Omaha daily bee., 1896-07-09

out the titis9 to Keats being settled. So, al.
though FINLEY OF Ohio moved to proceed,
adjournment was made at 1871 until 6 p, m.
DISCUSSING MICHIGAN.
The crow8o n the second session of the
day was larger than the first. Several hun.
drcd people had attempted to remain In the
convention hall during the three hours re-
cess. They Gqmped in squads scattered along
sloping banks otIchairs which stretch up to
the caves OF the building like the benches
Of the ancient Coliseum, after which Chicago
has named tts olammoth hall. These pa
ticnt enthuSjp5tf were not suffered to re-
main, Tor Ug9itioilst entitled a spectator 10
but one admission, so the officers swept
along the seats dn1 horded the populace to
the doors, ladies and children with the men.
They were compelled to present their Cou-
pons to the doorkcep oTs II they had any. and
came tfoOping back to make themselves
at home and while away the time with
newspapers and sandwiches. An hour be-
fore . o'clock the hundreds began streaming
In, pouring up through the entrances along
the slopes like so many ants from sandpiles.
IL the intervals between the band melodies
spectators tried to procure oIatory by call
Ing for popular favorites ana Bryan of Ne
braska seemed to be the leader in this.
At $3.50 o'clock the committee on resolu-
tions Eled into the enclosure. In the van
was the stalwGrt form of Senator Hill. AS
the delegates and crowd caught sight Of
him they rose to their feet and wildly
cheered. Again and again they cried his
name. but the senator quietly took his seat
and conferred in subdued tones with those
about him, as II utterly unconscious of the
tumult, Ten minutes later Chairman Dan
lei called the convention to order and an
nounced that the committee on credentials
was ready to report.
When the reading clerk read the report
seating four silver district delegates from
Michigan, which changed the complexion
of the delegation under the unit rule from
sold to silver, there was considerable APP
plause among the silver men on the floor.
EN-Congressman j. C. Crosby of Mas
sachusetts, on behalf of the minority of the
committee, took the stage and earneBtly
protested against the decision of the major
ity. His voice was hardly audible fifty
feet away, and the crowd yelled louder"
He said:
Representing Eighteen states in this con-
Vcntton. desire to move an amendment to
submitted to this convention, / move, sir,
that The deieEation from the Fourth district
seats which they now occupy. The matter
of this discussion has lasted through yes
terdayi nearly all night and most of the day,
merits of the case we of the minority feel
that IL this report is accepted and adoptcd
that 1t means one of the greatest injustices
that could be perDetrated upon any con-
v%ention.
Mr.. Crosby presented a brief review of
TIE UleTllS Oh Inp case, ana j. H.. brennan,
a Wisconsin gold delegate, followed with an
ether protest, concluding as follows:
There was a convention in Detroit of 900
democrats, II was a big, large, unwieldy
gathering. There Is no record in the news
papers that any execution was taken at that
time. have concluded from the evidence
mat TINS contest orisinated three or four
weeks ago, when it was aScertained that
this convention would be ruled by n certain
majority. and ! have, become, acquainted
csty and fairness. (Applatse)
WARNING OF DANGER.
Mr.. Brennan has a good stage presence
and a strong. clear voice and was given a
respectful hearing He warned the conven-
ton of the danger involved in this decision.
The gold men in the galleries cheered him
Justify when he appealed to the honesty and
fairness of the silver delegates.
Delegate FIN. Taylor of Arkansas de-
Tended the course of the majority of the
committee and his applause came more from
delegates than the galleries. He declared
that the seating of the gold delegates from
Michigan wasc a most outrageous wrong
which the convention should right.
Governor McLaurin of Mississippi also
came to tho defense of the committee. He
made a careful review of the, facts to show
that the will of the democrats of Michigan
did not prevail in the state convention. OF
the 72O delegates 42A were instructed for free
silver, he said. ., 81,
Some unsympathetic auditor in the gallery
shouted: Shut up and sit down." whereat
there seemed to be a. sympathetic attempt
to howl the speaker down. This reused the
Ire OF the silver men, and one of the indig-
nant Louisiana delegates arose and shouted
that If these Interruptions were continued
he should move to clear the galleries.. THE
galleries are packed by the gold men," he
shouted. But the cries of the crowd con
tinued. AT last Colonel Martin. the SER
geant-at-arms interposed from the platform
and instructed the assistant sergeant-at-
arms and the police to summarily eject any
| ma tphn is,tn Frt nta l.
Senator McLaurin drifted into a discus.
sion of the issue before the democrats OF
Michigan, whereupon Delegate McDermott
Of New Jersey arose to a point of order.
What happened twenty years ago" he
shouted, has nothing to do with the merits
Of this controversy"
The galleries cheered and waved their
handkerchiefs at this protest from the floor
The blood of the gold spectators was
aroused. John +. Salisbury, a member Of
the famous old Salisbury family of Della.
ware, whose ancestry runs through all Amer.
lean history, pushed his way to the plat,
form to protest against the majority report
He was elected as a free silver delegate, he
said, but he believed the sitting delegates
from Michigan were entitled to their seats
Il protest" he shouted emphatically, that
this is not the place to wash the dirty linen
Of state factions"
After Salisbury there stepped to the front
Of the platform a %stalwart, mustached young
man with a red rose on the lapel of his
summer coat.
Gentlemen, l am the mar they say stole
Michigan ho shouted In a tone thai rams
to the rafters. This defiant introduction
caught the fancy of. the multitude. wnicl
sent up a great shout of laughing approval
Name, name" the galleries cried.
Stevenson" the young man yelled.
His full name was Eliot q. Stevenson. II,
is the law partner of President Cleveland,
friend and one time cabinet aide, Don Dick
inson, the man who is accused by the silveI
men with rounding UP 400 federal office
holders to swing the Detroit convention TO
gold. DeGantly he told the convention /
had no right to turn out delegates elected
by a sovereign state; that by doing so i
would establish a precedent that would re
turn to damn 1t, and to these declaration
We're returned cries of Right you are!'
BLUE-EYED SHEEHAN.
The fact that a gold sentiment predomi
mated In the audience, or that an American
crowd is invariably with the under dog
brought Mr.. Stevenson more applause thar
his predecessors when he talked from tb,
platform. Then a blue-eyed, sandy haired
we'll built young imam mounted the stage
As he turned and faced the audience with
cheer the galleries recognized "Blue-eyeC
Billy" Sheehant2.wh0 was Lieutenant gov
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