The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-10

and stirring up sitting clouds of dust
which hung over the scene like smoke:
the troileys and elevated cars and spe-
cial trains were emptyin& thousands,
the streets were a maze of cabs, car
riages and bicycles. Bumors of deals
and combinations were being banded
everywhere, throwing panics into the
camps OF favorite sons. Managers of
bOOms We're rallying their forces. de-
ploying skiImishers and sending ennis
saries into hostile camps, while knots
Of comforting delegates had their heads
together in corners.
The news spread quickly that the
New York delegation had decided To
hold aloof from the voting, because
they would take no action based on
the platform which had been adopted.
This move threw into chaos some Of
the combinations and estimates and
none knew just what effect il might
have on the field Of candidates, partic-
ularly as the New Workers were maxi
ing arguments to influence the other
Eastern States to stand with them in
their passive attitude. Many rumors
clustered about young Bryan. OF Ne
braska, whose wonderful afternoon
speech had carried him into "A formula
BILE position in the field and won for
hnn partisans who seemed to be doing
active work
II was 8:32 when the acting chair
man, Mr. Richardson, raped long and
loud, it took five minutes 20 secure
q semblance Of order.
VEST NOMINATEs BLAND.
Senator JOKES, of Arkansas, gained
recognition and moved that the conven-
ton proceed to the nomination of a
candidate for President of the United
States. 1t was carried with a roar,
the galleries adding a sound Of APP
| plauSe in recognition Of the actltal
opening of the contest.
Chairman Richardson announced
| that by agreements the roll of States
would be called for the presentation Of
candidates.
Alabama was the first to be called,
| and the chairman announced that the
State would pass for the present.
Arkansas came next. arkansas
Yields to Senator Vest, of Missouri"
shouted Senator Jones and there was
a wave Of applause from t6e Bland adj
| herents Senator Vests first mention
of BlanS brought out a short demoR-
| Stration.
Senator Vest said:
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the
| ConyeR ton: Revolutions do not begin
with the rich and prosperous. They
represent the protest of those who are
suffering from present conditions, and
whose demands for relief ara de-
bounced by the beneficiaries of unjust
and oppressive legislation.
when = profound sense Of wrong,
evolved from years of distress, fastens
upon the public mind in free coun-
try and the people are determined to
have redress, a leader is always found
who is a platform in himself, and to
whom they instinctively turn as the
logical exponent Of their hopes. The
people are not iconocIasts, nor false 10
their convictions. They followed JEFF
| ferson when lie assaulted the central
izing and monarchial doctrines Of the
old Federalists, and was denounced as
a communists and leveller by the
wealth and culture of New England
and Now York They followed jack
son when he took the United States
bank by the throat and was proclaim
ed a tyrant and rufnn by the usurers
and money kings. They followed
Lin&oln when he attacked the slave
power asd declared that this country
could not exist lialf slave and half
free
"The great movement for bi-netal-
liSm-k Aa free and unlimited coinage
of gold and silver at the ratio OF Ia to 1,
and the restoration of silver 10 its
constitutional status is
No sapling chance sowE by the foun-
tain.
Blooming al Beltane, in winter to
fade
1T has come to stay. 1t is a protest
against the wrong and outrage of
1878, when, without debate and with
the knowledge Of only a few men In
Congress, the silver dollar was stricken
from the coinage and the red despot
of gold made supreme as to all values.
1t is declaration by the freemen of
America that the United States must
withdraw from the conspiracy which
was formed to destroy one-haf the
metallic money of the world, in order
to establish the slavery of greed and
usury, more degrading thaR the
tyranny of armed forces. 1t is the
stern demand from unrequited toll,
bankrupt enterprise and ruined homes,
for a change in the money system
which for. years has brought disaster
and desolation.
SIN this crisis of our country and
party we must take no step backward
in platform nor candidate. We want
no uncertain nor doubtful leader; no
'laggard in peace, or bastard in war;
no latter day silver saint, but grlZ-
Zled and SCARED veteran, who has
borne the heat and burthen of the
dav. and whose breast is marked from
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