The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-09

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to tell the country, ''that we mean to
put silver back where it was in 1879"
another when he denounced 1.-The issue
of bonds in time of profound peace"
| and another wilder than all when he
| shouted, Christ with the lash drove
| from the temple a better set of men
| than those who for twenty years have
| shaped the financial policy of this
| country"
| "Be temperate, be conservative" said
he, 'but do not forget to gather to-
gether the splendid fruits of the vic
Tory you have SO splendidly won. You
have captured the skirmish line, but
/ the inner citadel still stands Do what
/ you were sent here to do, but whether
| you favor a gold standard or a double
| standard, let everyone remember that
| he is a Democrat still. / pin my faith
| to the principles and loyalty of my par
| ty. A new day is dawning," he con-
| cluded, ''wh0se effulgence will mark
| the return of Democracy to power.
beg you, gentlemen, to make a plat
form that will tell the truth, and then
| rally as one man to vindicate it's utter
| ances.'
| During the progress of Senator Black
burns speech, the $4,000 people in the
| enthusiasm, and as he closed, they
went wild. For two minutes they
| waved their approval. They began to
| shout for other favorites. Loud calls
| for Bryan were heard.
Another demonstration almost equal
to the one bestowed on Blackburn oc-
Cured when the chairman inquired if
Mr.. Bryan, of Nebraska, was in the
hall. Delegates and spectators jumped
| to their feet and waved their hand
| kerchiefs, but they were disappointed,
for the young orator from Nebraska
| could not be found. Amid the chorus,
| demands for Hill were raised, and loud
er than ever. The tumult was at its
highest when delegate A. W. Hope, of
Illinois, pushed his way down to the
| steps of the platform and, with out
stretched arm pointed toward the
chairman, clamoring for recognition.
| AN OVATION TO ALTGELD.
| Finally the chairman saw him and
was able to hear him cry: Il move that
Governor Altgeld, of Illinois, address
the convention" although no one
| twenty feet away could catch the pur-
port of the demand. The chairman
beat a sharp penetrating click with his
gavel until the convention consented
to subside trihe, ad then annouced
that Governor Altgeld, of Illinois, was
called for.
| Gofernor Altgeld has many warm
| friends in Illinois, and many enemies
| equally as warm, and they sprung to
the chance to voice their sentiments.
The Illinois delegates over in the sec
ton to the chairman's right led an
enthusiastic cheer, which was taken
| up by other delegates, and chorused by
the galleries. Curiosity was rife to
| see the man whom the delegates had
heard so much about, and few had ever
seen. Many mounted their chairs and
| faced toward Illinois.
| The Democratic Governor made his
way into the aisle and stood there, a
| pale faced man with a black beard
closely cut, and closely cropped black
| hair, and jet eyes that snapped and
| cleaned like sparks, while he stood
| with uplifted arm appealing for atten-
| ton. Few could see him, and there
| was much crowding and confusion un-
| til he mounted his chair under the Illi-
| nofs standard, and then the cheer was
/ redoubled. His opponents also, when
| they spied him from the galleries,
were infiaaned to wrath, and they
| showered upon him sputter of misses
Throughout this scene the delega.
/ tions from New York, Massachusetts
| and other Eastern States sat in a fro
zen silence. There came an end TO the
| uproar at last, and Altgeld made his
voice heard, shouting: "On behalf of
the State of Illinois, suggest that this
| convention give to Hon. David b. Hill
or New York, an opportunity to ad
| dress it,"
This stroke brought down another
| shower of demands for "Hill, Hill,
| Hill."
| The chairman made himself heard,
| and said: "The distinguished gentle
man from New York, who has been
called for so often, is a member of the
| committee on resolutions, and is not
| here
| Still the convention demanded Hill
| until the chairman was driven to cry
| appealingly, why will you insist on
man who is not here?"
Then the cry was turned to "Rus-
| sell' by the Eastern men. but the
young Massachusetts Governor sat M
passively in his chair in the first row
| and his friends gave him up. Finally
| Ex-Governor Overmeyer. of Kansas.
was brought to the platform and APP
peased the appetite of the crowd for
several minutes as he pleaded for the
dollar of the daddies"
For another five minutes the band !
held them in check with stirring music. !
Then the cries for Altgeld were renew
ed and at last, with evidently reluc- !
tance the Illinois Governor was urged !
forward to the stage.
GOV. ALTGELD'S SPEECH.
With great deliberation he opened
with the statement that he had not
come here to make speech, but to
assist in the nomination of the next
President of the United States and the
formulation of declaration of prin-
ciples that would again offer hope =
to the party of the people. This open
ing sentiment warmed up the au-
dienee and soon the pale, almost hag-
gard, face of the Illinois Governor
grew flush. His gestures became quick