The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-12

was very slow In assembling this morn
Ing. Although 10 o'clock WAS the hour
fixed for assembling, at twenty min
| utes after that hour there were not more
than 100 delegates in the pit and the
| galleries were not half filed. AS the
hands OF the clock pointed at IL O'Clock
Chairman White called the convention
to order. There were only about 1000
| people in the Coliseum. More than half
OF the gold delegates were absent.
Contrary TO the usual cuatom, the pro-
ceedings were not opened with payer.
a few routine announcements were
made before the names of the Vice.
Presidential candidates were presented.
Nominations for the Vice Presidency
were then called for after O motion
offered by Senator Jones, of Arkansas,
had been adopted limiting the nominal.
Ing speeches to five minutes each.
j. L. O'Sullivan, the fiery young dele
gate from Massachusetts, who has sften
attracted the eye Of the convention BY
his outbreaks Of enthusiasm, walked to
the platform to place in nomination
George Fred Williams, of the same
State. Although Mr.. O'Sullivan was
not graceful orator his sentences were
80 we'll turned and ringing that they
held the close attention Of the dele
gates.
He referred to the sullen delegates of
New York sitting silent in the hall and
urged the convention to prove that 1t
had turned down New Yorks leader
referring to Hill-not because he came
from the East but because he was for
gold. He told how Williams had fought
the corporations in Massachusetts, and
therefore v! am antagonlzed," the
speaker said, "by Henry Whitney, the
Standard Oil msgnate and brother of
Whitney, sitting silent yopder," point
Ing to the New York standard.
MIR. OSullivRn exhorted the conven-
tion to choose man from the Atlantic
coast that the East and WesS mixns
join hands on the tickes, and ended:
we 90 not want 3 man with g barrel
to inaugurate this peaceful revolution"
Cries Of "Water, water" were shouted
In chorus, when Mr.. Marston, of Louis
lana, the planter, who has 80 often aps
peared before the convention, came to
the front. Mr.. Marston waa not in his
humorous mood and said II assure you,
gentlemen. that 1 have not tasted q
drop Of water to- day"
He wanted to place in nomination
john B. McLaen, OF Ohio, and he said
that he did SO on his own autbority.
He assured the convention that, al
though his State delegation had re-
pudiated him (Msrston) on the day be-
fore. he represented the people OF
Louisiana, and In conclusion he paid o
we'll worded tribute to the Cincinnati
editor.
Delegate Maloney. of Washington,
without making nominating speech,
named James Hamilton Lewis, of
Washington.
j. G. Curry, Of North Carolina, took
the stage. He kept the convention for
some time in suspense as to the name Of
his candidate. He spoke of him as o
man whose name WAS known from ocean
to ocean. He concluded by placing in
nomination THE man, honored by all
the people, that just Judge and high
minded Democrat, Judge Walter Clark,
of the supreme court of North Carolina"
The North Carolina State delegates
shouted, but the applause died after a
single volley.
Elk Congressman Tom Johnson, the
free trade millionaire, Of Cleveland,
then mounted the stage, and there was
q cordial denomination, which was re-
peated when Congressman Richardson,
OF Tennessee, in introducing him, re-
ferred to their service in the House
together and to the fact that Mr.. John
son, though steel rail manufacturer,
advocated placing rails on the free list.
Mr.. Johnson nominated ex Congress-
man George W. Fithian, OF Illinois.
He had seen service in the cause, Mr..
Johnson said, and he had proved true.
He WAS not wealthy, bat Mr.. Johnson
maintained that the cause was one of
the common people aud that rich man
was not desirable 1t was the cause of
humanity II the fight was to be money
against men, money would be all on one
side.
~ do not believe in free silver" said
Mr.. Johnson, in his frank. impulsive
way, "but believe that this is . great
movement IN the interest OF Humanity,
and therefore l am with you" The