The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-27
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ments into the building.
DELEGATE KILLED.
The most tragic and serious accident of
the night resulted from persistent attempts
to secure supplies. James Hughes. dele
gate from Somerville losing his life in an
effort to get out of the hall by a fire es-
cape in the rear. Hughes was preparing to
jump TO the ground fifteen feet below.
when his foot slipped and. in trying to
save himself. he seized a wire dangling
near. The wire was a live one, and with
an agonized cry, Hughes fell senseless on
the fire escape and then tumbled to the
ground, where he died before any one could
reach him.
The news of the accident reached the
delegates within the hall and they were
aroused to the highest pitch of excitement
when Hon. j. H. Mellon announced il from
the platform and declared it was a murder
for which the gold members of the State
committee were responsible. There were
several speeches in criticism of the commit
tee and resolutions on the death of Mr.
Hughes were finally agreed on to be pre-
scented to the convention to-day
The gatherings were quieted down again,
and, while card playing was resumed by
many, the majority went to sleep. Soon
after a break was made in the lines of
the enemy at some unknown point and
large baskets of sand wicheS and cans of
coffee were carried into the hall Evident
ly there was a secret entrance by which
delegates could return to the hall also for
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o'clock, and an hour later Hon. T. w
Coakley reported that a roll call showed
that $50 delegates with credentials were
present. AT 2:90 a. m. there were appar-
emily not more than three hundred in the
building.
Shortly after o'clock Secretary Ma
thaniel Robinson, of the State committee
a gold man. appeared at the hall and asked
the managers if they would be ready to de-
liver the hall, cleared of the silver men, to
the committee at II O'Clock, the hour at
which the convention scheduled to
open Manager Mudgett stated that there
We're over five hundred men in the hall
who had credentials to the convention as
delegates and he could not see how he could
legally remove them. Secretary Robinson
then retired and proceeded to the Quincy
House, where the distribution of tickets Of
admission to the convention hall to dele
gates holding credentials begun
Hundreds of delegates gathered in
front of Music Hall clamorng for admis-
ing of the doors, arrived. They clamored in
vain, however T. w. Coakley, of Boston,
window of the hall and advised the VIII
liams delegates on the outside to organize
and send committee to meet Mr.. Will
Hams and cooperate with him in bringing
about the opening of the convention. Mr..
Coalkley said there were about 200 duly ac-
credited delegates holding the fort on the
inside and he advised his friends to hold
the fort on the outside. The outsiders
adopted Mr. Qoakl tsY y, suggestions and the
to the hall was spent in speech-making.
A DYNAMITER SQUELCHED.
At about 11:20 Mr.. Williams reached the
convention. He said that no one knew |
that the delegates who had tickets were |
not admitted to the hall, but undoubtedly |
he would have some knowledge as soon as |
the committee that had been sent to call |
On Chairman Corcoran returned.
when we get inside he declared, I'VE |
will admit every man who has credentials"
He warned the crowd that it must be or
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protect property. "Give the doors a little |
dynamite" yelled a man in the crowd but |
he was vigorously Kissed and suppressed,
cries of Put that man DOWN. arising en-
every side.
A few moments before noon word came
from inside the hall that the delegates
Fred Williams then addressed the crowd |
and said: THE State committee refuses to
open the doors. We have a regular con
inside of this hall. We are able to get an
other hall, where the other delegates can
gather, and will have full report of the
the inside. The second con-
vention will indorse the action of that now
n session. We feel confident that we have
ive-sixths of the delegates from the State
on side. Stand right where you are
until you hear from me-
Shortly afterwards a messenger from the
men made announcement
from carriage that the State convention
few hundred left the vicinity of Music Hall
and followed the messenger to Faneuil |
HAIL There there appeared a man who
said that he a committee representing
The delegates in Music Hall appointed to
call upon the fire commissioners to enforce |
the ordinance against the closing of doors
Of any public hall while there was meet
ng performance in progress there. The
outsiders adopted q resolution in con-
'ormity with this representation and dis
patched a committee to the City Hall to
ask that the doors of Music Hall be broken
open.
While the silver Democrats holding
heir meetings in Hamilton Place and Mu-
sic Hall. the State committee held con-
inuous session in a room in the Quincy
House. Bulletins on the proceedings at
Music Hall and in Hamilton Place were
received by the State committee. About
/ o'clock two of the delegates We're sent
o Music Hall to confer with the Williams
nen and see If "a compromise could not be
Effected. AT noon the truce committee re- |
ported that no would be admitted to
Music Hall. whereupon the State commit |
zee decided to call the convention in Fan
.uil Hail. At o'clock the committee and
bout sixty delegates preceded by a band
marched up Washington street through |
School street by the City Hall, where
Mayor Quincy reviewed them, then to Ire |
mont street past the entrance to Music
Hall. and from that point to Faneuii Hall.
There were no demonstrations along the
quite. except at Music Hall, where the
Williams contingent roundly Kissed the
procession. The members Of the State
committee claim that Faneuil Hall conven-
ion is the only legal one and the only one
hat can be recognized by the Secretary of
state. They declare that those participant
ag in the silver convention must be re-
,arded as boilers.
WILLIAMS NOMINATED.