People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-09-04
THE CONVENTION IS ON
Gold Men Begin Their Work
at indianapolis.
CLEVELAND's NAME IS OHEBRBD

IN Reading tho Call For tho Convention,
Ex-Congressinan Cultivate Referred to
the President and the Delegates Shouted
WildIy-Govcrnor Flower Elected Tenn
porary Chairman.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 8. That Old SOILS
golden rays We're hidden by masses of
silver clouds during the early morning
: did not seem to furnish cause for do
preston among the gold Democrats as,
sembled here. Perhaps tho reflected
rays from the unique golden stars in the
many American flags about the hotel
Hobbies furnished sufficient of the needed
yellow light to tone the early morning
gray. At any rate the few hours Of the
morning preceding the assembling of
the gold Democrats convention was
marked by scenes that placed it more
upon the plane Of other great national
conventions than it has seemed to hold
during the past few days.
1t was q bright, brisk morning that
greeted the delegates when they arose
early. True, the sun was not pouring
his rays into the city streets but the few
white clouds, with no suggestion Of rain
i'll them, that obscured his royal vision,
showed evidence of breaking away for
beautiful day and meanwhile tempered
Che atmosphere to GOODNESS that was
pleasant aud reviving. The city streets
surrounding the hotels that had been
made headquarters were gay with bunt-
ing and flags, and while the local COM
mittee did not think them quite lavish
enough, the average delegate seemed
pleased.
The hotel corridors early presented an
animated appearance and, contrary to
expectations, there were many ami
mated discussions aroused, not pertain
ing to the selection of candidates or the
adoption Of platform, but arguments
with the silver Democrats, who chose to
either ask or volunteer information.
John Dewitt Warner of New York
| and ex- Congressman Charles D. Haines
Of Undertook, n. Y, were foremost
among the gold cham ions and vigor-
ously proclaimed their faith. Haines,
| who is said to be lieutenant and very
close to Senators Hill and Murphy Of
New York, not only made arguments
i'll the hotel corridors, but went out into
the street and Obtained respectful hear
ing from about 400 people. Other ora
| Gors, whose names could not be learned,
started discussions in various parts Of
the hotel corridors and all were sur
FOUNDED by eager and curious groups of
wisdom seekers.
Brass Bands EnIiven Matters.
| The arrival of delegates from nearby
alIi ia&2 western sttaIas added TO the gem
eral confusion, and the bands kept up q
merry round of enliyening music. There
was general lack Of noisy demonstra-
ton, although there were plaudits and
sometimes jeers from the crowds that
surrounded the lobby orators
Undoubtedly this was due to the fact,
perfectly apparent, that the delegates as
body, is composed of a higher class of
men than generally forms the file of a
national convention. In every delega-
ton this was apparent. Bankers, mer-
chants, reformers i'll American politics,
some men who had never before taken
part in a national convention, lawyers
and railroad men and few if any pro-
fessional politicians, formed the great
mass of delegates. They were as a
whole inclined towards calm discussion
and demeaned themselves very quietly.
1t was this latter attitude probably that
brought the stamp of dignity upon the
delegates even before they assembled in
convention and prevented i'll the streets
aid hotel corridors and places of the as
sembling of the crowd the vely scenes
that marked the last two national con-
ventions.
Up to very near the hour of assem-
bling, all but about four states in the
Union were found to be represented and
with full delegations. This has proven
a source of wonderment to those who
started the movement. While the trend