The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-08

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be temporary chairman ef Democratic
| convention.
Loud cries of "No'' greeted this re-
mark, to which Col. Fellows retorted
with the quotation about Protesting
too much. "
who is he? Who is heg' shouted the
delegates as w. B. Marsden of Louisiana
WAS recognized and assembled the plat
form.
Mr. Marsden began to get troubled at
the beginning. He professed no enmity
to Senator Hill but declared that instead
OF the majority attempting to trample
on the minority, it was the minority
that would trample ON the majority.
Loud misses followed this sentiment. Mr.
Marsden was further interrupted by
cries for Hill. By this time the audi
ence began to realize that Mr. Marsde n
was drinking huge quantities of ice
| water from Chairman Harrity's pitcher.
At the third drink they began to laugh
derisively; at the fourth the vehemence
increased, and whom Mr.. Marsden, after
waving his handkerchief at his hearers
In val1 attempt to secure silence,
placed the glass to his lips the fifth time,
the laughter and cheers became uproari-
| GUS and he was forced to sit down.
The power OF the water pitcher and
glass on the audience began to be realized
about this time by the Louisiana dele
gate who smiled broadly as he took his
sixth drink.
| During the rare periods of compara-
tive silence, while Mr.. Marsden was on
| the platform, he managed 30 say that
David B. Hill did not represent the ma
| jority of tine convention and should not
| be chosen. He was finally Obliged to
desist and sit down amid renewed cheer
ing and derisive laughter.
Hon. John W. Duncan of Texas fol-
lowed. He said they loved the name of
| David B. Hill down in Texas, and wished
it was in their power to honor him. But
the silver men were terribly in earnest
and could not support any man by whose
election disloyalty to silver mighu be i'm
piled. 1t was the opponents of silver who
| had forced the issue ON them, and they
proposed to meet it at once. He closed
SO abruptly that cries of $50 on" were
raised.
| @. J. Ladd Of Illinois spoke for. the
minority report. He wanted to say, he
said, that as a member of the Democratic
party and Democratic family, there was
no family quarrel. The gentlemen from
New York and Connecticut could not
say word in praise of Senator Hill that
was not echoed by all Democrats, and
/ 1t was SO of Senator Daniel. The man
| to be nominated must be a man of tn 9
majority. the convention knew perfect
ly well, If the gentleman from New York
were elected, he would make an able
speech. No man doubted that. 1t would
be a New York speech and would keep
Them explaining it.Uo their Republican
enemies all through the campaign. This
| I1yy v1i% 1or ND
applause.
The national committee had made q
report; might it not be voted against
That was the greatest of time honored
Democratic principles. Mr.. Ladd main
tained in closing that the majority
should rule. and was cheered to the echo
as he took his seat.
J. W. St. Clair of West Virginia led
OFF, by declaring that he came here as
firm friend of free coinage of silver as
any one. he must say to his silver
friends that they were making a mis-.
take. This was received with partial
cheers. He followed by urging them tc
proceed to elect Democratic President
by Democratic methods. What harm, be
said, ,scould David B. Hill do in the chair.
He himself was too good a silver man to
be influenced by speech from David b.
Hill or anybody else. He referred tc
the convention of 1894, ana remarked
that some Of them lived to regret that
they had not followed tho lead of the
minority in that convention. This was
received with shouts of laughter.
Then Chairman Harrity said: "Unlesi
the majority Of the convention shall
otherwise instruct, the chair will direct
the call of roll Immediately after the
next speaker has closed. 1t is for the
delegates to decide"
This declaration apparently meu the
unanimous approval Of the convention
and the chair added that, recognizlns
this to be the sentiment Of the conven
tion, he would again recognize Mr.. Clay
ton of Alabama to close the debate.
Mr.. Clayton proceeded to proclaim him
self as the friend of David B. Hill, nov
as four years ago. Mr.. Hill would sup
port the nominee of the convention anC
would reiterate his declaration for the
independent, free and unlimited coinage
of silver in line with that great Elmirs
speech. 1t was said that the convention
was violating tradition. What tradition
Read the writings of our fathers; search
them In vain, and tell him what wai
found there that was now applicable. Il
would be shown that a majority Of Demo
Gratis were entitled to rule in Demo
cratic convention Mr. Clayton conclud.
ed that he wanted free and unlimited
coinage OF silver and free. and unlimited
speech.
Chair man Harrity then put the
question, which was the adoption
of the minority report, and ordered the
roll call.
The roll of states was called. When
Iowa was reached the vote announced, &c
ayes, was challenged. A roll call of the
delegation was demanded and the result
was 10 ayes and nays. Chairman
Harrity stated that as the delegation had
been instructed to act as unit, the vote
would be recorded as 26 ayes. The vote
of Kentucky was challenged on the
ground that the delegation was in
struoted to vote as q unit and the chair
again ruled that he roll might be called
to test the accuracy of the vote. Aa
Senator Black burns name was called
and he voted "aye" there were cheers.
and demonstrations of dissent and op-
position when two delegates voted mo"
| The chairman repeated his ruling, that
under the unit rule the whole
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