The morning times., 1896-07-09

| the chair, spoke of the convention as an
assemblaSe Of men from every State and
Territory in tie Union. and said that he
was prepared to extend full, equal, abso
lutte and impartial treatment TO all. Every
question before the convention should be,
he said, considered carefully and delib-
erately, and when the voice of the CON-
vention was crystaIlized into Judgment
that Judgment should be binding on all
true Democrats. tCheers.)
I'VE differ, perhaps lie continued, ''on
vital issues. We meet in friendly contest,
presenting what seems to US proper and
right. We submit our views TO the candid
Judgment of our brethren and on that
Judgment we will certainly rely
I'VE find in life numerous Instances of
hopes unrealized. Men OF prominence pass
away, some to oblivion; others because they
are summoned to another shore. But the
Democratic party will not die. even when
we all have ceased to live. (Cheers.) When
the differences that challenge considers.
ton tonight have passed into history the
Democratic party-ehe guardian OF tie
peoples rights-win endure to bless man.
kind. (Applause.)
My ambition and yours are but for a
moment. Whether 1 succeed, or whether
you succeed i'll impressing my views, or
your views, on the convention, seems
now OF supreme Importance, but will not
seem so in the future. In this council
chamber, the Democratic party looks for
the vindication OF its existence The peo-
pie look to us here for the righting of
their wrongs and for the defense of the
Constitution-the great bulwark of our
liberties. We are here tonight, it's best. its
truest and its most loyal defenders.
(Cheersl
There is no sectionalism here-nono
whatever. Equal and impartial Justice
10 all IN this land, the triumph OF the
people. as exemplified and expressed IN
Democracy, is that object for which w,
have assembled, and to carry out the OBJ
Ject l viii consecrate my best exertiops."
loud applause)
Mt Clark OF Montana, rising in the body
OF the hall, produced n silver gayel from
the mines or Montana Which he rendered 10
the presiding officer in the name of the
delegation from that State.
PANIC NARROWLY AvERTED.
The chairman remarked that in the alb
sence OF objection he would feel compelled
TO accept this handsome token from TIE
Montana delegation. No objection beins
heard the silver gavel was passed up to the
chairman
Senator Joneso A rkansas. chairman oftht
committee on resolutions, announced that
the committee on platform and resolution
would meet tomorrow morning at $50
O'clock This was taken by the heated
anil excited audience as an ipdi cation
of an ium mctliate adjourn Hent, and for the
second time in the course of TIE day IN
ipcipient panic partially developed.
People VI the galleries began TO Inove
out with 4 rush and corresponding move
ment was started on the floor. The means
of exit from the building are so utterly
insufficient that trouble might have fol-
lowed, hut that the sergeant alarms, rails
ing his big voice, comm nded his deputies
10 .'stop those men"
When some degree Of order had been
thus restored. y motion to adjourn till 10
o'clock tomorrow orning was put at
92S n. m. was declared carried and tho
second days co invention ended