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ception of three hours intermission, the
gigantic Coliseum the largest hall in the
world, was crowded to the doors with in
terested and enthusiastic spectators. But
great in number as had been the masses
who attended the morning and afternoon
sitting, they were as nothing in compa~i-
son TO the tremendous, ord-breaking
audience that thronged the stupendous
auditorium at the evening assembly. Such
a gathering had never been seen at a ma
tional convention. Floor and galleries
formed one great mass of solid humanity.
Where the narrow ribbons Of aisles had
marked the various divisions of the huge
interior there were gathered hundreds.
perhaps thousands. of those who could
find no other accommodations. Every
chair was filled and some idea Of the
meaning of this may be gained by the
knowledge that the Coliseum has a seat
ing capacity of 5000. And in addition to
the, myriads who choked and crowded
every available space, many more, esti-
mated at 5000 in number, were gathered
about the entrance during the greater
part of the evening, tickets in hand, fruit
lessly clamoring for admission
Like yesterday this has been a re-
markable day of enthusiasms, but the
pinnacle of emotional expression was
reached in a scene wonderful in it's pre-
sentation, remarkable in it's spontaniety
and unprecedented, probably, in any sim
liar gathering of political party.
There had been an outburst of enthusi-
asm stirring to behold when David b.
Hill finished a great rhetorical effort
i'm antagonism to the platform presented
bv the committee on resolutions; the vast
asesmblage had listened TO d sensational
speech by Senator Tillman replete in
impassioned expression in denunciation of
President Cleveland and had showed ap-
proval and disapproval by cheers and
misses But when William J. Bryan of
Nebraska, handsome, vigorous and mag
netic. and not unlike Mckinley in voice,
/ infection and facial expression, conclud-
ed the effort of his life in support of
| the free coinage platform, there occurred
one of those scenes which send the blood
| coursing fast through the veins of even
the most passive spectator and remain
| fxed in the memory for a lifetime.
Like the terrible premonitory rumbling
| that gives warning of the approach of ten
thousand cattle stampeded, delegates and
eneetators began the ovation to the young
1 Nebraskan. And then the volume OF
sound grew and grew until it could grow
no more. and enthusiasm went mad, as
MIR Bryan in his passage down the aisle
I toward the Nebraska seats, was caught
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the floor before him. The silver fever is
an emotional mania. To the boy Ora
tor of the Platte" the occasion was
therefore, one for the display OF emo
tional Oratory, and with the skill or the
master he touched the strings, as lhe
statesmanlike speech would have been IA
tai to any man in that presence. There
fore Bryan was the man for the occa-
sion, AS he progressed in his eloquent
periods and sOphomorical nights, the con-
vention quickly caught his squirt ana by
the time he stepped down from the sla1u
with the ringing cry that the people
should not be crucihed upon a goldeh
cross the convention with a suddehnesS
that swept it clear off its teet, retllzSu
that he was the man they had been look
ing for In moment the convention hafd-
" realized what had happened, Then there
was a rush of the widest klnd toWdIu tle
figure of the man descending from the
speakers stand. half doggedly. IN Uh9
frenzy of the outburst he was gathered
up and borne towards the Nebraska stanu'
and amid a hurricane Of shouts ana cheeIs
the galleries took it up and soon Ile cries
and wells had changed into roar Vhdl re-
verberated through the great nan uHli ~
was almost terrifying to the tlInld III l1s
Wildness Men climbed upon the chdlrs anu
filled space with hats and All manner %
missiles while women, fired by the eIo-
ouence of the Nebraskan and the IrehlzeG
shrieks and screams of the men. WdVtu
handkerchiefs and parasols uhth tlSII
arms fell paralyZed. The galleries We're l4Ie
first 10 surrender TO lilc Ou1pl -''iNs =
the stampede took place on the moor OA
the convention the excitement was intense
lv thrilling. All realized that It was the
| supreme test and though the Irlehus ot
other candidates hesitated Tor HoIheIC I
such was the force of the stampede
| that they were soon all swept away anu
engulfed in a seething mass rusnlHs WIN
! ~ towards his Nebraska standard. Al
/ most simultaneously Kentucky, Georgia,
| Texas. Maryland and Indian IeIIt.oIy e-
! raised the standards of their states lLoh %
| their fastenngs on the hoor anu u9llet .,at
! over to Nebraska signitying by lhe act
/ their Joining the stampede. An allenpt
/ was made to prevent the limos pdnali
/ from being swept in to the maeiStroIn
i hut il failed and soon 1t was being draseu
across the floor along with Arkansas
/ Kansas. North Carolina, Alabama, Wyom-
1 ing, Montana, Iowa and Michigan, IeaVlhs
only the sound money states IN tueII
| places A bolt was started In New hoIA
| even. and with difficulty that banner was
| kept in its place. Delegates huSged edCu
| other in the excess of their joy. Tney IelI
as If they had suddenly found their Mes
siah and nothing could restrain taelr Ieei-
! ings. Men whom their people nave a.
