Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-09

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lifting up OF our human kind
The temporary chairman announce
that the first business I'm order was IN
report Of committees. as no business coui
be done, except by unanimous consent
until the committees had reported.
He called the first committee In order
the Committee on Credentials, and ther
was no response, and, after an interval o
about ten minutes IL was announce'
that the Committee on Credentials wer'
about to reassemble, after their lonl
nights session.
HOGG. HILL. AND BLACKBURN.
At HIP ex-senator Martin, of Kansas
was recognized. and moved an Informal
recess Of five minutes to permit Governor
Hogg, of Texas 10 address the convention
The motion was adopted, but a stray band
! I'm the gallery. beyond the reach of the
Chairmans bell, not hearing the signals,
| kept playing Dixie" for nearly ten
minutes before it could be stopped and
the Governor given chance. Governor
Hogg's five minutes were stretched into
half an hour. but still there were no IL
dings from the Committee on Credentials,
and amid yociferous cries for HILL" VINO
was not present. the Chair recognized
| Senator-elect Money, Of Mississippi VINO
moved that Senator Blackburn. of Ken
lucky, be invited TO the stand. Mr.. Black
burn was received with tumultous ap-
plause.
As Senator Blackburn sat down cry
was raised for HILL without response. \
motion to adjourn for half an hour was
voted down. and the band was started
| up to drown the confusion which pre-
vailed.
BRYAN AND ALTGELD.
the Hon. Mr.. Bryan. of Nebraska. be in
with every demonstration Of approval, but
the Chair announced that Mr.. Bryan was
not in the han.
Governor Altgeld, OF Illinois. was then
called for, and rising I'm the body OF the
hall, indicated a desire to give way TO
Senator HIM.
The Chair stated that Governor Hill was
engaged with the Committee on Resou
tions, and was not in the hall.
Governor David Overmeyer, Of Kansas,
took the stand, and declared that yester-
day the seat Of empire was transferred
from the Atlantic States to the Mississippi
Valley. The day of the common people
had dawned and the dollar OF our dad
dies" would be restored. This sentiment
was received with unbounded enthusiasm.
The band once more filed up the inter
lude TO kill time.
Governor Altgeld was again called in
rcquisition as a stop-gap. His swarthy
visage. as ii appeared alongside the chair
man. was greeted with cheers. TO which
he responded by saying he did not come
here TO make a speech, but 10 assist IN
nominating a President and preparing a
platform which should bring hope to the
people. lie was listened to with attention
as he proceeded TO discuss the cause OF
the existing conditions Of distress. which
he summarized as the combined action OF
hemoneyed interests Of the world TO make
money dear and property and labor cheap.
GEORGE FRED. WILLIAMS.
Mr. George Fred. Williams, of Massa-
chusetts. was next called upon, and was
greeted with a cry of Three cheers Tor
George Fred. Williams" He combated
the assertion that the seat Of empire had
been transferred from the Atlantic coast
to the Mississippi Valley. The seat of
empire was where II ever was-in all the
States Of the Union-and the battle now
being waged was for 1.-THE restoration OF
the Union Of the States. He begged that
there might be no other word of sec
tionalism heard in this convention. The
fight was not To transfer the seat Of EN-
pire from the East TO the West. but TO
transfer the control Of the Treasury and
Of your money and mine from Lombard
street TO the centres Of industry. loud
cheers)
At this point q =. NJ the Chair an
nounced a partial report from the Com |
mttee on Credentials recommending that
the Territories each and the District oil
Columbia be granted six votes.
SILVER NEBRASKANS SEATED
Second. After careful comparison OF the |
credentials as returned by the National /
Committee, they found them all correct /
except those from the States OF Nebraska |
and Michigan. In regard to Nebraska the |
reported that the delegates |
headed by Hon. W. j. Bryan should be
admitted to seats. In regard to Michigan
they asked further time.
A motion TO adopt the report was de-
clared carried by a viva-voce vote. de-
mand for rOll-call, which was at first
made by Governor Russell. being with
drawn on the statement Of the chairman
)f the Credentials Committee that the re-
port was unanimous.
At 40 the gold delegation from Ne
Draska retired to a march tune by the
)and. and the silver successors took their
places. The Bryan men, as they marched
n. headed by silver-tippcd spears and a
)anner bearing Mr.. Bryan's name in silver
etters. were applauded. Renewed calls
or Tillman were met with the reply that
ne was in attendance at the meeting OF
he Committee on Credentials.
RECESS.
Governor Altgeld moved that the con-
-ention take a recess till o'clock. The
proposition was met with loud shouts Of
isapproval. Thereupon the chairman
tated that it had become manifest that
here would be no report from the Com
nittee on Credentials for some time, and
hat the motion just made was the result
T that fact
Mr. Findlay, Of Ohio. moved that the
eport Of the Committee on Permanent !
organization be now read. and that the
proceed to its permanent or
anization. leaving the report of the Com
lltee on Credentials TO be disposed OF
Ibseuuently.
The Chair ruled that, as there was no
ornament roll Of the body, there could
G no declaration Of permanent organi-
alton. He then put the question on the
loton for recess and declared IL car
ed. The convention took a recess till
NJ I
The Committee on Credentials last !
light disposed Of all the contests by 1
citing 10 seat all OF the silver men. In ,
he Michigan case that action turned the Z
elegation. under the unit rule. from a q
did gold 20 a solid silver delegation, q
nd created two-thirds silver majority c
the convention. Before the committee Z
ljourned. however. a motion to recon- y
der the action on the Michigan case L
as entered and was pending when the
)mmittee adjourned When the commit )
,e met again to-day the vote 10 reopen /,
le case stood 3s for 10 against, and !,
le case was referred TO sub /,
Kansas: O'Donneil. OF Colorado: Nc
aurip Of Nifssissinpi. Blakp of Texas. ="