The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-10
THEIR LEADER NOT NAMED
DEAOCRATIC CONVENTION WILL
BEGIN TO BALLOTTH THIS MORNING.

BEGIN 10 BALLOTTHIS MORNING.
Bland, Bryan, Matthews, blackburn and
Boies Nominated-Choice Lies Between
"silver Dick" and the "Boy Orator of the
Platte"-Latter Makes Dramatic
Speech Gold Men Refrain From Taking
an Active Part in the Proceedings-Plat-
form Adopted-Convention Refused to
Indorse Cleyeland-Tillman Makes. a
Characteristic Speech.
Chicago, July 9.-The masses of spec
tators at this evenings session of the
democratic convention were, if posi-
BILE, greater and the excitement in
tenser than at any previous meeting of
the convention, because the crisis Of
the nominating speeches and of the
balloting for candidates had arrived.
There was not a vacant seat outside
of the sections for delegates and alter
mates at o'clock, the hour to which
the recess extended. And still the
crowds kept pouring in, as if the sup
illumination by electric lamps was per-
feet, but the air was sitting.
Called to Order
The convention was called to order
at $3.50 p. m. by its presiding officer,
Senator White of California, who i'm
mediately handed over the gavel to
Representative Richardson of Tennes-
see, who acted as president pro tenn
pore this evening as we'll as during the
morning session. 1t took the sergeant
alarms and his assistants fully ten
minutes more to allay the uproar and
confusion and to obtain even a tolera-
bic degree of order, and even that last
ed for only very brief interval, for
every moment, on one pretense or an
other, the crowds broke out with cheer
ing.
The chairman informed the conven-
tion that the roll Of states would now
be called so that nominations of candl-
dates for the presidency should be
made. BY an agreement entered into
by the friends Of the several candi-
dates, the chairman added, the nomi-
mating and seconding speeches would
be confined to thirty minutes length,
which time might be used either when
the nominations were made or when
the state of the speaker was called.
Bland Nominated.
Senator Vest of Missouri was the first
delegate to ascend the platform, even
before the call of states had got far
ther In the alphabetical list than the
state of Arkansas. Mr.. Vests speech
will be found in another column.
The voice of the Missouri senator,
never at any time robust, was quite
lost in the vast dimensions of the hall
His mention of BANDS name was fol-
lowed by a only very slight demonstra-
ton, not half so loud as the clamor of
the delegates fighting their way in.
Mr. Comstock of Rhode Island COM
plained to the chair that he had been
almost 'torn to pieces" in forcing his
way in through the force of police A
similar complaint was made by dele
gates from New York and instructions
were given to the sergeant-at-arms to
remedy the evil.
The chairman and sergeant at arms
appeared to be utterly unable to cope
with the situation, and Mr.. Vest went
on with his speech nominating Mr..
Bland.
The only part of his speech that stir
red the crowd was the closing rhyme:
"Give us Silver Dick,
And silver quick,
And we will make Mckinley sick. y
This brought down the house and
hats and flags We're waved, and a great
uproar made which lasted for some
minutes. The band came to the help OF
the crowd striking up 'The Battle Cry
Of Freedom All The silver delegates
rose and indulged in all the manifesto
tions of popular enthusiasm, so that at
first was but a faint wave of applause
grew into tumultous storm in the
thick of which a Bland banner was
carried through the hall with the mot
to, "Silver Dick-the Peoples Choice"
A band at either end of the hall add
ed to the uproar, while the official band
struck up, amid great applause, "The
Red, White and Blue" putting the ri
val musicians to silence.
By this time there were three hand
some silver Bland banners unrolled and
carried about with likeness of the
candidate and the notices Free Sill
yer. Free People, One God, One Coun-
try. One Bland;" Bland, Silver's In
vincfble, Irrepressible, Irreproachable
Champion" Meantime several of the
silver delegates got into the aisles and
jumped erratically in time with the
music. This scene lasted for fully
twelve minutes.
Bla!nd's Nomination Seconded.
The nomination of Mr.. Bland was
seconded by David Overmeyer of Kan
sas. who spoke of him as an 'illustri-
Gus statesman and peerless, gracious
Silver Dick Bland" He lauded Mr.
BLAND as a man who knew that money
that was made from either of the pre-
ciolIs metals was sound money, as test
ed by the experience and wisdom of all
the. ages of the past; as man VINO
,.new that the money of the constitu-
tion was honesty, that the money
which was good enough to pay private
debts was good enough to pay every
nublic debt. and that the money which
was good enough to pay George Wash
inpton when fighting the battles OF lib
ertv was good enough TO pay lckelhei-
mer Morgan or any other man. (Cheers
and laughter.) Mr.. Bland was man
Who knew 1.-THE short and simple annals
of the DOOR, who ploughed his own
folds turned the stubborn glebe and
stirred the fertile soil of his farm. Gap
plause)
Fellow citizens" Mr. Overmeyer con-