Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-08


that Senator Blackburn be requested
10 address the convention aud thu
crow yelled Itself hoafte In apr val.
Win proud step the gallant Ken.
| luckiAn mounted the stage. His ~.
/ pearAnce eot the convention VIII. He
| is Que Of the silver idOls and II was
| apparent ~ soon as his fervli ofatury
was launched that he had the pit AMI
gallery with him. The Democratic
| pafty, hn said, was ~ convention 70
| correct grievances ant fisht wrongs.
| Tho rampAIgu had been opened IN
| aplonuid stylu. State alter state had
| fallen into line anu tho convention was
| instructed overwhelmingly by a ma.
| Iotity u the PARTY anu people.
| The kuutucktan's eptogh was likO a
fierce cavalry charge. IL swept along
| with vollpy after vOilty ~ silver shot
anu its r0nts were followed by vOlley
alter vol,ey VI wild RpplauHf.
| A teruilc yell went az wnUn no SAL!
| "Let rs construct platform that
neither human nor duviiitn ingenuity
can submit - more than ono u0nstrur.
| tion.n thute was another yull when
no tXhofiod tue convention 90 tell the
country that owe mean O. lut silver
back where IL was IN lsiai' another
whom he donou need "ihe Issue 0t bonds
IA time VI peaue," and another, wilder
thAu MI, whom he shOuiu.i "Chfist
! with lash drove from tuu temple |. &.
tor men tbRn those WIS iJt twenty
Year, have shaped the financial
policy Of this cJuntfy.'
"Be temperate, DO c0n'grvAtivo,o
said lie, "Dut DO not forget 10 gather
lho splendid iruits " victory you have
W bpirn IDLY won. You have captured
tho skifmlth line, but tue Inner citadel
siiil flanus. DO ahat y0u were oct
here 10 DO, but whether y.u favor %
| gold standard OF "A uOubIo standard
lot every oue remember that he IL a
Democrat Htlll. / have put my faith
iu n principle ana loyalty b. my c1uu.
Try. a uuw day IL dawniug, hs con.
rluduu, whose tiiulgonCe mafEs tue re-
turn Of democracy to powell beg
you, gentlemen, make n platform that
will tell the truth aud then rally rs one
man 10 ylnuicstr IT. ultefincg.'
During BlHrkuurn's speech, 10000
people IN tue nall were " a hish piioh
Of enthusiasm aud when hU concluded
they went wild. For two minuttb
they shouted approval.
Loud calls for Bryan were then
heard, and when the chairman In.
qulTtd n Bryan was Ia tue nall dele
gales ada spectators Jumped - their
f.ot and waved haudkvTClieia. The
young orator from Nebraska could not
b. i.und. A chorus Of demands f1f
IA ~ wac raised again louder tnan ever.
WHITE the tumuit was al IT. height
Delegate A. W. Hope Of Illinois pushed
down to the utepb vi the platform anu
with outHifetChbd tFm UulUttd tOwATI
senator White, clam0flng TOT tUc1g III.
lion. Finally the chairman saw him
aud heard him cry! 81 move that
Gov. Allgeld OF llnnois address, tue
convention"
CALLS FOR ALruELD.
white boat with bis gsveluntil tn,
convention consented o. sgblids tr IL
and tho ANNOUNCED that Gov. Alleged
was called Tor. The Illinois dslegatei
led an enthusiastic cheer which wal
taken up ~ other delegations anu =
chorus by the galleries. Many
mounted the chairs and faced toward
Illinoip. The governor, q plaiu.flusI
man with q black beard closely cut
and cloie.cropped black hair aud Jet
black eyes that snapped ana cleaned
like spArdu, stood In tho aisle with up.
I
Few could see him aud there was
much orOwIing AMI confusion until he
mounted his chair under Illinois
standard and the cheer was Teduubled.
His opponents, famed with wrath,
showed upon him a eputier OF misses
Throughout this scene the delugatio ms
from New York, Massachusetts, anu
other Eastern states sat In frozen oil,
lence. There came an END 10 tue up
roar at last aud Altgcli made his voice
heard, saying. "Ou behalf VI tn,
state OF liliBoiF, suggest that thii
convention give Hon. ID. Is. Hlli, OIL
New York an opportunity 10 addtesl
IT,"
This stroke brought down another
shower Of demands for Ohm, Hill
Hill,"
WHERE Is NIL?
The chairman said: "rhe dlstin
guIshsd gentleman from New York
who has been called TOT 10 often Is MOI
here"
Still the convention demanded Hill
until Senator White was driven e
cry: "Will you inslst on man who Is
not hert2"
Then the cry was turned TO "Rur
| sun ny hhhltIu hltus lut yuunk
Massachusetts governor sat impres
slvely In his chair anu his friends gave
himup.
Finally Ex-Governor Overmsyor Of
Kansas was brought 10 the platform
anu appeased the appetite OF the crowd
Tor several minutes as he spoke "FOi
the dollsr OF our Daddies."
For another i've minute slhe band
held them In cneck with stirring
music. Then the cries for Aligel1 were
renewed and ut last with evident re.
luctanco the Illinois governor wa,
urged forward TO the stage.
ALTuELD STEAKS.
Great curiosity existed to see him
Some delegates crowded to tue front OF
the stage, not because his voice wat
weak, rs his clear tones reached out Il
tho fuTthetmosl limits Of the hail, buI
TO get closer view OF tho man. with
great elaboration no opunt d with the
statement that he had not come here
TO m AXE a speech but 10 assist IN the
nomination OF the next President Oi
the United States and the formulation
Of n declaration Of principles that
would again fer hope 10 tho party o
tue people. This Openiag sentiment
warmed up the audience and tho nj.
most haRgard iACa OF the Illinois gov.
sfnOr grew flushed. His gesture.
came quick anu vehement anu before
he proceeded far the convention was
sWAyeu aR by cyclone by his oTntury.