ways thought perfectly sane acted . Hhe
| maniacs. If nomination could ud 99
| been made then the Nebraskan WoulQ
have been in danger of bodily INJURY at
the hands Of the delirious throngs.
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NlN MICK and NECK.
The Winner Of the Race
Hard to Pick.
BLAND NOT YET BEATEN.
Ills Followers Confident, But
Quiet,
BRYAN'S CHANCES NOT BAD.
BOiGS Fails 70 Develop Much En-
thuSiaSm.
BRYAN'S CHANCES NOT BAD.

Bryan and Mclean one of the Fa-
vorite Tickets Heard Talked OF.
A strong Effort TO Get Up a Boom
for vice President Stevenson.
BIand'a Managers Claim lie VIII
win ON the First Ballot ~ the
Gold Men Bolt
Chicago. H.. July 3. a. m.-when the
convention adjourned tonight after the
nominating speeches. in the field Of cam
didates presented. it appeared to be any
mans fight.
BANDS friends claimed a majority Of the
silver vote and were confident, although
they made but little demonstration.
The Bryan boom was in an uncertain
condition. This afternoon he could have
been nominated almost by acclamation.
but the rallylng time between the sessions
allowed to the other candidates, gave the
situation a decidedly different aspect al
though some OF the most sagaclous OF the
managers stin declare that the Nebraska
man will be the nominee. In addition to
the strength WHICH he displayed by the
demonstration by the states backing him.
when placed In nomination he Is known to
have been pledged many other votes on
the second ballot. Ohio viii go to him at
that time. also Tennessee. part of tho
Rhode Island delegation. South Carolina
and Alabama.
Tonight kilograms we're sent to Gov.
Pattison of Pennsylvania to induce him to
refuse to allow his name to be presented
to the convention. According to the early
programme of the gold men, the Pennsyi-
vania vote was instructed for Pattison and
was to be cast for him steadily, so that
standing sound money candidate might be
kept before the convention and thus keep
the strength Of the gold men in evidence
on the call.
Boles failed TO develop much enthusiasm
when placed in nomination.
Bryan and Mclean Is one Of the favor
ite tickets predicted. Mclean would ac-
cept second place with Bryan and put up
10000 for campaign purposes as star
ter, but declined to so on the ticket with
Bland
Tonight there was strong effort made
to revive the boom for Stevenson, and as
a dark horse, he is freely predicted as a
George F. Williams OF Massachusetts, is
another strong probability for vice presi-
dent.
The convention as organized will have
$50 votes, 620 being necessary to nomi-
nation II the gold delegates vote for
candidate. If they do not, as Is the pres
ent programme, a two-thlrds majority
of those voting will nominate In this
contingency, the Bland forces claim TO
be able to nominate on the first ballot.
The galleries were determinedly oppos-
ed to adjournment when the motion was
put at 1885 o'clock, and sent up a per-
feet thunder of Noes" II was impos-
sible for the chair to decide whether the
convention really wanted to adjourn or
not, but things were rapidly going to
pieces and II was declared adjourned any
how.
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than at any previous meeting of the con-
vention, because of the crisis Of the nom
mating speeches and of balloting for
presidential candidates had arrived.
There was not a vacant seat outside Of
the sections for delegates and alternates
at o'clock, the hour to which the recess
extended.
And still the crowds kept pouring in,
as If the supply of tickets was inexhausti-
BILE. and as If the capacity of the spa
cious and magnificent hail could not be
put to so severe a test The illumination
by the electric lamps was perfect, but the
heat was sitting.
The convention was called to order at
$50 o'clock by its presiding officer. SEN
ator White of California, who Immediate
" handed over the gavel to Representa-
tive Richardson of Tennessee, who acted
as president pro tenn this evening as well
as during the morning session.
