Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1896-07-11
To Reconsider Their Action.

credentials which rendered the day
session Of the convention nullity so
far as results were concerned. For over
three hours the convention awaited the
end OF the struggle in the committee on
credentials, occupying their time in
listening to the oratory of silver cham
pions. The gold men sat silent and i'm
passive, as half a dozen silver orators
were one after the other called to the
stage to stir the food and fire the imag.
ination OF. their supporters. They
seemed Indifferent while thousands
yelled themselves hoarse and at no time
took any part in the demonstration.
Ex Governor Hogg of Texas, Senator
Blackburn of Kentucky, Governor Over
myer Of Kansas, Governor Altgeld of
Illinois and ex-Congressman George
Fred Williams of Massachusetts, ad.
dressed the convention.
The Dashing Blackburn
and the pale, nervous, but alert gov.
ernOr OF Illinois made a deep impress
sion on the convention, but it was the
youh6 SohSUV w iiCc sANSi lIoiu tilc
old Bay state who carried off the honors
of the day. He argued that free silver
was not sectional issue, and when he
concluded with a plea for financial
emancipation from the money thrall-
dom of Lombard street the greatest
demonstration of the day occurred. A
hundred delegates rushed forward to
wiring his hand and congratulate him
and the wild cheering of the crowd
continued for several minutes. The
net result of the day session was the
seating of the Nebraska delegation.
This was the signal
For a Wild Demonstration
in honor Of Bryan, who is now every.
where recognized as a formidable dark
horse. The sudden announcement of the
determination of the Illinois delegation
to desert Bland and vote for Stevenson
after the first ballot fell like wet
blanket on the Missouri candidate. The
Alabama men also changed their al
legiance but the Bland men still keep
up brave front. Mclean power in
the convention was manifest every
hwere and the combination to nominate
Teller grew more formidable with each
development. The prospects Of a gold
bolt strengthened the argument of those
who favored an open fusion with the
silver Republicans and the Populists as
the politics of the situation.
Michigan Silver Men Seated.
The crowds returned to convention
hall, expecting protected night session
and decisive action on the platform.
There was further delay, however, in
the committee ON credentials, and in
the meantime the band played, and as
the evening advanced myriads of elec-
trio lights added brilliant animation to
the scene. The Michigan contest, which
had excited sharp division in the COM
mittee, was reported at 6 o'clock, giving
the silver forces a majority of the dele
cation, and thus permitting them to
swing the 20 votes of Michigan for sill
yer. 1t excited warm debate that gave
evidence of intense personal feeling.
When, after two hours of speechmak-
uldklug, bne uLdl vote was taken, III
gave the occasion for the most sponta-
neous and stirring demonstrations that
have occurred. AS the New York dele
cation cast its sold vote to sustain the |
Michigan gold delegates,
Great Shout Went Up
from the thousands of spectators as well |
as delegates, which grew in intensity as |
it proceeded, while men jumped on |
chairs and waved hats, canes, handker- |
chiefs and shouted themselves hoarse. |
1t was IL minutes before the rapping of |
the chairman could bring the conven-
tion back to order. When, a moment |
later, the chair announced that the sill |
yer men had decisive majority, there |
was repetition of the wild demon
stration, this time by the silver men,
lasting 20 minutes. 1t was evident that |
the leaders bided their time for council |
and they determined not to urge the |
platform to a final issue then. With |
the forcible speech of Senator White on
taking the chair the permanent organ
ization was perfected, and, at 8 :36 |
O'Clock. the convention adiONrned until /