The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-16


The roll was called The announce
ment of the yote-55G 10 @is ia favor
Of Daniel was received with brief
demonstration By The silver victorf.
Delegate> waved their hat. .ud the
spectators in the galler:r~ rnrer"d.
When y Ne@ ! ork Wa. called !th d1d
not yo'e. when Virginia VAS cs.lrd
Daniel voted .or Hill, thus uigerer-
aiIIug hat gentleman in courtesy.
Senator Daniel addressed III. cou-
vention in 4 speech. the Keynote of
which was silver at IL to without r.-
gard 10 any International agreement.
The convention then adjourned TIL
"Wednesday at 10 O'Clock.
Wednesday.
The silver men had boasted the day
before that they had everything their
own way and We're going 10 rush things
through at n lively rate. They boasted
that ell the business of the conyen-
ton would be finished on "Wednesday.
But the gold men showed them better
Though greatly in the minority, they
battled for every inch and only gave
way to superior numbers. The silver
men were winning victory like Grant
won victory over Lee-nou by gener-
alship, but by overwhelming force.
They found themselves effectually
stopped from making lone day CON
ventiOn.
Chairman Daniel called the conven-
ton to order at 10 30 o'clock. The com-
mittees were not ready to report, and a )
usual prominent men were called out
to speak. Among these were Gov
ernor Hogg, of Texas, Senator Black
burn and Governor Altgeld, all of
whom aroused great enthusiasm. An
other speaker was George Fred Will
llams, OF Massachusetts. He had ust
become convert to the silver cause
IN spite of his surroundings in gold
bugdOm. He had studied the question
as citiZen-nOt as a shylock, banker
or money gambler.
His first sentence, "This is not a sec
tional convention brought the silver
men to their feet like regiment an
sWering to the word Of command, and
when he declared that "this is bat
tie for the restoration of the union of
the States" the shout made the roof
rattle.
This is no transfer of the seat OF
power from the Atlantic to the Mis-
sissippi,' he continued, and the cries
went up hear him." 81 speak he
said, sin behalf of the honest capital
of New England, in behalf of the hon
est toll and in behalf of the millions
whose spindles now are silent. Our
customers have been ruined" he de-
clared, and this new portrayal of the
silver issue was received with marked
approval.
THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE.
The committee on credentials had
two cases before it and on the action
of that committee depended the i'm
pOrtant fact as to whether the silver
men would finally have a two-thirdi
ma ority, and thus have full power ! t(
name a candidate as we'll as to adopt
platform. The contested cases were
from Nebraska and Michigan. The
| Nebraska case was quickly disposed
of by seating the silver delegation
headed by VIM. J. Bryan. The golC
faction was creation of Jackass
Sterling Morton, who now sits in the
office of Secretary of Agriculture il
Cleyeland's cabinet.
While the strains of 81 ust Tell Then
That You Saw Me" were floating over
the convention, the Nebraska silver
delegation came marching in, bearing
on their shoulders their champion
VIM. J. Bryan. A big banner accom-.
panied the delegation. The Nebras
kan was given great ovation. Tht
huge royal purple banner of the VIM
j. Bryan Club was finally carried tt
the platform and planted in full view
of the audience.
The convention then adjourned til
five o'clock p. Ii.
EVENING SESSION.
During the recess the credential
committee had been wrestling witt
the contested case from Michigan
That State had twenty-eight votes il
the convention. A ajorlty of tn
members were gold men, and unde
the unit rule this majority could cas-
the entire twenty-eigh votes for tn
gold side. While this remained so tn
, silver men could not have a twO-third
ma jOrity necessary to nominate a can
didate. If they could take adyantag
Of the contest to unseat four gold mel
. in the Michigan delegation and pu
silver men in their places, then ther
would be a majority of silver men i
F., that delegation and they could swim
the twenty-eight votes to the silve
side. This would give the silver me
more than the twO-thirds ma jOrity S
l badly wanted. The silver men havin
+, ma jority on the credentials commit
tee, of course ma jOrity report wa
g made that four gold delegates be uI
seated. A minority report was mad
l in favor of allowing the gold delegate
! to keep their seats, And then ther
was fight that lasted for hours.
l 1t was notorious fact that whe
!, the State Democratic convention
n Michigan met, it was thought to hav
q a hundred and fifty majority in fave
y of silver. But the gold men capture
: it and there was much ado about
= During the fight over the committee
S report there stepped to the front
: the platform a stalwart, blonde mou
e tached young man with red rose G
e the lapel of his coat.
e "Gentlemen, | am the man they ss
e stole Michigan" he shouted in tor
:. that rang to the rafters. This defia1
a introduction caught the funny multi
ii tude, which sent up great shout
e laughter.
re "Name, name," the galleries cried.
q "Stevenson," the young man yelle
's His full name was Eliot G. Stevenso
LIZ 40 oAAS ID" POI ouCA VI
l. Cleveland's friend and one time cat
y net aide "Don" Dickinson, and Il
of man who is accused by the silver m,
4 with rounding up four hundred Fe
le eral office holders to swing the d
N troit convention for gold. Defiant
he told the convention that it had
re right to turn out delegates chosen
IN a sovereign State, that by doing SO
81 would establish lrecedent tn
IL would return to damn it, and to tho
1e declarations were returned cries
le fright you are"
"a j. w. Blake, of Texas, made a vi
II. lent speech in favor Of seating the S
ne yer men. He charged that it was 4
lg torious that the Michigan conventi
had been packed and manipulated
rn office holders.
ne 1.-The whole Internal deleeati
should in my opinion be turned GU
en- he said earnestly, and many of the S
lr. yer delegates on the floor seemed
n agree with him from the manner