Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-08

Nebraska, they were pleased to report
that the delegates headed by Hon. w.
J. BRYAN should be admitted to seats.
In regard to Michigan, they asked
further time.
The motion to adopt the report was
declared carried, and the gold delega-
ton from Nebraska retired and their
silver successors took their places.
The chairman Senator White, Of
California; stated that it had been man
ifest that there would be no report from
the committee on credentials for some
time, and that the motion just made
was the result of that fact.
Shortly afterwards Senator Daniel
resumed the chair.
Mr.. Findlay, of Ohio, moved that the
report of the committee on permanent
organization be now read and that the
convention proceed to its permanent
organization, leaving the report of the
committee on credentials to be disposed
of subsequently,.
The chair ruled that as there was no
permanent roll of the body, there could
be no declaration of permanent or
ganization. He then put the question
on the motion for recess and declared
it carried. So the convention took a
recess till p. m.
NOTES.
The credentials committee decided
to seat the gold delegates from South
Dakota by a vote of % to s, unani,
mously decided in favor of seating the
Bryan silver delegates from Nebraska
and did not reach q decision on the
Michigan contest. They will ask for
further time.
The speech of Governor Waller yes
terday is construed by the silver men
as threat that the gold men will bolt
the convention. 81 have nothing to
retract or modify" said Mr.. Waller
My speech speaks for itself. I am
not responsible for any Interpretation
that may be placed upon it. | may
add, however, that I will not walk out
of this convention. There is no neces-
sity to reserve the right to act here as
1 please. 1 already possess it. This
convention, even if it is two.thirds
strong, cannot make good democrats
(who do not believe in it) accept free
silver. 1t might just as well declare
for secession, and indeed we have no
assurance that it will not do even that
before it gets through"
The Bland people this morning claim
a few more than 300 votes to start with,
and something over 400 votes pledged.
The New York delegation held a con-
ference this morning to consider the
situation and agree on plan OF action.
The decision reached was to remain in T,
the convention for the present and abide
by the will of the majority, so far as to-
days proceedings were concerned, at
least. Tammany will also support the
nominee. What the delegation will do
tomorrow or the next day, if the con:
vention lasts that long, is another ques-
ton. The candidate question was not
considered.
Permanent Chairman White arrived
at the convention hall at 10 Q. m. He
said: "I intend to act fair and square
with the minority of this convention.
They will find me absolutely just in all
my rulings. l have no desire to antago-
nize them. I am sorry that Senator
Hill went into the fight yesterday, be.
cause we all honor him, and it was
much to our regret that we were forced
to vote against him. 1t was not re-
buke, however, to Mr.. Hill, but decla.
ration of the majority for their rights
in this convention"
The silver men this morning say they
do not propose to be unduly hasty nor
do they intend to choke off reasonable
debate on the platform. They fear
that Sepator Hill and Others may dis
cuss the minority report on the fnan-
cial plank at too great length, and it
is not improbable that after the debate
has reached what those in control deem
to be proper limit motion to order
the previous question will be made.
There is an apparently we'll defined
rumor about the convention ball that
the Pennsylvania delegation will not
name Pattison for president. Several
of the delegares admitted that the pro-
position to withdraw Mr.. Pattison had !
been considered.
By practically unanimous vote the
committee on credentials decided to |
reconsider its action of yesterday in un-
seating the gold delegation from Mich
igan. a subcommittee of FIVE will be
appointed to consider the case, and it
will be taken up de novo.
The programme of the silver men is
to finish the work of the convention
before adjournment tonight.
CHICAGO, July S.-The following is
the platform as agreed upon by the
majority of the subcommittee on reso-
lutions at its meeting last night:
We, the democrats of the United
States, in national convention assem-
bled, do reafirm our allegiance to those
great essential principles of justice and
liberty upon which our institutions are
founded. and which the democratic
party has advocated from Jefferson's
time to our own-freedom of speech,
freedom of the press, freedom of con.
science, the preservation of personal
rights, the equality OF all citizens be-
fore the law and the faithful observance
of constitutional limitations.
Recognizing that the money question
is paramount to all others at this time,
We invite attention to the fact that the
federal constitution names silver and
gold together as the money metals ofthe
United States. and that the first coin
age law passed by Congress under the
constitution made the silver dollar the