The San Francisco call., 1896-07-08

appealed to the convention to stand by
the minority report and not let it be said
that in the first skirmish their pickets
were driven back from the lines. [Ap-
plause.l
G. Z. Walter of Alabama also advocated
the adoption of the minority report and
reminded the convention that the great
State of New York had received the Presi-
Dental nomination for the last thirty fire
years. The people of the South, he de-
clared, had the highest regard and respect
Tor Senator Hill, but he wanted to know
how it was that the servant (meaning
thereby the National Committee) assumed
to be greater than its master. He
reminded the Eastern Democrats that
while many of the nations of Europe
marched with Napoleon in 1903, they
marched against him afterward, and he
said: "We have been your friends. For
twenty-five years we have supported every
candidate that you put up and we will be
in the near future called to do it again,
and we will do it gladly and pleasantly.
but we think that we are entitled to this
nomination and the National Committee
ought to have given it to u.s."
Mr.. Tarbey Of California, minority
member of the National Committee, also
advocated the adoption of the minority
report. He argued that il the convention
chose as its temporary chairman a man
who represented the anti-silver side of the
question it would imply lukewarmness
and weakness in the convention which
the Democratic party could not afford.
The choice of temporary chairman would
sound the keynote of the campaign, and
he wanted that keynote to be sounded by
a silver representative, not by a gold rep
resentative. He therefore submitted that
the minority report ought to be adopted
by the convention.
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 q great cheer broke
forth from the New York and other East
ern delegations. He was received with
cheers as he came to the platform. He
paid tribute to the splendid ability and
long-establlshed Democracy Of the gentle
man from Virginia, Mr.. Daniel, and had
he been nominated to place on the ticket
by this convention New York would gladly
have given him support; but grave princi-
pics Wclc luFOlNSQ All tuS QQcSblOn now
presented. Democratic traditions were to
be trampled down and the whole life OF
the Senator from Virginia repelled the
suggestion that he could sanction this un-
heard of and unnecessary act. He pro-
ceeded to show the regularity of the action
of the National Committee which, he said,
for longer period than the lives of any
delegates present had presented for the
purpose of organization the names of off,
GERS to temporarily fill the chairs, and its
action in this regard had never before
been questioned. He characterized the plan
now proposed as following Republican
precedent, dlsowned, denounced and spit
upon. [Cheersl And why was it, he
asked with strong emphasis, that all the
rest of the report was accepted and only
the distinguished gentleman from New
York was rejected
You cannot escape" he said, s'the dis
trust and suspicion this will arouse. and
trust there Will be no permanent i'll ef-
fects''
He recognized the right of the majority
to control the convention when perma-
nently organized. The temporary organ.
ization could effect nothing. Why not
permit the report of the committee to
stand in its entlrety2 He referred to the
precedent of the convention four years
ago when Cleveland was nominated
lCleveland's name being received with
cheersl. when temporary chairman op-
posed to tho candidate who had major
ity OF the convention was allowed to pre-
side over the temporary organization o
the conventions and afierward the major
lty took chargeand nominated their can
didate. ECheers. And he reminded them
In closing that the great State of New
York, whose loved son it was now pro
posed to strike down, had given then
their only Democratic President. [Cheers.]
he dwelt upon the fact that on that occa.
sion Senator Daniel seconded the ncmina.
ton of David B. Hill for President of the
United States for four years, but nov
seemed to deem him unworthy to be thl
temporary chairman of q Democratic con.
vention. Loud cries of "No" greeted thi
remark, TO which Fellows retorted will
1.-THE quotation about protesting too
| much.''
"Who is he? Who is her" shouted the
delegates as B. W. Marsden OF Louisian,
was recognized and assembled the platform
Mr.. Marsden began to get in trouble at the
beginning. He professed no enmity tc
Senator Hill, and declared. instead of the
majority trying to trample on the minor.
lty, it was the minority that would trampls
upon the majority. Loud Misses followed