Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-08
WHEELING wv WEDNESDAY, JULY 1896

Dermctt sat down. His first words
quieted the delegates but he soon in
spired shout by the declaration that
the names of Daniel and Hill should be
cheered together
Adroitly he worked up to the climax
Of his speech when he asked who il was
proposed to turn down a man who had
fought all his lie for Democracy.
Turn down David B. Hill?" he asked.
In Gcd's name, is this a Democratic
convention?" He tried to appease the
silver men by intimating tha. the speech
Mr. Hill would deliver would not be
offensive, but when he asked: "Wil
You turn him DOWN." there were cries
Of I'VE will"
Very We'll" he shouted defiant,y.
turn him Gown. and we will fight you
here and elsewhere"
This unmasking OF the
POSITION OF THE GOLD MEN
was met with Storm OF Kisses and one
of the silver men shouted: "One vote
for Mckinley" Waller finished with
an appeal 10 the majority net 10 use
their brute force.
Mr.. c. 5. Thomas. the national COM
mitteen2n from Colorado, was then in
troduced amid the plaudi;s of The silver
men. He declared that it vas an un-
heard Of procedure for the national COM
mlttee to attempt TO force upon the
convention a chairman in opposition to
the ascertained viii of the majority.
'IAls was the rea.on no minority report
had ever been presented before at a con-
, ventlon. AS he proceeded the silver del
gats cheered, specially when he openly
declared That he and C.hers of tha Wess
had long become Indifferent to what the
national committee did.
The impatience Of the silver men
vented itself in cries CT vote" whsn
Mr. Thomas finished, bU. Chairman Har-
r!ty called fer Charles +. Waller. Of
Alabama. Mr.. Waller proved himself
10 be fiery Southerner and he showed
feeling when he tod how he mad been
made to swallow bitter medicine four
years ago when New York Democrat
had been thrust over the head Of Sen
ator Hill. This was the first reference
TO President Cleveland: il was an un-
friendly one and it passed without no.
tice at the hands of the convention
Mr. Waller had something to say about
the rule of majoritieS and turning TO
Chairman Harrity fercely demanded to
be told how the creature could be above
the master.
W. NJ. Tarpey, of California. follow
cd in favor Of the minority repcrt and
then John R. Fellows. OF New York took
the floor.
Ihe cheers started when he flung at
the majority the taunt that it propos-
ed to begin the convention by aGopting
a Republican precedent, "disowned. dis
hcnored. fioUted by Democrats always
and everywhere"
THE CONVENTION HAD a PRECE-
DENT"
Mr.. Fellows said, and began:
-Four years ago we from the East
and some other sections of the United
States met here to oppose the candidacy
or the present President of the United
States but he was interrupted by a
shout at this indirect mention of the
President.
Then he said that the New York men
doubted whether two-thirds of the con-
yention four years ago had been for
Grover Cleveland. This first direct
mention OF the name of Cleveland
brought an outbreak that seemed really
enthusiastic, that proceeded for two or
three minutes with many people on
their feet in the galleries waving their
handkerchiefs and hats. The enthus-
iasm was noticeably confined to the
galleries and there was the unusual
spectacle of the audience around four
sides Of the hall carrying an enthus-
iaStic cheer while the actors of the con-
vention ranged under the State BAN
ners in the centre Of the hall sat nearly
quiet. Three figs were waved from the
Michigan seats, and Minnesota and
MaSs2chuSs shouted shrilly without
rising from their seats, but the New
Workers never raised yell and silence
pervaded the greater part of the dele
gates area.
Delegate Marsden, of Louisiana, who
next appeared on the platform in be-
half of Senator Daniels candidacy,
created storm of amusement. Every
time he essayed TO speak the crowd
howled, and while the din and confu-
siCn were on the Louisianan paced up
and down the platform. After repeat
ed efforts he was allowed TO complete
his sDppch