The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-16
CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS.
Verbatim Report of the Proceedings of
the Chicago Convention.

Chicago, July 11.-At 1886 this morn
ing, when Chairman White indicated his
desire that the convention should come
to order, not more than two-thirds of the
delegates were in attendance. In the
west gallery, which directly faces the
chairmans desk, less than one-third of
the space was occupied and in the north
end of the galleries there was but small
sprinkling of people. Either intentional
ly or by some oversight the usual prayer
was omitted, and in fact, so far as the
platform was concerned, there was no
clergyman present TO open the proceed
ingS with an invocation.
Senator Tillman OF South Carolina.
made a motion that the doors of the CON
venton be thrown open to the public,
that the people outside be permitted to
occupy the vacant seats in the convention
hail, which motion was received with
much enthusiasm. in the midst of which
the chairman announced that it had al
ready been done.
Senator Jones of Arkansas, moved
that nominating speeches for vice presi-
dent be limited to five minutes each.
Mr. Bell said that his state presented
the name of Governor Stone, but could
get no further, as the chair ruled him out
of order, holding the question was upon
kansas, which motion was put and car
ried unanimously.
Governor Findley-I understand that
Governor Stone of Missouri has been
named.
selection of national committeeman was
ratified.
NEW NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Following is the new national COM
mittee:
NEW NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Chicago, July 1G.-The following is the
new national Democratic committee, all
the vacancies except one being filled to-
day, and this one, Missouri, will be
filled tomorrow:
Alabama, H. d. Clayton: Arkansas,
Thomas McRae: California, j. ]. Dwyer;
Colorado, Adair Wilson; Connecticut,
Carlos French; Delaware, r. r. Ken
nedy; Florida, Samuel Pascoe; Georgia,
Clarke Howell: Idaho, George Ainslee;
Illinois. Thomas Gahan; Indiana, ]. G.
Shanklin; Iowa, Charles A. Walsh; Kan
sas, j. G. Johnson; Kentucky, u. Wood
son: Louisiana, \. G.. Blanchard; Maine,
S. G. Gordon; Maryland. Arthur z. Cor
man; Massachusetts, ]. w. Corcoran;
Michigan, e. G. Stevenson; Minnesota,
w. X. Lawler; Mississippi, w. V. Sulli-
van: Montana. NJ. j. McNatton; Ne
Heating; New Hampshire, A. H. Sullo-
way; New Jersey, James Smith, Jr.;
New York. J. C. Sheehan: North Caro-
lima. Joseph Daniels: North Dakota, w.
G. Lustikow; Ohio, J. r. Mclean: Ore
gon. j. Townsend: Pennsylvania, W. f.
Harrity: Rhode Island, r. B. Com
stock; South Carolina. B. z: Tillnan;
u, na1. II
J. NJ. Head: Texas, ]. G. Dudley: Utah.
A. w. McCune: Vermont, B. b. Smalley;
Virginia. =. ]. Otey; Washington, II. c.
Wallace: West Virginia. j. ". McGraw;
Wisconsin. e. G.. Wall: Wyoming. w. II.
Holiday; Arizona, w. HI. Burge; District
of Columbia, Lawrence Gardner; Indian
Territory. Thomas Marcum; New
Mexico: f. A. Manzares; Oklahoma, w.
l.. Grant; Alaska, G. d. Rogers; Missou
ri, w. ]. Stone.
WILLIAMS NOMINATED.
Mr.. O'Sullivan of Massachusetts
"Mr. Chairman-I am a free coinage
man from the commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts. (Applause.) | am here to pre-
sent man from the old commonwealth
for the SURFACES of this convention. He
is not a millionaire and he has no money
to offer in his contest for the peoples
rights. | came from district that Ben
+. Butler represented in the Charleston
convention of 1860. In this great hall,
where were gathered 10000 people, we
witnessed yesterday, scene unparallel-
ed in the history of the world in time of
war or in time of peace. We saw a man
who had no voice pleading for him, no
blare of trumpets to announce his candi-
dacy, but standing here by the simple
force of his magnificent presence he
swept this convention off its feet and we