The record-union., 1896-07-08
John W. Daniel be chosen Temporary
Chairman of this convention

/ L. v -hSINdc, AIhdUSdS, M. IdIDeys Z
California; c. S. Thomas, Colorado;
Samuel Pasco, Florida; Clarke Howell.
Georgia; c. w. Blair, Kansas; Arthur
Sewall, Maine; D. J. Campau, Michigan
A. j. Davidson, Montana; r. P. + eating,
Nevada; f. H. Busbee. North Carolina;
William c. Zeistikow, North Dakota
NJ. L. Donaldson, South Carolina; P. J.
Oatey, Virginia.; O. T. Burton, Utah;
w. j. Cuykendall, Wyoming; w. H.
shannon, Arizona; j. L. Norris District
of Columbia; II. b. Ferguson New
| Mexico; f. NJ. Richardson, Oklahoma; ;
j. L. Owen, Indian Territory; Barry n
Hilliard of Idaho
AS Mr.. Clayton continued by demand
ing the call of States and a roll call,
cheers and cries of Call the rolf were
raised.
{. S. Thomas of Colorado seconded the
minority report. Again calls of Roll
cali were raised, and Mr. Harrity said:
1t may as well be understood, gentle
men, that as long as the present occu-
pant of is in the chair these proceedings
viii be conducted in a regular, orderly
manner
This announcement was received with
general applause.
/ Allen McDermott of New Jersey was
then recognized to speak in support of
the majority report. Mr.. McDermott
warned the silver men that they were
departing from the principle of the par
ty in overruling the National Commit
tee. I'VE of the minority" he said,
want to support the ticket that you
will select. If you have the strength
of giants, do not spend it in bitterness,
but reserve it for the day when you will
need it in November
Ex-Governor Waller of Connecticut
also opposed the minority report. There
We're no abler men, he said, no braver
Democrats, than the two men whose
names were involved in this preliminary
discussion (Cheers) They should be
honored together. Senator Hill of New
York and Mr.. Daniel of Virginia.
| (Cheers) One, he SAID, is a candidate
Under immortal usaSes, and the other
is a candidate by the exercise of a
power never before exercised as a
sub-candidate. What ought the con-
vention to do about it? CA voice in the
gallery, Elect Daniel)
Il agree with you. Iaughter) You
ought to elect him. and now hear my
suggestion: You ought to elect David
| 3. Hill as your Temporary Chairman,
and every man in this convention,
whether 16 to l or ! to 16, ought to
vote for him. And then you ought to
elect Senator Daniel of Virginia as Per-
manent Chairman. (Cheers) And
will vouch for it that every maI in this
convention whom | assume specially to
be present will vote for Daniel. and will
cheer for Daniel, so that the reverbera-
ton of that cheer will be heard in Vir-
ginia- What is to prevent it? Or are
! there some other arrangements made?
If SO, wipe them out. and be equal to
the emergency. Have your Daniels in
| the South and have your Hills in the
East. (Cheers) DisaDpoint your en-
emies by doing the courteous thing, the
yalorous thing, the judicous thing, at
the very opening of your convention
(Applause)
when l came from Connecticut the
Republicans told me that we were go
| ing T. q convention where we would re-
ceive no courtesy, where we would re-
ceive 10 consideration, where we would
be trampled upon sixteen men to one, and
where we would be the underneath
one. Naughter) I told them and
believe it to-day. that we should re-
ceive no such treatment. We may be
| disappointed in the platform to be
adopted we may be disappointed in
| the candidate to be put in nomination.
but we will return to the East and say
that we were beaten because you had
more votes than we had, but that still
we received every courtesy; that we re-
ceived hospitality from the Western
Democrats and chivalrous receptions
from the Democrats of the South
(Cheers)
tFellow-Democrats, we can stand
your beating US with votes, we can
stand any candidate whom you will
nominate, if You will nominate an hon
est man. (Cheers) We are in this
convention to stay. (Cheers) I am go
ing to be here until every other man
bolts. You cannot drive US out of this
convention by the exercise of your
power. If you have got two to one
against US in this convention. and /
suppose you have, what are you going.
to 60? Are there any two men down
there afraid of me? Gaughter) am
just as good fighter as there is in the
gold section of this convention. I will
!
of them. And if you are not afraid of
me as a fighter, why should be afraid Of
my associates?
WI hat will the Republican party say
if you violate your traditions at the
very opening Of the convention? They
will say one of two things. They will
say that you did it because you were
afraid of us. CA voice, I'VE are') Or
they will say that you did it not be-
cause you were afraid Of us. but be
cause you gloried in heaping personal
indignities upon us (Cries of mo. no
no.') You say No but your acts do it
Fellow Democrats. who are you try
ing to turn down in indignity and dis
| honor? All, who is the man who has
fought against the foes of the people
since he has voted and fought success
fully? he has fought against the crit
! icisms and insults of Republicans. and
| he has fought without the approval of
mugwumps and without the aid of pa
tronage and power. If you turn him
down do you think that you will stop
him or any Democrat from making a
speech in this convention and express
| ing his wives? Do you think Won will
stop David b. Hill? "a voice. 'Never,')
The speech he would make to you from
the platform would be a wise con-
servative speech, becoming his position
as temporary Chairman. But if you
stop him from doing it, he will make
his speech from the floor, and it will
go to the people and create enthusiasm
SO that the indignity which you will
put upon him will fall upon yourselves