The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-08

JERSEY IN The FRONT
Allan L. McDermott Takes
Rank at Once as a
National Leader.
HIS GREAT SPEECH FOR HILL
One of the Best in The Fight
Senator Smith Throws Up
the Sponge.
HIS GREAT SPEECH FOR HILL

day wore ON and the exciting battle over
the selection of a temporary chairman
waged furiously. Allan McDerrnott. how
ever. was at the forefront of it. the dele
cation got fresh intimation thai its
twenty votes counted little; that the
free silver or lost" crowd was running
things to suit its dear self and SO insig
nidcant a State as New Jersey was not
counting.
Senator Smith did not go out early to
the Coliseum. He was not disposed to
trust himself to the crush and remained
in his luxurious apartments for an hour
or SO. He believed tina though the
convention was called for ten o'clock. 1t
could not be gotten to order till one or
two O'Clock. and he preferred the quiet
and ease Of the hotel. While lie sat there
almost entirely alone. Assistant secre-
tary McAdoo, who used to represent the
old Seventh district of New, Jersey In
| Congress, came sauntering in. The Sen
ator was, of course, delighted to see
the old Hudson leader and the Assistant
Secretary was glad to see the Senator.
Mr.. McAdoo explained that official duty
had brought him to Chicago. He had
come to inspect the new naval militia.
just as he had Inspected 1t at Camden
and Newark and over in Philadelphia.
Their it was quite by accident that
you struck Chicago at the time of the
Democratic National Convention quer-
led Senator Smith.
"Oh, yes; quite by accident replied
the Assistant Secretary.
It is said, however, that Mr.. McAdoo
brings some official Instructions from the
~ Hn1TCa- II anil st1-4L - .&< a. -
conference with the leaders before TO-
morrow's session of the convention IS be-
gun He Is very close to the Administra-
tion and may be able to impart some vaIl-
able Information of use in the present
emergency.
Fer a young man attending MS first
= Doing quite well, thank You. 1t was
McDefmotr, a good sound money Jersey
man who made the first speech of the
delivered in the fight for the Temporary
Craftsmanship. Chairman Harrity had rec
ognlzed Mr.. Waller OF Connecticut, as
adoption of the minority report of the
National Committee, but Waller gave
way 70 MeDermott. and the fiery Allan,
with defiance written upon his face and
glowing from his eye. sailed into the ST.
yer raDble in his own vigorous. straight
forward, from-the-shoulder way. HI was
vigorously .apDlauded, but his task was
altogether hopeless, and he realized that
ne was Throwing eggs against a stone
Wall. still he had the courage Of his con-
y~,ietions, and even senator DAILY. who
thought he was all wrong, said McDer-
mott deserved credit for making such a
firm front in the face OF such odds; that
not many men can stand up and make
a coed speech when the mass of the peo-
pie before them are dead set against them.
The speech, which was briefly noticed IN
yesterdays dispatches, was a strong
and characteristic one. Mr.. McDermott
expressed the hope tlfat, as the result OF
the convention, every Democrat in the
IL6far Tr-orTla r71nsa16 -a~1.fd1x- 10 49, 49,
The State of New Jersey had never failed
he said. TO record its electoral vote for
the candidate Of a National Democratic
Convention, and, as a representative of
that State he desired to pay a tribute Of
loye and respect Of That State for the
Hon. John Daniel OF Virginia. tApplause.l
What did the report of the majority CT
committee ask the convention to do? To
elect as Temporary Chairman a gentle
man who uttered the sentiment that he
West. but that he ~as a Democrat.
tCheerr) Standing under the portrait
Of the grandest man who ever wrote for
liberty Mr., McDermOtt continued, allud-
ing to Jefferson, Il would be false TO the
spirit TO that liberty af l did not believe
vention had the right, by its majority. to
select any one whom 1t chose to preside
over it. But we are here TO support the
presidents of the party. We are here be-
cause 1T is our custom every four years
to meet and deliberate. If 1t shall be when
this convention adjourns that Its platform
Sfl5-li EUEltHlE a uEW u6ChdEdllUn OF pf1Q-
ciples, will thai not be a sufficient intro
duction OF novelty in the campaign? We
understand the duties of a Temporary
Chairman; which during the entire exist
ence of the Democratic party have been
imposed upon enc selecred by the National
COMMITTEES. Why should there be a viola
majority rule in this convention, why
should you send it out that this conven-
ton faltered in its advocacy of d prin-
since Democratic Conventions assembled?
I want every Democrat in the North to
support the action of this convention.
that we do not desire rhe happiness and
prosperity of every section of the Union.
Whenever there has been any default in
prosperity in n other section we have
quickly rushed to the rescue. Do not, I
beg CT. you. begin this convention by vio-
lating a tradition. a rule of the party. II
not as giants do. Reserve that strength and
all the support in 1t for the battle that
will come IN November. You have. not
any reasonable right to attack the minor
ity by setting aside the traditions and
rules of the party. We of the minority
pay the tribute Of cur respect 70 ne eSn-
tional Committee. But we say that the
tradition is in favor of abiding by the
sentiment not to do anything offensive
TO the Democrats who disagree with them.
We ask for them merely to meet the min
ority in q spirit Of Texsrenee Ior Delno5
eentleness shall make you great"
New Jerseys twenty votes were cast
eolidly for the selection Of Hill as tenn
porary chairman, and there is no doubt
that these twenty votes win be in an
tagonism to the platform Yet there
was some discussion among the delegates
before adjournment this evening as to the
best plan to pursue after the adoption
81 the platform. Senator Smith. who
had come in before the Hiil-Daniel fight
Vas over. counseled peace, but ex-Sena-
tor Winton and others wanted to know
how the sound money advocates could
consistently present the name of and
vote for any man after the platform is
not place a sound money maj upon the
free silver platform. and that to present
the name of such a man and then to
vote for him in the hope Of securing his
nomination would be simply farcical and
inconsistent. Anything else. however. 1t
was argued against this, would be tin-
conditional surrender. which the gold
tolerate, a surrender of principles for
which they had come to Chicago to ear
nestly advocate under any and all cir
cumstances.
After dinner last night. while the Jer-
seymen were gathered about their finely
furnished quarters enjoying the smoke Of
their Havanas.. Senator Smith calmly an
graph TO the folks that you win start
for home tomorrow night. II Is all cut
and dried. The Committee on Resolu-
lions has the platform all ready for
presentation at 10 O'clock tomorrow, and
Hill, McDermott & Co. will not figure in
the case at all. The minority il not to
be considered as a factor In the cris;s.
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