The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-07-10
THE ORCIE
STILL CONTINUES
Passionate Appeals by Tillman and
Bryan Work the Convention
Into Frenzy.
GROVER MoCRED AND ABUSED
Gold Men Sit Stolid and tnmOysd Amid the
kaylns Of Standards and the Shouts
Of the Silver BsdIamitss--The
Disgrace 20 End Today

tlufN VI lHt 1hih'uHl houhg saw hu'
silver-helmeted gladlators In the arena
overpower the gold phalanx and plant
the banner Of silver upon the ramparts
OF Democracy They saw what may
prove the disruption Of the great po-
llticai party. amid scenes OF enthusi-
asm such a. perhaps never before oc-
CURED IN a national convention. They
saw 10000 people with imaglnations in
famed by the burning words OF pas
pionate oratory swayed like windswept
fields. they heard the awful roar Of
gO.00O voices burst like a volcano
against the reverberating dome over
head. they saw a man carried upon
the shoulders OF others intoxicated
with enthusiasm. Amidst the tumult
and turbulence they listened to ap-
peals. 20 threats. TO cries for mercy.
and finally they watched the Jubilant
majority seat It's delegates and the
vNnquished stalk sulleniy forth into
daylight
The battle for the supremacy OF
Democratic principles was fought in a
session that lasted from II o'clock in
the morning until shortly before
o'clock In the afternoon. Each side
sen, It's champions to the forum. Sem
ator Tillman. OF South Carolina; Sem
ator Jones. Of Arkansas: ex-Congress-
man Bryan. OF Nebraska, crossed
swords with Senator Hlll Of New
York: Senator Villas. OF Wisconsin, and
Ex-Governor Russell. OF Massachusetts,.
Senator Hin aroused the gold forces TO
their widest enthusiasm. and Bryan,
the boy orator OF the Platte" set the
silver men ahame. The demonstra-
ton for Hill lasted about eighteen min
utes. Although more protracted than
that which greeted Bryan, II was Of
a different nature. The latter was a
spontaneous outburst OF enthusiasm
klndled by the touch OF magnetic elo-
quence. Old political generals were
stuplhed. II ballot for nomination
had been taken II would have been a
stampede, When II was all over votes
were taken. hrst on the minority sub
stitute for the platform. offered by
Senator Hill. which was defeated, e26
20 $50; then on the resolution to en-
dorse the administration. which was
beaten. SS7 to 5ei. and lastly on the
adoption OF a platform which was car
ried, 62s to SOL
Following is the vote on the plat
form as a whole: Alabama, yes, %;
Arkansas, yes. IS; California, yes, IS;
Colorado. yes, s; Connecticut no, IL;
Delaware. yes /. no 8; Florida, yes 5,
no 8; Georgia, yes 26; Idaho, yes 6;
Illinois, yes IS; Indiana, yes 80; Iowa,
yes s6: Kansas. yes 20; Kentucky, yes
26 Louisiana. yes l6; Maine. yes 2, no
10; Maryland, yes 1. no IL; Massachu-
setts. yes 3. no %. Michigan, yes 2S;
Minnesota, yes, 6; no IL, not voting
/; Mississippi, yes is; Missouri, yes
%, Montana, yes, 6; Nebraska, yes
l6 Nevada. yes 6; New Hamp-
shire, no S; New Jersey, no 20;
New York, no 70; North Carolina, yes
90; North Dakota, yes 6; Ohio, yes 45;
Oregon, yes s; Pennsylvania, no g.;
Rhode Island, no S; South Carolina,
yes IS; South Dakota. no s; Tennessee,
yes %; Texas. yes 80; Utah. yes 6; YER
mont. no s: Virginia, yes "a; Washing
ton, yes s. no s; West Virginia, yes IL;
Wisconsin. no "a: Wyoming. yes 6; AL
aska no 6; Arizona, yes 6; District of
Columbia. yes 6; New Mexico, yes 6;
Oklahoma, yes g. Indian Territory,
yes G. Total, yes, 62S; no, SOi; not vot-
ing /.
Senator Tillman, after the rejection
OF the resolution to endorse the ad-
ministration. withdrew his resolution
to censure the administration. "The
administration stands condemned by
that vote" was his comment. "A
brave man never strikes a fallen foe"