Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-07-10
BRYAN.

to destroy. re knew ne addresses 'ss',coi-tr
tion that did not agree with all the views he
held, but he knew they would hear him for
his cause New York made no apology for
South Carolina (Choers) She did not need it.
Neei he remind this great convention that it
was New York city whose wealth had been so
decried that had always been the Gibraltar
of democracy. He asserted this afternoon
that the democratic rarty stood to-day in
favor OF gold and silver as the money of the
constitution, and not for either gold or silver
alone, but differed as to the means that should
be employed to attain their end One side
favored the cooperation Of other nations. 1t
was not question of courage
Senator Fill brought his speech to close
by ecapitulation OF the defects he found In
the platform and said there was still time to
remedy them in part
AS he returned to his delegation he was
cheered as no other speaker had been since
the opening ofthe convention. The demon
stration over Senator Hill was at its height
when Senator Villas ascended the platform to
support his New York colleagues argument
Mr.. villas was applauded as he was intro
duced. The resolutions OF the minority were
presented, he said. with a recognition that
they constituted protest against the pro-
posed attempt at party revolution
The question about to be decided was mo-
mentous painfully so. II the majority per-
sisted in its revolutionary methods. they wero
sure TO meet a fearful penalty.
Mr.. Villas told of the change in wages and
prices during the decade just passed The
foreign debt was pledged to be paid in gold
and for every foreign debtor creditor would
be injured-one Of our own people He pro-
tested against the assumption that this was
a nation Of dishonest. debtors. (Applause)
After Villas finished his speech VIM f. Rus
sell of Massachusetts, was recognized by the
chair and spoke for the minority report
BrvnD then took the t1lo
form to close the debate He spoke in favor
Of the minority report Mr.. Bryan was given
. rousing reception Delegates stood on chairs
and cheered for several minutes The band
played 1--WE Won't go Home Till Morning" at
the close of his speech.
gates which surrounded the Nebraska delega-
tion. 1t was an attempt to stampede the con-
vention for Bryan
Delegates bearing the state signs marched
in the circle around the delegates seats All
were in line except l6 states, most of the ex-
ceptions being the gold states.
Gilroy held down the New York standard to
prevent the enthusiastic delegates from other
states placing it in line.
After order had been partially restored,
Senator Hill was recognized. He moved the
adoption of the financial plank of the minor
ity report, and asked for call OF states.
The ballot on the substitute financial plank
defeated the vote to that time was IG5: neces-
sary maj jority 4G5 The vote OF Ohio was chal-
lenged
The Official ballot on the minority report on
platform is G90 nays, 1903 ayes; not voting.
This is six more than two-thirds
At 3:45 Hill was recognized and'moved a roll
call on resolutions indorsing the present ad.
ministration
The amendment indorsing Cleyeland's an.
minIstration was lost Oficial result: Ayes
357 nays 564; not voting and absent9
Hill's amendment referring to existing con-
tracts was lost on viva voce vote.
Hills amendment declaring that in case the
adoption of the free coinage plank does moi
maintain the parity Of silver one year after its
passage it shall be suspended, lost on viva
voce vote.
Tillman withdrew his amendment denounc-
ing Cleveland
Call OF states en- adoption of platform dc.
manded by Hill
The uncf1icialvote is 6s ayes, 3ol nays, not
voting
At '4;47 a motion TO recess until 800 p m,
prevailed
At S:3O Thursday afternoon the United Press
received the following telegram from Patricl
Walsh: Il an, Instructed by Georgia's dele.
cation to vote 30 votes cor w. J. Bryan fol
president
The !.au s!ann de'cg1 ion took its first ac.
liou oA p.e-tia III =. pr terence Immediately
al;'r t". r n ,CynorstrGtion by voting tS
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