The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-09


The secretary announced that the COM
mittee was holding a meeting to consider
the Michigan contest and on motion re-
cess of five minutes was taken to listen to
the speech of Governor Hogg of Texas.
He began by congratulating the con
vcntion on the proud opportunity before
it. The tactics of Democrats not bolters
he declared, should prevail in accordance
with the time honored Democratic doct-
rne of majority rule. He spoke of the
preservation of the liberties of the people
from the yoke of Republican rule. The
party, he said, had made mistake four
years ago which would not be repeated.
Ii the Republican party returned to pow
er it forboded nation of minions and
millionaires. If Democrats would stand
together that party could this year, he
said, he forever laid out on the hillside of
despair.
Talking for Time.
He denounced the growing tendency
toward the Capitalization of government,
which he said must eventually mean the
oppression of the people by the bayonet
and the destruction of their liberties. He
drifted thence into n discussion Of the tar
| iff question His purpose was simply TO
| hold the attention of the convention until
| the credentials committee was prepared TO
report.
| The Texas ex-governor's attack on the
| Republican platform met with hearty
| sympathy from the audience. some of the
| gold men. however, showed openly that
| they were opposed To some of his extreme
| expressions.
| When Ex-Governor Hogg had finished
| Senator White assumed the gavel tempo
| rarily while the crowd cried for Hill
Bryan, Blackburn, Altgeld and others
Delegate Money of Mississippi moved that
| senator Blackburn be requested To al
dress the convention, and the crowd yelled
itself hoarse in approval With proud
step the gallant Kentuckian mounted the
stage and addressed the convention
When he had concluded motion To al
iourn for thirty minutes was defeated, and
there were loud cries for Hill
| Call for Governor Altgeid.
| While the tumult was at its height Del
egate A. w. Hope, of Illinois, pushed his
way down To the steps OF the platform
and with outstretched arm pointed toward
senator White, whJ was in the chair
clamoring for recognition Finally tht
chairman saw him and was able To heal
him cry, II move that Governor Altgeld
of Illinois. address the convention" al
though no one twenty feet away coulc
catch the purport of the demand.
Senator White beat n sharp, penetrating
| click with his gavcl until the convention
consented to subside u triile and then M
announced that Governor Altgeld of I'LL
nois was called for. Governor Altgel'
has many warm friends in Illinois an,
many enemies equally warm, and the,
| sprunQ to the chance to voice their scnti
| ments. The Illinois delegates over In tn
| section To the chairman right, led an en-
| thusastic cheer which was taken up d.
| other delegations and chorused by tn
galleries.
Anxious TO See Aitgeld.
Curiosity was rife to sec the man whom
the delegates had heard so much abou
and few had ever seen, 80 many mountc'
their chairs and faced toward Illinois. IN
Damocratic governor made his way Int
| the aisle ard stood there, u pale-faced maj
with black beard, close cut and close
cropped black hair and jet black eyes tina
snapped and cleaned like sparks while n
stood with upliftcd arm. appealing Tor az
tention. Few could see him, and ther
was much crowding and confusion unit
he mounted his chair under the lllinol
standard, and then the cheer was re
doubled. His opponents, also, when the
spied him from the galleries, were III
famed with wrath. and they showers
| upon him a sputter of misses.
The governor took the platform. VIII
GREAT deliberation he opened with tn
abatement that he had not come here I
make speech but to assist In the nomina
ton of the next president of the Unite
States and the formation Of n declaratio
of principles that would again offer hop
TO the party of tho people. This openin
sentiment warmed up the audience an
soon the pale, almost haggard face OF IN
Illinois governor grew flushed. His ges
urcs became quick and vehement and b'
fore he had proceeded far the conventio
was swaycd as by cyclone by his orator,
Great Demonstration.
When he declared that hungry men an
children were looking To this conventio
| for relief there was great demonstrt
ton. Adroitly he worked on to his cl
max. He described the toll and bloc
and sweat M the millions which was ID
inc doubled by the shrinking standard
values. Then he paused, and ilinging NJ
arms out before him, asked; i"Wiil yo
let them continue it'
"No. no, never" came In thunderin
chorus from 1000 thrmts. Later rcfe
ring TO the great struggle against slayer
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