Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-07-11

wore Il Dldtk coat DullOlel up W his cIliI
He held roll of typewriter manuscript
which he laid on the desk and picked up
slip by slip reading the prayer as ne
could do without notice
Hill Is Named
AS the convention seated itself Chair
man Harrity stepped forward and with a
sharp stroke Of the gavel announced in
! ringing tones the selection of Senator
! David b. Hill as temporary chairman
The gold men leaped to their feet
with waving arms and shouted applause
Among the spectators also. there was a
| cheer of appreciation. Some enthusiastic
| delegate yelled:
Three cheers for David 3, HILL
| 5. +. Sheering of Indiana for secretary.
and John L. Martin as sergeant-at-a
We're also announced when the convention
had queted down.
! What is the pleasure of the conven-
tion?' asked Harrity calmly, if he did
not know the storm which was to follow.
The Battle Is On.
| Clayton, member of the national COM
| mlttee from Arkansas, arose. Every sill
Yer man in the hall knew the gauntlet
! was to be thrown down. They arose to
man and cheered. AS soon as Clayton
| announced that his duty was to present
a minority report. the demonstration that
| followed the announcement of the selec-
| ton of Hill was as a breeze compared
| to a cyclone. One thousand delegates
| mounted their chairs and cheered wildly
| From one thousand throats in the audi
ence came hoarse roar of applause that
| sounded like thunder.
/ They Expected Defeat
For over three minutes the demonstra-
| ton continued. 1t was renewed al sew
eral points as Clayton read the minority
| report nomina ting Senator Daniel AS
| clayton closed with an emphatic demand
| for roll call, the silverites cheered wild
| y. Whitney. Sheehan and their followers
sitting in the New York delegation had
| evidently steeled themselves for defeat
| for they chatted and smiled.
Delegate c. S. Thomas of Colorado sec
onded the demand for roll call.
| It was the purpose of the gold men to
| faunt their defiance in the face of their
silver opponents. and Chairman Harrity
| replied firmly to the cries for a vote
with the statement that as long as he
continued to preside over the convention
the deliberations would be orderly He
recognized Delegate Waller of Connecti-
cut, when order restored
with the consent Of the convention | |
will give way to the gentleman from New
Jersey. said Waller. and Mr.. McDermott, |
heavily built man with a white waist |
coat made his way to the platform and |
began to say something which merely |
brought him a storm of Louder"
Raising his voice McDermott spoke of |
New Jersey the only state north OF |
the Mason and Dixon line which had al |
ways cast its electoral vote for the nomi- |
nee of the democratic convention.
II pay tribute to John w Dan
iel, he declared and then went on to
praise the services to the party of man
who knew no faith except Il am a demo-
craft
The partsans of Senator Hill sent up
a shrill cry.
Democracy believes in the rule Of the
majority" McDermott continued but
we are here in response to precedent
and he begged the democracy not to be-
gin by violating its traditions If it had a
giants strength, save it for November
And They Turned Hill Down.
Ex-Governor Waller stepped to the
front of the platform when McDermott
sat down. His first words auieted the
delegation but he soon inspired shout |
by the dec laration that the names OF DAN
iel and Hill would be cheered together
He advised the election of Hill as tenn
porary chairman and Daniel as permanent |
chairman.
Are there other ARRANGEMENTS made?'
he asked sarcastcally.
Yes. sill" shouted Congressman Money |
of Mississippi, waving his broad brimmed
straw hat from a block Of ats directly |
below the platform.
Whitney and his fellow delegates from
New York appla uded the declaration that
Hill and Daniel should be honored to-
getfer. There an attempt a a dem
onstration when Waller shouted that he
would be the last man to bolt, but the
silver men We're very chary of giving
any applause at the conciiatory advances
of the gold men. When Waller asked if
the convention was going to turn down
Hill after another tribute to him. there
We're laughing cries of:
I'VE are, are.
Must Win the First Skirmisll.
Adro:tly he worked up to the climax
of his speech when he asked who it was
proposed to turn the man who had fought
all his life for democracy.
Turn down David 3. Hill?' he asked. |
In Gods name is this a democratic con-
vention?'
He tried to appease the silver men by in
timatine that the speech of Hill would
not be offensive; but when he asked:
''Will you turn him down?' there We're
cries Of I'VE will"
Very we'll" he shouted detiantly, and
we will fight you here and elsewhere.
This unmaskns Of the position Of the
gold men was met with a storm of hiSies
and one Of the silver men shouted:
cone vote for Mckinley.
He finished with an appeal to the ma
jority not to use brute force.
c. S Thomas. national committeeman
from Colorado was introduced amidst the
plaudits Of the silver men. He declared
t was an unheard of procedure of the
national committee to attempt to force
on the convention a chairman IN oppo-
sit:on to the ascertained will of the ma
jorty. This the reason no minority
report had been presented before a CON
vention As he proceeded the silver dele
gates cheered and cheered. especially
when he openly declared he and others OF
the west had long been Indifferent TO
what the national committee did.
He made a strong point when he told
the convention that four years ago he had
been here advocating Hills nomination
for president, and had been called down
Senator Daniel had been cried down
because he was Hills sponsor. MI |
Cleveland had control Of that convention
The majority Of the convention mad
right to name the temporary chairman.
II appeal to YOU. he concluded, to
stand by the minority report. Let 1t
not be said that in the first skirm:sh our
pckets have been driven in
The impotence of the silver men vented
itself in cries of Vote, vote. when
Thomas finished. Harrity called for Chas
Waller of Alabama. Waller proved him
self to be fry southerner and showed
feeling when he told how he had been
made to swallow bitter medicine years
ago when another democrat had been
thrust over the head of Senator Hill. rms
reference to President Cleveland passed
without notice. Waller had something 70
say about the rule of the majority, ana
turning to Chairman Harrity tiercely de-
manded to be told how the creature could
be above the master
Talked Quite Plainly.
William Tarplare Of California followed
in favor of the minority report. The
money question:" said he, lis the onIy
question in which the democracy of the
country has any interest in this cam
paign. We want the temporary chairman
Of this convention to sound the Keynote
Of the situation, which will go to :he
country the declaration Of our vows.
We are determined this keynote shall be
a silver speech in harmony with the views
of this convention.
A voley of cheers greeted this brief !
and outspoken characterization Of the is
sue on which the fight against Hill was