The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-08

can friends in coming to Chicago that
the gold men would receive no cour-
tesy. but he knew this was not so.
stand you beating us with votes. we can
stand you beating US with votes. but can
stand any man you nominate, provid-
ing he Is an honest man. We are in this
convention to stay" tCheering) AS
he declared with uplifted hand I'VE are
here to stay" the convention cheered
and responded still more enthusiastic
ally with cheers and laughter and when
he added: II am going to be here until
the last man has voted, and I will stay
with the janitor and see him out" the
outburst OF applause was uproarious.
Continuing, Governor Waller said he
supposed that the majority outnumber-
ed the minority two to one. They in
tended to turn down Hill in ingomity. 1t
would be considered personal matter
(cries of "no') If Hill We're selected, he
would make q speech that would be
full Of sound Democracy. You will
understand that he represented both
sides If Hill were refused the right
to make his speech from the platform
he would make 1t from the floor, and
it would go to the country the same.
Are you going to do that?" he asked
and a chorus Of ''yes" went up.
"Gentlemen, you are going to do 1t
are you % cried the speaker. and again
the affirmative shout went up.
He added, turn down David B. Hill
and / will tell you what we will do to
my southern friends. We will fight you
here and elsewhere. We will fight you
until you are sorry for your indiscretion
OF this day"
GREETED WITH Kisses
An outbreak of Kisses followed by
cheers and Kisses greeted this state
ment.
All through the latter part of Mr..
Waller's speech attempts were made TO
cry him down. and he only responded
by repeating that he would
stay on the platform all day to
make himself heard. He concluded
with short appeal for party unity.
and took his seat amid cheering from
the Connecticut delegation.
Mr.. Charles $. Thomas, of Colorado.
seconded the motion of Mr.. Clayton
that his remarks were In sympathy
with the feelings Of Il large part Of the
| audience, was shown ny the frequent
applause which punctua,ed his speech.
He maintained that 1t was perfectly
seemly to overrule the national COM
mittee and held that If the committee
were properly constituted, 1t would
show a majority the other way. The
men who had worked in the Democratic
party, as he had, for twenty-five years,
without securing any con .c,s'ons, wer,
becoming Indifferent to what others in
| the party thought. AS for David y.
| Hill, he wanted to repudista the sug-
gestion that his defeat for the temror-
ary craftsmanship would mean igno-
miny and disgrace for him.
That was not SO. that iie himself had
stood by Hill four years ago when lie
| did not have the support Of mis- new
found friends. (Cheers,. Mr.. Thomas
| concluded with an argumen. that the
adoption of the minority report was net
against, but in accordance with Demo-
cratic precedent
WALTER RECITES history.
| Hon. Charles E. Walter, OF Alabama,
next took the platform in support of
| minority report. He disclaimcd any
intention by the action they were about
| to take to reflect upon their eastern
friends. They had given New York
every Democratic nomination for TIE
last 25 years and western and southern
Democrats had stood by them Why
| he asked, could not the eastern men do
| as they did in the west when they had
lost a campaign-give the victors the
| entire management of the party Organ-
ization? He closed by saying he and
| ~ F,.sa rh hnN "a
to the nomination and that the commit
tee ought to have given 1t to them.
II. r. HarDey, of California, told The
convention in seconding the motion to
adopt the minority report that the
Democratic party had been loosing
faith In Its adherence because 1t hail
failed to keep faith with the voters by
adhering to the platform. tCh ae,s,.
The key note Of the convention, he said,
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