The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-07-09


CHICAGO, July S.--Temporary Chair
man Dapiel called the Democratic con-
vention to order at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, an adjournment having been taken
from yesterday afternoon.
Senator White of California was made
permanent chairman after the usual
preliminaries, having been chosen by
the committee on permanent organiza-
tion by q vote of 33 to over Senator
Hill.
The silver men are prepared for all
emergencies. The vote over the tenn
porary craftsmanship yesterday did not
develop a two-thirds majority.
When the vote came to be taken w.
j. Stackhouse, one of the administra-
tons federal officials in Iowa, in order
to fiaunt the divisions in the BOies
delegation, challenged the vote of the
state and uncovered seven gold votes.
Mr.. Haldeman did the same thing in
Blackburn's Kentucky delegation, and
MIR. Mcknight, silver Michigan dele
gate, showed ~ silver votes in his dele
cation which were locked up by the
unit rule. The result of the roll call
showed 500 votes for Daniels and 349
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of the two sides.
The silver men controlling the COM
mittee on rules took no action regarding
the abrogation of the two.thirds rule
and none will be taken until the silver
people may find it necessary. The con-
vention will be conducted under the
rules of the tifty.third congress, which
will make report from the committee
on rules a privileged question at any
time. This keeps the control of the
two-thirds rule question in the power
of the convention who may report a
new rule if it suits the purpose of the
silver people.
The silver leaders display no anxiety
on this score, as the Nebraska gold dele
CATION of 20 will be unseated and the
representation from the territories will
be increased from 2 to 6 each.
Also, the committee ON credentials
decided to seat the four contesting silver
delegates from Michigan This re-
verses the decision of the national COM
mittee, and, as Michigan has enforced
the unit rule, will make its delegation
= solid for silver.
Bolt was the slogan of $50 Democrats
at a meeting of gold standard men.
Not bolt from the convention, that
was decided against, but a bolt from
the ticket and the platform that the
convention makes. Every suggestion
was received with applause. Every
contrary suggestion was received in
silence.
This is the significant resolution sug.
gested G. w. Irish of California and
adopted unanimously: "That each
sound money delegation elect member
to return to his state get the views of
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to the chairman (Senator Gray in July
if possible"
Among those present were Whitney
and Flower and others of note.
Senator James X. Jones of Arkansas
is chairman OF the committee on resolu-
tions.
Mr.. McDermott of New Jersey,
wanted the subcommittee to consider
everything except the financial plank,
and said the New Jersey delegation
would bolt if free silver platform was
adopted.
''Let the traitors secede, if they, want
\ to-" said Senator White, "the majority
T, tof the party is here with fixed pur-
I pose and determined to carry it out"
~ Rev. Edward Stires, an Episcopal
minister, had delivered the prayer and
Chairman Harrity had announced the
selection of Senator Hill as the choice
b of the majority Of the national commit
I lee for temporary chairman, and then
J" recognized Mr.. Clayton, the member Of
Ehe national committee from Arkansas.
4 who read the report OF the minority
members in favor of Senator Daniel Of
Virginia as presiding officer.
Clayton then made demand for a
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gate Thomas of Colorado. The silver
y. Sen raised a great hubbub, which
Chairman Harrity quieted. He then
!. recognized Delegate Waller of Connec-
ticut, but the latter yielded to Mr.. Nc
Dermott of New Jersey. Mr.. McDer'
mott plead for Hill and harmony
Ex-Governor Waller then stepped to
1.-THE sfront of the platform. His first
lword 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-
tidn of Hill as temporary chairman and
? Daniel as permanent. ARE there o.har
arrangements made?' he asked sfrcas-
tically. 'Yes, sir" shouted Congress.
man Money of Mississippi, waving a
broad brimmed straw hat from the
block of seats directly below the plat
q form. Mr. w nitucy anu iho ioiioN
delegates from New York applauded
the declaration that Hill and Daniel
J should be cheered together, and there
was another demonstration when Wal
Ter shouted that he would be the lasl
man to bolt and would stay with the
janitor when every other man had. left
the Democratic hall, but the determined
silver men were very chary OF giving
any approval to the conciliGtory adj
yances from the gold men.
When he appealed to know II the con,
vention was going to turn down David
B. Hill, after another tribute to Hill'
there were laughing cries; eve are
n we are"
Va Adroitly he worked up to the china,
iof his speech, when he asked who II
was proposed to turn down--a maI
who had fought all his life for Democ
racy "Turn down David b. HillT
He asked: I'm Gods name is this
Democratic convention" He tried tC
appease the silver men by intimatinp
THAT the speech Mr.. Hill would deliver
would not be offensive. but when he
asked, "Will you. turn him down y
Ithere were cries Of tive will"
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