The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-07-31

served 1Or distinguished guests. IN
his coat he wore the badge of his fac
ton.
Shortly before l2 o'clock the chair
mans table, q pitcher OF ice water
and III oak gavel were carried to the
platform.
NO COMPROMISE FOR MISSISSIPPI.
The Mississippi delegation marched
down the aisle with banners bearing
the slogan NO Compromise" There
was an answering yell of ioyfrom the
Texas delegation as they recognized
their allies. About this time some
n nailed a portrait Of Peter Cooper
above the speakers stand. Below it
were the words: National prosperity
cannot be restored by the enforced
idleness of a large portion of u
people" The portrait did not seem to
be recognized, at least it was not APP
plauded.
General Weaver moved over to the
Texas delegation and made a short
speech IN favor Of holding the sessions
behind closed doors, but the Texans
did not take kindly to the suggestion.
They said it was impracticable.
The mlddle-of-the-road leaders,
after comforting together, decided
not to make an organized fight against
the selection Of Senator Butler as tenn
porary chairman, and the Bryan men
hailed this as an indication that they
were afraid to submit to a test of
strength. The Massachusetts delega-
ton bore into the hall a banner
bearing the legend: spirit of ls7z.'
At 1915 o'clock Senator Butler of
North Carolina, mounted the platform
aud took his seat. About him were
''Cyclone Davis Of Texas, Secretary
Turner of Washington, u. c., and
some members of the national com
mittee.
Three minutes later Chairman Tau
beneck of the executive committee
took his seat in front of the platform.
Senators Allen and PETER were
cheered as they assembled the stage.
Governor Stone of Missouri, who was to
deliver the address of welcome, sat
among the distinguished guests on the
platform.
At 1887 o'clock Chairman Tauben-
eek stepped to the front of the plat
form to call the convention to order.
At the sight Of him the Illinois dele
cation, which sat Immediately below
the platform, arose and cheered. He
is a large man with a heavy brown
mustache and a rather pallad COM.
plexion.
Quiet came with the first rap of the
gavel. The Rev. w. L. Smith of the
Third Baptist church of this CITY de.
livered the invocation while 1900 del
egates stood r~everently.
WELCOMED BY GOVERNOR STONE.
Mr.. Taubeneck's 16 to / gavel again
descended upon the conclusion of the
prayer. There was some surprise
when the chairman introduced Gov
ernor Stone of Missouri, but whatever
ap~prehensions might have been raised
were speedily removed by the an
nouncement that the governor was
merely expected to make a welcoming
address. Mr.. Stone did not speak at
great length. His welcome was most
cordial. He %ventured upon a few ger.
eral remarks upon the proprietv of
FREEDOM of the press, of speech and of
the ballot, which must, he said, amid
applause, be preserved at all hazards.
1t would be considered not improper.
he said, for him to express the hope
that everything that should be done
would be done with an eye single to
the felicity Of the people and the pub
lie influence. He expressed the hope
that the day would soon come when
the national flag would be the emblem.
not only of national unity, but of ma
tional prosperity. In closing, he re.
peated his assurance of welcome, in
dong which he spoke. he said, not for
the state of Missouri alone. but for
the city OF st. Louis and for the entire
Mississippi valley.
1GNAT1Us DoNNELLY's
While Governor Stone was SPEAKING
the Texas delegation, occupying a seal
on his extreme left, raised an immense
national flag in their midst.
Ingatlus Donnelly of Minnesota re-
sponded to Governor Stones speech.
His appearance aroused the middle
OF the road element to a burst of en-
thusiasm. He spoke gracefully, pay-
ing a high compliment to st. Louis
and ~eloquently describing the majestic
Mississippi and the vast country trib-
uta1y to 1T, but avoiding adroltly anv
allusion to the subject upon which
the delegates below him were divided.
The movement, which this convention
represented, he said, was a growth Of
the farm. It had been conceived in
the distress that prevailed among the
producers OF the country. The reo-
pic had felt the effects Of m~isgovern-
nent If there was any movement
on the face of the earth called up by
the verltable hand of God it was the
Peoples party. As he declared that
the spirit OF Washington, jefferson.
ackso and august Lincoln" were
floating above the convention. the
delegates cheered ~lnstilv Tha no.+,,