Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-09
CLAQUERs WE'RE THICK.
Gold People Had Them Planted at Strategic
Points and in Galleries.


Chicago, July S.-After passing through
a listless morning session the democratic
national convention witnessed two
scenes tonight which compensated those
whose pent up feelings had been given
no vent in the earlier part of the day.
Men and women joined in the demonstra-
ton for each of the contending factions
of the democracy. They shouted and
cheered, sang and stamped, and fairly
turned the great convention hall into
pandemonium.
1t was during the roll call of states ON
a motion to adopt the minority report of
the committee on credentials that both
demonstrations occurred The majority
of the committee had submitted a report
unseating members of the Michigan gold
delegation and providing that the silver
contestants should take their places.
Chairman Daniel had put the question
on the adoption of the minority report
and the voting by states was proceeding
with comparative quiet and some proSi-
ness. When New York was reached
Chairman Hinckley's large frame doomed
under the banner that indicated the
There was silence for a brief second,
then Mr.. Hinckley's voice rang out:
New York casts her " votes yea
A great cheer went up from all parts
of the hall. The delegates on the floor
led the applause some of them rising to
their feet to give better space for the
display of gymnastics which their en-
thusiasm forced upon them. A man
among the spectators rose and waved his
hat and in an instant the audience was
up, seemingly en- masse, and people were
cheering like mad men. Things began
to quiet down after a few minutes, but
the playing of the band broke in as
though it were intended as signal to
renew the APPLAUSE. Up again came
the eastern delegates and up came the
spectators. In the midst of the New
York seats a bearded man jumped on a
chair and waved his hat. He shouted
something to his fellow delegates and
nearly every man among the New York
ers leaped to his feet, many standing on
their chairs and shouting like men gone
wild in delirious Joy. The leader of this
feature of the demonstration was Hugh
j. Grant, ex-mayor of the city of New
York Swaying back and forth, one
hand holding his hat high in the air, the
other waving colleagues and spectators
to their feet, he looked the impersona-
ton of a leader Those tiers of men and
women packed closely together in the
great temporary temple of democracy
Immediately responded.
up, up" was the cry of the New York
men. up, up" cried the delegation
pledged to gold. up, up" became the
delegates on the floor, and many thou
sands who came to see and not to act,
were jumping, yelling, waving and doing
every other thing that excited men ever
do to show the trend of their feelings.
Whenever there was the slightest incli-
nation toward cessation of the cheering
the Tammany yell went up and the vol
ume of sound swelled to its fullest again.
In that mysterious and indefinable man.
ner which all those who have seen a great
demonstration of this sort can appreciate
the cheering suddenly decreased in vol
ume and seemed to be dying away. But
Hugh Grant knew his subjects. and
through his lips came the name of David
b. Hill, shouted with all the lung power
at his command. "Iil1, Hill, David B.
HILL" became the cry of the thousands
that had moment before shown signs
of abating enthusiasm. Up again came
delegates and audience, every man and
woman shouting the name of the New
York leader. So great became the vol
ume of sound and so widespread the con-
fusion that Grant, Hinckley and the man
who was the object of 1t all-David B.
his chair while the tumult ragged, finally
appealed by voice and gesture for quiet
and order. But they might as well have
argued or attempted to subdue SO many
Comanche Indians. Things became
quieter for an instant when Chairman
Daniel endeavored to make statement,
but the multitude seemed only to gain
greater vehemence by their brief pause,
and yelled and waved with such hearth
ness that the demonstration went be-
yond its former bounds
Governor Altgeld arose to speak, but he
was shouted down and Kisses COM
mingled with the shouting Grant and
the New York leaders used their efforts
to stay the tumult. and little by little
they gained their object. until such order