Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-10

cent end, our candidate has stood with
us, and for us through many years OF
heated quarrel and debate, and upon
that question now 50 conspicuous, his
opinions have long been known and
have often, both in his own State and
elsewhere. been the subject OF the most
public and explicit declaration.
Our candidate believes in the imme-
date restoration CT silver 10 the full
franchise of the mint, that the standard
silver dollar should be oOin-d without
restriction az the same ratio OF rs 10 l
as was formerly by law established. and
when so coined that it shall be legal
tender for all debt
He Is not in favor OF awaiting the ac-
t!ol OF European nations upon this sub
ject. and plrceives no reason for the
reconciliation OF silver % suit the con-
veNlence. assent or agreement Of other
governments.
ARDENTLY SYMPATHIZING
with the republic Of Cuba he is as
strongly attached 70 the doctrine Of
Mcnroe.
An American in every fibre he would
resist foreign aggression in any form.
He heartily denouncss as un-American
the Republican platform adopted no,
/ long since at S.. Louis, which would
maintain and continue in this country
that alien rule of foreign policy, the
English single standard of gold, and
which proposes at this time to reduce
the g0yernm mt and the people Of the
United States financially, to their an
cient condition as a colonial possession
of the British crown. He thinks that
the freedom and independence Of the
mint and coinage CT the United States
are as necessary to our national pro1-
perity as any other of our liberties.
Thesa rights, once ours, now lost, from
whatever causes, must and shall be re-
gained.
Thus the State, the man, the cause
are merged at last into Cne. the one re-
quest, the single entreaty, the moment
Gus ultimate appeal, an appeal to your
wisdom, to your serious judgment, TO
your discreet discsrnment.
! And | now, therefore, in pursuance
OF the instructions OF the united De-
mocr2cy CT our Safe, expr ssed in con-
vention, and of the unanimous action
of the delegates here present, do IN al
confidence place in nomination as q can
didate for the Presidency. ths name OF
Claude Matthews, OF Indiana.
Senator Turpie suffers from palsy
and though a most effective speaker 10
the Senate. his voice was inadequate in
euch vast hall. Resides he spoke from
manuscript.
The galleries grew noisy an he could
hardly be heard above the din. To aid
10 the other unfortunate circumstances,
fireworks and morIars were being hred
outside of the coliseum and these eX-
plosives added 10 the disturbance.
To still further add 10 the confusion
many people had been admitted with
out any sort OF credentials. They over
flowed from the galleries into the pit
and crowded along The side aisles. 1;
was estimated that fully 25,0OO people
were in the building and nothing could
be heard above the indescribable hum
OF so many voices. In vain Chairman
Richardson CRED for order. In vain the
police and other assistant sergeant-at-
arms charged the aisles. The crowds
would neither bulge nor be quiet. When
at last Senator Turpie mentioned the
name OF the Indiana delegation the
Hoosier delegation mounted their chairs
and cheered.
\ FEW TIN HORNS
sounded from the galleries and here and
there a flag was waved. but the demon
s,ration was brief The noise contin-
ur and the chairman of the Indiana del
egation was so enraged that he moved
that the convention adjourn Another
indignant delegate asked that the gal
leries be cleared, but when the sergeant
alarms threatened to clear them the
galleries only hooted. Then the SER
geant-at-arms held another threat over
The spectators. He announced that un-
less the galleries preserved order thl
session to-morro wwould be held behind
closed doors and no one would be ad-
mitted. This threat seemed 10 bring
the thousands of ticket-holdcrs 70 a real
izing sense of the fact that they were In
the conventilA by suffcrance. few
more Indignant protests from ex-Sena-
tor Martin. OF Kansas. and others and
a final word Of admoni.ion from Chair
man Richardson sulicod to effectively
silence the crowds. There Was compar-
ative quiet when Oscar A. Trippett. ol
California. arose 20 second the nOmina-
tion of Governor Matthews.
Delegate Frederick White. OF Iowa,
then placed Horace Boies in nomial-
tion. Mr.. White. who lOko Ike q
plain farmer, proved to be a forc.5.c
speaker.