The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-09

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ferr~ Unanswered : affirmative votes 81 fnA<
sesegats9n- Tnere were voS-s IA the
Massachusetts delegation for seating tie
silver 1szexases Ar1 ! II Maryland Mr..
Ss~ve-scn, o. Michigan. cast th& y Votes
vcr~s. N favor ~ kespsng fns geld rasa
IN sAesr sesta
There was wfle cheering when ex-Gcv.
Flower east The = votes oS New Ycrk for
the minority report II continued fgisy
minute. whe1 tbs cheering su16erfy
swsIsed TITO q roar. TIE gold dsssE4res
n,ouzte1 their chairs aca waved their
haaakerrhse<s. while the gaiserses grew
perfectly frantic They shouted. watssled.
ssanpes their feet. fang their hats aiofs
and turned the convention into . panae-
nor4Em Tie enthusiasm ron1 ara fell.
cnFy TO rae again tx. the orcomsnw ttsss
Of tire ocean ID 80 that time IL was the
most enthusiastic scene OF tse convenfscn-
Chairman DANES tried 70 secure order
with hts gxyes. nus the raps were srsl-
lowed ID In TIE awful Gin - the crack ~
Q toy pistol would - By me rosr OF .
voilsy ef toe-son xu1s- The band broke In
with TIE strains Of one % SoEsas popa-
lar marches. bur i had 10 effect on the
u 90 people who were yelling like mad
When the musse ceased the demonstration
grew nsrcsr.
we're sxsdensiy convinced thar the galleries
we're Packed Chairman Daniel held Up
hts hard for order. but he was NOT heed
81 He ordered the clerk 20 call the roll.
but that officials .oies could not psne-
trate the whlriwfn1 OF sound The silver
men IL the galleries hisse3- The silver
leaders on the noor were ziar.fsstly dis
furbe1- Gov. Stone. OF Missouri. moved
hastily I'D 70 tina stage TO corsal, Chair
man Daniel Senator Cockrea worked his
way around 70 where the Illinois deleEa-
ton Sal Others moved hifher ana thlth-
er. II looked almost a. Il the silver uss8
had been stricken with . panic
sacdeniy Gov. Aisgelt get upon hts chair
and faced the chairman. His face vas
saihouetted against the royal purple stand
ard OF the Illinois delegation. and mis- long.
lean arm was extended toward the chair
man. appealing for recognition.
The silver delegates regained their
composure - they saw that strong. mas
tcrfui figure towering above the forest Of
waving arms. unshaken by the tumult
raging about him. Gradually the storm
died away. after being revived once or
twice By New York delegate who shouted
for Hili As II finally ssbsised II left Ait
geld sfIii standing reSoiufeiy with his lace
to the chairman. and the sergeant-et-srnas
waiting On the brink Of the stage. The
demonstration had lasted eighteen
minutes
The sergeant at-arms had rasn wildly
waving his arns for FIVE minUtes As the
tuuauit died away he WAS able 70 make an
impression. THE chairman" he shouted.
desires 10 make q statement, ard am
f4 f4ar-< sfs fxx
ten to him
Senator Daniel who had been facing the
arena with set lips and folded arms.
stretched out his hands. He said: II shall
direct the secretary 10 step the pro-
ceedings In the convention TIL order 10 re-
stored" and than he sat down In his chair
and folded his arms again.
Gov. Aifgeid had been standing on his
chair over BY the Illinois standard with
cockreIi- He secured recognition by the
medium OF q messenger sent 70 the plat
form and he shouted: n rise to q point OF
order. j desire 70 challenge the vote Of
Michigan. We are proceeding here under
the rules OF the Flfty-third congress-
HIS sentence was cut short here. almost
buried and overwhelmed undsr 3 tempest
OF howis, groans, shouts and hisses. II
was two or three minutes before business
began again. and the chairman ruled that
tha point could not be raised until the roll
cali was finished. Gov. Altgeld began
again; Then ! ask"
He rot no further. The crowd over
whelmed him with their cries. II was con-
vention mob rule. The silver men attempt
ed a counter demonstration when business
had been taken Up again ara the favorable
vote OF Ohio was called. but their effort
was feeble breath after the tempest for
gold. The gold men took their turn again
when PennsyIyansa's vote vas announced
for them, but they were satisfied with Q
lsnged a. the roilcaii proceeded showed
that the silver men were jumping over
faetlcnai traces on the issue
The vote on the adoption OF the minority
report OF the committee on credentials
Un