The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-07-11
FREE SILVER VICTORIOUS.
Gaia Men Routed in the First Onset
Daniels Defeats Hill for Temper
AIRY Chairman.

CHICAGO. July The full silver
committee met at the Sherman HOuse
today for final conference before repair
ing 10 the convention. The special
work in hand was the preparation 81 8
programme fyr the proceedings CT
today. which Was done a. follows.
/. Resolution for the adoption 81
temporary rules Mover, Senator
White, q California.
q Motion for the appointment OF
committees and the reference Of
resolutions Mover. Governor HOgg
Of Texas.
g. Motion to adjourn and for recess
to De made By Senator Jones. Of
Arkansas.
4. Floor managers during the
temporary organization, executive
cnLmittee-
5. Daniel. on platform.
The committee Of members present
pledged their entire delegations 70
stand by this programme and to support
no resolutions offered b any one else
except there should be q necessity for
further action than here indicated, in
which case the movers Of motions viii
be designated By the conference on the
floor
TIE gayel dropped at 10 minutes
before clock On a hall that had lows
Of empty seats a. the edges furthest
from the platform Chairman Harrity
as he stepped forward 70 the desk
provoked round Of applause from the
Eastern delegates reinforced BY many
Southern and Western men. when
HarrIty commanded the convention 70
be in order. his voice easily carried
over the tumult to the fnrthest corner,
testing the acoustic qualities Of the
hall with the most satisfactory results.
9Gentlemen Of the convention viii
rise for prayer. the chairman said.
and there was clatter Of chairs az the
body in the center hall came mp to It's
feet Hith considerable confusion
Chaplain. Rev. Edward M. Stires.
stepped forward and delivered an
earnest prayer.
At the conclusion Of the prayer
Chairman Harrity announced the
selection OF Senator David B. Hill for
temporary chairman and s P sheerin.
Of Indiana. for secretary. The gold
men responded with a shout and three
cheers were given for Hill. Mr.. Harrity
then asked. What Is the pleasure Of
the cgnventionf
Mr. Clayton. a member Of the
national committee from Alabama.
arose.
Every silver man and every spectator
Ia the hall knew the gauge Of battle
was u be thrown down and they arose
as man. As soon as they became
silent ne announced his duty to present
the minority report, and the demon
stration that followed the announce
ment Of the selection of Hill s name
was as a breeze compared to a cyclone.
Clayton read the minority report
nominating Senator Daniels.
As he concluded with the emphatic
demand for a roll call on the proposition
the silver men again cheered wildly.
Hill, Whitney, Sheehan and Fellows.
sitting in the New York delegation,
had evidently steeled themselves 70
defeat.
Delegate c. S. Thomas, Of Colorado,
seconded the demand for a roll call.
McDermott paid tribute to Daniels.
Governor Waller followed. He
advocated the election of Hill as
temporary chairman and Daniels as
permanent. Whitney and his fellow
delegates from New York applauded
the declaration that Hill and Daniels
should he adhered, but the determined
silver men were very chary Of giving
any applause. When he appealed to
know IL the convention was going to
turn down David b. Hill there were
laughing cries 1--WE are, We are. -
Adroitly he worked up to the climax of
his speech when he asked who it was
they proposed TO turn dOwni the man
who had fought all his life for
Democracy
Turn down David b. Hillf' he
asked.
In Gods name is this Democratic
conventionf'
He tried to appease the silver men by
intimating that the speech Hill would
deliver would not be offensive, but
when he asked will you turn him
downf' there were cries of we will
Very well, then. he shouted
defantly, turn him down and we will
| fight you here and elsewhere.
| He finished with appealing to the
majority not to use their brute force.
The motion to substitute Daniels f01
Hill carried.
When Virginia was reached Daniels
voted no. Hill refrained from voting
when New York was reached.
Vote resulted in favor of substituting
Daniels for Hill $50 against 343.