The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-10


Turpie suffers from palsy. ard though a
most effective speaker Is tire sezRre his
voice was inadequate II esseh v1ss hal
Beside be ssseks from manuscript TIE
galleries Kres nervous and he coalz hard
Is be heard above tie dr. To aid 70 the
other unfortunate cxrc1usfHn ces. ere
works ard nnortarz were b<sng fred out
side The Coliseum ard these explosives
aided 10 The disturbance. To STU further
add 20 the confusion. many people haa
been admitted without any SORT OF cre1en-
tails. They oseraoved from the galleries
Into the yit- and crowded along the al<les.
IL was estimated that fully 9. 10 people
were IN the buiIG.nx ard nothing could DO
heard above the in5escrfabse hum Of SO
rnany voices. In vain Chairman Richard
son cried for order. IN vain the police and
other assistant eergeant&-zt-arrns charged
the aIsies. The crowds roai1 neither
bulge nor be quiet. When a. last Sena-
tor TurD.s mentioned the rsans OF the
Indiana man. the Hoo~ser Delegation
mounted their chaIrz and cheered. A few
tin horns sounded from the galleries. ard
here and there a Gag was waved. but the
demonstration vas brief
The nolse continued. and the chairman
OF the Indiana desegatton xas 20 enraged
that he moved that the convention a6-
3ourn- Another indignant delegate asked
that the galleries be cleared. Bat when
them. the galleries only booted. Then
the serxeant-at-arrns held another threa;
over spectators. He announced that un-
less the galleries preserved order. the ses-
s.on tomorrow would be held behind clos
ed doors. and on one would be admitted.
This threat seemed 10 bring the thousands
OF tickethoiders TO q realizing sense OF
the fact that they were tn the convention
by sufrerance. A few more indignant pro-
tests from ex-senator Martin. OF Kansas.
add others. and a final word OF admoni.ton
from Chairman Richardson sssfficed 70 81
,ence the crowd. and there was compare
tive quiet when Oscar A. Trippet, OF
California. arose TO second the nomsna-
ton OF Matthews.
Dslegase Frederick White. OF Iowa. plac-
ed Horace Boies In nomination Mr..
White. who looked like a plain farmer.
proved 10 be a forclble speaker. As he
began to speak, a Boies banner was held
&Ioft BY the Iowa delegation. He pro-
duced a laugh when he said that there
would be no sensational performance on
the political trapeze while Horace Boies
was in the White house. White WAS
given an attentive hearing. There was TO
demonstration until he concluded The
Boses delegates then arose and cheered.
but the galleries appeared cold
To young woman In the south terrace
belonged the honor Of forcing demon
seration second 10 that which followed the
nomination OF Bland. She was dressed IA
simple white. She mounted a chair and
began waving a small American flag fran
tleaily to and fro. Fully minute she was
unobserved Then some one noticed her.
Eyes began 20 turn in her direction She
continued to wave the flag with a rhyth~
mic motion. crying she did so "Boies.
Boses. Boies" The delegates got on their
chairs. the galleries began to cheer. and In
another minute the Coliseum was ahame-
The demonstration grew. and all eyes CEN
tered on the young woman in white. The
poies banner was carried from the pit up
the terrace to where the striking figure
stood like a second Joan OF Are. urging
on the mobilization OF Iowa's favorite son.
The stan OF the banner Was placed
In her hands and she swung
A. TO and fro while the galleries yelled.
Once she sank back exhausted by her
efforts and the din subsidized. But. gather
ing her waning strength for q final effort.
she sprang up again. and. once more
raising the banner. she moved forward
and was almost carried down the slope by
the n,addened crowd aboat her Swiftly
she went forward 10 the platform. where
the Iowa delegation came forward TO
meet her and escorted her With shots TO
the place of the delegation. For fourteen
minutes tho demonstration led by tho
girl in white kept up. Then order was
restored The young woman who had
led 5000 people proved 70 be Miss Minnie
Murray. OF Nashua. Iowa This incident
reminded old convention eoers OF the great
Blaine demonstration at Minneapolis four
years ago which was led by Mira. Carson
Lake, OF New York.
Mere oratory was Il very tame amuse-
anent after what the crowd had been wit
Messing Still. A. D. Smith, of Minnesota
u,hn zn~oozaa Rniass norv.tn affnn vtv.
en- a hearing.
John Rhea. who was introduced by Ollie
James. kentucky's young giant. TO noTni-
nate "the South's greatest Democrat. Joe
Blackburn" proved 70 be typical South
ern orator OF the fiery sort, his ring
ipg sentences brought quiet 20 he Coli
scum. Hts reference to the fight which
blackburn had against Carlisle with the
simile OF Napoleon's drummer bcy-and
Napoleonic metaphors were beginning 20
come thick and fast on the programme
who aid not know how 20 beat a retreat.
WAS happy aliussou. IN view OF the tenn
per OF the dominant faction. Freedoms
battles are not fought az bankers ban
quats." Judging from its reception. hit
mark. Mr. Rhea came under the wire
with a true Kentucky finish. Then the
band seized The occasion while the Ken
tncklans we're shouting 20 play My Old
Kentucky Home" which multiplied the
enthusiasm. After the music an Alabama
delegate led three cheers for Blackburn.
The Kentucky nomination was seconded
by w. W. Foote. the chairman OF the Cali
fornia delegation. who raised a laugh at
the beginning by hst az the Boles FIRE
works. 10 the effect that Blackburn was =
candidate on principle. whose cause was
not being Ted By any Joan OF Arc.
Several states failed 90 respond 20 The
call. When Massachusetts, was reached
b. 81. al oFaX 49,
unanimous vote OF the state conventioa
the Massachusetts, delegates were unsni-
meusly Instructed TO place In nomination
Gov Russell. bar by his direction and be-
cause OF the platform We decline 90 make
a nomination" He added. and some took
this remark 10 be reference 20 George
Fred Williams: This y the So 7tinnens ~
Massachusetts. not by PROXY. but by its
delegation"
The remaining states hat no answer 20
the roli call and Paul Jones. ~ Arkansas
was introduced 20 make another plea for
pand. The strife Of friends and foes
which never fails 20 follow any reference
20 the governor OF Illinois was renewed
whea Jones referred 20 The state which
bad gwen 20 the Union the fearless Ait
geld" but the cheers oufnnmhere3 the
hisses. rhe speech was demand fer
silver Dick"
Nebraska being called. her chairman re-
Fronisd that she PASSED for the present.
bat at the proper time would take pieas-
urS Ia casting her votes for "the man
whom we honor and loSe. William Jen-
ninEs Bryan
McDermott. az New Jersey. brought
down ieers a8a his3es uoea hts head by
his aetiaHt deciarst.cns New Jersey does
not desire 20 nominate any man Ga ;hsS
plassorxa.''
John r. Mclean the Ohio publisher.
was spoken Tor BY A. w Patrick. an ell