Omaha daily bee., 1896-07-08

waistcoat. made his way to the platform
and began to say something which merely
brought upon him storm Of Louder"
Raising his voice Mr. McDermott spoke
OF New Jersey as the only state north OF
the Mason and Dixon line which had always
cast It's electoral vote for the nominee OF
democratic convention.
CHEER HILLS WATCHWORD
81 pay tribute to Hon. John w Daniel,
he declared, and then went on to praise the
services Of the man who knew no faith eN-
cept Il am a democrat The parlsahs
OF Senator Hill sent UP a shrill cry when
the New fOrkers watchwurd was hung
across the convention. The democracy be
lieved I'm the rule Of majoritics, Mr.. McDcr-
mott continued, but we are here In re-
sponse to precedent, and he begged the
democracy not to begin by violating a tra-
dition, If II had giants strength TO save
it for the November day, ana temper It's
strength I'm the convention with moderation.
Ex-Governor Waller stepped to the front
of the platform when Mr.. McDermott SAT
down He had a round, red face WIN
glasses and a black frock coat buttoncd up
about a stout chest. His first word quoted
the delegates, but ne soon inspired a shout
by the declaration that the names OF
Daniel and llil would be chcered to-
gether He advised the election OF Hill as
temporary chairman and Daniel es per-
manent chairman. Are there other ar
rangemcnts madc?" he asked, s8rCastiCally.
yes sir" shouted Congressman Money
from Mississippi waving a broad brimmed
straw hat from the block of seats directly
below the platform.
MIR. whitney and his fellow delegates
from New York applauded the declaration
that Hill and Daniel should be chcered to-
gether, and there was an attempt at a
demonstration when Waller shouted that he
would be the last man to bolt and would
stay with the janitor when every other man
had left the convention hall, but the de-
tormined silver men We're Chary or EiNthb
applause at the concilatory advances from
the gold men They seemed to fear the
Greeks bearing gifts, and the southern and
western delegates sat stolidly like men who
had fixed their program, as indeed they
had. and were impatient of this preliminary
sparring which was postponing the great
collision.
When he appealed to know If the conven-
tion was going to turn down David b. Hill
after another tribute to him there were
laughing cries: I've are, we are
Adrotly he worked up to the climax of
his speech when he asked who 1t was pro
posed to turn down-a man who had fought
all his life for democracy? Turn down
David b. Hill?" he asked ''ln Gods name
is this democratic convention
He tried to appease the silver men By
intimating that the speech Mr.. l!ill would
deliver would not be offensive but when
he asked "Will you turn him DOWN." there
were cries of I'VE will
Every we'll" he shouted deGantly, turn
him down and we will fight you here and
elsewhere"
This unmasking Of the position of the
gold men was met with storm of Kisses
and one of the silver men shouted: "One
vote for Mckinley"
He finished with an appeal to the ma
jority not to use their brute force.
THOMAS EXPLAINS IT ALL.
Mr.. C. s. Thomas, the national commit
81, ivtr a,l
amid the plaudits OF the silver men. He
declared that IL an unheard of pro-
cedure for the national committee to at
tempt to force upon the convention in op-
position to the ascertained will of the
majority This was the reason that
no minority report had ever before
been presented at national con
vention. AS he proceeded the silver
delegates cheered and cheered, especially
when he openly declared that he and others
of the west had long become Indifferent to
what the national committee did He made
a strong point when he told the convention
that four years ago he had been here ad-
vocating Mr.. Hills nomination for president
and he and others like him had been refused
a hearing. They had been cried down
Senator Daniel had been cried down be-
cause Mr., Hills opponent, Mr.. Cleveland,
had control Of the convention. The majority
of the convention had right to name the
temporary chairman. i appeal to you" he
concluded, ito stand by the minority report.
Let it not be said that in the first skirmish
our piclsets have been driven in"
The impatience of the silver men vented
itself in cries of Vote" when Thomas
finished, but Chairman Harrity called for
Charles r. Waller of Alabama. Mr. Waller
proved himself to be fiery southerner and
he showed feeling wnen he told how he
had been made to swallow the bitter medl-
cine four years ago when another New
York democrat had been thrust over the
head of Senator Hill. This was the first
reference to President Cleveland and was
unfriendly and passed without notice at
the hands OF the convention MIR. Waller
had something TO say about the rule of
majorities, and turning to Chairman Har
rity 6ercely demanded to be told how the
creature could be above the master.
William Il. Tarpie of California followed
In favor of the minority report THE
money question:" said he, lis the only
question in which the democracy of the
country has an interest in this campaign.
We want the temporary chairman of this
convention to sound the keynote of the
the country as a declaration OF our views
be a silver speech in harmony with the
views of this convention"
volley of cheers greeted this brief and
outspoken Characterization of the issue on
which the fight against Mr.. Hill was being
made.
After the Californian had finished the gal
leries arose to peer over into the pit to dis
cover the meaning of cheers that began
sputtering like firecrackers. They saw
short. round man with a rcd, chubby face