It took the sergeant-at-arms and his
assistants fully ten minutes more
to allay the uproar and con-
fusion, and to obtain even
a tolerable degree of order and even that
lasted for only very brief interval for
er. the crowds broke out with cheering.
The chairman informed the convention
that the roll of the states would now be
called. so that nominations of candidates
for the presidency should be made. BY
an agreement entered into by the friends
of the several candidates, the chairman
added. the nominating and secOnding
sneeches would be confined to thirty min
t,tes IN length, which time might be used
either when the nominations were made
or when the state of the speakers was
called.
Senator Vest of Missouri was the first
delegate to ascend the platform, even be-
fore the call Of states had got father in
the alphabetical list than the state OF
Arkansas.
Mr. Vest spoke as follows:
Revolutions 20 not begin with the rich
and prosperous. They represent the pro-
test of those who are suffering from pres
emf conditions, and whose demands for
relief are denounced by the beneficiaries
Of unjust and oppressive legislation.
When a profound sense OF wrong, eYolv-
ed from years Of distress fastens upon
the public mind in free country, and the
neo41Ie are determined TO have fedress, a
leader Is always found who Is a plat
form in himself, and to whom they ms
gtinctively turn as the logical exponent
of their hopes.
The people are not iconoclasts, nor false
10 their convictions.
They followed Jefferson when he as
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Nor is he a narrow, one-ideaed man.
For twenty years In congress he fought
In the front ranks for democratic prnci-
pies and policies as taught by Jefferson.
lie stood by the side of Randall and
risked health and life to defeat the first
force bill. He opposed ably and earnest
~ that crowning tariff infamy, the Nc
Kinley act, and again was among the
foremost opponents of the last force bill
which passed the House, but was defeated
in the Senate.
measure in congress. and was the au-
thor of the seigniorage bill, which passed
both houses and was vetoed by President
Cleveland.
If this be an obscure record, where can
be found the career of any public servant
which deserves the plaudits of his coun-
trymen?
The democrats of Missouri, who have
passed through the fiery furnace of re-
publican prescription seven times heated
and whose state flag has always been
placed beneath the great orihame of the
national democracy, make no apology nor
excuse when offering such a candidate
for the presidency.
II you ask Whence comes our candi-
dateY' We answer, Not from the usur-
ers den, nor temple of mammon, where
the clink Of gold browns the voice Of
patriotism, but from the farm, the work
shop, the mine-from the hearts and
homes of the people,"
To reject him IS to put a brand upon
IuSBe4 honesty ana uDQOuDfeQ courage.
and to chill the hearts and hopes of those
who, during all these years, have waited
for this hour of triumph. To nominate
him is to make our party again that of
the people, and TO insure success.
"Give us Silver Dick and silver quick.
And we will make Mckinley sick,
In the ides of next November"
The voice Of the Missouri senator. never
at any time very robust, was quite lost ia
the vast dimensions Of the hall. His men
ton of Bland's name was followed by only
a very slight demonstration of applause
not half so loud as the clamor of the
delegates fighting Ineir way into the con-
vention.
The chairman and the sergeant-at-arnns
appeared to be utterly unable to cope with
the situation, and Mr.. Vest went on with
his speech. The only part of his speech
that stirred the crowd was the closing
rhyme
Give us Silver Dick,
"And silver quick,
And we will make Mckinley sick.r
This brought down the house and hats
and flags were waved and great uproar
made, which lasted for some minutes
The band came TO the help Of the crowd
striking up The Battle Cry OF Free.
DOM" All the silver delegates rose 10
their feet, eheerec and INDUCED in all tho
usual manifestations OF popular enthusi-
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sailed the centralizing and mOnarchiai
doctrines of the old federals and was de-
uounced as a communist and leveller 10y
the wealth and culture Of New England
and New York
They followed Jackson when he took the
United States bank hy the throat. and was
proclaimed a tyrant and rutian by the
Insurers and money kings.
They followed Lincoln when he attacked
the slave power. and declared that this
country could not exist half slave ana
half free"
The great movement for bimetallism-
the free and unlimited coinage OF gold
and al the ratio of i6 10 land the res
toration Of silver to its constitutional
status, Is
''No sapiing chance sown by the foun-
Blooming at Beltane. in winter to fade %
Il has come to stay.
