The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-10

with imagination inflamcd by sh0 burning
words OF passionate cratory. awayed Ike
wind-swepf fields: they heard tho awful
roar OF sn.ao0 voices burst like volcano
against the reverhemtinE dome overhead:
they saw q man carried upon the ehoul-
ders OF others Lntoxicated with enthusl-
asn. amid the tumuIf and turbulence they
listened TO appeals. to threats. 10 cries for
mercy, and finally they watched the Juhi-
liant majority seat its delegates and tho
vanqnsshed stalk sallenly forth into tho
daylight. The battle for the supremacy
of Democratic principles was fought In 4
session that lasted from II o'clock In ths
morning until shortly before o'clock In
the afternoon. Each sile sent its cham
nlans TO the forum. Senator Tillman. Of
South Carolina. Senator Jones. OF Arknsi-
SaE. and ex~Iungra@sman William Jen.
nlngs Bryan. ar Nebraska. crossed swords
with Senator Hlll. OF New York. Senator
Villas. OF Wisconsin,. and ex-Gov. Rua-
sell. OF Massachusetts,.
Tho sinister looking senator from tho
state Of Calhoun with has eye blazing
defiance at an audience which manifested
it's unfriendlinrss by a storm OF Misses.
opened the debate with wildly paHaion~
ate speech. In which he affirmed that tho
battle for the restoration or silver was a
war for the emancipation of the white
slaves. as the war OF 1860 had been one for
tile emancipation OF the black slaves Dis
one. and he invited another disruption IL
II would result In this other emancipation.
lie went 10 the extreme OF glorying In
the suggestion presented that the Issue
was a sectional ono. a declaration which
aroused the resentment of Senator Jones.
and he repuiiafed IL I'm brief speech.
which aroused the first demonstration or
the day. Even the gold delegates Joined
eieartliy In this demonstration against ncc-
sionalssfn. Senator bfias bitterly deuounc-
Ell what he termed attempt 20 launch
tho party fn career SO wild That the
world stpo3 agl1Aat. With a wave Of hts
arm that was full of impressive portent
ha sounded his warning.
Ex-Gov Russell the keen Massachusetts,
statesman who has thrice carried fhe
standard Of Democracy 10 victory In the
Old Bay state. pleaded for word OF con-
cesaion. or conciiiatfon. and concluded with
a solemn warming that the country. II MT
the convention, would listen.
Demonstration followed denonatratlpn
at frequent intervals throughout the
speeches. but II was Senator Hill WHO
aroused the gold forces 20 their widest cta-
thuslasrn. and bryan. ''the boy orator 81
the Platte" who set the silver men anaue.
The demonstration FOR Ill., who with Gloss
logic and trenehAuf blade sought the very
heart OF the couveasion 10 ha bitterly ns-
sailed as un-Demncfatlc the new creed
which the ms tority Was 10 proclaim. lasted
about eighteen minutes Although more
protracted than that which greeted Hrymn.
Ii was OF q different nature. The latter
was the spontaneous oafhurst NJ mn enthu-
ssaam knfiea by the touch or magnstlc
eloqucnce.
The star of the brilliant young orator
from the plains ~ Nebraska has burned
brightly on the horizon OF the convention
for two days There were several demon
STATIONS In his behalf yesterday, bat this
wac the first opportunity he had 80 show
hifnssIS The audience had bern warmsi
up. and wag ftii or pent w enthusiasm.
The powder magazine needed bot fhe
spark. ard Bryan applied 1t with the skill
OF genius. Ills very appearance captured
the aasienre. Dressed ike a plain WtHts
ernsr, in 4 black aaslg auif or alpaca. ise
stool with q snsle pfaying ogef his fnns-
some. mobile. clear at face while - IN up
Hffea hsnd ne quoted the sailing tlloH-
raras He has face witaae ines might
hnve bean e1lseied from alabsstsr by snssae
master sculptor His mouth IL bFm, AIS
eyes bright ais nosa Roman. fiiH raven
hair H. brushed back from his forehead anf
falls 20 hls catfaF tF8sh weIs-modsflafeI
voice. which, gradually ross la pitch until
II penetrated gfs fgvsheenaast limits re tbs
hall hs woee the sreli upon hin audience.
Ills @rpech waa a masterpiece of f~rvsut
orafory. wIgh eonmurnnsate eleaaence lsS
stated the eaas ~ silver ana EsaFriea sass
ar@nrnwnfs ~ ths gold men MARX Antony
meyer applied ths match more effectively.
TIE convention stak firs with enthusiasm
IL erarkied a. ~ the war If flames. Hin
waz forgotten. asl esHe aaA fefgo1te7a for
the fss8msnt Cheers Nwesis1 te yefIs.
Yegls became screams. Every csalr In the
valley OF sfse Coliseum ard every chair
In tire vast wilderness 1n fhe hii!asdes be-
came i deck % whAeh f9anEie men and
women we're sBa3sg va sina hannkerehsefs.
Games Assn and umhFssias--aayGning
unoSahte Scuas. Ike men aefneHtsd. dl~
sssssd themselves az thsir coats ard
caag tAena. high sn the air.
A Texas assNeate agfootef the purpie
standard ef hle state. ara syFa 4 franz
sscagsg - tss plaes wners rose tee stafss5-
arf 81 Sehfaska. In 4 snsnkiHg oanags
followed G3a sxamxte. Twe-fhsfssa of f3aJ
stats sfafEs aere torn ff0Hs sAesr soesess
ard carried as trophies 70 SesFmHka.
where ts4~y danced ia nl4~alr A Gozen
Aeaegases r4aassed siDsn tFe stage and
sheassgersd tire haif-1azea orator and bore
nirn En tFt8mufG aoNn tae ailss. EoFifi~r
ara louder ahrfe1ad sf9e tAoasaf4s. uHfit
fha volume ~ seses nre&e Inc = g4sansis
wase. ard felI only TO rise and break
s&aln. Fcr almoa. ten minutes tals uaxd~