The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-11
If He Puts the Financial Issue to the
Front I'm His Acceptance Letter,
They May Support Him.
WHITNEY AND HILL DISGUSTED
WITH OTHERS THEY LEFT CHICAGO
FOR NEW YORK YESTERDAY.
POpulists and the Silver Party Ready
to IndOrse Bryan-Republican
Boilers Not Yet Determined.
pecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CHICAGO, July 10.-The debauch of
fanaticism is ended and the Democratic
party will wake up tomorrow with a
head" that is likely to be painful in the
extreme. Even tonight the leaders of the
fantastic revelry of fanaticism are begin
ming to sober up and figure upon results.
1t was impossible to make them believe
the threat of bolt, and so thoroughly had
everybody hereabouts become imbued with
the idea that they wouldn't dare that,
when the indianapolis Journal of last
Tuesday arrived here with its exclusive
story of the proposed bolt, it was generally
supposed to be a figment of the magma
ton. Not until to-day, when 160 sound
money delegates, representing for the most
part such Democratic strongholds as New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Della
ware, steadily refused to participate in
nominating a man upon a platform they
could not indorse. as they openly an
nounced did the silver mob begin to realize
that they meant business. These 100 del
egates included all of New York, ten in
Connecticut, two in Delaware three in
Maine, eighteen in Massachusetts, five in
Minnesota, seven in New Hampshire
eighteen in New Jersey, two in Rhode
Island. four in Vermont, nineteen in Wis
consin. There should also be added eleven
in Michigan, whose voice was suppressed
by the unit rult. These delegates make no
secret Of the fact that neither they nor
their people will support the ticket and
platform of this convention. The leaders
possibly realize that this means that the
ticket nominated here to-day must carry
such Republican States Illinois, Kansas
Nebraska and the Dakotas to win, but the
horde that is still drunk with the spirit OF
socialism tonight will probably not dis
cover it for some days.
The Eastern delegations departed to-
night, sad and disgusted, TO push the move
ment set on foot for a second convention.
I'VE shall probably lose in the election, -
said Governor Flower, of New York, but
we shall have the satisfaction of having
preserved our own self-respect. the un-
sullied name of the New York Democracy
and the credit of the country
While Bland was the logical nominee
upon a free-silver platform, the defiant and
Populistic Bryan was the logical outcome
of this emotional convention. His speech OF
yesterday afternoon, the thing that nomi-
| mated him-while it contained nothing OF
craftsmanship or reason, was just the sort
of wild defiance Of 1.-The money power and
rhodomontade about Wall street in
| iquity' that suited the mob here assembled
1t threw the delegates into d frenzy. They
| stopped not to consider what manner OF
man this Bryan is. whether or not he is
| fitted for the high responsibilities OF the
| presidency, what his experience in public
| life has been. He hated corporations capi-
talists and all that iik, and that was suffi-
cient. His magnetic eloquence had caught
them, and they seized their guidons and
| danced a frenzied war dance about him. A
night of rest sobered them somewhat, and
most of the Bland pledges were kept for
| one ballot. On the fourth ballot Bryan
| overlook Bland, his vote reaching $50
while the Missourian dropped to PAL
| No better illustration could have been given
| OF the emotional nature of the convention
| that the remarkable scene that followed
| the announcement Of this vote. 1t started
I with the ordinary cheering, and waving OF
| hats and handkerchiefs. Then some Of The
| enthusiasts bethought themselves of re-
! peating the act of the day before a gath.
| ering together of the various States about
| Nebraska AS the crowd began to under.
stand the movement there was wild burst
| of cheering, which increased in volume as
| each new guidon was added to the group
| First one and then another of the Western
/ States and Territories that had been voting
| for Bland came over, and procession was
| started about the hall. The Illinois dele
| CATION was out in consultation, but some.
| body snatched it's guidon. and when the
crowd saw Illinois in the procession it went
/! wild This demonstration settled it, and a:
the next ballot proceeded there was rush
for the band wagon. led by the Illinoi.
| delegation. which came in with Buck Hin
| richsen yelling that it had decided 10 go Il
| Bryan With the close of the ballot h.
lacked eight votes Of nomination bat Gov
| ernor Stone. of Missouri took the stane
and settled the matter by withdrawing
| BANDS name. The uproar was deafenia,
and the confusion wild the crazy enthus
lasts made dive for the remaining guidon
to start another procession. In Pennsyl
| vania, New Jersey. Connecticut. New York
| New Hampshire and Delaware the sound
money men sprang to the defense of thei
suidons. and chung to them. With an oati
Delaney Nicol kept at bay the crowd tina
was making an assault upon New York,
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