1t is "a protest against the wrong and
outrage of 1873. when, without debate,
and with the knowledge of only a few
men in congress the silver dollar was
stricken from the coinage. and the red
despot Of gold made supreme as TO all
Ii Is n declaration by the freemen OF
America that the United States must
withdraw from the conspiracy which was
formed TO destroy One-half the metallic
money OF the world, In order 10 establish
the slavery of greed and usury, more
degrading than the tyranny of armed
force
II Is the stern demand from unrequited
toll bankrupt enterprise and ruined
homes, tor a change in the money system
which for years has brought disaster and
! desolation.
In this crisis OF our country and party
we must take no step backward In plat.
form nor candidate. We want no uncer.
| tain nor doubtful leader. No 'lnggard IN
peace, or bastard IN war" No latter day
silver saint, but a grizzled ana SCARED
/ veteran, who has borne the heat anc
I burthen Of the day, and whose breast 1,
marked from edge OF sword and point OF
! lance on a hundred fields.
| Twenty years ago the battle for silver
was begun IN the halls of congress by
/ modest, unpretending, brave man, not ar
/ iridescent nor moteOric statesman, but o
/ the people and from the people, who ha.
never faltered for an instant IN the grea
struggle, Others doubted and wavered
some yielded to blanishment ana patron
axe, and are now holding office under tn
/ gold power. others misrepresented thei
/ constituents, and have been provided 70
/ In the national inhrmary Of the presen
| administration, but Richard Parks Blani
stands now where he stood then-the liv
ing. breathing embodiment of the silve
/ cause
He struck with steel point the colder
| shield of the money monopollsts, as dit
| Ivanhoe that of the proud Templar IN IN
| lists at Ashby, and has neither asked no
given quarter.
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MARBLE HEART GIVEN TILLMAN.
The CarOIinian Not Popular with
the Convention Crowd.

The CarOltnian Not Popular With
the Convention Crowd.
Chicago, H., July Ex-senator Ben Till
man, the pitchfork man from South Caro-
lima, got the Marble heart from the
convention to-day. He was Kissed when
he first showed himself on the platform
and it was kept up steadily until he betook
himself to his seat again. Senator Tillman
has been sore ever since his arrival in Chi
cago. He quickly made the discovery that
the national democracy, even the silver
ties did not like his kind. He was ostra-
clsed from the start, although a few days
before the delegates began to put in their
appearance he was posing as one Of the
powers of the party Profanity, as evil
dence Of statesmanship. would not go
here, and as soon as it was found that
this was all the claim the noted South
Carolinian had to prominence all hands
turned the cold shoulder upon him. Nat
urally enough the pitchfork man got mad
at this. He expected to have a good place
on the roost in spite Of the fact that he
could not be nominated for first place and
when he was showed out into the bone
yard he took the sulkS. Yesterday he
showed his teeth the first time
before the convention by declaring he
would make a speech on the platform,
and present a resolution condemning the
administration. The leaders, regardless
of the silver issue, did not want him TO
appear on the platform. but he said ne
would do II. Then he wanted to make
his speech after Senator Hill. but the
New Yorker would not negotiate with him
on that line. Senator Tillman's object
was to use his pitehfork on Hill as well
as on Cleveland, when the leader of the
minority would not have chance to re-
ply.
Senator Tillman felt that the crowd re-
garded him as a freak to be jibed at, and
the audience enjoyed the TRADE as one OF
the distinct speciality performances OF the
convention. The southern delegation
have felt handicapped by Senator Till
man all along, and his exhibition to-day
added shame to the embarrassment
e. NJ. d.
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BRIGHT GALAXY Of BIS.
Second Letter Cuts a Big Dash
in the Nominations.
BEGAN WITH DICK BLAND.
Hall Lewis Enters Boy Orator
Bryan.
B0lES AND JOE BLACKBURN.
Scene Next Shifts 10 The Lei
Ter N.
BOIES AND JOE BLACKBURN.

Gov. Matthews and John Il. Mclean
to Give the Alphabetical quar-
tette Run for Their Money!
woman in White starts the Boies
Demonstration From the Gallery
and Then Plays joan OF Arc on
the Floor of the ConventiOn-Ad-
journment Follows the Completion
of the Presentation of the Candi-
dates.
Chicago, July s.-The masses OF specta-
tors at this evenings session were, II pos
sible, denser and the excitement intenser
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PLATFORM Presented.
PitChiOTk Ben Uses His
PrOngS.
HILL AGAIN THE HERO.
WhirIWind Of Cheers as He Rose
to Speak.
SILVER PLANK SUSTAINED.
