The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-09

that by doing so IL would establish q
precedent that would return to damn Il,
and TO these declarations were returned
cries, Right you are"
The fact that the gold sentiment pre-
dominated IN the audience, or that an
American crowd is invariably with the
under dog, brought Mr.. Stevenson more
applause than his predecessors when he
walked from the platform.
"Blue-cyed Billy" Sheehan, who was
lieutenant governor OF New York for
four years, and who is consideded one
OF the past grand commanders Of poll
tics, next spoke lie, too. protested
against unscating the gold delegates.
His intsnets knowledge OF political
precedents enabled him TO make
strong argument against regularity OF
the contesting delegates. He declared
that the purpose of the silver men of the
convention wag 10 secure a majority OF
the Michigan delegation I'm order to vote
them as unit for silver and thus in
crease their majority to the requisite
two-thirds 70 nominate. You fear"
he said, that you may be obliged to
Rbrogate the time-honored two-thirds
rule IL you DO not do this. / appeal TO
you TO stay your hand This conven-
tion wGs begun in revolution; in Gods
name do not end IL in revolution" With
this parting shot air. Sheehan retired.
His place WAS taken by j. w Blake of
Texas. wko made q violent speech in
favor OF seating the silver men, He
charged that "a was notorious that the
Michigan convention had been packed
snd manipulated by Office holders. THE
whole Internal delegation should, in my
h.. he.
nestiy.
Delegate Knight, one OF the Michigan
silver dclcg tss, replied to Mr.. Steven
fon. He said that ii was notorious that
the silver INea elected majority of 200
to the Michigan convention. "As soon
as the administration at washington
ascertoiued this fact" lie continued,
"Mr stevenson was hastily summoned
to Washington for conference with the
great ch.ef"
II say lie." yelled Mr.. Stevenson.
mounting "A chair and facing the dele
safe. There 10 not enc word of truth
ia that stntcr1ert,.'
MIR. McKnight insisted on his state
ment and proceeded TO describe the
methods by which the control OF the
convention had been wrested FROM them.
In conclurlGn ho predicted that Michi-
gan would give $4,000 Democratic ma
jority II "A free silver platform was
adopted.
The Michigan delegates were becom-
ing Searis0mc, so when Delegate
Brucker from that state, began TO talk,
the people began 60 cry for vote. Mr..
Brucker however. stirred them TO yell,
by declaring that while he had always
been a free silver man, he believed the
silvcritcs had enough delegates TO elect
free silver president on free silver
platform, without committing highway
robbery.
Charles $. Thomas. the Colorado mem
Der Of the national committee. spoke in
q similar strain, saying that the conven-
tion could not commit a greater wrong
than 10 nominate n candidate who did
not represent the wishes of the ma
jority Such a wrong would be To over
turn the officially expressed wishes OF
a sovereign state. Mr.. Thomas thought
that virtue which discovered so late
that IL had been outraged. should be
looked upon with suspicion.
Judge O. w. Powers Of Utah followed
lie inquired why. II the cause OF the