Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-07-17

senator tl wero then read. rs follows
First amendment: But IL should De care.
fully provicod by law at the same time that
any change in the monetary standard should
not apply 20 existing contracts p"
Second amendment; Our advocacy OF the
independent free coinage OF silver beln- based
on the belief that such coinage will effect aud
maintain a parity between gold and silver at
the ratio OF 10 To I, we declare as a pledge OF
our sincerity IN tf such FREQ coinage shalt
fan TO feet such parity within ore year from
it, enactment ty law. such coinag, shall
thereupon &c suspended"
Tillman led OF In the platform deb te ard
the sturdy south Carolina senator was given
hearty reception Unassuming I'm manner
ana having the Saro of u worliaEman. lie dld
not look the senator. but few speeches have
been anticipate with moro interest The
Misses by tho gold men were drowned b, the
cheers OF the silver contingent
During ltllman's address ho was interrupt.
ed 10y calls from every part OF the hall for
Hih. When quiet was restored Tillman said.
"Nou had just as we'll uadcrstaad AN going
To have my Say IL stay here all right"
After rulman had finished Sen tor nm ap-
peared ma began speaking for tho minority
report He was greeted with the most gem
"lne outourst OF applause yet heard Ia tho
Convention. DclcSatcs stool on chairs and
waved hats. fans Rnd handkerchiefS MT
Whitney rose With the rost and the sixht OF
MS erect ngure brought macy 70 thoIr feoL
The gsllcrics scomcd 20 rise as "A man and the
waving soa OF hats. newspapers and cvorr-
thing at hand that could DC made consplcuou,
roso and tell all over the hall Tho attempts
OF tho chair 10 still tho tuunult wero unavail-
ing, and uithou<h most OF tho Delegates ro-
sumed their seats after several minutes OF
cheering the galleries would not Ie auict and
yelled and shouted with henrty good viii
Mr. I'M began Ia slow and distinct tones
ma hniShcd his address without further inter-
ruption Mr.. Hill among othor things said
his mission hero to-day was 90 build up. not
10 destroy. He knew ho addressed "A conven-
tlon that did not agree with nii the Views he
held, but he knew they would hcar him for
lis cause New York made no apology for
South Carolina (Checra) She dtl not need IL
MOI he rosnind this great convention TINT Il
was New York city whose wealth had been 80
dccricd. that had always hccn tho Gibraltar
OF dst1ocracy. lie asserted hts afternoon
that The democratic party stood TODAY IN
favor OF gold and silver as the money OF tho
constitution, aud not FOR eithor gold or silver
alone, but differed ~ 20 IN means that should
be employed 90 attain their cnd One stdo
favored tho co-oporation OF otacr nations IL
was not u question'of courage
Mr. Villas was appldudol "a ho was intro
duccd Tho resolutions of the minority wore
presented. he said vita "A recognition thnt
ihey constituted "a protest against tho pro-
poncd nttompt at party rcvo.utloa
After Villas finished his speech VIM T. Rus
sell. OF Massachusetts. WAS recognized hy tho
chrir ana spoke for the minority report
EN-ConFrCssinbn bryan then took the plat
form TO close tho debate. lilo spoke in fnvcr
oi inc minority report Mr. lirynu wns rivcn
afousinG reception Dele ratios stood on chairs
and ohocrcd Tor sover ! minutoa The band
played we Won't go Home TIN Niotptnr'' nj
the close OF his sprcun
The oncial ballot on the minority rcrort On
PLATFORM Is go nays, 500 aycs. / not voting
This ~ six more thnn tWo-thlrdS
The amendment indorsinr tirvclaui's nn-
ministration was lost Oaicinl result. Ayes
&s, nay ooi not voting and absent o
IiliIS amendment referring To existing CON
tructr wns lost on viva vocc vote
hills amendment declaring that In cnsc tho
adoption OF the Tree coinage plank does not
maintain the parity OF silver one year after H.,
passage IL shall bo suspended. Loot on vivo
vote.
Tillman Withdrew his amendment donoune-
iug Cleveland
cail OF states on adoption OF platform do
mnndcd bv nm
1hc omcial vote IS os ayes. gli nays, moi,
voting.
~ i;i5 motion to roccas untn 800 u m.
prevailed
CoNNENTToH TATr. CHICAGO. July IO-Tho
convention wns called TO or dor al s:a0 n M bv
Its presiding oficcr. senator White. of Calf
fornia. who Immediately handed over tho
gnvcl To Rcprescntrtve Rich ,ri~on OF Ten
hessef. who acted as president 20 tom for the
evening as well as during the morning sos
sion.
The chairman informed tho convention that
roll OF states would now bo called. 40 that
nominations OF candidates for the presidency y
should he made
Scn.tor Vest OF Missouri was the frat del -
eeate 20 ascend the platform. even before tho
call OF states had got further in tho al pa bet
icHl list than the state OF Arkansas M Vest
placed Hon r. Il BLAND ia nomination for the
presidency 9th United States David Oyer
never or Kansas. and J. X Williams. OF IL
Hnois seconded tho nomination of Mr. Bland
When Georgia was called H. T. Lewis took
the platform and placed cN- Congrcssman W.
j Bryan IN nomination The convention
went Wild at the nrst montioa OF Dryan's
name. Dclerates with banners OF Georgia
North Carolina. Michigan. Nebraska. Louis
lana Mississippi md South Dakota paruded
through tho isles
l. IT, kuitz OF North Carolina Geo T. Will
liams. OF Massachusetts. aud T J Kernaa OF
Louisiana. seconded Bryan's nomination
Whom Indiana WAS called Senator Turple
took the platform ana placed IN nomination
Gov Claude NJ tthews. OF Indiana Trippett.
., California. followed seconding the nomina-
tlon OF Matthews.
Hon Fred White. OF Iowa was recognized
10 nominate eX-Gov BOloN Cheers OF a COM
paratively mild type greeted the announce
ment and the Boios banner WIS raised
Hon John : Rhea, OF Kentucky. with q
voice almost as resonant and very closely re-
scmbling that OF the senator he nominated
presented in Nomination the name OF Senator
blackburn. OF Kentucky.
w w tOOte. OF california. seconded tie
nomination Of Mr. Blackburn
When Mass chuSetts was called the chair
man OF the delegation said Massachusetts, had
Intended 70 present the name OF Gov Rnsseli
but Mr.. Russell declined 20 run on the plat
form adopted
Hr Patrick OF Onto whom the name of his
state was called. put III nomination Mr. John
II Mclean. OF Cincinnati
Chairrnan Harrity. OF Pennsylvania when
his state was called. said Pcnnsylvania n d no
candidate at this time. but when the roll of
states was called for the purpose OF ascertain
fn2 their preferences for candidates. Pennsyi-
vania would express her wishes on the sub
3ect
Virginia being called in the roll OF states
the chairman OF the delegation stated that
they had been instructed 20 present the name
OF Hon John w. Daniel but at his earnest re-
quest ma instance did not do so.
The nomination OF Mr. Blabkburn was also
seconded by Mr. J. w. 81 Clair
When the state Of Wisconsin was called
Gen Bragg. the picturesque old hero. chair
man OF the delegation. rising on a chair In his
pi &c. said: Wisconsin can not participate
ID the nomiuat'on OF any man calling himself
a democrat upon populist platform" (Great
cheers. mingled with hisses)
one OF the delegates from tho state followed.
saying that on the part Of some OF the dele
gates from Wisconsin he desired 20 second
the nomination OF Joe Blackburn. OF Ken
tucky
Al the close of the call OF the rom OF states. ..