Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-09
CONVENTION In BULLETINS
Story of Third Day of Great Chi
cagO Convention Told in
Briefs.
SOME STIRRING SCENES AND INCIDENTS
Most Exciting and Dramatic Conven-
ton in the History of the Country
Events of the Day as They
Occurred.
Chicago, July 9.-The weather is cloudy

chicago, July 9.-Ihe weather is cloud,
| and cool.
According to the morning paperl
Ban1's chances are the best at present
1t is claimed the key to the situation restl
with Alabama, Georgia, Mississi s,pi ant
North Carolina. This admission encour
ages the Matthews supporters.
The Georgia delegation is divided be
tween Bland and Teller.
Chairman White predicts that the
struggle will be lengthy ono.
10:45 a. M.--The committee on plat
form has added an anita. P. A plank. II
demands the civil and religious liberty
of every citizen.
1t is claimed that Mclean, of Ohio, will
receive sixty votes for president on the
first ballot.
1857 a. m.--Senator Jones, of Arkan.
sas, presents the report of the committee
on platform.
ll:03 a. m.-Various points in the plat
form were received with cheers. The
platform is substantially the same as
published by the New MEXICAN yester.
day.
11:OS a. m.-Senator Hill presented a
minority report from the committee on
platform. lie demands a modification
of the free coinage plank and wants to
indorse Cleveland. Hills report advo-
Gates that all money be kept at a parity
with gold.
1t is announced that one hour and
twenty minutes will be allowed each side
for debate, Hill to have the closing half
hour.
1929 a. m.-Tillman, of South Carolina,
offers an amendment and is to speak. He
WAS received with cheers and Kisses. He
said the newspapers had lied about and
misrepresented him. He didn't know
whether he was a representative south
erner or not, but did know that this con-
vention had been called to liberate "the
white slaves of the nation" Great cheer
ing. Tilman wanted to know if New
York and Pennsylvania had honestly
come by their increase in wealth, and said
in the last decade their wealth had in
creased more than that of any twenty five
states in the south and west.
1857 a. m.--Tillman, said the sectional
ism was between the people and the money
olagarchy of the east. He asked: "Where
are the New York leaders now?" The
response from the galleries came with
roar: "In the soup"
1920 p. m.-Tillman says he will have
his say if he has to stand on the platform
till sundown. He says: Chill forced the
issue and left it to me to tell why. If we
should indorse the Cleveland administra-
ton we write ourselves down as asses and
liars" His reference to bond issues was
received with cheers and htsses. Ia said
Cleveland had the courage to overrule his
oath of Office and invade Illinois with
government troops. Cheers and Kisses.
He said Cleveland had been, as far as he
could be, the death of the Democratic
party. His reference to John Sherman
and. Cleveland -Republicanism provoked
laughter and cheers. He said the plat
form had repudiated the sin but failed to
mention the sinner. Cheers.
1926 p. m.-Senator Jones spoke in
favor of the majority platform report.
1898 p. m.Senator Hill spoke In be-
half of his minority report. He said if
he is to follow South Carolina he would
say he is a Democrat, "but am Mug
wump. My mission ia to unite, not to
divide the Democratic party. Need l
defend New York and her citizensf New
York is the Gibraltar of Democracy" He
said finance was not question of pat
riotlsm but question of business. The
should declare only for inter-
national bimetallism. Hill also denounced
the income tax feature of the resolutions.
He regarded 1t as an assault on the U. s.
supreme court. He thought it unwise to
criticise the bond issues, and wanted to
know if the platform means reputation.
1:31 o. m.-Senator Villas spoke. He
warned the convention to heed the pro-
test of the minority.
2:O1 p. m.-Russell was panied to learn
that the minds of the members of the con-
vention were not open to arguments,
therefore he had little to say.
1926 p. m.-Bryan, of Nebraska, made
strong appeal to the convention to stand
by the majority report of tie platform
He said the people had
waited patiently twenty years for an in
agreement and they we're now
tired out. He added, amid cheers, there
is not state represented here to-day in
behalf of gold that is not in control of
of the Republican party"
When he closed Bryan received an ova-
tion, and the band played II won't 20
home till morning."
Bill p. m.-Hill moved to substitute
his minority for the majority report on
the platform. On this the roll of states
was called.
BAL D. m.-Hill's motion was lost by a
vote of 303 ayes to 626 nays, one not vot-
ing. The announcement of this victory
was greeted with cheers.
3:45 p. m.-The Georgia delegation has
voted to cast 26 votes for Bryan for presi
dent. Whitney says all the goldite candi-
dates for the presidential nomination
have withdrawn save Pattison. Whitney,
it is said, opposes BANDS nomination
most earnestly and from this it is in
ferred that the votes of the eastern wing
of the party will be thrown to some more
candidate, either Matthews
or Boies, although Hill adheres to his
original position that Bland is the logical
nominee on 16 to platform.