Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-07-11
MICHIGAN CONTEST.
It ELECTS Speeches OF Intense Feel
ing from Both Sidea
SECOND DAY TAKEN UP BY TALK.
Senator white, % California, Takes hls
Place ~ Permsnent chairnisn--A
silver Msiist Presented 90
th~ Chairman.

CHICAGO, July 0.-At exactly 10:5l
o'clock yesterday Senator Danie
raped for order In the convention
Rev. Francis Edward Green, IN Epis
copal minister, OF Cedar Rapids, In.
who has the distinction of having
prayed for peace and harmony ut foul
previous democratic conventions, wa,
introduced and delivered the invoca
ton.
Senator Daniel was commanding
figure as he stood by the fag.draped
desk announcing that tho first business
Of the day would be the reports o.
committees Then there came pause
for IL was stated that the committee or
credentials, which always reports first
was not ready with Its recommends
lions. Then Chairman Daniel put q
motion that the convention take five
minute recess and be addressed by
Gov IIogg, Of Texas Then Senator
Blackburn, of Kentucky; 0vermyer
Of Kansas; Gov. Aligcld, Of Illinois,
and cx-Congressman George Fred viii.
liams, of Massachusetts,, addressed the
convention. The dashing Black burn,
and the pale, nervous but alert govern
or OF Illinois made q deep impress.
sion on the convention, but II was the
clean.limbed, college-bred young con-
vert TO FREQ silver from the old Bay
state who carried off the honors Of the
day. lie argued that free silver was
not sectional Issue, and when he con-
cluded with plea for financial eman-
cipation from the money thralldom OF
Lombard street, tho greatest demon
stration Of the day occurred. A hun.
bred delegates rushed forward to wiring
his hand and congratulate him, and
the wild cheering Of the crowds con-
tinucd several minutes
The committee on credentials having
at last agreed on partial report, the
chairman, Mr.. Atwood, Of Kansas, was
introduced, and presented the report,
rs follows:
| Your committee on credentials bcgs leave to
| present the following:
Flrst-It Is respectfully recommended that
| the national democratic convention take action
To the end Of granting to each OF the territories
representation In this body. This conclusion
was arrived ~ a,,or ., Ssom
/, nropes to ,mbody this Recommendation in
this. their partial report.
second-After careful and painstaking
comparison Of inc o'sna. aa o'u
as prepared by the secretary OF tho national
executive committee. your committee bcss
leave to report that It finds Its roster or roll Of
names correct; WIN .he eseep.,on Oh .so y,
,srns,cs from the states Of Nebraska and
Michigan
Relative to the contests from Nebraska. your
committee oess leave 70 report .na. after care,
r ~, cnmm,,,os ana after fuIi heating from
the respective parties and careful considera.
sion of their several arguments, your commit
tee finds and bees leave 10 report that the dele
ea gates aaa Nohrnaso A.. ea sn'i,,cs 10 seats in
this &C, convention rs delegates and altcrnates
In regard to the contest from the state OF
Michigan. your committees Is not yet scaay 20
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Th;s announcement vos oreeted with
. .,orr ~ cHesrs IT T Mahonev
ono ~ the Gold delegates from Ne.
h-,sLa made a br,ef sneecb of nrotest.
u. ,nd his co,leaopes. he said. we'll
nna.r.,ood that thew were now IN he
,hrovn ont and M the head Of the
d.i.n.,,or thev nnrcbed ont
The report of the committee was
.don,.d bv a viva voce vote.
While the strains of "Just Tell
Than That Won Saw Me" were float
inc over the convention. the Nebraska
.ilssr deleoation came marching in
han riro nm their shoulder their cham.
,;on William 7 Brvan. A bic banner
accomnanied the delepation. The hure
nrrnlo banner Of the William ]. BRYAN
rirh was carried IN the platform and
Mn n,cd In fnll view Of the audience.
After Ten minutes the chairman nm.
,ornood tha, Gov Altgeld moved that
,ha Convention tako n recess until Ave
o,.,oci, ana M ,.s7 o,cIoclr the copven.
t,on adionrned until five o'clock.
yur .rryRyooy SESSION.
cy,c,ao Inv al Ave o,cloclr the
,nran,;on h.nd slled n half bout
,.,;.h or.r.,;. airs and M s.ao o,clocI,
an. ,rr,I,to. an rc.oIut,ops f,Isd into
.hs snciosnrc Ten minutes later
Ch.,,nsn nan;a, called the convention
~ - .nd announcsd that the com.
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protesteo against tue oecision oi .ne
majority. lie spoke, no saio' IN oc'
hall OF - STATES "hen ne nad com,