The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-08

10 second Senator HIS nomination for
the presidency.
Among the presidential candidates.
the most thai could le said was that
Bland maintained TIE }ead, but he was
not the enc Commenting q certain ma
tar-itv. much less 2 vJ- thirds. The
delegates looked fo- Laaalocks and dark
horses.
A HITCH OCCURS.
In front of the convention hall the
army Of subordinate officials contrl-
buted largely 70 the disorder. Tney
Formed in a long line, four abreast 10
rain admission at single entrance.
where several excited men were dlstr1D-
ming the badges and emblems OF ON
cjaE authority Meanwhile the doors,
we're barred 10 the public and the st4I-
Wart policemen on guard SAID no one
would be admitted until the last ON
ser was at his post within Al DeSi tiie
four big entrances could not receive
more than 80 persons a minute OF To-
700 an hour. The capacity OF the nan - :,
lust Il. 900; so that jt would take IuIl
hour with perfect discipline 10 pass tiie
great crowd through the doors. me pc
lated stattoning of the officers profiIseu
10 make it impossible 10 get the peol'10
inside the han by the time the conVen-
fIon met At II o'clock the line Of Of
ciaIs stretched four abreast for 100
saet and advanced at a snail's pace. The
women holding admission tickets were
particularly indignant at not getting IN.
They stood in the street hosting their
umbrellas to keep off the shower OF GIN
5e-s which filtered from the elevated
road every time a train Numbered over
head.
ALTGELD IS NO GOOD.
Governor Altgeld, at the head Of the
Illinois delegation approached a burty
policeman who guarded one of the doors.
Even threat failed to shake the sturdy
officer. who was under jrOnclad orders
from the sergeant-at-arms. There was
almost a riot among the crowds ana II
the angry. populace could have placed
their hands on the sergeant-at-ar1flS
they would have made short work OF
him. When at last the entrances were
thrown open the delegates and crowds
poured through them in gull streams
which separated and ran in riYuiets
Through the wilderness Of seats and
flied them rapidly Five minutes after
the doors We're opened the band on the
speakers stand struck up lively med
lev OF southern airs, prominent among
which was the stirring Dixie" but only
a few Of the spectators who were rush
ing breathlessly in, stopped to applaud
1t.
LEADERS APPEAR.
One Of the first leaders to enter was
Senator Jones OF Arkansas. He stood
on the staff Of his state greeting all VINO
approached him cordially and good ma
turedly, seeminly cool and unruffled as
he surveyed the field and viewed the
first dash Of the battle which was soon
10 begin. Governor Altgsld came over
and held an earnest cOnsult9 ton with
the leader Of the silver forces. Senator
Cockrell Of Missouri, one of the mana
gers OF the Bland boom, VINO looks like
an animated Uncle Sam and who is af-
fecttonately known in his own state as
"Old Garden Sass" the poorest man in
the United States senate, with his col
league. Senator White of california,
were the next prominent arrivals. Sen
sor Harris, the famous Tennessee oc-
togenaTi3n who rules the senate with
rod Of iron, and who has been the most
conspicuous man in Tennessee for forty
years. came IN hot and perspiring after
his tussel with the minions Of the law at
bands entered at the south entrance
playing Dixie" This caused the first
burst Of enthusiasm and the air was
greeted with a whirl OF cheers. When
the air was shifted to Columbia the
hUzzas were renewed. The pit was sol
Idly filled. but it was generally remark
ed that the eastern delegates were slow
IN arriving.
NO CHEERS FOR NEW YORK.
It was noon when the first empire state
DelagaTas C0udert and ex-MayOr Grant,
arrived. among the silver Republican
and PCpulist leaders who were IN places
Of advantage to watch the proceedings,
was Jerry Simpson. the sage of Medi-
cine Lodge.
TIE large number of ladies present
VS. very noticeable. Their bright
dresses added ccGor to the brllliancy of
the animated scene which stretched
away from the speakers platform. An
euthdsiGs-5c Boies man carried a Boies
banner through the aisl5s in the dele
gates pit, bat there was no answer TO
the suggestion in favor Of a dem0nstra-
ton for the Iowa candidate. Shortly af
ter j o'uock Ny Whitney and Mr.. Hill
walked up the aisle followed by most of
the New York delegation. but the great
Empire STATE delegation which is usu-
ally received With salv0s Of cheers in a
Democratic convention took their places
IN silence.
Governor Russell and the Massachu-
sets delegation in which was George
Fred williams, the free silver defender,
followed and. Ike the New York contin-
gent did not raise @ cry.
DEMONSTRATING BEGINS.
The silver leaders during the silent
watches Of the night had arranged q
nxed program and were confident that
tAey would he able to put in through.
+'he gold men were plainly nervous.
ssi Mr. Whitney, Chairman Harrity
Ea1 Mr.. Don N. Dickinson. another
delegate t-iarge who has announced
ms Intention OF boiling. held final
conference just before the convention
was called TO order. Senator Hill re-
ceived the first demonstration of the
convention. His appearance had not
been observed until he arose and made
his way down the center aisle 10 where
Mr. whitney and Nr. Dickinson were
standing. lis well known figure was