The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-07-08
SENATOR DANIEL.

word Quieted the delegates, but he soon
inspired shout by the declaration that
the names of Daniel and Hill should be
cheered together. He advised the elec.
tion of Hill as temporary chairman and
Daniel as permanent. "Are there other
arrangements made?' he asked sarcas-
tically.
Eyes, SIR" shouted Congressman
Monroe from Mississippi, waving
broad brimmed straw hat from the
block of seats directly below the plat.
form. Mr.. Whitney and his fellow
delegates from New York applauded
the declaration that Hill and Daniel
should be cheered together and there
was an attempt at demonstration when
Waller shouted that he would be the
last man to bolt and would stay with
the janitor when every other man had
left the Democratic hall, but the deter.
mined silver men were very chary of
giving any applause at the conciliatory
advances from the gold camp. They
seemed to
Fear the Greeks Bearing Gifts
and the Southern and Western delega-
tions sat stolidly like men who had fixed
their programme, as indeed they had,
and were impatient Of this preliminary
sparring, which was postponing the
great collision. When he appealed to
know il the convention was going to
turn down David B. Hill after tribute
to him, there were laughing cries 1--WE
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 fought all his life for
Democracy?
| Turn down David B. Hill?" he
asked.
I'm Gods name is this Democratic
convention?''
He tried to appease the silver men by
intimating that the speech Mr.. Hill
but he asked: will you turn him
down ?" there were cries of 1--WE will.
I'VE will"
Very well," he shouted defiantly
"turn him down and we will fight yor
here and elsewhere
This marking Of the position of tn,
gold men was met with storm Of hisse
and one silver man shouted. lone vot
for Mckinley"
He finished with an appeal to tn
majority not to use their brute force
Mr. Thomas. the committeeman from
Colorado. was then introduced annie
the plaudits of the silver men. H
declared that it was unhear,
of procedure for the nationa
committee to attempt to force upon tn
chairman in opposition to the ascer
tanned will of the majority. This wa
the reason no minority report had eve
!. been presented before at convention
i. He appealed to the silver men t
"stand by the minority report. Let
, not be said that in the first skirmish on
pickets have been driven in."
!. Speeches Were Numerous.
There were other speeches in plenty
} all of them short and to the point. Th
mention Of Cleveland's name by Joh
: R. Fellows Of New York was cheere
by the gallery and by part Of the gol
. delegates, but the silver men wel
! silent.
. National Committeeman Clayton {
Arkansas closed the debate in favor {
{ electing Mr.. Daniel with an allusion I,
9 Mr.. Marsden's penchant for ice watt
r as undemocratic.
This, Of course, raised a laugh. H
c paid glowing compliment TO Senate
: Hill. II was here four years ago,
d said he, when the anti-snappers wei
condemning and denouncing him. 4
d that time was praising him. He W,
). my champion. learned Democracy
$ his feet and if he had clung to h
!. Elmira declaration in favor of fr,
4 coinage he would today be my cand
date for president" The vote was the
o taken.
I'll When it was finished the secreta,
o announced that Mr.. Daniel had 81
ir' votes and Mr.. Hill $40. Not voting
y Mr.. Harrity declared the MINORS