Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-10
CONVENTION srLNEs.


gate, to the Democratic national
convention In Chicago inlIe to veto In
the ballot for presidential candidate IL
ominour Of serious dlvlslon In the
party ranks. These men did not
"bolt,D and thereby avoided tho dra-
matte features which attend fucl ao'
ton; bu, by remaining from taking part
In the proceedings they reduce the COM
ventlon's working force lust that
much. WHOM the silver men
"bollcd - at 81. Louis they
gave tho convention opportunity 10
MI their places; hut ht Chioaeo this io
not done. The delegates who will not
vote neither take part In the proceed
ings nor allow oihen 10 DO 20, hence
the convention went ahead on a four
niths basis. GA tho nfsl ballot ibc
non.vo,ing delegates numbered lsb,
aud II the rule Of two..hirds Of the
votes oast should be applied 10 AZ 70
make that number sufficient to noml.
nate, then tho successful candidate
would require only 49I votes Instead Of
go, which would be twc.,hirde Of
tho whole convention. Should tho
number q those who refrain from
voting DO raised 10 :sl. then by the
rule named Ices than a majority ti the
whole convention could select the
candidate.
This hold-baok action Of ont.fiith Of
tho convention easily msy noan q
more serious detection from the party's
nominees aud platform than did that
ofthe "bolterA" a, 81. L5aig. The Dem.
oorAtic delegates who refuse TO vote are
tlill fuil.fledged members Of their party
and maintain ali the IL iiuence which
that fact can boar In their respective
localities. THIS feature will Md 10 the
formidable character OF sBy organized
opposition thoy may present In the
campaign; and II the threat now held
forth, OF Issuing manifesto and call.
Ing 4 new convention, be carried cut,
II will present n complication not
at all conducive to tho patty's
success. That such procedure will
be followed, however, Ia far from u
certainty, Notwithstanding the strong
feelings which the Sound money"
men display. There " stlll possl.
billy that they Will not take such
radical action, though this possibility
Il rendered slight by the selection Of
william J. Bryan.
Tue scenes at tho convention Thuu.
Gay afternoon Iuly were Of remark.
able nature. In some particulars they
displayed the Rnarchlsiio element No
charged by Governor Flower OF New
York; but In such scenes Of excite.
ment even tho display Ia not To be-
taken IN indicative OF any such real
spirit In dellbcrAllyo action 10 the
New Yorker aeemu to fear. No won.
dohthough, that when Mf. Bryan cleo.
tFiiled tho convention with his clio.
quence, old political generals were stu.
PEELED. lilo struck n popular chord anu
II was the nrst good opportunity given
for an outbursl " that feeling on the
momonlous question that had been
yelling up In tho hearts Of tho silver
delegates for months, Incapable a.
The Engllsh language IL OF conveying
aiull description OF tho scene at this
Time, that which Is told dlsplays n
marvellous picture. II Is stated that
"ch'oIs s"elled TO yelis, yells became
scrtRmt; every chair IN tho valley of
the Coliseum and every chair In the
vast wilderness ON the hillsldes. be.
came a rock On which frantic men and
women were wildly waving handler.
chiefs, canes, hats aud umbfClias-any.
thing movable; some, like men DC.
msn.ed, divosled Themselves OF their
Goals and lung them high ina the cir;
delegates rushed upon the stage
ami nhouldersd the hall LuzaI orator
and bore him IA triumph down
the aislei; louder anu louder
rhrleRed the Thousands, until the vol.
ume Of sound broke llEo gigantic
wave, and fell only to rlse pnI Jreas
again. For Elm0a, ten niinutes THE
maidouCd tumult continued
win oil the ngToo excilumont Of
such scene, II 10 no wonder that the
gold advocates iolt lhemgolyts com.
pleIeIy overwhelmed; nor Is &! any
wonder that the leaJora ofthe couvon.
ton deemed It ndvisabl, to lofur bal.
loling until today. Tho txUllumon.
was too Intense, the igrmrul too VII.
lent, for dUliueratIye Judgment AMI
posip1uemens was the wiser course.
The proceedings today grs OF
qu!eter aspect In SOME Iespec,s, though
there was not tho slightest VARIANCE
iIom the discrimination TO select oil.
yer candidate. The majority would NO,
nSms one who has not that record. /.