The sun., 1896-07-08

around and trampled upon in his efforts to get
into the Convention hall, and he looked de-
cidedlv toused. Even the appearance of II Bocs
banner, carried at the head of tho Iowa dele
CATION. did not SC to please Gov. Alt
gold or to unfurrnw his brow. He was
mad clear through. and his Illinois dele
gates who tramped behind him. believed
that their idol had been subjected TO indipnlty
and insult Gov. AltEed's friends had more
reason to complain than the people from all
parts of the country, who have come thousands
of miles in the hope that they would lie treated
at least like human beings by Sergeant Arms
Martin and his friends OF he Chicago police
Frederic H. Coudcrt, onu Uf the delegates at
large from New York state, was nearly crushed
In his efforts to get into The hall. Ex.Mnynr
Hugh j. Grant looked as II he had been attacked
with n battering ram. Mr. Cuudert said that
his experience reminded him Of an old story
that he heard when he was trnnslating French
papers for n New York newspaper in his efforts
TO get livelihood to study for the bar. lie snd:
In those early DAYS had TO attend politi-
cal meeting. | inquired OF the doorkcerer II
there was to he n free fight. and he admitted that
there wns. So sRid. Count me in We'll. |
was In that free fight, and when | came ont
said: Was that what you call free fight in
thereT oh. yes; that was a free fight We'll,
then, said. count me out"
Senator John W. Daniel came in looking as II
he had been hit with atornado. Nothing seemed
to trouble this Virginia orator. however. for he
dropped into his seat at the head of the Old Do
minion delegation and began to peruse n type
written document, which turned out to be his
speech temporary Chairman OF the Con-
vention.
The Hon. William f. Iiarrity. Chairman of
the Democratic National Committee. strobe
upon the platform. and his nearest neighbor.
sitting In one %: the big armcheirs. was Senator
Stewart. the Republican free silverite. whose
friends hope against hope that Teller will 10 the
candidate of this Convention.
NEW YORK nELHGATEs BADLY rrED.
With the band turning on merry Mary
land. My Maryland" in came William e. Whit
ney. and clustering around him were John y.
| Crimmins. Corporation Counsel Scott Tammany
| Leader John c. Sheehan. Naval Officer Christo-
| pher Columbus Baldwin. Congressman Franklin
! Bartlett, ex-ConCressman Daniel y. lockwood,
! ex- x-postmaster-Iieneral Wilson :. Bsseli. and
| Mayor N1oloy Of Troy. All Of them looked ns IL
| they engaged in free fight to get into the hall
| Most Of them were philosophers. though. and
| Mr.. Whitney said that 1t would be all tho same
| fifty years from now.
| Senator "Pitchfork" Tiilman, with his wan
| face had rough time Of 1t getting through the
| lines of the Chicago police There Is something
about Tillman's face which suggests that he
must be hungry most of the time. Its an eager.
hunted face. He was adorned with his emblem
| of a ptchforK. Senator Jones OF Arkansas
came in surrounded by his friends from
that State, and. by the way. those peo-
| pie from Arkansas think very highly
OF their stalwart Senator He is kind
and affable. and he has the old-time southern
| courtesy in speaking even to his adrersaries.
Senator Gray of Delaware and Mr.. Whitney
went over to visit him in the Arkansas delcga-
| tion. and, although the two elements are dia-
| metrically opposed to each other. they were all
as gentle as doves and the graciousness and
courtesy OF the greetings that senator Jones
| extended to Mr. Gray and Mr.. Whitney were OF
digniHed and kindly character.
| CHEERS FoR SENATOR HILL.
In few moments great cheer went up. and
the delegates, alternates and others forgot for
| a moment their unpleasant experiences in be-
ing jammed nearly to death in their efforts 10
| get into the hall when they saw Senator Hill OF
| New York. a great cheer went up for him AS
| he walked to his seat. Beside him were Mr.
| Flower, Perry Belmont. Col Fellows. National
| Committeeman William F. Sheehan. Chairman
| Hinkley OF the Democratic State Committee
OF New York. Senator Cantor. aud SEN
ator Ahearn All this time Henry ID
| Purroy fockng by himself in q
quiet corner of the New York delegation
The cheers for Hill subsidized. and he WAS COM
fortably seated by the side of Mr.. Whitney
Even then Senator Hill knew that he was to be
| rejected for temporary Chairman Of the Con.
| vention. Senator Blackburn OF Kentucky got a
rare old welcome from the Bourbon Democracy
| of the Blue Grass State. and while these cheers
were ascending Mr.. Whitney took time 20 say
to THE Sun that Notwithstanding anything that
might happen in the Convention the New y ork-
| ers had accomplished what they came here tC
undertake, and that WAS to enter their vigorous
protest against a free-siiver plank and free
| silver candidate.
| The PeEnsylvanlans, every mothers son OF
them CO, rying fine silk American flags. trooped
| in and waved them at Chairman Harrity upon
the rostrom who at the time was telling few
friends who had gathered about him tina,
| things were not apparently so bad after all, for
the reason that he had learned that the Conven.
tion hall was situated on Hope avenue. He be-
lieved that this was gooL omen, even though
he knew then that the free silver mon were tC
reject for the first time in the history Of the
party the recommendations OF the National
Committee for temporary Chairman. Mr.
Harrity's desk and all about the platform was
tniekiy strewn with American Beauty roses
They rssembed in color the cheeks of the Chair.
man of the National Committee. 1t is the
unanimous verdict that Chairman Harrity
made one of the best presiding officers that the
party has ever had. His voice WAS clear ano
strong. and his decisions quick. fair. and im
partial.
THE CLERGYMAN READS HIS PRAYER.
Chairman Harrity performed good deed fol
the delegates when he selected u brght-faced
clear-voiced clergyman to make prayer at Tho
opening OF tho Convention. The clerGyman'l
10 NJ lie is a