The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-09


the case of silver and parred the argu-
ments of the gold men. Marie Antoin-
cite never applied the match with more
effect; the convention took fire with en-
thusiasm. 1t cracked as by the war of
flames. Hill was forgotten; all else was
forgotten for the moment. Cheers swell
ed to yells, yells became screams. Every
chair in the vast coliseum and every
chair in the vast wilderness on the hill
sides became rock on which frantic
men and women ere wildly waving
handkerchiefs, canes, hats and umbrel-
las, anything movable. Some were
like men demented, diverting themselves
of their coats and hinging them high in
the air. A delegate uprooted the purple
standard of his state and bore it fran
tically to the place where the Nebraska
delegation stood. In the twinkling Tex
as followed this example. Two-thirds
of the states standards were torn from
their sockets and carried as trophies to
Nebraska, where they were held in mid
air. A dozen delegates rushed upon the
stage and shouldered the half dazed ora
tor and bore him in triumph down the
aisle. Louder and louder shreked the
volume of sound, which became like a
gigantic wave and fell only TO rise and
break again. For almost fifteen minutes
this maddened tumult continued, while
the delegates with the state standards
paraded the enclosure. Old politicians
were stupified. When this was ended
the votes were taken first on the minor
ity substitute for the platform offered by
Senator Hill, which was defeated. Then
on the resolution to endorse the admin
istration, which was beaten. and lastly
on the adoption Of the platform, which
was carried, G2S to 3O1.
Senator Tillman, after the rejection of
the resolution to endorse the administra-
ton, withdrew his resolution to censure
the administration.
The administration stands condemned
Il ,e,
brave man never strikes a fallen foe"
AT the night session, in the presence of
fully $4,000 people, the nominating
speeches were made and there was
repetition of the exciting scenes of the
afternoon. The Bryan enthusiasm con-
tinued. The galleries went frantic at
every mention of his name, and the wild
demonstration of the afternoon was du-
plicated when he was placed in nomina-
tion by Ii. Il. Lewis of Georgia, and sec
onded by w. X. Lutz of North Carolina.
George Fred Williams of Massachusetts
and Thomas Herman of Louisiana. AL
though the demonstration was confined
largely to the galleries tonight it looked
as if the favorite, Bland, had fallen
back into the ruck hopelessly beaten.
Senator Vest placed the Missourian in
and Governor Overmeyer
seconded the nomination.
The nomination of Governor Claude
Matthews of Indiana was presented by
Senator Turpie of Indiana and seconded
by Delegate Trippett of California.
Senator White of Iowa placed Boies in
and the Waterloo statesman
owed a magnificent ovation to the en-
thusiasm of Miss Minnie Murray. a
young woman from Nashua Iowa, who
led the Boies demonstration, as Mrs.
Carson Blake did the Bland demonstra-
ton at Minneapolis four years ago.
Senator Joe Blackburn of Kentucky
was placed in nomination by John S.
Rhea, a brilliant Kentucky orator, and
seconded by Gen. ST. Clair of West Vir-
ginia, and w. w. Foote of California.
and Mclean of Ohio by Delegate Patrick
of the Buckeye state.
The leaders who are opposed to the
nomination of Bland or who fear the
might be stampeded to Bryan
decided after the nominating speeches to-
day to draw off and wait until tomorrow
morning before taking ballot. The ac-
ton of the gold delegates, most of whom
lecided not to participate in the nomina,
ion of candidate on the platform, rem
Tered Bland's strength formidable. If all
he gold delegates decline to vote 416
would constitute the necessary two
thirds, and the best estimate tonight
rave Bland 346.
The Pennsylvania delegation, however
lecided to vote for PattisOn after COM
with him by telegraph. The
Wisconsin delegation decided not to vote
Is did New Jersey, Maryland and Con-
lecticut and thirty of the Massachu-
etts votes will be silent. The sudden an
'earance of Bryan as a formidable can
Iidate and the DEVELOPMENT of the day i'm