The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-08

VOWED IN the question now presented
Democratic traditions were TO be trauuled
down and the whole life OF the senator
from Virginia repealed the suggestion that
he could sanction unheard OF and unneces-
sary act He proceeded 10 show the regu-
larity OF action OF the national committee
which, ne said. for a longer period than
the lives OF any delegates present had
presented for the purpose Of organization
the names Of the officers 10 temporarily
| NIL the chairs, and its action in this regard
had never before been questioned. He
characterized the plan now proposed as
| following a republican precedent, disown-
ed, denounced and spit upon. (Cheersl
And why was IL, he asked, with strong
emphasis, that all the rest of the report
was accepted and only the distinguished
gentleman from New York was rejected.
You cannot escape he said, the dis
trust and suspicion this will arouse and
I trust there will be no permanent lief
fects." He recognized the right of the
majority TO control the convention when
permanently organized The temporary
organization could affect nothing
Why not allow the report Of the commit
tee to stand in its entirety. He referred
to the convention four years ago when
Mr.. Cleveland was nominated (Mr. Cleve-
lands name being received with cheers
when temporary chairman, opposed TO
the candidate who had majority Of the
convention, was allowed TO preside over
the temporary organization of the con-
Vention, and afterward the majority took
charge and nominated their candidate
(Cheers). And he reminded them in clos
ing that the great state of New York
whose loved son IL was now proposed to
strike down. had given them their only
democratic president. Cheers). He dwelt
upon the fact that on that occasion Sen
atOr Daniel seconded the nomination of
David B. Hill for President of the United
States for four years, but now seemed TO
deem him unworthy to be the temporary
chairman of a democratic convention.
Loud cries of mo" greeted this remark
to which Col. Fellows retOrted with the
quotation about protesting too much"
B. W. Marsden of Louisiana was recog-
nnized and assembled the platform. Mr.
Marsden began to get in trouble at the
beginning. He professed no enmity to
Senator Hill and declared instead of the
majority attempting to trample on the
trample on the majority. Loud Kisses fol-
lowed this sentiment, and Mr.. Marsden
was further interrupted by cries for
HILL "Tillman" and others.
During the rare periods of comparative
silence while Mr. Marsden was on the
Platform, he managed to say that David B.
Hill did not reprensent the majority of
the convention and should not be chos-
en-. He was finally obliged to desist and
sat down amid renewed cheering and de-
rsive laughter.
While on his feet he had drank half a
dozen glasses of ace water from the
chairmans pitcher, and was hailed with:
Hes no democrat, democrats never take
water"
John NJ. Duncan of Texas followed after
this stormy scene, some portion of which
overlapped into the first part of his speech
and he had to pause till the chairman
restored order. He said they loved the
name of David B. Hill down in Texas,
and wished it was in their power to honor
him. But the silver men were terribly in
| earnest and could not support any man
by whose election disoyalty to silver
might be implied. 1t was the opponents
OF silver who had forced the issue on
hnr ufad 41aarr Cd 70 1T
once. He closed so abruptly that cries
of Go on" were heard.
c. ]. Dadd of Illinois spoke for the mi
| nority report He wanted to say that
member of the democratic party and
democratic family that there was no fam
lily quarrel The gentleman from New
York and Connecticut could not say words
in praise of Senator Hill that were not
echoed by all democrats and it was so
| of Senator Daniel.
All democrats were good and some of
them were better" he said. I'VE were
taught to honor our parents, but If our
parents made a mistake, as the national
| committee had done, it should be cor
| rected. The man to be nominated must
| be the man of the majority" The con-
vention knew perfectly well that If the
| gentleman from New York were elected
| he would make an able speech. No man
| doubted that. But II would be a New
York speech, and would keep them ex-
| planning Il to their republican enemies
/
received with laughter and applause. The
| national committee had made a report;
| now might IL not be voted against. That
| was the gist of time-honOred democratic
| principles. Mr. Ladd maintained in clos
! ing that the majority should rule and
was cheered to the echo as he took his
| seat.
Hon. ]. w. st. Clair of West Virginia,
the next speaker, led off by declaring that
! he came here as good a friend of the
| free coinage of silver as any one. But
he must say TO his silver friends that
| they were making mistake. This was
| received with partial cheers, and he fol-
! lowed by urging them to proceed TO
elect a democratic President by demo-
| cratic methods. What harm, he said,
could David B. Hill do in the chair He,
| himself, was too good silver man TO
| be influenced by a speech by David B.
Hill or by any one else. He referred to
! the convention of 1884, and remarked that
| some of them had lived to regret that
they had not followed the lead of the
minority in that convention. This allu-
| sion to the Hill and Cleveland contest
was received with shouts of laughter.
| Then Chairman Harrity said: UNLESS
| the majority of the convention shall other
| wise instruct the chair will direct a call of
! the roll Immediately after the next speak
eide" This declaration apparently met the
| unanimous approval of the convention,
and the chairman added that, recognizing
| this to be the sentiment, he would recog-
nize Mr.. Clayton of Alabama to close the
| debate.
Mr., Clayton promised at the outset that
! be would not offend the majority by
| threats nor amuse others by drinking too
| much ice water. This allusion to the Louis
| lana gentleman was received with laugh
| ter and, having put the delegates in good
| humor, Mr.. Clayton proceeded to proclaim
| himself as the friend of David b. Hill,
nov as he had been four years ago Sena-
tor Hill will support the nominee of the
convention and would reiterate his de-
| claration for the Independent, free and I'M
limited coinage of silver in line with that
great speech. He loved honored and res
! pected him for at his feet he (Clayton) had
| learned democracy. 1t was said that the
convention was violating tradition. What
tradition? Read the writings of the IA
theirs, search them in vain, and tell him
what was found there that was now appli-
| cable.
1t would be shown that a majority of
the democrats were entitled to rule in a
democratic convention. To the objection
/ that the republicans would criticize them
what did 1t mean? The one fact that the
republicans would condemn it would make
him support the suggestion. Mr.. Clayton
/ concluded. that he wanted full and unlim-
| tied coinage of silver and free and I'M