Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-07-15

| The amendment indorsing Cleveland's an
| mlnistration was lost. Onncial result: Ayes
Ss7. nays 56f: not voting and absent o.
Hills amendment referring to existing con-
tracts was lost on viva voce vote
| HIS amendment declaring that in case the
| adoption OF the free coinage plank does not
| maintain the parity OF silver one year after its
passage It shall be suspended, lost on viva
voce vote.
Tillman withdrew his amendment deuounc-
| ing Cleveland
Call OF states on adoption OF platform de-
mandcd by Hill
The Official vote f. e!s aves 20t navs = M,
voting.
At 4:47 motion to recess until 500 =. m,
prevailed
CONVENTION HALL. CHICAGO, July Io-The
convention was called to order At $40 d m by
It's presiding officer, Senator white Of Cali
fornia, who Immediately handed over tho
gavel 20 Representative Richardson OF Ten
nessee. who acted as president pro tenn for the
evening as well as during the morning ses-
sion IL took the serReant-at-arrns and hta
assistants fully ten minutes more to nllnv IN a
upro1r and confusion and TO obtain even n
tolerable degree OF order and even that lasted
for only very brief interval. for every mo-
broke out with cheering
The chairman Informed the convention that
roll OF states would now be called, so that
nominations OF candidates for the presidency
should be made BY an agreement entered
~.
the chairman added the nominations and sec
ondinR speeches would be confined 20 30 min
utes In length. which time might be used
eitsFr when the nominations we're made or
Wnen the state OF tho speaker was called
Senator Vest. OF Missouri was the first del
egate TO ascend the platform. even before the
call OF states had got further in the aIph bet
ical list than the state OF Arkansas Mr.. Vest
placed Hon II T. Bland In nomination for the
presidency OF the United States David over
meyer, OF Kansas, and J. X williams OF IL
linois' seconded the nomination OF Me- Bland
When Georgia was called IT. 4 Lewis took
the platform and placed OK Co ngrossman w
j. Bryan In nomination. The convention
went wild at the FIRST mention OF Bryan's
name. Delegates with banners OF Georgia
North Carolina, Michigan. Nebraska Louis
lanp mississippi and South Dakota paradcd
through the aisieA
l. T. Kultz. OF North Carolina. Geo y. Will
hams OF hassacf usotts, and Il J. Herman OF
Louisiana, seed I'd Brynn's nomination
when Indiansf was called Senator Turpie
took the platform and placed In nomination
Gov Claude Matthews. OF Indiana Trippett
OF California, followed seconding the nomina-
tion % Matthews
Hon. Fred White. Of lows was recognized
% nominate eE-GOv. Boies Cheers OF a COM
parativoiy mild type greeted the announce
ment and the Boies banner was raised Mr.
White has n sonorous voice and good delivery
and was listened 10 with attention
Boies denomination wsa started BY the
young " IN dressed In white In the south
gallery sOOd up and wildly waving their arms
began shrieking for IOwa's governor some
body handed ono 81 them couple OF Hags
ana By this time the attention OF
the Whole convention was direct
ca towards them and everybody
faced that way The BOies banner was hand
ed % them and between them they managed
20 wave 10 few times and then sank back In
their seats exhausted. After brief rest one
~ them rose again and was escorted 70 the
moor. every body standing on chairs 70 see the
sight and cheering and laughing at the en-
thusiastic lady, escorted BY some male
friend with her arm around his waist
danced an round The hail The auteor
o. this exciting demonstration was stated 10
be Miss Minnie Murray. o. Nashau Ia M
was l5 minutes after 1 9 o'clock when this
scene collapsed and the fair fowan and her Is.
cort settled down IN seats rendered them
among the Iowa delegation
The episode occupied nearly half On hour
A. soon as some slight degree OF order vas
re-ostaOlishcd, the nomination Of Mr. Roles
was seconded b. Mr.. a r. smithsou. OF Mn.
nos0ta
Hon John Rhco. ~ Keutucky. with
voice almost AZ resonant and Ecry closely re-
fcmb.inH tnat Of nc stnat0u ~ nornioa.ed
rffseatcd 90 noninaticn tho he Of Senate
b'aekoara. q ifsn'ucAf teiacsa bic 70.