The Portland daily press., 1896-07-09
THU SECOND DAY.
Battle Between Gold and
Silver Continues,
AND GOLD CONTINUES TO
BE WORSTED.
Report Of Committee on Credentials
Considered Yesterday.
FAyORS UNSEATING OF GOII
DELEGATES FROM MICHIGAN.

This Proposition Called Forth Speeches
| by the score-vote Finally Taken-Re-
| marikabls Demonstration When New
| yerk's Ballot Was Cast-siIver Men
| Victorious by Wide rgin-Conven-
tion Adjourned Until Ten O'Clock To-
| day.
| Chicago, July 8.-The convention reas-
sembled at 5.15 p. m. with a full attend
ance of delegates and crowded galleries.
Senator Daniel Of Virginia was in the
chair as temporary chairman. There ap-
peared no business ready for presentation
and the band had to I'LL up the time. The
audience amus sed itself for some time
with calls for Bryan. The calls met with
no response. At $40, Senator Hill, fol-
lowed by members of the New York dele
CATION, came into the hall and was
greeted with cheers and shouts Of ''HiIl,
HILL"
| No notice Of this demonstration was
taken by him. At $50 p. m. the COM
mittee on credentials presented its COM
pleted report, admitting to seats the con-
testing delegates from the fourth con-
gressional district of Michigan, Messrs.
Cham berlalns and Hart, also admitting
the contesting delegates from the ninth
congressional district of Michigan,
Messrs. Hoyt and White, and recognizing
the right to their seats Of all the other
delegates from Michigan.
| Mr.. Crosby of Massachusetts, for the
/ minority OtfAr9Ci an am9ndmnnt tn re-
| tain the four unseated members in their
Seats A long debate followed. While
Gov. McLurin of Mississippi, member of
the committee on credentials was speak
| ing in favor of the majority report, the
audience manifested impatienoe and
| cried for a speech from Hill.
| Notice was given that If these inter-
ruptions were persisted in the galleries
would be cleared. The notice was of no
avail, and hardly had Gov. McLurin
taken up the thread of his story again,
when the shouts for Hill broke out
afresh. Then the sergeant at-arms made
q solemn proclamation: Ladies and
gentlemen, the chair has requested the
sergeant-at-arms TO instruct the assistant
| sergeant-at-arms and police department
to remove from the galleries any one who
disturbs the meeting, and he will carry
out the order" Cir onical applause and
| laughter
of Michigan had elected majority of
200 to the convention in favor of silver,
and Observation-Disclosures In Washing
| ton found this out, Mr.. Stevenson was
sent to Washington to upset the will Of
the people:
'tThere is not word of truth in all
thau,' said Mr.. Richardson from his
seat. Mr. Mcknight proceeded further
with the statement OF alleged facts Mr..
| Wheelook one Of the delegates at large
said in an audible voice: ''That's a lie.
| No notice was taken of the interruption.
When c. 3. Thomas Of Colorado,
member of the National committee, took
the stand, the audience raised loud cries
of "vote.'' Mr. Thomas argued for the
minority. AS Senator Thomas Grady of
New York was speaking against the ma
jority report, one OF the numerous very
obtuse policemen stationed in the build
ing. attempted to prevent the entrance of
delegate, and small sized row and
some excitement prevailed. The chair
man ordered the band to strike up, and
| the convention Quieted down. The dis
cussion closed by Mr.. Wheelook OF Michi-
gan and O'Donnell of Colorado. Little
or no attention was paid to these speeches
as the crowd in the galleries was quite
turbulent and could not be kept in order.
The convention itself as well as the
spectators in the galleries was in hurry
|
the previous question on the report. The
previous question was seconded.
| When New York 8 70 votes were an
nounced as in favor of the minority re.
port tumultuous wave of cheering broke
out The first effort of the chairman to
repress the manifestations by use of the
l gayel were met by q counter demonstration
on the part Of the gold delegates, who
rising and turning their backs to the
/ n a n a m mo IN
! in the galleries, waved their hats and
| handke:ohiefs as they stood on their
chairs and gestlculated. The galleries evi.
! IDENTIFY were strongly anti-silver in senti-
ment, and were not slow to respond to
the unearthly sounds from 0,000 throats
| that filed the vast space of the great
hall.
The Tammany yell was plainly heard
in every temporary lull. The band tried
| in vain to compete with the babel of
noise. Every rap of the chairmal's gavel
seemed to start it again, AS 1T began to
quiet down. Shouts for Hill, yodel calls,
and shrill whistles added to the con-
fusion. Then the silver men began TO
hiss and stamp their feet and this made
matters Infinitely worse. Senator
Daniels powerful voice, much worn with
the service yesterday, called the next
state, North Carolina"
| "North Carolina declines to vote till
she can Do heafd, fepl1eQ the chairman
of the delegation.
| Prominent New Workers vainly tried
to stop the demonstration. 1t went on
fifteen minutes and was barely silenced
when the roll call was resumed. When
Pennsylvania was reached, Chairman
| Harrity. mounting on the chair said
Pennsylvania casts her 81 votes aye"
| An attempt was made to renew the de-
monstration, but 1t died away in a few