The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-08

iiHi was tlScteu ne would make q speech
that would be fun of sound Democracy.
He would understand THAT he represent
ed both sides. II Hill were refused the
right TO make the speech from the plat
to!m, he would make 1t from the floor
and II would 90 to the country.
Are you going to do it?" he asked,
ana chorus of Yes" went up.
Gentlemen. you are going to do II.
are YOU cried the speaker. and again
the affirmative shout went up.
He added: Turn down David b. Hill
and l will tell you what we will do, my
Southern friends. We will fight you
here and elsewhere. We Will fight you
until you are sorry for your indiscretion
of this day"
An outbreak of dissent. followed by
cheers and Kisses, greeted this state
ment.
All through the latter part of Mr..
walters speech attempts were made to
cry him down, and he finally responded
by warming the convention that he
would occupy the platform all day I'm
order to make himself heard. He con-
cluded with u short appeal for party
unity. and took his seat amid cheering
by the Connecticut delegation.
MIR. Charles s. Thomas, OF Colorado
seconded the motion ofMr. Clayton. That
his remarks were in sympathy with the
feeling of large part of the audience.
was shown by frequent applause which
punctuated his speech.
Charles Il. Waller, of Alabama next
took the platform in support of the mi
nority report. He disclaimed any in
tention by the action they were about to
take. to reflect upon their Eastern
friends They had given New York
every Democratic nomination for the
last twenty-five years and Western and
Southern Democrats stood by them.
Why, he asked, could not the Eastern
men do as they did in the West, when
they had lost a campaign-give the vic
tors the entire management of the party
organization. He closed by saying he
and his friends thought they were en-
tied to this nomination and that -:
committee ought to have II.
NJ. f. Tarpey followed Mr.. Waller.
Then short, stout and smooth-faced
Joan r. Fellows, of New York, walked
down the main aisle to talk in favor of
HILL and as he was recognized a great
cheering broke forth from the New York
and other Eastern delegations.
He was received with cheers as he
cane 10 the platform. He paid a tribute
to the splendid ability and long estab-
lhshed Democracy of the gentleman from
Virginia, Mr.. Daniel, and had he been
nominated TO a place on the ticket by
this convention New York would gladly
have given him support, but grave prin-
ciples were involved in the question now
presented. Democratic traditions were
10 be trampled down, and the whole life
of :he Senator from Virginia repealed the
suggestion that he could sanction this
unhe2rd-cf ard unnecessary act. lie
proceeded TO show the regularity of III e
action of the National Committee, which
he said for longer period than the lives
OF any delegate present had presented
for the purpose OF organization the
names of officers to temporarily fill she
chairs, and It's action in this regard had
never before been questioned. He char
acteriZed the plan now proposed as fol-
lowing Republican precedent, disown-
ed, denounced and spit upon. (Chee:s).
And why was 1t. he asked. with strong
emphasis, tina: all the rest of the report
was accepted and only the distinguished
gentleman from New York was re-
jected?
You cannot escape" he said ''the dis
trust and suspicion this will arouse, and
] trust there will be no permanent i'll
effects. He recognized the right OF the
majority to control the convention when
permanently organized. The permanent
organization could effect nothing WHY
not permit the report Of the committee
10 stand in its entirety? He referred 10
the precedent four years ago, when Mr..
Cleveland was nominated (Nr CleVc-
lands name being greeted with cheers)
when temporary chairman, opposed to
the candidate who had a majority of the
convention was allowed to preside over
N'N piS-iilHdllOu VI tic con-
Ncntion and afterwards the majority
took charge and nominated their candl-
date tCheers) And he reminded them
in closing that the great State of New
York. whose loved son 1t was now pro-
posed to strike down. had given them
their only Democratic President.
(Cheers0 He dwelu upon the fact tina,
on that occasion Senator Daniel seconded
the nomination. of David b. Hill for
President OF the United States for four
years but now seemed to deem him unfit
10 be the temporary chairman of q
Democratic convention. Loud cries of
No greeted this remark, to which
Colonel Fellows retortcd with the quota
ton about protesting too much"
Is. w. Marsden. of louisiana was rec
ognized and ascended the platform.
Mr.. Marsden began to get in trouble a,
the beginning. He professed no enmity
to Senator Hill. and declared instead of
the majority attempting to trample on
the minority, it was the minority that
would trannple on the majority Loud
misses followed this sentiment and Mr.
MaH den was further INTERRUPTED bv
cries for Hnl. During the rare periods
OF comparative silence while Mr.. Mars
den was on the platform he managed
to say THAT David b. Hill did not repre-
sent the majority of the convention. and
should not be chosen. He was finally
obliged TO desist, and sat down amid
renewed cheering and derisive laughter.
While on his feet he drank half dozen
glasses of ice-water.