The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-07

of Connecticut when order was re
stored, but the latter yielded to Mr..
McDermott of New Jersey
Mr. McDernott, heavy built man
with a white waistcoat, made his way
10 the platform and began to say
something which merely brought upon
him storm of Louder Raising his
voice, Mr.. McDermOtt spoke of New
Jersey as the only state north of the
Mason and Dixon line which had al
ways cast its electoral vote for the
nominee of Democratic convention.
4 pay tribute to the Hon. J. w. Dan
lei" he declared, and then went on to
praise the services to the party of the
man who knew no faith except I am
a Democrat
The partisans of Senator Hill sent up
shriH cry when the New Workers.
WatchWord was flung across the con-
VentiOu.
The Democracy believed in the rule
OF maJorities, Mr.. McDermott contin-
ued, but were here III response to
precedent, and he begged the Democ-
racy not to begin by violating a tradi-
ton If it had a giants strength to
save it for the November day and tenn
per its strength in the convention
Ex-Gov. Waller stepped to the front
OF the platform when Mr. McDermott
sat down He had a round red face
with glasses and a black frock coat
buttoned up about a stout chest His
first word quieted the delegates. but he
soon inspired a shout by the declara-
ton that the names of Daniel and Hill
would be cheered together. He ad-
Vised the election of Hill as temporary
chairman and Daniel as permanent
chairman.
Are there other ARRANGEMENTS
made?'' he asked sarcastically.
Yes, sir" shouted Congressman
Money from Mississippi. waving a
broad brimmed straw hat from the
block of seats directly below the plat
form.
Mr.. Whitney and his fellow delegates
tiOn that Hill and Daniel had been
cheered together, and there was an at
tempt at demonstration when Waller
shouted that he would be the last man
to bolt and would stay with the jani-
tor when every other man had left the
Democratic hall
But the determined silver men were
very chary of giving any applause at
the cOnciliatOry advances from the gold
men They seemed to fear the Greeks
bearing gifts and the southern and
western delegates sat StOlidly like
men who had fixed, as indeed they had
their programme, and were impatient
of this preliminary sparring, which
was postpOning the great collision
When appealed to to know if the con-
VentiOn was going to turn down David
B. Hill, after another tribute to Hill,
there was laughing and cries I'VE are,
we are"
Adroitly he worked up to the climax
of his speech when he asked who it was
proposed to turn down a man who had
GOuShU all MS lie Tor Democracy
Turn down David B. HIP" he ask
ed. In Gods name is that a Demo-
cratic convention?'
He tried to appease the silver men
by intimating that the speech Mr..
Hill would deliver would not be often
sive, but when he asked: "Wil you
turn him down?" there were cries of
I'VE will.'
Very WE'LL he shouted defiantly
turn him down and we will fight you
here and elsewhere.
This unmasking of the position of the
gold men was met with a storm of
Kisses, and one of the silver men shout
ed: "One vote for Mckinley"
He finished with an appeal to the
majority not to use their brute force.
Mr.. c. S. Thomas, the national COM
mitteeman from Colorado was then in
troduced amid the plaudits of the sill
yer men. He declared that it was un-
heard of procedure for the national
committee to attempt to force upon the
convention a chairman in opposition to
the ascertained will of the majority
This was the reason no minority report
had been presented before at a con-
vention. AS he proceeded the silver