The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-08

NhASNfeN aHi., July Hs~lHc OHdlT-
mans gael dropped at ten minutes be-
fore / o'clock upon hall that had a
dozen rows of empty seats at the edges
furtherest from the platform. The ap-
pearance Of Chairman Harrity provoked
II round of applause from the Eastern ele-
gates, reinforced by many Southern and
Western men. When Mr.. Harrity called
the convention to order his voice easily
carried over the tumult to the furtherest
corner, testing the acoustic qualities of
the hall with most satisfactory results
."Gentlemen of the convention will rise
for the prayer" chairman said, and the
chaplain, Rev. Edward Stirs.. stepped for
ward and delivered an eloquent invoca-
ton
Chairman Harrity announced the selec-
tion of Senator ID. B..IIill for Temporary
chairman. This announcement was
what the gold men were waiting for. and
with q shout they leaped to their feet
and with waving arms, they shouted out
their approval. Some enthusiastic dele
gate yelled "Thrce cheers for David b.
Hill, " and they were given with will.
Senator Sheerin, of Indiana, for secrc-
tary, and John Martin for sergeant-at-
arms were also announced. When the
convention had quieted down, ''What is
the pleasure of the conventional asked
MIR. Harrity calmly, as if he knew of
the storm which was to follow. Mr..
Clayton, the member of the national
committee from Arkansas, arose. AS
soon rs he announced that he deemed it
his duty to.present Il minority report, the
demonstration that followed the an
nooncement of the selection of Mr.. Hills
name was breeze compared to u cyclone.
The demonstration was renewed at sew
erai points as Mr. Clayton read the mi
norty report,nominating Senator Daniel.
of Virginia
As he concluded with an emphatic de-
mand for roll call the silverInen again
cheered wildly.
Delegate c. S. Thomas, of Colorado,
seconded the demand for roll call.
Chairman Harrity recognized Delegate
Waller, of Connecticut, when order was
restored, but the latter yielded to Mr..
38S lermott, of New Jersey, who spoke
MsnState rs the only one north of the
of his Dixon line which had always
Mason aS sS2bA vote for the nominee of
II Democratic conventi68s,h Dc declared
to the Hon. John w. Daniel, RaesSices
and thenewent on to praise the sefV(aa,l
to the party of the man who knew no
other aim, except that Il am n Demo-
crat." He begged the Democracy To tenn
per its strength in the convention with
moderation.
EX Governor Waller stepped to the
front when Mr.. McDermott sat down.
His first word quoted the delegates, but
he soon inspired a shout that the names
of Daniel and Hill should be cheered to-
gether. He advised the election of Hill
as temporary and Daniel as permanent
chairman. Mr. Whitney ssand his fellow
delegates from New York applauded the
declaration that Hill and Daniel sAould
be cheered together
When he appealed to know if the CON
vention was going to turn down Hill,
after another tribute to Hill there We're
laughing cries, 1--WE are; we are.'
Adroitly he worked up to the climax of
his speech when he asked why It was pro-
posed to turn down Il man who had
fought all his life for Democraey?-turn
down David b. Hills' he asked.
"In Gods name is this Democratic
conventions"
He tried to appease the silver men by
intimating that the speech Mr.. Hill
would deliver would not be offensive
but when he asked, "Will you turn him
DOWN. there were cries of 1--WE WILL
every well,' he shouted defantly,
''turn him down and we will fight you
here and elsewhere
This unmasking of the position of the
gold men was met withssa storm of Kisses,
and one of the silver men shouted, lone
vote for Mckinley He finished with
an appeal to the majority not to use
their brute force.
G. S. Thomas, the national committee
man from Colorado was then introduced
amidst the plaudits of sthe silver men.
He declared that it was an unheard-of
procedure for the national committee to
attempt to force upon the convention q