The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-10

. .9, Howe1 cAnnos uri'e INC OUT OIL tne
New York makes no apologies TO
South Carolina" was an exclamation which
called forth volume Of cheers. In his trib-
lives today. and hope it viii live forever"
Another utterHnce was do not make the
test OF Democratic loyfAy hang upon
single ratio" All OF these awoke re-
sponsive echo. Perhaps the most significant
utterance he made was when he argued that
Inc majority report would commit the Demo-
cratic party to the issue of paper money,
and exclaimed: IT cannot follow any such
revolutionary steps" He condemned the
plank which opposes life tenure for our su-
preme judges, and when 1t came to a ques-
uon or refusing to issue bonds he said: ut
means Reputation pure and simple" Refer
Ing TO the claim of the silver men that the
Populists would indorse the nominee of this
convention, he exclaimed: who authorizes
q Democratic convention" I have selected
only few of the sentences which called
1ortn outbursts of applause, taking those of
special significance as sample of the tenn
per of the audience. Senator Hills voice is
Dot strong enough for so large building
put no speech save one has been SO thor
is greater testimonial than the idle wells OF
the rabble. When he took his seat there
were thunders of applause. and scores of
aslegates gathered around him, personally to
me next speaker was Senator Villas of
Wisconsin, who also spoke in behalf of the
minority report. The senator is an excellent
speaker, but the Hill episode evidently made
the audience depreciate and hundreds began
leaving before Villas could open his mouth
Many of the delegates, too, knowing that
the debate was merely perfunctory and would
not cnange vote, went out into the re-
rreshment portion of the building making
SO much confusion that the speech, which
reads excellently was entirely lost in that
audience Ex-Gov. Russell, of Massachusetts,
concluded the speeches of the gold side. He
commanded far better attention than Villas
ana was much applauded but by no means
equal to that which was extended to Hill.
speak and l have right to speak to my
commonwealth" was one of his sentiments
ana after warning the silver people of the
great error they were making, he exclaimed:
I'VE Of the minority will be hailed as the
ark of the covenant
BRYAN's ELooUENCE.
And now came the event Of the day and
OF the convection. An event which has had
few parallels In any previous convention W.
J. Bryan, of Nebraska was to close the de-
bate in behalf of the silver men and as he
mounted the platform the silver delegates
DroKe Iorth In torrents of wild 10y. They
mounted their chairs and screamed like mad
BY far greater number of the delegates
cneered Bryan than those who shouted for
Hill. but while the enthusiasm of the dele
gates aroused the audience very considerably.
the applause by the galleries was not as pro-
nounced as 1t was for HILL 1t was =. >>n-
utes Derore ne could utter a word and whss
ne announced that he came there ''to plead
cause as holy as the cause Of liberty. the
cause Of humanity" there was another out
Durst. He too received the closest attention
and as his voice is stronger than Hills and
his delivery almost beyond criticism, it was
delightful oratorical effort. I'VE have been
GoW we 20 de ehe r, he said
ances which was cheered to echo was: "Old
leaders have been cast aside and new leaders
have come up."
Another: sit is not a question of nersons
but of principles Another which seemed to
oengnt the crowd was: There is not state
advocating the gold standard which is not
absolutely in control of the Republican
party" He argued If the gold standard is
good thing why should we try to get rid
OF 1T by international agreement, and If 1t
Is pad thing, why should we wait? Burn
down your cities'' he exclaimed land thew
will be rebuilt, but wipe out the produc-
tons of your prairies and grass will grow
in the streets of every country" These
passages led to frequent outbursts of ap-
plause and his speech throughout was re-
ceived by the delegates with greater enthu-
siasm than that Of Hills. The matchess or
atory OF the man commanded applause even
from those who differed from him in senti-
ment. When he concluded, the silver dele
gates fairly went crazy. They mounted their
chairs; they jumped up and down; they
danced,
THEY HOOTED, THEY SHOUTED.
they yelled. in fact they whooped 'er up.
One Of the Indian territory delegates put
plug hat upon pole which bore the stand
ard of the territory and waved it high in
the air, and this began the Selling of state
standards by various delegations waving
them high in the air, and finally gathering
into cluster about the seats of the Nebraska
delegation. Enthusiastic and excited men
lifted Bryan upon their shoulders, holding
him as high as possible in the air, while the
state standards were clustered about him.
1t reminds me of the scene in the Repub-
lican convention of 1880, when Gen. Garfield
was nominated for president.
Following this clustering of standards a
Nnd nj he Cfo ord h<.or
up and down the aises of the hail. shout
ing. laughing, singing and cheering as they
went. The brass band in the gallery over
the platform and another band in the spec
tators gallery, played their loudest notes
while this scene was in progress, but only
an occasional strain could be heard by the
audience. SO great was the tumult While at
the outset OF organs remarks, the audience
had not Joined near so generally in applause
as they did for Hill, they seemed to have, at
this concluding episode, contagious inspira-
ton, and, apparently every man and woman
in the building outside of the gold delegates
were on their feet yelling or waving their
handkerchiefs.
1t was about as nearly unanimous as ap-
plause In public gatherings ever reaches.
Even while 1t was in progress. word began
to go about that Bryan had made himself the
presidential candidate of the Democratic
party by his mastery speech. History was
recalled, and Garfeld's speech for Sherman
which made him the presidential nominee,
was remembered, and not few predicted
stampede OF the convention Tor Bryan. The
violent applause continued for twelve min
utes. and 1t was over fifteen minutes before
order was restored. that the roll Of states
could be called for vote on the platform.
The vote was first taken on the minority re-
port, and showed that the silver men had
626 votes. or s more than two-thirds of the
convention. On the order of the platform
itself there were yeas 62S. to nays 301. or s
more than the necessary two-thirds. AS $50
comprises the convention, $40 makes the
two-thirds to nominate, though the Bland
MI Qro oIo frnfnc hat h.
not vote. it should be thirds of those
voting and not two-thirds of the whole con-
vention which should make the ticket. This
would.of course, be revolutionary, but the
Democratic party is being revolutionized Just
now. and a little revolution, more or less,
don't make much difference. 1t was D. m.
when recess to p. m. taken.
H. P, Hall.
Btcyclfsts Ride Too Fast.