The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-10
CHEERING FOR BRYAN
Drowned the Speech of Lone HannaCrat
In the New JerSej Convention
BRYAN AND THE PLATFORM ENDORSED.
The STATE Convention of tho New Yer.
scy Democracy EuthuainsticnIIy
Hectares for the National Platform
and Nonsinccs-Hon. Bcuton NC.
MILAN Delivers An Address.

Trenton, y. J., Sept. 9.-The Demo
cratic state Convention met in Taylor
opera House to-day TO select Bryan
CltC. .urs.
At !2:20 o'clock Samuel Fowler. acting
Tor Chairman Smith. of the State Com
mittee, called the convention to order.
ana the mention of i'ryans name was
the signal for an outhurst of applause
iniee times repeated from all parts of
the house. Mr.. Fowler reported that
the state Central Committee had agreed
on Hon. Augustus w. Gutter. of Morris
county for temporary chairman of the
convention and Mr.. Cutter was received
with cheers
Mr. Gutter. on taking the chair, made
ail address in which he quoted Abraham
Llncoln speech at the close of the war
calling attention to the future danger
rom tile contraction of wealth in the
hahhS OF Il few, as a greater menace to
oui nation even than the civil war had
been. MI. Gutter declared that the time
NJ. Lincoln had feared was now upnu
us. lie then delivered Il free silver a,l-
dress
y delegate ffom Essex county at
teihnted 10 speak. but the convention
Scenung a gold bug, began to howl He
persisted III speaking. whereupon VII
nam Is pcNereaux. of Asbury Park
rushed I" the front of the stage. and
waving light fedora hat. started a
theeE Tor Bryan which was taken nm All
over the hall This ws kept up until tho
Essex delegate finally took his scat
Me"nWhilc he had been surrounded by a
hninher ui persons, who by persuasion
uiu !h'"HtS contributed To his disposi-
iion to be seated.
ne secretaries Of the convention were
announced and the convention proceed
"H - appoint committees 1t was decid
90 tnat all resolutions should go direct
~ 'he committee or resolutions The
ns
ut'i;ed on senator William D. Dalv. of
hu"5un, lo! pc mauent chairman and
..thI"IitiE secretaries to he continued
W H"n me convention reconvcned nj o.2O
"''n'N nus name was presented and was
received with tumultuous apnlause In
'hh'hS me ch2ir he made a brief ad-
dress, e%cusing himself from Irnr;hy
'''l%'NS hfcaus" of the diStirgu;shed
!, ntiriHali VINO was To speak later. Mr.
McM .llin. OF TENNESSEE He concluded
"A presenting Mr.. McAIilIin
ne haii rang with applause when he
came 10 Inc front of the platform Nr
M"Alillin said. among other Times ,hni
We az" Trying To defeat an attamnt IN
"SS'FoN one of the constitutional rnr,ne
"l our currency ana then made an ,.In-
uucut speech for silver
ne Committee on Resolutions report
ga the platform and il was adoDted with
one dissenting voice
IL fatilics and endorses the Nation,I
democratic platform adopted at chi
tdE" ana the candidates nomin,to1
thereon. and pledges honest. enrncsi
ana hearty omdeavor to secure their
erection; insists that the platform
adopted at Chicago is thorouchlv Dem
o''Iauc and purely American. and with
i'n enforcement relief will come to in,
'"iling masses, and it will advanc. tho
general prosperity of our country.
declares II 10 be a principle of free
thai tho minority shoi,Id
submit to'the will of the majority: any
DINER policy win be Destructive or snIf-
SpNeinment and party organization
u denounces the Interference of any
employer OF labor private or corporatc
l" coerc" or intimidatc the voter i'm lhc
irge exercise of the right of suffrage
The convention adopted a rcsoII,inu
lht the respective county coinmittcrs
MI vacancies caused by the rosirno-
li2hs from the State Committee An
other resolution urging the orcanizoiion
"i Democratic clubs for ani,iation win
ihe National League OF Clubs was
adopted. ""'
Presidential electors were then Sc
lected.