Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-10
'IELEGRAPHlC.
THE NOMINATIONS.
A Repetition Of The Exciting Scenes
Of the Afternoon.
AT THE EVENING SESSION
The Sudden Appearance tf irJan rad
the Gold Attitude C,mplleaie
Matters.

CHICAGO, July 9.-Upon Mr.. Hiil's
demand tho vote was taken by states
on the adoption of the platform. IL
was taken In almost total silence. AZ
New York and Pennsylvania cast theit
big blocks Of votes against tho platform,
however, there was Considerable oheor-
ing.
A noticeable group OF gold leaders
attracted considerable attention down
In the front OF the heats occupied by
tho Massachusetts, delegation while the
vote on the platform was being taken.
william G. Whitney Of New YORK
came up aud leaned over young Gov.
Russell, AMI they were soon loinod by
Ben Gable, the Blonde young Illinois
gold leader, by McDefmO,t oil New
Jersey, Elliott q. Stevenson and Lesser
Ilghts. Their heads were together IN
earnest conference and their faces wore
n decidedly gloomy cast. IL ssOn be-
came whi.peted about that the eut oct
OF discussion was whether tho gold
men could consistently vote for can.
uidale ON the platform which was 10 DO
adopted.
Ths result was announced. O9s 10 30l
with one absent, and tho revised
Democratic creed had been sealed,
signed and ratified. The silver men
gave cheer, and Immediately at 1850
the convention took n recess until
O'clock tonight.
THE EVENING SESSION.
o CHICAGO, July 9.-At the nighrs
session, IN the pTetence Of fully 10000
people, the nominating speeches were
made, and there was n repetition OF the
exciting scenes OF the afternoon. The
Bryan enthusiasm continued. The
Ralleries were frantic Mt every montiOn
Of his name and the widest demons
stTation OF the afternoon was duplicgt.
ed whsn he was placed In nominRtiO q
By III. n. Lewis Of Georgia and second.
ed by w. q. X. LuIz OF North CARROLL
ma, George Il. Williams Of Mgssuchus'
otis aud Thomas ]. Herman VI
Louisiana, although the Demonstration
was confined largely to the galleries.
Tonight Il looked M n tue ayorite,
Bland, had fallen back into the tuck,
hoptlrssly beaten. Senator Vest placoi
tho MissOurian In nomination, aud
Governor Overmeyer Of kansal
seconded tho nomination.
The name OF Claude Matthews Of
Indiana was presented by senator
Tnppet OF California. Fred White oil
Iowa placed Boies In nomination
aud the Waterloo statesman owed
u magnificent ovation to the en-
thusiasm o. Miss Winnie Murray, o
young woman from Nashua, Ia, who
led the Boies denomination, Ms Mis-
Carson Lake did the Blaine demon,
strs,on at Minneapolis four years age
BsuAtOr Blackburn OF Kentucky wa,
pisced In nomination by John 3
Rhea, "a brilliant Kentucky orator
hnd seconded by General ST. Clair o.
West Virginia, apd w. w. FOote o
California, ana Mclean Of ohio, bJ
Delegate Patrick OF this Buckeye state
tbs leaders who ara opposed 10 the
nomination OF Bland, or who teaTog
the convention might be sIampedod Il
Bryan, decided alter nominating
speeches 20 draw Oh nni walt unit
tomorrow morning before taxing
ballot. The action OF this gold dole
gates, most Of whom decided not Il
participate la the nomination OF
candidate on tue platform, rendered
Bland'a strength Formidable, aud II wa
likely that tho chairman, takiug Ia,
precedent OF 1876 into oonsidora
lion, when tho chairman ruled tia
two.thirds Of tho delegates votinI
constituted the two.thifus require,
by tue rule, would make similn
ruling. II nil the gold delegate
declined TO vote, 4,O would c9nsutut,
tho necessary tw0-thirde, end the brs
estimate tonight gave Bland i36
Thu Pennsylvania delegation, how