The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-07-13
THE CHICAGO
CONVENTION
Continued from the Fifth Page.


about 10 he swept out OF existence: when
every lover OF freedom was on the fl.4'
OF sfeSpairfng when there was no hcih"
cratic leader anywhere IL sight WIS., aii'.
bold enough TO face the crisis. there w.
sI,e Wilderness It was the magic OF
Horace Roies summoning dishearts m,
men 10 heroic action lie u W. 49,,
leaped boldly TO the very tront an .a.',, -
siefissf the seemingly Irresistible power ~
an eNuitaut foc-a Zoe That iitu 49,
been chastened by defeat =, s,ai,rine
she srnrr-zSifIs for. in the two coht'S.S
which, followed. which In many f.s'p'.ssS
have no parallel in ,hc history ., ~, ,.In,6I
can politics. Horace ifnies came on NIS..t.
aud illus did n forever avert tiie "'l.,S
~ having q veritahlr dfzsiloti-th l-4H'"u
..I-,,o1 the ov.rshadavEuss issue or this
s.msai-u Governor fssi"s stands uI.'n an
iuvulnsraiie .atform. the CONSTITUTION, 81
~ defining hat tire states snaH use as
Zeal tcudF IN payment 81 denls- u.S'S
Rates not god or silver nut s9iI ' ~ n,
-rr. Governor Kiisr believes ul.l ilc ~
-~atAiIIc system thus provided Tor III the
~Eaueutal law Of the land - ne system
--..s democratic. party must iuiorSe anu
.-.,rorF re rsieves that 50 long As the
s-s-a<sftutfou remains unchanged that con
r~eSs has 10 power "a dea.nl,et.5e tlti'''.
metal Hence. IN common with the great
mas - he American people. ne believes
sIra- ssewouetfzaffan 81 silver was not an
ordinary POLITICAL hluTfaeF- hAN IN ANAhs4A
r-irra and ha can conceive Of no coudi-
ZION which can possibly arise that VIII
Justify the democratic party IN ltLstiy inE
that crime ~ I'm helping 10 perpetuate It's
di-aful results
.-Cfov.rnor Roies does not believe in dis
honest n cent dollar. as e would work m
fufl.r. TO TIE creditor class. neither does
10 believe in a 99-cent dollar Wnich =
efu more dishonest. as 10 uU,iucSt infsthly
involves the bankruptcy Of thu debtor class
Governor IinieS believes IN an n"neHt
American dollar authorized not by British
Parliament hut by "a law oi the Aultr- IN
srurrrre ami COINED Tor use among The
American people. Ue believes in gold
dollar % - grains - GOLD and In a silver
dollar fr~t sixteen times heslyit.-
Having reheiiei AGAINST l,-itish in. ,o.
isucc ever century ago. wlalhIs lnr hEnt
when a rlsre weakliug. having nov de-
vc,ovcE into the strongest people on earth.
clearly rltlinc rs In lfaaeTsiis among
~ ,19.fors Governor Toies believes II
v-1rsFI ~ not merely n nttsahie cowariiNe
~ rur r1~* f,ut actual treason 20 the
- ,,--,,5 ~, r,ov- -,nftslI.te 81 English
errrf The Hsire- ef q kind frovidenc"
points 70 tlso election - Horace itoifs. his
r.s-. - tr. man f~sr, Waterloo AMI allies
viii Iock - bis STANDARD which viii de
srroy Mark Hanra-s Nspoieom No rs
81 $50 r-rerr~f, Napoleon No T."
Biackburn's Name Presented.
Hon John : Rhea. ~ Kentucky. with
voice almost as resonant and very closely
resembling that OF thc senator he norni-
uatsi placed I'm nomination tho name OF
Senator J. a.. :. blackburn. of Kentucky.
IEo urcfsced his remarks with the pledge
+iff whoever was nominated Kentucky
would give him her vote He spoke of his
candidate as Joe blackburn. because 20
T-n-urkv b. was Joe blackburn. and
tnat n-.ant everything CChee-sJ II was
flrle t-.a- - was from the south and had
ler- q confederate soldier. hIt his cancl-
61-- YES uet a sectional one tChcers1
nj "a
F,trki.sru-s nomination
Wrs~ ~ ssartusetfs was called the chair
u'lu ~ sac delegation said MaSs-tcliusetts
bad INTENDED u present the nam" 81 GOV
c-uor Russell. hut AIR Russell declined -
T1sl cu t1t Platform adopted
NsE Jersey stated through her chairman.
