The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-10
SILVER VICTORY NOW COMPLETE
Banner of the White Metal Planted on
Ramparts of Democracy.

/ inPtPt Stdtlfd tOlS III It's UACild ONtA-
power the gold phaIanXes and plant
the banner of victory on the ramparts
of Democracy They saw what may
prove the disruption of great politi-
cal party amid scenes of enthusiasm
such as, perhaps never before, occurr-
ed in National convention. They saw
| 10000 people, with imagination in
! famed by the burning of passionate
oratory, swayed like wind-swept fields;
| they heard the awful roar of 10000
voices burst like volcano against the
| reyerberating dome overhead; they
saw man carried upon the shoulders
| of others, intoxicated with enthu-
siasm amid the tumult and turbulence.
| They listened to appeals, threats, to
cries for mercy and finally they watch
ed the jubilant majority seal its vic
tory and the vanquished stalk sulleply
forth into daylight
The battle for the supremacy of
Democratic principles was fought out
| in a session that lasted from eleven
o'clock a. m. until shortly before five
| O'Clock in the afternoon. Senator. Till
man, of South Carolina; Senator Jones,
| of Arkansas; eX-Congressman VIM.
| Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska, crossed
swords with Senator Hill OF New
York: Senator Villas. of Wisconsin, and
| ex-Gov Russell, of Massachusetts.
1t was Senator HiIl who aroused the
gold forces To their widest enthu-
siasm and Bryan, the boy orator of
| the Platte" who set the silver men
afiaIne The demonstration for Hill
who with close logic and trenchant
| blade sought the very heart of the con-
| tention as he bitterly assailed as un-
Democratic the new creed which the
| majority was about. to proclaim, lasted
| about fifteen minutes.
| Although more protracted than that
| which greeted Bryan. it was of diff
| ferent nature. The latter was the
| spontaneous outburst of enthusiasm
| kindled by the touch Of magnetic elo-
quence. The star Of the brilliant young
orator from the plains of Nebraska has
burned brightly on the horizon of the
convention two days. There were sew
eral demonstrations in his behalf YES
terday, but this was the first chance
he had had TO show himself. His au-
dienee had been warmed up and were
full of pent up enthusiasm. The pow
der magazine needed but the spark and
Bryan applied it with the skill of
genius.
Ills speech was a masterpiece of
fefvld oratory. With consumate elo-
quence he stated the case of silver and
parried the arguments of the gold men.
Marc Antony never applied the match
ntf
fire with enthusiasm. Hill was forgot
ten, all else was forgotten. for the mo-
ment Cheers sWelled to wells. wells
became screams
For almost fifteen minutes this mad
dened tumult continued. while dele
gates with the State standards paraded
the enclosure. Old political generals
were stupiied and if the ballot for the
nomination had been taken then it
would have been stampede When it
was all over; the votes were taken first
on the minority report OH the platform
offered by Senator Hill, which was de-
feated-6 626-303; then on the resolu-
ton to endorse the administration
which was beated 357 to 564 and lastly
on the adoption of the platform which
was carried CPS to 3o1.
N~A~'D - - CI1iu NANlNtI,
At the night session in the presence
OF $4,000 people the nominating
speeches were made and there was a
repetition of the exciting scenes of the
afternoon. The Bryan enthusiasm
continued until the galleries went
frantic at every mention of his name.
and the wild demonstration of the af-
ternoon was duplicated when he was
placed in nomination by H. r. Lewis.
of Georgia, and seconded by Theo. F.
Kluttz, of North Carolina, Geo. Fred.
Williams, of Massachusetts, and Thos.
Herman, of Louisiana.
Although the demonstration was con-
fined largely to the galleries tonight
it looked as if the favorite, Bland, had
fallen back into the ruck, hopelessly
beaten
The leaders who are opposed to the
nomination of Bland or who feared
the convention might be stampeded to
Bryan, decided after the nominating
speeches to-day to draw off and wait
till Tomorrow morning before taking
vote. Action of the gold delegations,
most of which did not participate in
the nomination of a candidate on the
platform, rendered Bland's strength
Ib WAS likely I0dC the
chairman, taking the precedent Of 1916
into consideration, (when New York.
in an attempt to defeat the nomina-
tion of Cass, declined to vote and the
chairman ruled that two-thirds of
them voting constituted the two
thirds required by the rule) would
make a similar ruling. IF all the gold
delegations declined to vote, 416 would
constitute the necessary two-thirds
and the best estimate tonight gave
Bland SAG.
The Pennsylvania delegation, how
ever, decided to vote for Pattison, after
communicating with him. The Wis |
consin delegation decided not to vote; |
New Jersey, Maryland and Connecti- |
cut divided and 30 of the Massachu- |
setts votes will be silent. The sudden |
appearance of Bryan-as formidable |
candidate and the developments of the |
day in connection with the gold dele
cations greatly complicates the situ-
alton