The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-08


and those who are so fearful of Repuo-
lican opinion ought TO pay some defer
ence 10 Republican precedent. Gap
piause) 1 desire to repel the charge
that the Democrats OF the United
States desire to iniict indignity and
disgrace upon the senior senator OF
New York (Applause.) Nothing can
be further from our intention / say
with my whole heart, God bless him.
(Cr1es of "Amen-) l hope 70 see him in
this campaign with US. II we are 10
judge his future by his past, his utter
ances upon the great question which
now confronts us warm the hearts OF
the free coinage hosts OF the country.
loud applause.) Now, my fellow citi-
zens. we had been told in the public
prints Of this and other cities, where
We have no voice. and through which
we cannot be heard, where everything
that we do seems 10 be misrepresented,
for the purpose, presume, of creating
improper impressions-we were told
that your purpose was 10 assume con-
troll of this convention, If possible, and
We made W our minds that if the bat
tie must come. the sooner it came the
better (Applause). and IL, as a matter
of fact, We are acting within the line OF
Democratic precedent, so far as ma
/ jorities are concerned, then / submit to
the calm and deliberate judgment OF
this convention whether, they, and they
alone, are not TO determined who shall
be their presiding officer. 1 appeal TO
you, fellow-delegates to stand by the
minority report. (Applause) Let 1t
not be said that in the first skirmish
the picketS which you yourselves threw
out, Were driven back into the lines"
A FIERY SOUTHERNER.
The impotence of the silver men
vented itself in cries of vote" when
Mr.. Thomas finished. but Chairman Har
rity called for Charles z. Waller of Ala
bama. Mr.. Waller proved himself TO be
a fiery southerner and he showed feel
ing when he told how he had beeen made
to swollow bitter mdicine four years ago
when another New York Democrat had
been thrust over the head of Senator
Hill. This was the first reference 10
President Cleveland, and ii was un-
friendly and 1t passed without notice
at the hands Of the convention. Mr..
Waller had something to say about the
rule of majorities and turning TO Chair
man Harrity fiercely demanded to be
told how the creature could be above
the master.
lowed in favor of the minority report.
Mr.. Tarpey said:
'The financial question has become,
and is. the only question in the Demo-
cratic party having an absorbing inter
est today. The Democratic party has
failed. through it's candidates, to keep
the faith which they made with the
voters. (Cheers.) Knowing this fact
and desiring to see the Democratic ban
ner in the aScendancy in November,
and knowing the delegation sent is
pledged for silver and has a constitu-
ency at home looking to this conven-
ton, then to place as their temporary
chairman, in the chair, a man who rep
resents the other side, there will be a
lukewarmness and cpldness in the
campaign that we cannot afford to have.
1t was because the temporary officer of
this convention would sound the key
note which would go all over this coun-
try, and which would be the basis OF
the battle in November, that we want
the keynote to be sounded by a silver
representative. C'1That's right.') that IS
the reason, gentlemen, the minority OF
your committee makes this rcommen-
dation, and 1 submit to you that I
think that It is right, that the majority
didate for temporary chairman" Cries
of NO. NO" and "Yes.D
A volley of cheers greeted this brief
and outspoken characterization OF the
issue on which the fight against Mr..
Hill was made.
FELLOWS TO THE RESCUE.
After the Californian concluded, the
galleries arose 10 peer over into the pit
n discover inc .Nf Oh ftoo.
began sputtering like fire crackers.
They saw short, round man with
red chubby face and curly gray hair
pushing his way out from a group OF
New York delegates in the corner where
Whitney, Hill, Tracy, Grant and Shee-
han sat. He was Colonel John Il. Eel
lows.
The old Democratic war horse, whose
customary reception at conventions in
the past had been friendly and NOT
limited TO faction; southerner trans
planted TO New York; a one-time sol
der of the south. whose other COM
rades now stayed their accustomed
cheers; the reception of Fellows was
getting tame compared with the en-
thusiasm which he had stirred in
the gold meeting Saturday night and
his first sentence went uncheered. The
cheers were started when he flung at
the majority the taunt that it proposed
to begin the convention by adopting a
Republican precedent. disowned. dis
honorad, Haunted by Democrats always
and every where
GROVER FEELS BETTER.
''The convention had a prece1 -~t.'
Mr.. Fellows began. -four Yeas sgD.
We, from the east ard s7rHc otrer So
tfo1s OF he Un.t-i States. met here to
oppose the candidacy Of the present
president Of the United States" but he
was interrupted at this indirect men,
ton OF the president. Then he said that
New York doubted whether two-thirds
of the convention four years ago had
been for Grover Cleveland. This first
direct mention of the name OF Cleye-
land brought down an outbreak that
seemed really enthusiastic. and pro-
ceeded with for two or three minutes,
with many people on their feet, waving
their handkerchiefs and hats. The en-
thuSiasm was noUceably confined 10 the
galleries and there was the unusual
sight OF the audience around four sides
Of the hall causing an enthusiasts
cheer, while the actors ranged under
the state banners in the center % the
hall sat very quiet. Flags were waved
from the states OF Michigan, Minnesota
and Mississippi. who's delegates shout
ed shrilly without rising from their
seats. but the New Workers never
raised a yell. and silence peryaded the
crater part OF the delegates.
SHOULD PITY THE VICTIM
Then with a fash OF his old fire. M
Fellows shouted. Colorado. Alabama,
California let It ring like coronation
hymn that although you gave Us the
candidate. New York gave you the only
Democratic nrnssGsrr this voflug coIn-