Sound Money Substitute Lost by
SO3 10 626.
SILVER PLANK SUSTAINED.


HiIrs Speech One of the Greatest OF
His Life-The Platform Presented
by the Majority RiddIed From
End to End-Senator Villas Fol-
lows in. Protest Against the Pro-
posed Monetary Revolution.
Bryan of Nebraska Also Given a
Great Ovation as He Mounts the
Platform Two steps at Time.
Convention Hall, Chicago, July 9.-This
has been a day of days in the history of
national political conventions. From early
morning until late at night, with the ex-
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-02
BUTLER BLOWS HIS HORN.

Foitotos D'mocratic Shouters In CIatn,-
ing success for Bryan.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 1.-The
furry in the fusion camp in North Caro-
lima, arising from causes which are as
carefully guarded from publicity as Mr..
Watson's letter OF acceptance, and which
so disturbed Democratic and Populist
headquarters Thursday evening IN the abb
sence OF Senator Butler, chairman of the
n ational Populist Committee, was not
considered by Mr.. Butler, on his return to
this city. OF sufficient importance to war
rant trip to Raleigh to compose it.
II have investigated the matter" he
said, land sent telegram to Raleigh in
respect thereto.
mo, do not care to state what the re-
port was, but it should not have caused
the commotion it did,"
Supporting his claim that Bryan will be
elected by handsome majority, Senator
Butler asserted that the Silver Republican
vote would largely exceed that of the
Gold Democrats, and that larger per
cent OF the labor vote would be cast for
Bryan than for any previous Democratic
candidate. The 1000 600 Populist votes.
he coniended. would be thrown solidly
for Bryan, and these being the balance Of
power in every one of the so-called doubt
ful States, would give Bryan not only a
good majority In the Electoral College,
but big majority of the popular vote.
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National Committee, chicago: suggest that
you urge ell members of silver clubs through
out the United States to give The entire day.
Tuesday, if possible, to our cause In States
where the boiling Democrats have. been al
lowed to use the party name it will be neces-
sary for our people to warn voters against the
deception, and at all polling places they will
be useful to meet the Misrepresentation
which may be circu ated too late to be an
swered by our speakers or through the press.
The gold syndicate aud the trusts are fight
Ing for existence and we must be prepared TO
meet them at every point. w. ]. BRYAN.
OMAHA, NEBR., Nov. There was
posted to-day with D. B. WeiptoE at the
Paxton Hotel In this city $500 TO bet even
that Bryan carries Nebraska. Tomorrow
the State committee has arranged to have
band and tally-ho coach parade the
streets announcing the fact. Various bets
have been posted during the past two
weeks and many of them taken, but never
be ore, in the history of this campaign at
least, has there been so much money put
up at one time in Omaha.
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NO MoDEsrY IN THEIRS.
Nebraska Democrats Not SIosr In Claim
ing Brva,'s Election


ing Bryan's Election
OMAHA. NEBR., Nov. 1.-James C.
Dahlman, chairman of the Democratic
State Central Committee, made his final
statement Of the result of the election in
this State. 1t is as follows:
The result of the campaign in Nebraska ia
not in doubt Mr.. Bryan will have plurality
of not less than II 900. and we would not be
surprised should it reach 10000. The free
silver canvass of Nebraska has been complete
and every hamlet in the State has a Bryan
club numbering among it's mem bers a large
percentage of Republicans. The Republican
voters OF Nebraska supporting Mr.. Bryan can
very reasonably be estimated at 10, 000 The
Populist vote of the State will be cast soidly
Tor the Tree silver ticket, and it numbers
about 10000. The Democratic vote can
scarcely be estimated at less than 10000
This would give Bryan Ito 600 votes.
The Republican vote in Nebraska less the
free-silver strength OF that party, could not
exceed $4,000. Ii Mr.. Mckinley gets 5000
gold Democratic votes he will still lack 25 600
OF carrying the State. Mr.. Bryan will get
some OF the prohibition vote of the State.
In making this estimate we coacede to the
Republicans all the strength which comes
from free use of money and the colonization
of voters Our organization is complete in
every precinct The friends of Mr.. BRYAN are
enthustastic and confident of the result, and
her distinguished son. We will not only elect
Governor Holcomb but the entire fusion State
ticket. We feel confident of at least four OF the
six congressman, and would not be surprised
should we get the entire Congressional dele
CATION. J. G. DAHLMAN.