Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-09
WHITE TAKES THE CHAIR.

Pledges Himself to Absolute Impartiality.
Incipient Panic at Adjournment.
The report of the committee on perma-
nent organization was then presented by
Mr. Finlay of Ohio, naming Senator
White of California as permanent presi-
dent of the convention and Thomas j.
Cogan of Ohio as permanent secretary.
A question was put to, Mr.. Finlay as to
whether the state of Michigan had rep
resentative In the national committee as
reported and 1t was answered in the
affirmative. An amendment to the report
was offered in relation to the appoint
ment of delegates from Nebraska to the
several committees Substituting other
names) and the amendment was agreed
to.
A motion was made to refer back to the
committee that portion of the report re-
lating to committeeman from Michigan,
and 1t was agreed to. With those eXcep-
tions the report was adopted.
A committee of three was then appoint
ed to escort Senator White, the perma-
nent chairman, to the chair, the commit
tee consisting of Mr.. Finlay of Ohio, Mr.
Mcconnell of Illinois and Senator Vest OF
Missouri.
Senator Daniel in retiring from the
temporary Craftsmanship expressed his
deep sense of the honor which he enjoyed
and introduced Mr.. White as the dis
tinguished senator from California.
(Cheers).
Senator WHITES Remarks.
Senator White, on taking. the chair,
spoke of the convention as an assemblage
of men from every state and territory in
the union, and said that he was prepared
to extend full, equal, absolute and inn
partial treatment to ALL Every question
before the convention should, ne said, be
considered carefully and deliberately,
and when the voice of the convention
was crystallzed into judgment, that
judgment should be binding on all true
democrats (CheerS).
1--WE differ, perhaps" he continued, ION
vital issues. We meet in friendly con-
test, presenting what seems to us proper
and right We submit our views to the
candid judgment of our brethren, and on
that judgment we will certainly rely. we
find in life numerous instances OF hopes
unrealized. Men of prominence pass
away-some to oblivion, others because
they are summoned to another shore.
But the democratic party will not die,
even when we all have ceased to live.
(Cheers). When the differences that chal-
lenge us to consider tonight have passed
into history the democratic party-the
guardian of the peoples rights-will en-
dure to bless mankind. Applause).
my ambition and yours are but for
moment. Whether i succeed or whether
you succeed in impressng my views or
your views ON thesconyentton seems now
of supreme Importance, but will not seem
SO in the future. In this council cham
ber the democratic party looks fof the
vindication of it's expression. The people
look to us here for the righting of their
wrongs and for the defense of the con-
stitution-the great bulwark of our liber-
ties. We are here tonight, Its best, It's
truest and its most loyal defenders.
(Cheers) There Is no sectionalism here
none whatever. Equal and impartial
justice to all this land, the triumph of
the people as exemplified and expressed
in democracy, Is the object for which we
have assembled, and to carry out the OBJ
ject I will consecrate my best exertions."
cloud applause.)
A.Silver Gavel.
Mr.. Clark of Montana rising In the
body of the hall, produced silver gavel
from the mines of Montana. which he
rendered the presiding officer In the
name of the delegation from that state.
The chairman remarked that in the
absence of objection he would feel COM
PEELED to accept this handsome token
from the Montana delegation. No OBJ
lection being heard, the silver gavel was
passed up to the chairman.
Senator Jones of Arkansas, chairman
of the committee on resolutions, an
nounced that the committee on platform
and resolutions would meet tomorrow at
$50 a. m. This was taken by the heated
and excited audience as an indication of
an immediate adjournment, and for the
second time in the course of the day an
incipient panic partially developed.
People in the galleries began to move
out with a rush, and a corresponding
movement was started on the floor The
means of exit from the building are so
utterly insufficient that trouble might
have followed but that the sergeant-at-
arms, raising his voice, commanded his
deputies to ''stop those men,"
When some degree Of order had been
thus restored motion to adjourn until
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning was put at
9:38 and was declared carried, and the
second day of the convention ended.