Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-08

7 by Rev. Thomas Edward Green, RET
tor Of Grace church, (EpiscopaD {
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. AT the close {
the prayer, Senator White, permanen
chairman-e elect, relieved Senator DAME
OF the gavel and presided over the II
formal proceedings OF the convention
which followed, Senator Daniel bein
in poor voice, after his exertions Q
yesterday. The chairman announce
: that the first business in order was III
reports OF committees. He called tn
first committee in their order, the com
mittee on credentials. There was NJ
response, and after an interval Of tel
minutes it was announced that th
committee on credentials we're about I,
re-assemble after their long night:
session. a
At 1912 O'Clock, ex Senator Mar.
tin, of Kansas, was recognized ant
moved an informal recess of five min
ules to permit Governor Hogg, Of
Texas, to address the convention. The
motion was adopted.
Governor Hogg began by sa5inf
that this should be a proud occasion
for every American citizen. He adj
vocated the cultivation Of spirit ol
friendliness in order to win the victory
Every democrat should lay aside his
prejudice and march with his rival
brother against the common enemy,
the republican party, (Cheers1 who
are pledging in glittering generalities
and promising better behavior II the
people would only try them again.
The fight should not be waged with
each other, but with the common foe.
If the democrats only stand united they
can carry CONSIDERATION, disaster and
defeat into the republican ranks.
In condemning the republic party
for its declaration in regard to gold
and silver, Governor Hogg exclaimed,
in tones OF great indignation: "Are
you Americans, or are you trucking
sycophants, winning smiles from for
eign crowdp" ICheers. Governor
Hogg's five minutes stretched into
half an hour, but still there were no
lidings from the committee on creden-
tlals. Shortly before ~ O'Clock, all
the New York delegation, except Sena-
tor Hill and VIM. c. Whitney strag-
gied in, amidst vocferous cries for
"Ilillr.
The chair recognized Senator-elect
Money, of Mississippi, who moved that
Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky, be
invited to the stand. Blackburn,a as the
first pronounced candidate to be heard,
received tumultnous applause. He
said the democratic party had opened
the campaign ia splendid STYLE. 1t
had swept over the skirmiSh line and
their further duty was plain. He said
"Let us declare that we are to promul-
gate platform that shall not obscure
or defect public attention from the one
great issue upon which the campaign
turns that we mean to unlock the
doors of the mint and put silver back
where it was before; ICheersJ let rs
declare, further, that we do not ap-
prove of the issue OF interest bearing
bonds, in times of peace, tor of giving
option on the purchase to men holding |
our obligations, and that we oppose the
retirement of greenbacks. These
points were loudly cheersd. He closed
by advising them to be temperate, and
but manly and brave.
AS Senator Blackburn sat down.
more cries we're raised for Hill, bu,
without e.ioiting resp me.
A motion to adjourn for half an hour
was voted down, and the band started |
up music to drown the prevailing con-
fusion.
Mr.. Henry, Of Mississippi. moved
that Hon. W. j. Bryan, OF Nebraska,
be invited to the stand. The sugges.
lion was received with demonstrations
Of approval, but the chair announced
hat Mr.. Bryan was not in the hall.
Governor Altgeld, of Illinois, then
called for rising in the body Of the
hall, indicating the desire to give way
10 Senator HILL
The chair stated that Mr.. Hill was
with the committee on resolu
lions and was not in the hall.
Governor David Overmeyer, of Kan
sas, took the stand and declared that,
the seat of empire had sen
from the Atlantic states to
The NJ isslssippi valley! The day of the
common people had dawned. and the
.dollar OF our daddies' would be re-
stored! This sentiment was received |
with unbounded enthusiasm.
Governor Altgeld was again called |
INTO requisition as .'stop. gap" His
speech was received with much ap-
plause.
George Fred Williams, of sMassachu.
setts, WIS next called upon. He stren-
uously combatted the bold. assertion
that the seat of empire hadsbeen trans
ferred from the Atlantic coast to the
valley. The slst of EN-.
pire, he said, is where it ever was in
all the states of the union. The bat
tie now being waged is for the res
of the union Of states. He
begged that there might be no other
words OF seotionalism heard in the
The fght IS not to trans.
fer the seat OF empire from the east to
the west, bat to transfer the control OF
the treasury-your money and mine
from Lombard street to the centres of
industry Of the United States. rLoud
cheers
CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE.
Az this poiat, O'Clock. d.
m. the chair anpouncad