Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-16

siastic demonstration OF the convention
up to that time The whole convention
sprsng 70 is feet and 1900 threats cat roared
Handkerchief and flags neW Wildly. Hats
were hurled a,oft. Umbrellas were
waved. Men shouted like maniacs.. From
every quaRter OF the hall came a hoarse |
roar. Suddenly a member or the Texas
delegation uprooted the banner OF the
Lone Star state and carried II TO where
stood the standard OF Nebraska. Other
delegates graspsd the STATS OF their dele
cations and pushed their way TO the Ne |
braska delegation. Soon the STAINS OF two
thirds of the states were grouped about |
the purple standard OF Bryan's s. ate |
Like an angry ocean the uproar swept on |
breaking at last. recoiling. on,y to rise |
again. Delegates fau.y jumped for Joy. |
Some OF them toc.x possession OF the |
alSles and marched. Suddenly the state |
standards clustered at Nebraska were |
aisles of the pi.. After fifteen minutes |
OF this turbulence the delegates and |
crowds sank back exhausted.
Business was resumed with difficulty |
when Senator Hill moved 10 take up the |
minority report from the committee on |
resolutions. The convention voted the |
previous question and then the clerk read |
the substitute for the platforms financial |
plank. The announcement or the vote, |
ayes o26 noes, 303, gave the silver men |
grounds for applause. because 1t was the
first test vote directly on the financial |
question and showed six more than the |
necessary two-thirds to nominate. Mr. |
Hill waived vote by states on his two
amendments, one relating 10 the Impair
ment of contracts and the other decar-
ing that the advocacy OF free coinage was
based on the belief that the two metals
pIedeinS the party II -''ed to SUSPEND end
further coinage. He demanded a vote,
however, on another resolution, which he
offered to commend the national Demo-
cratic administrator for its economy,
honesty, fidelity and courage. The an
nouncement of the defeat OF the resolu-
ton was greeted with slight splitter
OF Kisses. Upon Mr.. Hills demand the
vote was then taken by states on the
adoption OF the platform. 1t was taken
i'm almost total silence. As New York
and Pennsylvania cast their big block OF
votes against the Platform, however, there
was considerable cheering. The result
was announced. 62S TO 3Jl, with one alb
sent, and the revised Democratic creed
had been signed. sealed and ratified. The
silver men gave a cheer. and Immediately,
at $3.50, the convention took recess un-
I'll s o'clock.
Fully 5000 people had crowded into
the Coliseum when the night session was
called 10 order at 1872 by Acting Chair
man Richardson. Great difficulty vas had
in gaining order Senator Jones OF Ar
kansas, moved that the convention pro-
coed 10 the nomination of candidate
for president of the United States and
Il went through with roar. Alabama
was passed in the roll call. Arkansas
! yielded to Senator Vest, OF Missouri, who
promptly came TO the point by naming
| ton lasting 10 minutes, greeted the an
nouncement. The Bland banner was car
red down TO the platform, then circlng
around the delegates. From every quarter
| OF the hall Bland banners made their APP
i pearance. some bearing his picture, 9TH
| ers is TO and others voicing the "in-
vincible and the irrepressible sentiments
! OF the Missouri candidate.
| Ex-senator Patrick Walsh spoke when
| Georgia was called announcing that the
! delegation had selected Col. II. T. Levi.
N Va q
would vote. He needs no speech TO rec
| ommend him to this convention" said Mr.
Lewis. and Bryan was spoken every
! where. Then, after his eloquent encom-
/ ium, Lewis said II refer to the honor
able VIM. j: Bryan. of Nebraska" The
words exploded another mine OF the same
! famed with his own oratory a few hours
| before. The blue banner with the pla-
| card, WIN. J; Bryan Club, OF Nebraska
10 TO J." emblazoned on IL in silver let
| tiers was lifted above Nebraska's seats
! The standards OF Georgia, North Car
! olina- Louis. ana, Michigan and South Da
! kota rallied around the blue and silver
emblem and the standard-bearers started
march around the pit. When order was
| partially restored, w. c. Clutz. OF North
Carolina, young orator of strong voice,
| took the platform in behalf of that
| young giant OF the west, that champion
OF the lowy, VIM. J. Bryan of Nebraska"
| He was followed by George Fred Will
Jams, OF Massachusetts, who seconded the
! nomination of Bryan. We want a young
! giant out OF the loins Of the giant repub-
lie he said. Thos. j. Herman, on behalf OF
| LOUISIANA, also seconded the nomination
in a strong speech. In the course OF his
speech he made an earnest plea to the
| gold delegates TO stand by ene creed. II
did not mean revolution, but restoration.
! When Indiana was called Senator Tur-
| pie made his way TO the stage and placed
| in nomination the choice OF the Hooser
state Gov. Claude Matthews. Senator
Turpie suffers from palsy. and though Q
most effective speaker in the senate, his
| voice was inadequate in such vast hall.
Oscar A. Trippett, OF California, sec
onded the nomination OF Gov. Matthews.
Detegate Frederick White, of Iowa,
| placed Horace Boies i'm nomination. Mr..
! White, who looked like plain farmer,
| proved TO be forcible speaker There
was no demonstration until he core uded
The Boies delegates arose and cheered,
but the galleries appeared cold. To a
longed the honor of offering a demon
| stration second only TO that which fol-
| lowed the nomination OF Band. She was
| dressed in simple white. She mounted a
| can nag franucally TO and fro, crying
as she did so, "Boies Boies, Boies." The
| delegates got on TO their chairs, the gal
! leries began TO cheer, and in another
| minute the coliseum was atiame. AS the
! demonstration grew all eyes cent cred on
the young woman i'm white, the Boies
! hammer was carried from the Pit up to
the terrace, where the striking figure
stood, like a seCoL- Joan OF Arc. The staff
OF the banner was placed IN ner hands
and she swung il TO and fro while the
! galleries yelled. Once she sank back ex-
hausted by her efforts. and the din was
| subsiding. But gathering her waning
| strength for final effort she sprang VI
again and once more Selling the banner
she moved forward and was almost car
ried down the slope by the enthusiastic
| crowd about her Swiftly she went for.
ward to the Platform. where the Iowa del
| egation came forward TO meet her and
| escorted her with shouts 10 the place
! For fifteen minutes the demonstration
| led by the girl in wife was kept up
| Then order was restored. The young
woman who had led $500 people proved
! to be Miss Minnie Murray, OF Nashua
la A. ID. Smith Of Minneapolis, second
! ed Boies.
John $. Rhea, who named tile south's
| greatest Democrat Joe Blackburn prov
ed to be typical southern orator of the
| fiery sort. lie came under the wire with
a true Kentucky finish. then the banc
seized the occasion while the Kentuckl ans
were shouting TO play My Old Kentucky
| Home" which multiplied the enthusiasm
| After the music another delegate led
three cheers for Blackburn. The Ken.
| lucky nomination was seconded by w. w
Foote the chairman Of Ca ifornias dele
| Cation
Nebraska being called. her chairman
responded that she passed for the pres
ent, but at the proper time would take
pleasure in casting her vote Tor the mar
whom we honor ana love, VIM. Jennings
| BRYAN"