The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-10

report when the session opened Inere nau
been an early morning meeting to correct
the English of the platform. AS amended,
the document was read by Senator Jones.
after which the gold amendments were
read and the debate was opened. Mr.. Till
man the first speaker. He had sue
ceeded in having his time extended to fifty
minutes. twenty minutes more than the
time originally allowed him, but he had
failed in all efforts to bring about a re-
arrangement of the order of speakers, so
that he might have an opportunity to get
before the convention after Mr.. Hills
speech. Mr.. Tillman was received coldly.
Only the South Carolinians cheered him
when he stepped before the audience, and
during the entire course of his speech he
was interrupted again and again by long,
continued Kisses. which seemed 10 come
from where the delegates sat frowning- His
claim that he represented South Carolina
was Kissed and his assertion that he rep
resented the whole South was answered by
determined protests Of mo! Nor which
undoubtedly came from the Southern dele
cations. Senators Blanchard and McIn-
merry. of Louisiana, openly expressed their
disgust that Tillman should be permitted
to stand a representative of the free
silver sentiment OF the South During all
the time that the South Carolinian was
on the platform there was an uneasy look
on the countenances of the Southern Sena-
tors, for in spite of his solemn assurances.
they feared there would be an outburst
of low vituperation, which he has again
and again promised his friends here he
would hurl at the President. He failed to
| interest his audience, and before he had
consumed his first fifteen minutes there
| cria Of nd
audience was impatient for Senator Hill.
1t was disappointed plainly in Mr.. Tillman,
who. being debarred from the pot-house
style of abuse, which is his only
| forte. was fiat, i'm spite of his rant. He is
too shrewd and too accustomed to public
speaking not to recognize his failure and
he became visibly ill-tempered.
HOwLS FROM THE GALLERIES.
| When he was in the course of one of
| his most violent sentences the cries for
| 'sHill so completely wiped out Mr.. Till
| man that he appealed to the chairman for
protection. The announcement that the
| galleries would be cleared was met with
| howls from that quarter and derisive in
| vitations to ''come on and try it," After a
| while it became evident that Mr.. Tillman
| was simply reading a series OF extracts
| from some of his Senate speechesf !, 1t was
| inevitable that he should attack Mr.. Cleve-
| lands secret>contract with the Wall-street
| bankers last spring, but the attack was not
! sufficiently Tillmanesque to be interesting
| He was so plainly aware that he was not
| in his element that he seemed totally
| different man from the "pitchforker'' whose
record in the Senate and on the stump had
until now made him of the sights
pointed out to the convention crowds. The
| constant cries for Hill showed Mr.. Till
| man how unwise, if not dangerous. would
! be the personal attack on the New York
| Senator which Mr.. Tillman had threatened
| last night
| When at last Mr.. Tilman finally reached
| the climax of his speech in the resolution
denouncing Mr.. Clevelands admnistra t6n
as undemocratic and tyrannical and calling
for his impeachment. he was ereeted with
Kisses and laughter. TLen came a surprise.
Before Mr.. Tillman had reached his seat.
Senator Jones. of Arkansas, had rushed to
| the platform and in eager. impassioned
| language was repudiatihg all that portion
of Mr.. Tillman's speech which had sought
to stir up sectional feeling. The conven-
ton burst out into one long Continued
burst of enthusiasm, which, beginning with
| the approval of Mr.. Jones's repudiation of
|
Senator Hill came down the aisle to
| speak.
| Mr.. Hill made a remarkable speech. His
| speaking too, was a remarkable scene.
Remember that there were in this building
| this morning at least fifteen thousand
| people, possibly and indeed probably
| twenty thousand. and yet the enormous
] audience sat as still and as attentive as
| though this speech was being made in the
| solemn propriety of the Senate chamber.
| The applause that occasionally interrupted
him came from the delegates. The audi
| ence soon recognized that Mr.. Hills voice
was worn out, and 1t refrained from un-
necessary demonstration that it might hear
| what the Senator had to say. His speech
was simple appeal TO the delegates. He
boldly defended Mr.. Cleveand'S conduct
in issuing bonds when it was necessary,
and he closed his SPEECH with a warning
| to the Democrats not to believe the prom
ises of the Popuists that they will support
the nominee of this convention. When she
j concluded the audience threw all the fer
vor which it had kept bottled up during
his speaking into three cheers for the New
| Yorker.
Senators Villas and Gray spoke about the
way they talk in the Senate. Hence many
| persons, delegates and spectators, walked
out to eat a sandwich and stretch their legs
Mr.. Russell, the ex-boy Governor of Mas
sachusetts, was permitted to repudsate
young George Fred Williams. Senator
Daniel, of Virginia, asked for an oppor-
tunity to address the convention and re-
pudiate the national bank clause OF the
platform, but he was not permitted to
speak.
BRYANS BOOM SPRUNG.
The Bryan boom was then brought out
Yesterday every effort 20 turn it loose re-
suited in fiat failure. 1t met better for
tune to-day, and Bryan stock has properly
advanced many points or the presidential
board. Mr.. Bryan knew that he wa.
launching his boom in the speech he was
making. He undoubtedly made an excel
lent speech. He has an attractive stage
presence being a handsome man with g
sympathetic voice, which he was careful
not to strain at any time. From his rad
ical free-siver point of view Mr.. Bryan
-mads. a powerful address. From my point
Of view. he made attractive appearance
and beyond a question he gave his pres
idential candidacy a powerful impetus. Mr.
Bryan fired the Silver heart, and If the
vote on the presidential nomination had
been taken Immediately after his
! speech the talented young orator from the
Platte region would have easily led ,.al
other candidates. Mr. ABryan made the
only speech that had been made in the