Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-06-25

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! his form appeared a hush fell upon the
thousands in the galleries. while the
delegates on the floor leaned forward
attentively. AS a matter of privilege
Chairman Thurston asked that Senator
Cannon of Utah, who had ilso made his
personal statement prepared by the
silver men. There was not a murmur
of dissent when the request was put.
AS Senator Cannon began to read the
! valedictory the hall was so still that
his voice reVerbcrated to the utteImoSt
| limits of the hall. A thousand Threats
from the floor Kissed their resentment
in the face of the speaker on the plat
form and in an instant bedlam reigned.
| The galleries Kissed and shouted loud
and long. Senator Cannon resolutely
faced the irate audience. Chairman
| Thurston tried vainly to stay the tor
rent of disapproval and restore order
At last, when he could make himself
heard he set the convention off by a
ringing statement that the republican
/ party did not fear the declaration that
was being read. The delegates except
the boiling delegations, arose to their
feet Ell masse and cheeTed. When the
names of the prospective boilers had
been read, Senator CaLnon folded his
document deliberately, and turned and,
reaching across the desk, grasped
Thurston by the hand. Teller did the
same. The two Lnen shook hands with
Foraker and turned toward the steps
+ leading down to the right center aisle.
! Meantime men, women and children
from the pit to the last tiers in the
as Teller and Cannon stepped in the
aisle and their silver colleagues rose
and followed them. AS the men
marched along the pathway to the
door yell of defiance went up, before
which every other outbreak of the day
paled into silence. Then the conven-
tion sang song after song. Finally the
chairmans gavel banged for order and
in the brief hull he said: This con-
vention still has enough delegates to
do business with. Again applause
broke forth and several delegates stood
upon chairs waiting for a chance to
speak. In a few minutes the chair
found a lulling place in the applause
to say: "A gentleman from Montana
who did not go wants to address you,
Again hats, flags AMI umbrellas were
waved, again the chorus of thousands
of throats sent forth paeans and the
delegate with a white face waited. He
was Lee Mantle, of Montana. When
he could be heard he said that he had,
with those who retired, a personal OBJ
/ lection to the gold plank, but that
while his people objected to it and re-
served the right with their constitu-
ents to enter a protest, still he dld not
| believe it was necessary to leave at
! this iuncture. There are other great
j issues that the republican party could
! carry out and he should stand by 1t
to that extent. He would refer the
contentious platform tC the people OF
/ Montana for a decision. Senator
/ Brown. of Utah, said that while he
/ lOlhtN HIS SlINtl NDll'btNu'S III 'iiNi'
protest against the reading Of silver
cut of the party, still he believed that
there were greater issues than even the
j financial supremacy of the country
tariff our marine and many other
/ things talked about in his party Tie
then moved that the convention allow
three alternates from the state OF Utah
to sit in the conN ention during the re-
mainder of the session in place or three
regular delegates who had walked out.
This was carried Senator Brown was
followed by A. f. Burleigh, of Wash
ington, who said his state looked upon
pc Issues of Mckinley and protection
as a greater question than that simple
one of a financial standard.
Presidential nominations being in or
der Charles Baldwin OF Council Blu1fS.
named Allison in an eloquent speech
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts pre-
seuted T. Reed, Chauncey NJ. De-
new smoke for Levi p. Morton, Senator
Foraker euogiZe1 Mckinley, setting
the convention to shouting for - min
utes: Senator Thurston and J. NJ.
Vance, colored, of louisiana also lauded
the Ohioan; Gov Hastings advocated
Senator Quay's nomination. and tnen
the roll was called.
The states voted as follows, Ala
bama, Mckinley Is, Morton |, Reed :
Arkansas. Mckinley 10; California, Nc
Ninlev Is, Colorado cast no vote; Cor
nectieut, Mckinley I, Reed 5 Delaware
Mckinley e; Florida, MCKINLEY s, Nor
ton , Georgia, Mckinley -, Reed 2
Quay , Idaho east no vote; Illinois
Mckinley 46, Reed ,; Iowa, Allison &c
Indiana. Mckinley &c, Kansas McKin-
ley %: kentucky, Mckinley &c, Louis
lama, Mckinley IL, Reed I, Quay | L.
Allison -; Maiu2, Reed IL; Maryland
Mckinley Is Reed l. Massachusetts,
Mckinley I. Reed %, Michigan, Nc
kinlcy Is; Mississippi Mckinley II
Quay / Missouri Mckinley 81; Mol.
tome Ipnoll ro -, go, I