Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-10-03
Well Attended, Enthusiastic
Convention Of Bryan Sup
porters at St. Louis.
HON. C.F.BLACK'S ADDRESS
An Immense Delegation of Me-
Kinley Wheelmen Visit
Canton, o., To-Day.
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, OctODer
The convention ball was filed to over.
f,wing at IL AS o'clock, this morning,
when the second quadrennial conven-
tion of the national association OF dem
ocratic clubs was called to order by
Hon. Chauncey f. Black, Of Pennsyl.
vania. The attendance of delegates
was largest from the Mississippi states,
although every one of the 1900 demo-
cratic clubs scattered over the country
we're represented, together with large
number of silver clubs. In its compost
tion, therefore, the convention was In
the nature of a mass-meeting. Nearly a
month ago the executive committee
made announcement to the effect that
any organization pledging its support
of the candidates of the Chicago con.
vention would be entitled to full men,
bership and representation at to.day's
convention, and that it was unnecessa-
ry in this campaign that the organizs.
tion should be composed exclusively of
democratic voters or bear a name in
dicative of this fact. Hence the dele
gates from silver clubs were passed by
the committee on credentials as en-
titled to the full privileges of the floor.
President Black was greeted with inn
mense applause and delivered an ad-
dress.
President Black, in calling the con-
yention to order, said that the cause
they were supporting was that of no
section and no class but of the whole
people. There was but one class, he
declared, who were no. represented at
the convention, and that was the COM
paratively few who represented the
syndIcates, trusts and other combina-
tions. "Mr. Bryan" said the speaker,
stands for the republic, for the contin-
ued rule of the people, for the inde-
pendence of our country, for the right
of man to live and labor for himself
and for his children. We, therefore,
propose to stand shoulder to shoulder
and never was welcome more heartfelt
than that which we extend to our silver
brethren and our populist brethren,
who have magnanimously imperilled
many things most dear to them, that
they might come with us to save our
common country and rescue humanity
itself from the fate which our powerful
opponents have prepared for it. With
the election of MIR. Bryan and peo-
pies congress, we can look forward to
the day when new country under
brighter auspices will approach another
golden age of peace, plenty and pros
perity, like that which followed the
election of Jefferson
Mr.. Blacks address was frequently
interrupted by applause by those in
proximity to the platform, but the
speakers voice was unable to pene-
trate the distance to the outward seats,
and cries OF "louder'' were constantly
heard. At the conclusion of Blacks
speech, Vice President Stevenson was
introduced and spoke.
Vice President Stevenson's address
was warmly received, and although its
delivery occupied nearly one hour and
q bali, the closest attention was given
to it. At the conclusion Of Mr.. Steven
sons address. Secretary Gardner read
q number of letters from secretaries of
democratic clubs throughout the mid.
die, western, and southern states, in
which it was stated that the free silver
element is predominant in their locali-
ties.
At the conclusion of Vice. President
Steveuson's address, Governor Stone
marched down the aisle to the speak
ers' platform, leaning upon the arm of
Ex-Governor Fishback, of Arkansas.
The convention threw their hats in the
alr, while the band played "Dixie."
Governor Stone, in few appropriate
words, welcomed the delegates to Mis-
souri,. Then three cheers were pro-
posed for Governor Altgeld, OF Illinois,
and these were accorded with hearty
response.
Committees on credentials, perma-
nent org anizatlon, finance, resolutions,
etc., were then appointed, and the con-
vention took a recess until p. m.
------