The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-10
r. NO. o. HOUSTON. TEXAS FRIDAY JULY TO- 1896
and Governor ovormeyer sec

onded the nomination.
The nomination OF Governor Claude
Matthew'S of Indiana was presented by
senator Turp.e of Indiana and seconded
by Delegate Trippctt of California.
senator White OF Iowa placed Boies In
nomnatio and the Waterloo statesman
owed a magnificent ovation to Miss Min
ME Murray, Il young woman from Nashua,
Iowa. who led Boses denorstratton as
Mrs. Carson Bake did the Blaine demon-
stratlon at Minneapolis four years ago.
Senator Joe Blackburn Of Kentucky was
placed In nomination by John 8. Rhca.
brilliant Kentucky orator and seconded
by General st. CLAIR OF West virginia and
w. w. Foote of California ard Mclean
of Ohio by Delegate Patrick OF the buck.
eye state
The leaders who arc opposed to the ION
intion OF Bland or who fear the conven-
ton might he stafnpedel to Bryan. de-
cded after the nominating speeches today
10 wit until tomorrow before taking Il
ballot.
he action of tho gold delegates. most
Of whom decided not to participate in the
nomination of a @udidatc on the plat
FORM rendered Rland'S StrenYth forrnid-
ahle. If all the gold delega,,ns declined
TO vote ll6 would constitute the heces-
tonight gave fslnnd Sis
The PENNSYLVANIA delegation, however
decided to vote for rattson after com.
municaiing with him by telegraph
The Wisconsin delcga ron dccid u not to
vote as did New Jersey. MARYLAND and
Connecticut and thirty Of the Massachu-
Setts votes viii he silent.
ne sunh"h ennwNnce or 'rvan MS y
nrmluahi" cnnHldHtN nnt developments OF
the day greatly complicated tho situation.
ms Irti.r in"Ncfncnt looms W rromi-
n"ntN hs IT those WHO hoieN" MS noml-
n"'lon wonId ne the politics of me situa-
tion can pre- vent NOM lation an tho SEQ
| oni ballot and To this end ,heir efforts
Mill lie dirortel
The Bland managers are straining every
nervc and arc claiming victory. whilo
l'ryaus friends loudly asser, the COM
Nehif'h VIII be slan'nedcd ny him.
DAY SESSION.
Chicago July s--As the doors to tho
., ,,..... a. Am.
ing ana STRAINS OF people weiftd UP
through nie entrance and broke like a.
cascade, over the galleries mo band struck
49, So 49, ~ ~,
nP NaHsa : IN Ia" 'ni'l Npld Hlshlii
| Tho silver leaders entered with livhe
and buoyant steps. bur tine faces Of thu
- -
s'lu i'"u''s were ef'ih anu grave III some
cases defiant. Tho preliminary sconns
were largely a rendition of those OF The
preccdi,s div
Ii'e'"N'N "nH9
At 10 = chairman White dropped the
EaNel and tho buzz OF th2uAandH of
voices gradually subsidized and tne dele
After prayer ~ kov. pr Green of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. senator white. Whose
voice WAS pracNralN gone handed the
gaVcl over 10 consress man Richardson
~ Tennessee. tau. slender man with
black mousia'ho aud scholarly stomp OF
nm ehnuldels' who ann Nn'FH ,ha{ the
r,,,or, MA ,.auad ~, fi,,. ,taf,,ip, .s,S ,,.,,
Jones 1T Arkansas. to mako tho counn!'-
irts r"p9rt. iie hesnn 10 read the man,
.i,',,..ine n ,nnns ma <, ro,il t,,,,.,,,,t
is' had written 1hn effect Of rcadins
would have hocn creator II tn -onhlpi
| I'll ~ sup" ne, "t.. , N',M
lh, words. we demand Inc free and IN
limited o"ii@Se % hoin gold aud sir', -"
,h..t the passage be rcrcad. which WIS
/ dono.
! ~ me uelosdte* o"nl1 not near n'ieh
I on Inc platform most oi Ms points ieil M
| ehoer'd. nut me donlnuihilon ar The GOV
! erhm'ni ny INJUNCTION; whlch IS taken
rs an 'ndiroct approvhi OF 'iov"rnof Az
= E''n cfifH' during the 'Mfago sii!kr,
! = with recotmtlpn-
B Nhon ma" pltnh expressing sympathy
4 YIN wv mo M-'n l,hh a nag OF IN.
| new kopnhh. appeared ana Wa rhrriei
! mlnna ~" aisieS. II uid moi hipns" IN"
/ H"mons'raf,op mo rirllSans al 'hhl had
/ hop,d ior' indeed the app l'ise was very
Tho platform waa concluded without
mArked applause
in"n N rpprt ipr ~" minority was
! f@ta. ihi me snlh poop" rnS" ana
/ oh'nr'd, but tAolr "Hntl. W'r' very ialut
/ ~" ii"orsem"ni o. INC d"rnpcrHii, ndthin-
/ is'Iali"n' "u"h senator mn had male
! tcsoluii ms. brought down yen from tbs
| galleries
MINORITY PLATFORM,
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sixteen delegates, constituting hNhol'y
committee on resolutions. iiuJ many decla-
r,,,o,,, Il, ia. ,cro,.t of thu ,nninritv 10
W ~, ..
! Mhi01 theN can MOI ave '"'N 'TS'"''
Som. of these are wholly unnecessary
eou,s nre M ronsi,iercd and alub!suoualy
-. .., .yt,.,no and
iHraS'p' ""''V o'"''H 49,
rcvolut ionnry OF tn Wen rccoshlzti prlH-
c.I les OF the party.
The majority ""ntcnt themselves WIZ.
this general expression oi tp'if ni.,f'l.
without going INTO u specific statement
Of ta4se Objectionable features of ~
report of the majority. Hli upon tDe
iinhncial question, when engages ~ TINS
time the chief share OF pubhc attention.
me views OF the i1alor,ty di''ei 80 fnni :
mentally from nat Abe minority r'si's
as yitil dem0craNc doctrine ns 10 demand
u distinct statement of what they holh
to as The only llsl and iiilc expression o.
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