The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-10
SCENES AT NIGHT.
Much Noise and Several Demon ra- :
tiOns i'm Favor of Candidates.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CHICAGO, July s-When the convention
assembled in the evening it was soon evi-
dent that the nomination situation had re-
solved itself into Bland against the field
The Bland people believed that if they
could hold the convention In session until
a nomination was made their candidate
would be nominated Their opponents
agreed with them TO the extent of admit
ting that Mr.. BANDS only chance lay in
continuous session, and they were. there
fore, determined that there Should be an
adjournment after enough ballots had been
taken TO Bake Mr.. Bland show his maxi
mum strength. Mr.. Bryan was to be user
as the club with which to beat him to
death. The nominating speeches were to
all practical purposes an idle farce, Tor no
one heard a word. Mr.. Richardson again
presided. but the audience. was completely
beyond all control. There has been consid-
erable curious speculation as te/the course
of Chairman Whites conduct in continual
ly yielding the chai.. to Mr.. Richardson.
and it was whispered that the California
Senator, weH aware that this is any mans
chance; is quietly nursing and nurturing a
presidential boom of his own to be sprung
late in the contest, when deadlock threat
ems.
The speeches call for no comment. They
were of the usual fulsome euloGiums, an6
were met, each in turn, by the usual wild
scenes of manufactured enthusiasm on the
part of spectators. Senator Turpie's was
particularly unfortunate. The readers o;
to-morrow's papers will enjoy an intellect
ual feast. for. while no ore heard word
of the Indiana Senator's address, it is one
which will easily surpass in force, grace
and rhetoric all the efforts of the other
speeches, but TO add tonight TO disorder in
the hall came the noise of display ofTire-
works at an adjoining spectacular show.
The disorder during Mr.. Turpie's address
became so outrageous thayall proceedings
were stopped and the announcement was
made that unless order was observed the
convention would be adjourned. The chair
man also threatened TO exclude all persons
but delegates. The threat had some effect
The sensational and sentimental incident
of the night came at the conclusion of the
speech placing Boies in nomination. AS the
iowa delegation raised its banner, amid
cheers, young woman rose I'm the south
gallery and waved her arms as she shouted
"Boies. Boies. Boies.' All the boys In the
hall were on theix feet in an instant and
kept time Y~h waving handkerchlefs and
hats as she. in persistent voice. continued
her hurrahs. She is Miss Minnie Murray
an editor, of Nashua. La. This fact came
out as everybody asked her name. From
somewhere she obtained two flags, and
tossed them about, and this added TO the
enthusiasm. which was more a a,tribute TO
the great beauty and grace of the girl thar
to the popularity of Boies. Amid great
cheering Iowa banners were placed in her
hands. She was led to the seats of the
delegation, welcomed there, and the banc
played on.
When New Jersey was called A. w.
McDermott arose. and. in clear voice,
announced: The State of New Jersey will
not nominate any man on the platform OF
this conve1tion.' For New York Mr.. Hill
announced it had no candidate.
When Wisconsin was called General
Bragg announced that his State would not
participate in the nomination of any man
who called himself Democrat on to-day's
platform. A silver delegate Il. j. Dock
ney by name made speech secondine,
Bryan's nomination.
At 12:40 o'clock the convention adjourned
after listening in glee to the idle supersti-
ton that found an evil omen I'm the NOM
ination of Major Mckinley on the ami
versary of the battle of Waterloo. The
delegates will tomorrow have the super
stition that attaches defeat to every pres
idential nomination made on Friday.
The convention appears to be contented
with taking only one step a day 1t was
on the programme that. if the nominating
speeches Were all made before l o'clock.
Senator Jones would aonluce that one bal
lot should be taken with the understanding
that Immediately thereafter the convention
would adjourn until tomorrow morning
The news that the New York. the Wiscon-
sin and the New Jersey delegations and
many other gold men would refrain from
voting was received with delight by tho
Bland men, as il was understood thai
the chairman would rule that IL would re.
quire only two-thlrds vote of the dele
gates voting to nominate. AS this decision
would reduce the figure needed TO eject
from Go tc something nearer 90 tie Bland
men felt encouraged at the thought they
might reach that limit No ballot was
taken tonight. SIR. Jones finding that .he
hour was TOO late 10 vote. l. C.
ACTION OF NEW WORKERS.