demonstration was taken by him.
but he and his companions quietly took
their seats
Soon afterward Colonel John r. Eel
lows came in from another quarter of
the hall and Joined his associates
In an aisle Ia close proximity to the
New York section there was at this time
group of distinguished politicians in
an apparently earnest and anxious col
loquy. The group consisted of Senators
Harris. Jones and Tillman and Governor
Stone of Missouri.
CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE RE-
PORT.
AT $50 the Committee on Credentials
presented it's complete report admit
ting to seats the contesting silver dele
gates from the Fourth Michigan Dis
trict-Messrs. Chamberlain and Hart:
also admitting the contesting delegates
from the Ninth Michigan District
Messrs. Hoyt and White, and recogniz-
ing the right to their seats of all the
other delegates from Michigan.
Crosby of Massachusetts explained
that this meeting had lasted nearly all
night and most of the day. The minor
ity felt that it should be known that in
their opinion the report was a great in
justice. Crosby's voice was very weak,
and he spoke with a running accom-
paniment of cries of louder and de-
risive applause, most of his remarks
being delivered in dumb show He
closed by offering an amendment to re-
tain the four unseated members in their
seats.
Brennan of Wisconsin also advocated