The San Francisco call., 1896-07-09

1t was started from the delegates from
the Eastern States, and the refrain was
taken up by the galleries and carried to
the roof. Itwas indeed period OF intense
excitement. 1t was the first pronounced
expression OF sentiment on the part of the
advocates of the yellow metal and their
friends.
For short time it looked like stam-
pede of the convention by this compact
and thoroughly organized element. Flags
were waved, hats were tossed up, women
stood on chairs and cheered, side by side
with the men, all seemed carried away by
this sudden expression of devotion to
Tammany and the old Democracy of what
was once affectionately alluded to by the
American people as the Empire State of
the Union.
When the time came for the silver men
to cheer it was thought bv some that the
empire had moved westward. The DEM
onstration of the silverites was provoked
when the chair announced the result of
the ballot. and it was shown that they had
large majority in the convention reject
ing the amendment and sustaining the
original report of the majority of the COM
ing delegates from Michigan. These dele
gates are united for silver, and as they are
in the majority they will carry Michigan.
which is pledged to the unit rule, twenty
eight strong, in to the camp of the white
metallists.
The specta Gle was magnificent. A long,
united chorus of voices seemed to swell up
from the very grou nd, it was carried
through the rows of silve delegates and
thence to the galleries, gain ing additional
force as it careered along to the upper Sec
tions of the Coliseum and spent its fury
in the open air beyond. The music of the
band was lost in the volume of voice that
rose up from a solid, aggressive, excited
angry. silver multitude. The sea of faces
was vast mirror that cast forth ihous.
and varied reflections under the rays of
tha electric lights. The scene dazzied, ex-
cited the senses, bewildered the compre.
hension.
The vote showed that the silver men
had handsome majority in the conven-
ton. They polled $50 votes against 36S
by the enemy. The result was most cheer
ing to the silver men and they are conf
| dent that they will be able to control the
convention, even if the two-thirds rule is
allowed to stand. As to candidates they
were not heard of in the advance skirmish
of the gold and silver men to-day. II is
not likely that vote on candidates will
be reac he'd tomorrow.
The day will be consumed with the plat
form, and Senator Hill of New York will
probably be heard in speech in support
OF the minority report which will be SUBJ
mitted to the convention. "It will be the
speech of his life," said a Tammany man
to me tonight, referring to Hills attitude
on the financial question and the line of
thought he would probably pursue in his
efforts to convince the silver delegates of
the error of their ways. 1.-THE minority
report" continued my informant, twill
commend the honesty. courage and fidelity
of the present Democratic administration.
From the silver men, however, learn
that President Cleveland will be ignored.
Bland is not gaining any additional
strength. In fact, he lost ground to-day.
Illinois gave it out that the delegation
would only vote for him on the first
ballot. This was a severe blow TO the
Bland managers, since they do not expect
TO secure the nomination of their candi-
date until the third or fourth ballot A.
s. Trude, leader in the Illinois delega-
tion, said to-day:
"We honor Governor Altgeld and will
pay him the tribute of voting for Bland
on the first ballot. After that I think
Illinois viii take up man from within its
own borders, and 1 don't think Mr.. Alt
geld will undertake to force US any further
than this. There is majority of the con-
vention now determined to break away
from BLAND after the first vote and take
up an Illinois man. They are divided
only on the question of whether it shall
be Stevenson or Nick Worthington. am
inclined to the belief that the Illinois vote
will go for Stevenson after the first ballot.p
Free Morris of Watseka said: II be-
lieve if The Governor lets us alone after
the first ballot tnat Illinois win have a
candidate OF its own. and will put up
good fight for him too. 1t will be either