The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-11

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JOHN G. CARLISLE.
faithfulness that would make him the
next Democratic president of the United
States if our party could have and would
exercise that clearness of political fore
sight that lies before u.s."
Chairman Long read his speech and
stated that he did so instead OF speaking
eXtemporaneously, as has been his Gus
tom, because he wanted to be correctly
understood at this crisis in the affairs OF
the party and of the nation. There was
no applause up to this time or during the
speech, and unusually close attention was
given to the address. There were some
cries of dissent during Chairman Long S
address. When he reached that part of
his address referring to President Cleve-
land there was a storm of Kisses, and the
noise kept up so that few of the delegates
heard what the chairman said about Car
Isle or the conclusion of his address.
There was change of the scene tC
one of continuous applause when John
X. Rhea, the champion of free silver
presented the name of Senator Charles
j. Bronston of Lexington for temporary
chairman and silence prevailed when
Bennett Young presented Judge AleXan.
der Humphreys of Louisville on the part
of the gold standard men for temporary
chairman.
Rhea made Il short, brilliant presenta-
ton of Bronston's name. while Young
made an exceptionally strong speech i'll
presenting Humphreys name. He com
mended Judge Humphreys as ably rep
resenting the views of those great states
men. Cleveland and Carlisle. when he
could not be heard on account of Kisses
and yells.
Mr.. Young had the floor, attempting
to proceed Ollie James, free silver
leader mounted chair and begged his
fellow delegates to let Young proceed.
Chairman Long made most caustic
speech in appealing for order and insisted
that there would be no call of the coun-
ties until order was restored. and an
nounced that no one would be recognized
pending the call for appeals or anything
else.
The vote of the 10 counties was inter-
rupted by several contest announcements
but was finally announced as follows:
Bronston. representing silver. and Hum
phrcys gold-Bronston. 691: Humphreys.
20G
No changing of the vote was allowed.
The thirty votes of kentOn county, the
home of Carlisle. We're cast for Bronston.
the solid vote of the Fifth district, which
includes Louisville and a good part of
the mountainous country in the Tenth
and Eleventh districts. were cast for
the gold candidate. He got
some scattering votes from silver dele
gates. The silver men claim their dele
gates knew Bronston did not need any
help. and conciiatory as well as compli-
votes are said by them to have
been cast.
Motion was made, numerously second
ed. to make Bronstons election unani-
nous. There we're many objections from
the Louisville delegates. whereupon
Chairman Long announced that he would
not put the motion. He introduced Sen
ator Bronston as the chairman.
Bronston made an eloquent free silver
speech. He denounced the concentration
Of wealth and the efforts of the money
power as well as well as others to stife
the will of the people
After Mr.. Brontson's vigorous and
engthy speech there We're calls for John
5. Rhea. who addressed the convention
IN the free coinage question.
Like Bronston. he was greeted with
'ounds of applause.
William Cromwell and w. C. MoUuet
we're made secretaries of the convention
When the districts were called for. an
of members of the commit
ees. and the Fifth district was reached
motion was made to pass it on account
If Louisville contests until after the re-
,ort of the committee on credentials was
adopted. After defeating various mo-
ions and overriding points of order. the
contestants withdrew their objections
md the gold standard delegation from
he Fifth district made its report. the
reServing further action there
IN under its permanent organization.
While the convention had an ovcrwhelm-
ne silver majority and no more votes
we're needed in the convention. vet the
'ifth district had selected two gold
men as delegates to Chicago.
nd the long fight on calling this district
vas due to the desire of the silver ma
GRITTY to get those two national delegates
md thus have a solid silver delegation
rom Kentucky to Chicago.
Senator Blackburn responded to re-
'eated and continuous calls and ad- |
lressed the convention for an hour in
most vigorous manner on the lesson
f the silver outcome. The victors. how |
yer. should be magnanimous. While |
here was no half way in the fight. there |
hould now be peace. We were right or
We We're wrong. The people last Satur-
ay decided we were right. Indirectly |
e replied to Chairman Long. saying:
1--WE have tried your medicine over
wenty years. 1t has spread more ruin |
nd misery among the people than the |
ornadoes at ST. Louis and other western |
laces. The gold standard power has
ominated for over twenty years till the |
Masses are impoverished
I'VE know something of the profit it
rought few" he said. "but God alone
nows the extent of its devastation
mong the masses. But the people have
berated themselves in capturing Ken
ncky. They will capture the country at
'hicago. when we will try to do more
or the many and less for the few. Every
,uthern state and the great western EN-
ire will join us at Chicago. The solid
outh was broken last year by the gold
ugs in the Democratic party. but the
bid south will be reunited at Chica go
nd the solid west will Join us in the lib
ration from the banking mower"