Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-07-16

Huch Is the presidential ticket named by
the democratic national convention
that continued throughout nearly The
whole Of last week Beth nominations
were made on the fifth ballot Bryan's
Friday and Sewal5 Saturday The
convention was held III d monster col
iseum out near the worlds fair grounds
and from 5000 10 20,oo0 people
packed Il daily Many sensational
events occurred The gold element
controlling the national committee Sc
leeted Senator D. II. Hill Of New York
for temporary chairman, but the tree
silver men rebelled, made fight on the
floor Tuesday and elected senator Dan
Tel Of Virginia The latter made a
ringing free silver speech. Hin was
lionized. bnt could not be prevailed up-
en- TO speak al this time. The debate
that preceded Daniels sealing was long
and bitter, but the dominant silver ale-
ment ran things with high hand
thouga av0wedly IL meant no III will
toward Hill The vote was Daniel 556,
Hill $40. This ended the first DAY S
session and left the gold and silver
men iuIAHBF apart Iidl GNeF
Wednesday.
The second day was full OF interest.
Some contesting silver delegates from
Michigan were seated enc thus was
the Whole Michigan delegation, under
the unit rue, changed from gold to
silver. There were Two sessions
Wednesday GO In the forenoon and
the other in the afternoon The first
was simply devoted TO speeches 10 III
IN tho time till the credentials commits
tee was ready to report. Senator
Blackburn Of Kentucky made hit
with his eloquenee Loud calls for
Bryan We're heard bat he was not in
the hall GOV. Altgeld an Ex-Governor
Oyermeyer Of Kansas were called for
and spoke. Senator Hill was shon q;
for, butt he was with the resolutions
committee After an intorl,lde by tho
band. New England had her inning
when George Fred Williams, the stall
wart, fashonahly attiTed scholarly
looking young congressman from
Massachusetts, whose conversion to the
free silver was recently announced. was
called to the platform and madea speech
pleading for free silver on behalf OF
New England,
Mr.. Atwood of Kansas then presented
partial report Of the committee on
credentials, faVoring 6 delegates from
each territory and second, after a
careful and painstaking comparison Of
the Official credentials with the list of
a 1rd al ~ 40 NC ~ law
the secretary, your committee beg
leave 10 report that Il fiLds its roster
or roll Of names correct With the ex-
ception Of lhose names appearing there-
on III delegates and alterHates from the
states Of Nebraska and Michigan
Great applause and choering) Rela-
tive To the contests from Nebraska
your committee begs leave @ report
that after careful examination Of the
testimony presented to your committee,
and after full hearing from the re-
spectiye parties and careful consider
alton of their several d guments, your
committee fluids and begs leave 10 re-.
port that tile delegates and alternates
headed by the Hon William ] Rry
Of Nebraska Great applause) are en-
titled Ia seats i'll this convention ~
delegates ana alternates. The repart
was adopted. and thus Bryan c5tlned
i seat iii tho convention In the after
noon the Michigan contest came up,
with il majority golal report for Y ana
a minority silver repar. hi opposition
Ey-C Congressman Crosby Of Massa-
clHsetts / + salisbury II belaw are.