-tr AE.u MrGtavmn-f. ttEt Size desired In
rsre no candidate pn the platform OF the
~ v9rt.. t'.reu-s Senator IIni. said
she had M candidate and cr-et OF hiIl-
Sir Patrick. ~ Onto. when the name of
h.s stale was called. I.lt in untninst ton MF-
-IT you nominate John r. Acl-.an
promise ynu ,hat Ohio sill Re tAe Water
ico ~ Mckinney"
Chairman tIarrity ~ pcuu~y lvania. whom
n -rat. MS .a5l.a. ssil Pennsylvania
TAI mn candidate 81 thi~ zine. hur when
tire rrtI nj states was ralles Tor thr plr-
l.--- ~ aSccrt1intu- th .ir urct .-encss Tor
s-lutisis-c,. =, uusylvauia would express
isr wish.- ou the subject
Nit john u. iiar.7 r"il. - Aii'i M one
~ the fele-ate~ Who h1d relieved Con
srrs=r-arl Tf.raulatm as temporary chair
r-eu- iutroIueti the next s,'-aE.r. Hon.
JoseuE w Bailey. ~ T-cas- Nho seconded
trs nomination ~ tsfarf-
virginia being rssll,ti iu The rol % states,
tF. chairman nf if.s q. ..-asipr stated titat
tIsy had i.en ms ~H-l !" present me
rraure of Hon John W. Daniel. tut az
ms earnest request and inslst'ucc did not
90 SO
Says the Platform Is Populistic.
Wnrn the STAKE nt Wisconsin pls called
,ssucral ErsE-. ihe picturesque oid hero.
chairman n rhc delegation. rising On
chair iu his place. SatI- ~ I@ro1sin can
mot participate boz See nomination az any
man cssiIiu- himself democrat uuou "a
Tsopulistir u1atfronl- ttreaL cheers. MIN
EIsd with hsssesl
one NJ tire Lelesates from the state
followed. saying that on the part of some
20 ths dclcrat.s f-em Wisconsin. hc dc-
sired Co second tf, nomination ~ Joe
blackburn. Of Kcntu-Ny.
Mr. D.. j. p1ekcrv- cf Wisconsin. took
hi~ place on tho platform ana said- ~Aly
vote SfiileG in GLis ronVru-
t;-n by an una-Ia".Eatic unit
rusr ami arm tfsretorr prevented
funm having Be- recorded Boz f..vor III that
tsoi uf 80. enu' rrltieu. William g. Bryan,
Int t.=fT.. 90 ~ry. gentleman ~ Tee cnn-
veuttuu. rnsf a'ss people 20 tnc sf.se VIII
give SIS E.FsrHlstE ksa.H goo fH- t..ilNflH" Nt
tniF rpt-. iat.rr- ~ -lat ser h- sf'.r e- AZ the
election boz N1trrslt.r'' tt'l.a r-.4
That r-zu-.5dlrr F5I NOT ree. iys the votes
81 -hr men vino are in t4ia convention
claiming % represent -lr democracy Of
Wisconsin h1- the people Will register
trsi~ wil af the ballot hcx-" be- said.
Amid mus> confusion General Bragg
a-alu reese and claimed tho attention Of
t1c eor-elttan % $3.50 with your kind
permission $50 viii send out and make
search ror another srras-icr. ana II w. are
sl-rasSiIl. N iS-ut@.n mag yet pledge it's
E-prerc to another candidate daughter
and hi~=csA
IS the close 81 the cau 81 "a, roll of
states rhc convention lt l2-@5 O'Clock a
IN adjourned Till Eu O'Clock a. IN. when
hn1IorsnE will hc ba-Ur
Tile early IiollrE. .l-,-ilt Wa urcessifa ted
Us the sact TRAIT The -.tr.so-s iU the cleo
trir lights were nearly Tanned out and IL
was impossible 10 -enew thcm with the
convention in session
TIE NOMINATION MADE.
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