The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-06-19

ciples to the masthead today and plac-
cd in command OF the ship which IS 10
bear them 20 fortune or disaster In
November. their popular idol. William
Mckinley. OF Ohio. and Garrett A.
Hobart, OF New Jersey. But there
was mutiny aboard. and at the last
moment before the lines were cast or.
some OF the members OF the crew who
had shipped In many a voyage, refused
to subscribe TO the new shipping arti-
cles and walked down the gang plank.
The convention was held in session
for ten hours TO accomplish the work
cut out for It today. and the scenes at
times were tragic. dramatic and in
spring. Fully 1900 people were in
the vast auditorium to hiss or cheer by
turns The bolt Of the silver men from
the west was fully discounted but 1t
nevertheless furnished the most dra-
matte incident OF the day. Led by
Senator Teller. they had yesterday de-
clared their intention of refusing to
subscribe to the gold plank in the plat
form. but today after Senator Teller
had made his final appeal 20 the con-
ventlon not 10 take the step which
would drive him and his colleagues out
OF the ranks Of the party which in the
past honored them and they had de-
lighted 10 serve. and the convention
had voted. slsl4 to 1854 to stand by
the gold declaration in the platform.
no one who witnessed the scenes win
forget them 10 his dying day, nor the
picture OF Senator Frank Cannon, of
Utah. facing from the platform 10000
irate, kissing. 1eerlng people. as he
read the valedictory Of the silver men.
He stood erect and defiant. his pale
face set in grim determination as those
before him tried to cry him down. until
the very courage displayed won for
him the admiration which compelled ST.
lence. When he had finished reading.
the crowds in the gallery burst out
again with their jeers and cries OF
disapproval. but in the most courtly
fashion he turned and shook hands
with Senator-elect Foraker, chairman
of the committee on resolutions. Chair
man Thurston and other friends on the
platform. Then, locking arms with
Senator Teller the two men left the
stand and moved down between the
walls Of yelling delegates TO where the
standard Of the Idaho delegation stood.
There they were Joined by the hand
some, stalwart Dubois, and the three
continued their march to the main door
their followers falling in behind them
as they moved along. 1t was small
band, several of the delegates from
Utah and Montana, notably Senators
Carter and Mantle Of the latter state,
preferring to subscribe to the platform
than to sever their allegiance to the
Republican party, and the delegates,
only few Of whom displayed any bit
terness toward what they believed to
be the misguided course of their col
leagues, breathed a sigh Of relief when
IL was over.
Never before has there been bolt
from the Republican party although
Wendell Phillips and some of the more
radical Republicans held a convention
at Cleveland in 1864 and placed in the
field ticket in opposition to Lincoln
and Johnson. The radicals on that oc-
casion, however, withdrew their ticket
and returned to the fold before the
election in November. The silver men
who bolted today Immediately per-
fected plans to place Senator Teller in
nomination as an independent silver
candidate for president, in the hope
that the Democrats at Chicago, if con
trolled by the silver men, would place
his name at the head of their ticket,
After this sensational incident the
convention turned with evident pleas
ure to the work of selecting the stand
ard bearers. 1t was a foregone con-
clusion that Mckinley would be NOM
mated, but the pent up enthusiasm of
the friends of the Ohio man found full
vent. The speeches of Baldwin, of
Council Bluffs, nominating Allison; Of
Senator Lodge, nominating Reed; Of
Hastings nominating Quay, and of De-
pew nominating Morton, were manly
efforts and were received with great
enthusiasm by their respective sup
porteres, but 1t was the nomination of
Mckinley. by Foraker, which turned
the convention into bedlam.
Save for the tumult that followed
wolcotts speech placing Blaine in
nomination four years ago, the demon
stration today has had no parallel in
the nation. at least in length. The Min
neapolis demonstration continued for
twenty-seven minutes; that today fell