Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-12

of the democratic party have mostly gone over to Mckinley. (Cheers) 1 am not free silver man; I do not believe in free silver, but do believe that the democratic party has started great revolution for the good of the people. But for free silver (which I think is wrong) you have inaugurated a move ment for the good of humanity, and therefore I am with you heartily. MT. Fithian fills the bill. He comes from state that is pivotal, and l hope to God that you will nominate him.. (Ap- plause.l
 Governor Pennoyer
 Hon. NJ M. Miller of Oregon said he rose to place in nomination a man who had been twice governor of the great state of oregon as the democratic neIli- nee, notwiths tanding- the fact that the state was 10,000 repubIican-a man re- gently nominated mayor of the great metropolis of the northwest-l1x Gov. Sylvester Pennoyer. (Faint applause) When he was governor of Oregon, con- tinued MT. Miller, the railroad companies had trouble with their men and he went upon the scene of action and ne said to the corporations: Pay your men and you will have no more trouble" They paid their men and he did not call out the mllltil (Cheers) He is in hearty sympathy with labor and all the great labor movements of this country will indorse him. 1 appeal to you to reeog- nize the Pacific coast and nominate Ex- Governor lennoyer. s' F-
 Senator White retired temporarily, leaving Representative Richardson oI Tennessee to preside over the convention.
 MT. William R. Burke of Los Angeles, Cal, presented the name of Arthur Sew all of Maine as a man who "strove for liberty himself"
 Mir. Showalter of Missouri presented the name of Joseph c. Sibley of Penn GUIVania EnOl<a of tlR candidate as a modern Moses, endowed with the cour- age of a Jackson and destined under Heaven to lead the American people from bondage into liberty. The name of Slb- ley on the ticket would, Mir Showalter said, add strength and solidity to it. (Cheers.) sfre
 MT. c. s. Thomas of Colorado seconded the nomination of MT. Sewall as man of distinguished ability and business ca- pacity and lifelong devotion to the cause of democracy, and whose name Will hli up and round out the work performed by the convention yesterday.
 Senator Daniel.
 MT. O. w. Powers of Utah presented the name of Senator Daniel of Virginia. He lauded the democracy as the party whose principles were equal rights to all and unjust determinations to none.
 You have inaugurated," he said, "a new era, wherein silver and gold, the twin money metals, shall go hand in hand as God intended, scattering bless ings on every side. I desire now, in be- half of the youngest state of the union, the state whose star was placed on the flag last Saturday, to suggest the name of John w. Daniel of Virginia for vice president I present 1t without his re- quest and without his knowledge"
 MT. Jones of Virginia acknowledged the compliment paid to his state, but said that he had been instructed by Sen no, al fo should be presented as a candidate for vice presi-- dent, that under no circumstances should 1t be voted on in the convention.
 MT. F. P. Morris of Illinois seconded the nomination of MT. Sibley, and spoke of him as a man whose name and ner, sonality would consume iniquities and destroy corruption
 ..If." he added, you link his name to that of the masterful orator from Ne braska you will be inscribing victory on all your banners as the stars shine at midnight and the sun shines at noon time."
 nomination of MT. Mclean, and spoke Of him as the man who had fhrough the Cincinnati Enquirer) made this silver convention possible.
 MT. George w. Illinois spoke in support of the nomination Of MT. SID ley, "Pennsylvania' honored son." All though MT. Sibley had been represented IS n DOpul1St ne was as BUOu uciuo- crat as any man who had seat in the convention. It was true that MT. Sibley differed with President Cleveland and had the courage to express his opinions re- gardless and fearless of the administra- ton and everybody else And 1t seemed 10 him that MT. Sibley's criticism of the ad- ministration could not be found fault With in a convention which had by nearly two-thirds majority refused to sustain a resolution commenting the administra- tion of MT. Cleveland.
 MT. John Scott of Bath, Me-, spoke in praise of MT. Arthur Sewall of Maine as one of the leading business men of New England, and as president of national bank; as a man whose ships spread their white wings to the winds of every ocean and carried the American flag to the uttermost parts of the earth. He could not promise that the delegation from Maine would be behind MT. Sewalps nomination.
 He could promise that next November MT. Sewall would have the democracy of Maine behind him. (Cheers)
 "Wreathed," he said, with the sun flower of Nebraska, the pine flower of Maine, and next November these flowers entwined will prove more threatening to the little Napoleon of Ohio than the march of the Pruesians proved to the great Napoleon at Waterloo" (Cheers)
 This closed the nomination oratory, and the ballots began at noon.