The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-04


leres We're crowded. FuHy 400 people
were la the hail. There was much peat
up enthus. asm, which found !ts escApa IN
noisy demonstrations every opportunity
presented.
Al .Ss Permanent Chairman Canory
calod the convention TO order There was
no prayer senator Caffery informed me
convention that the committee on resolu-
lions was not ready to report aud he
begged i,s patient indulgence for few
moments. lie had barely finished his sens
tence before a thousand voices shouted
for Breckiuridge. The galleries and ue,c-
gates 10 ned in the call Many OF tie
latter jumped on their chairs and yelled
For fully minute this roar for ken
lucky lumous orator came from all
parts Of The hall. 1t was noticeable how
ever, that many remained silent whiio the
demonstration was going on and here and
there was q hiss. With two exceptions
New York set silent. Mr.. Brooklnrldse,
III the front row of tho delegates dld not
move No sign came from the stage.
Chairman Cunery spoke no word as ne
stood wlih his gs,vel. But The cheers went
on ana at last Colonel Rrccknrigc arus.
lie seemed 10 hesitate, bat was pushed
along toward the stage He stepped upon
the raised platform before the stago ON
which the press benches are located The
cheers and cries were redouhlcd, Then he
moved toward the stage, every eye upon
| him, MO voices cheering. senator
Palmer, sitting to the lcft OF The sage
moved to tho rcar of chairman Caifyry
and across to tho lett aud met him with
outsirotched hand at the TOP OF the steps
leading To- the stage
Colonel i3rcckmrdeo placed hls thumbs
IN the pockets OF his trousers, swept
Elaulco about the circumference OF The
hAll tossed hack his white hair " b
gesture ,f thp head famiar 10 thrsa
WHO have heard him spelA A quick Hush
OF expectancy awaited ms fest words.
'MN countrNmon," hc began, AMI PAUSED
20 embrace with a giance all tAe dele
gates to the right aud lett from every
! clat.d that the spfcrhes Of tho ui-hf ho.
irr. marked a crucial porloa OF inc RE
pubUc's history and was hrst checrod
when he paid n compliment to Charlton
jersey Thereafter his well wctded pc
riads evoked "a SCATTERING vouey OF hanf-
/ clApj ing as they rolled In sttnuc iurNyW
f-inonstration which hnI falltn tron INN
+ the faction 81 Opposition disappcar,d aud
/ she hf4lriug given him was respectful. Ur-
/ norniratirn followed demonstration nR
{ The round neriols Of h'. cr1fnrv flowed
ont over nc convention when he said
/ v.la h,ra TIA elect NcI> micv and added
/ that Inc FREQ siiVer democrats had takon
/ fIgt irb ONT Of tha,r hands. tho delegates
/ asa rnileuns went Wild Ito pointed ont
/ III. .U.,t i'm MARYLAND Nosi \ irufnIn
/ ON, NJ s4ouri Kentucky ma othef
/ Statro ihn nttennt of the siivc, l,fn.
/ deWo.racv Those states had nlrralN
! ,.aes.f OH of 1nmorrIt. r ,nnf,,i Tht
4 1f.f..t..rata lq1 al lV ttrfu
oNIo y" ip1 l,n,,' Tu ie -, ,r,,-,,., q.
! moi r,,r ,,is .1.,1u snin h, mn, uorniu-.s
! nre mi ntirs " lie r.frtred To- AR BRYAN
| I'm t,,13 Vi'ns n,a1 YIN NJ ~, ne NJ.
1 ,5,,N,I's ,o,'b,ng" Lc salJ vy',rc far tl,nl,,
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/ PI!Hl' Gus. Mr, hIYNlh ~ S"lN, 'il'l'I
| out the booty ana thcr tplu ils iolinNtrs
/ ~ we We 'atlo' az we nouns 70 e4""'@e
NJ ~ 49, ~ uau .,i mn, jiy d. no,
protest. hr ,tiru, ihd' in.h T. no,
+ democracy. INC democrat ptr'F ~ u1t
port the people but that the people should
support th" governments Me Genici me
g.'ien Of prriaoipics and shoot into the AIR.
dates VIII would place before e. people
q eket tn contrast Win thet naneh a.
ChteHEo n innit9red not ~ hm, ne SAID,
who WAS the cmildato. mas reference 10
Senator Palmer ag the noble soldier and
Statesman who was anNions 70 iny aside
;ion which was folowo hN q counter
demonstration a4 hc m,ufloucd General
lrapg. "iho commander of t.c iron br-
1ioaucnt pcrorailon on ,he duty Of pa
| tri0ts fn home ana country.
After the demonstration which followed
afI,d Nr Griffiu ,hsirm4n or me Nrw
ork DELEGATION. attrmptod TO read a res
omiion on the coinage question. but 1t
] referred
I rtil,. q, |,fhol,t debate
yIr. Gcne of Tennessee then mounted u
chair and offered a resolution rNpr.t siug
The doep loss ' The natlouai democracy f,it
la me denth of Massachuastts' brilliant
l"x-eovernor. William H. Russell lie re-
fH,r,I ia lie spirit of seed Inllism which
,'" ~ a,', 'inntter The Chict.|o con
vGn,ion, but which had 40 place
Ian national democratic conNon-
lion. The resolution was adop,od. by
/" ilS,"s N"' INA ro1,,.'t of 10 INV
sat- delegation. took The stage aud re-
se tt to ,n G" ssi1sat tribaie y her disin-
snls''G ION, -, Ksrt,,rlv Rad the fol-
loMi.e teiesram, when Was warmly re-
iione. GEORGE Davis, Chairman Kentucky
peleGauon; .,,,t,.,,ooi democratic Mat
r,,n my a M ' an ~ mic demacfatic ticket
an NJ az ss VA, s I'D hat thore was no more
chauc. OF BRYAN carrying Kentucky than
OF t, ,'r lto nf Tho Shieaso convoniion.
- '."tiT a., tyarnrr ~ Nv York. a
1o,n ,,,sr,j.r ~ conrress. aud a leader
loi!u'' lli 'lli"rl ", Inn sontC fo, his
tll NIl' N'oiiN Hi''''' ''''f'N'' 49, 80 "