Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-01
Nationa, silver Committee.

Alabama, r, II. Walker; California,
G. w. Baker; Colorado, +. ~. Stevensi
Connecticut, A. Troup; Florida, 8. G..
Harvey; Georgia, c. Thornton; Illinois,
G.. l.. Emery; Indiana, Arson w~olcott;
Iowa, Amos Steckel; Kansas. r. w. Tur-
ner; Kentucky, j. i. Hendrick; Mary
land, c. S. Darby; Massachusetts,, T.. -.
Newhall: Michigan, r.. Il. Jarvis, Min
nesota, j. w. Griffin; Mississippi, c. w.
Bolton; Missouri. w. r. Foster, Mon
tana, c, G. Bradshaw; Nebraska, G. l..
Laws; Nevada, Thomas Wrenn: New
Jersey, s, ". Reese; New York, w. Z.
st. John; North Carolina, b. F. Keith;
North Dakota. w. III. Standish; Ohio,
II. T. Niles; Oregon, A. Hofer; Pennsyl-
vanla, r. f. Diffenderfer; South Caro-
lima. ]. w. Bowden; South Dakota, Har-
ny Sawyer; Tennessee, e. c. Mcdowell;
Utah, Richard Macintosh; Virginia. A.
j. Wedderburn: Washington, G.. w.
Thompson: West Virginia, I. c. Ralf-
snyder; Wisconsin. Rublee A. Kohls;
District Of Columbia. c. ]. Hillyers;
Alaska, Richard Lewis.
A motion was made and agreed to,
authorizing the committee to fll vacan-
cies.
The matter of counting the veterans
Of the late war. under the resolution
OF yesterday by Mr.. Strong OF Illinois
ssms AZ sd H. ~ ssssass g. Nyssnsas
... ~-T.~s.' fnous demand Tor a
speech from Senator Stewart. TO which
he responded.
He said the silver delegates which
controlled the Chicago convention were
men of honesty and integrity, who were
determined to do hat which was right
wall street was there, but Its emissaries
we're not permitted to approach the
humblest member. Not a single silver
vote was lost.
The contest over the platform came on
and II was necessary for some one tc
present the silver side. William j
Rryan loud md long continued ap'
nlause) was sent for TO reply to the ar
guments az villas and Hill. The former
made an elaborate. h latter an adroit
snaech The scene was a wild one, bu'
throughout It all the silver delegates
were not moved. Bryan came, looKins
a Loader His first word stilled the vas
crowd and overwhelmed his adversaries
He made the grandest speech eve
heard, Judging from It's enect upon TN
convention. At the close OF his eloqueh
peroration the convention, gold me
and all. rose TO their feet and paid mr.
homage He was nominated oerore IL
left the platform. His speech was purs
rugged Americanism' +,
Mr.. Stewart went on to say mat u
knew Bryan; that he believed that u
was sincere and honest and would q
I for the people all that they needed an
I desired. Every silver man., continue
! Mr. Stewart, was n or us; a rrlen
~ the country and opposed TO the Bri
ish control of our finances. IL they unit
and they are uniting. they Will marc
on to victory tCheers.)
The convention again took up the We
aran soldier resolution and 1t was q
cided to call the roll OF states mat u
chairmen of the delegations might a
nounce the number of the veterans
each state delegation. The call result
a. showing 1876 union soldiers. eighties
conrederates and four Mexican soiaie
represented in the convention.
Is Miss Mitchell OF Alton, kas., was !
y ,roauced and recited a poem she h
N wr,tten on THE Wall of William VIII
nev" IL was semi-humorous n I
v various hits at Whitney. Hill and 1
naw aroused intense enthusiasm,
= - " scott Of Omaha. formerly a
- nuh,,can. said that he would work
!" hurry the party he had left. Replying
re,erence to Cleveland made by a de
N gate ON the floor. Mr.. Scott said: {
a God give us cyclones II they u cor
war famine and pests, but oh. God.
,hv mercy, save us from another fe
= wears of Grover Cleveland" He cal
In conclusion for three cheers Tor BY
and they were given with a VIII.
Convention Adjourns.
After some remarks by H.. n. ..
Aver. General Warner OF ONO mo
an adjournment until S:so ociock' .
II was declared carried az iz'sz y Ia