Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-07

there was clatter of chairs as the body
in the center of the hall came to its feet
with considerable confusion.
The chaplain, Rev. Edward M. Stires
stepped forward. He is hardly 80 years
old with smooth. shaven, clear out face
He held roll of typewriter sheets
which he laid on the desk and picked up
slip by slip, reading his prayer as he
could do 30 without notice.
HARRITY NAMES HILL.
As the convention seated itself, Chair
man Harrity stepped forward, and, with a
sharp stroke of the gavel, announced in
ringing tones the selection of Senator
David B. Hill as temporary chairman.
The gold men leaped to their feet and
with waving arms shouted their approval
Many spectators also cheered in appro-
baton. Some enthusiastic delegate yell.
cd, "Three cheers for David B. Hill," and
they were given with will.
:he selections of 8. p. Sheerin, of In.
diana, for secretary and John l. Martin
for sergeant-at-arms we're also announced
"What is the pleasure of the conven-
tion3" asked Harrity, as calmly as if he
ulu uOb huoW bHdU was W lOllOW.
Mr.. Clayton, member of the national
committee from Arkansas, arose.
The silver men rose to man and
cheered as soon as he announced that his
duty was to present minority report.
The demonstration that followed the an
nouncement of the selection of Hill was a
breeze as compared to Cyclone.
As he closed with an emphatic demand
for a roll call, the silverites cheered
wildly.
Delegate G. s. Thomas, of Colorado,
seconded the demand for roll call.
Chairman Harrity replied firmly to
the cries for vote with the statement
that as long as he continued to preside
over the convention the deliberations
would be orderly. He recognized Dele
gate Waller, of Connecticut.
"With the consent of the onvention l
will give way to the gentleman from New
jersey" said Mr.. Waller, and Mr.. Nc
Dermott made his way to the platform
and began to say something which merely
brought upon him storm of "louder."
Raising his voice McDermott spoke of
New Jersey as the only state north of the
Mason and Dixon line which had always
cast its electoral vote for the nominee of
the Democratic convention.
TRIBUTE TO DANIEL.
81 pay tribute to the Hon. John W.
Daniel" he declared, and then went on to
praise the services to the party of man
who knew no faith except II am Dem
ocrat."
Democracy believes in the rule Of
Dem ocrats," McDermott continued, "but
We are here in response to precedent"
and he begged Democrats not to begin by
violating tradition.
Ex.Gov. Waller stepped to the front of
the platform when McDermott sat down.
His first words quieted the delegates, but
he soon inspired shout by a declaration
that the names of Daniel and Hill should
be cheered together. He advised the
election of Hill as temporary chairman
and Daniel as permanent chairman.
"Are there there other arrangements
nader" he asked sarcastichlly.
eyes, SIR" sounded Congressman
Money, of Mississippi, waving broad
brimmed straw hat from block of seats
directly below the platform.
SILVER MEN REsoLUTE.
Mr.. Whitney and his fellow delegates
from New York applauded the declaration
that Hill and Daniels should be honored
together. demonstration was attempt
ed when Walter shouted that he would be
the last man to bolt, but the southern and
western delegates sat stolidly like men
who had fixed their program.
"Turn down David B. Hill," Waller
asked. "In Gods name is this Demo-
cratic convention?"
He tried to appease the silver men by
intimating that the speech Hill would de-
liver would not be offensive, but, when
he asked, "Will you turn him down.
there were cries, ave will"
every WE'LL" he shouted defiantly, "turn
him down and We will fight you here and
elsewhere"
This unmasking of the position of the
gold men was met with storm of hisses
and one man shouted, Gone vote for Mo
Kinley."
@. 8. Thomas, of Colorado, was intro
duced amidst the plaudits Of silver men
He claimed that it was an unheard of pro
cedure for the national committee to at
tempt to force upon a convention q
chairman against the opposition of the
expressed will of the majority, This was
the reason that no minority report
had ever before been presented at con
vention. He said he and the others OF
the west had long been Indifferent to what
the natl onal committee did.
SILVER WINS.
The roll call of states on the motion te
substitute the name of Daniel (silver
for Hill (gold) as temporary chairman
resulted:
Alabama, yea, 20; Arkansas, yea, 16
California, yea, Is; Connecticut, nay, II
Colorado, yea, 8; Delaware, yea, 6
Florida, yea, 4, nay, 4; Georgia, yea, 26
Idaho, yea, 6; Illinois, yea, 4s; Indiana
yea, 80; Iowa, yea, 26; Kansas, yea, 20
Kentucky yea, 26; Louisiana, yea, l6
Maine, yea, 2, nay, 10; Maryland, yea, 4
nay, IL; Massachusetts,, nay, 30; Michigan
nay, 20; Minnesota, yea, 2, nay, IL; Mis-
sssippi, yea, lS; Missouri, yea, "a; Mon
tana, yea, 8; Nebraska, nay, 16; Nevada
yea, 6; New Hampshire, nay, 8; New Jer
sey, nay, 20; New Mexico, yea, 6; New
York, nay, II; North Carolina, yea, %
North Dakota, yea, 6; Ohio, yea, 46; Ore
gon, yea, 8; Pennsylvania, nay, GA; Rhod
Island, nay, 8; South Carolina, yea, ls
South Dakota, nay, s; Tennessee, yea, "a
Texas, yea, 80; Utah, yea, 6; Vermont, nay
8; Virginia, yea, 81, nay, 1; Washington
yea, s, nay, 8.
Senator Daniels was escorted to tn
chair amid cheers and confusion and wa
accorded a great ovation.
CLOSING SCENES TO-DAY.
Daniels spoke at length. He counselle
harmony, advocated free coinage and de
clared, amid great applause, that Hill ha
not been "turned down" but that grea
principle had triumphed.
At 4:46 the convention adjourned unit
10 a. m. to. morrow.
BIand's Religion Again.
Chicago, July 7.-Mr. Bland, in repl
to an inq quirer, telegraphed as follows