Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-09


sweep of his hand, you fear that you
may be obliged to abrogate the time
honcred two-thirdS rule if you do not
do this. I appeal TO W many Of
whom stood side by side Tith me four
years ago to stay your hand. This con-
vention was begun in revolution; in
Gods name do not enl it in a revolu
ton"
With the parting shot,
MR.. SHEEHAN RETIRED
amid .plaudits of the galleries.
HIS place was taken by Delegate ].
w. Bake. of Texas, who made violent
speech in favor of seating the silver
men. He charged that ii was a motor
ious fact that the Michigan convention
had been packed and manipulated by
Office holders.
The whole internal delegation
should. in my opinion, be turned out"
he said earnestly, and many Of the sill
yer delegates on the floor seemed to
agree with him from the manner in
which they received his sentiment. He
repe,led the insinuation Of Mr.. Shehan
and affirmed that as silver man, if he
could not control the convention with
out robbing man of its votes, he was
ready TO surrender
Delegate Mcknight, one of the Mich
igan silver delegates replied to Mr..
Stevenson. H said it was notorious
that the silver men elected a majority
OF 200 10 the Michigan convention.
"As soon as the administrator at
Washington ascertaiaed this fact,' he
continued, "Mr. Stevenson was hastily
summoned to Washington for confer
ence with the Great Chief
ITS a lie" yelled Mr.. Stevenson,
mounting chair and facing the dele
gates. There is no, one word of truth
in that statement"
MIR. Mr.. Mcknight insisted on his
statement and proceeded to describe
the methods by which the control OF
tine convention had been wrested from
them. In conclusion he predicted that
Michigan would give $4,000 majority II
q free silver platform was adopted.
The Michigan debate was becoming
wearisome SO when Delegate Brucker,
SMMOTH-FACED YOUNG MAN
from that State began to talk the peop,e
began TO cry for a vote. Mr. Brucker,
however. sturred them TO yell by de-
ciaring that while he had always been
a free silver man, he believed the sill
verites had enough delegates to elect
silver Prsidnt without committing high
way rcbCTy.
Then the gold men were aroused 70
greater enthusiasm by Charles 5. Thom-
as. the Colorado member CT the Ma
tionaI Committee. who spoke in a SINH
lar strain. saying that if the convention
wOu'd comfait a greater wrong than TO
nominate a candidate who did not rep
resent the wishes of the minority, such
a wrong would be to oyerturn the Off
cialy expressed wishes Of sovereign
State.
State Senator Thomas O'Grady, of
New York. a picturesque red faced gen
tleman. with a gray moustaehe ana
wearing a rather short jacket, punctuat-
ed a speech for the gold delegates with
yio,ens gestures which did not avail 10
secure him close attention.
senator O'GGady was just beginning
n no listened TO when the thread of his
sreument was harshly interrupted by
the first fight of the convention. 1t
started over in front CT the press seats
10 the Left of the platform. where q stall
wart policeman. through mistaken dill
oence, pOuncsd upon delegate from IL
jnois who was attempting TO enter the
section allotted to the delegates. Peo-
ME climbed to thsir chairs everywhere.
and 2 small riot seemed On hand until
the chairman pressed tha button which
sjgnalled the hand to play.
senator C'Grady coolly paced the
nlarform with his hands.in his trousers
rockets when the band played and when
he could make himself heard remarked