Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-10

Honor him with the nominAAon' hc
said, "and you will do credit to the party.
and earn for yourselves the plaudits oil
your constituents. and the thanks of pos
terlty."
A scene. which was almost a duplica-
ton OF that which attended the nomina-
ton OF Mr. Bland. was enacted when
Mr. Bryans name was proposed to the
convention The delegations from Geor-
gia. North Carolina. Louisiana, Nebras-
ka. Michigan South Dakota, and Mis-
sissippi rallied around the spear-shaped
guidons which bear the names Of their
States and indicate their positions on
the floor. All the silver delegates arose.
and Joined i'm shouting ana the waving
of hats, handkerchiefs. newspapers, ana
every wavable object upon which they
could lay their hands. The scene was
uproarious for about fourteen minutes.
Mr.. Theodore f. Kluttz. Of North Caro-
lima. seconded the nomination Of Mr..
Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan's nomination was also Sc
conded by Mr.. George Fred Williams,
OF Massachusetts, who spoke Of crown
ing a leader in the great agricultural
movement that was giving hope 20 the
country and tone to the Democracy I'VE
want" he said, "a young man to WELD
the sword of an indignant people. We
want, in this desperate contest. young
giant. out Of the loins of a giant. We
want no Napoleon CHEERS. who marched
20 n throne under the mantle of liberty.
What / present TO you Is new Cicero
to meet the new catiline Of to-day.
Mr. Thomas J. Lernan, OF Louisiana
also made a seconding speech in favor
Of Mr.. Bryan: 1--WE have this day" he
said. unlike our Republican brethren,
declared that we will no longer worship
the golden calf which England has set
up"
Signs Of impotence at the length OF
Mr.. Kernan's address interrupted him,
to which he replied: 81 note with plea
sure that I am receiving the respectful
attention of the honorable gentlemen on
the floor. and for the jeers Of the gale
ries / care no more than l care for the
jeers Of the Republicans. MIR. Kernan's
speech was so long before he named who
it was he was supporting that loud cries
of "Who is it?' were raised, and great
uproar prevailed. He finally named Mr.
Bryan. and sat down.
TURPIE NAMES MATTHEW'S.
Senator David Turpie. of Indiana, rose
to nominate Governor Matthews. Of
that State, but was so indistinctly heard
that cries Of LOUDER were raised. and
the chairman explained that the Senator's
voice was weak, and asked indulgence.
While the Senator was reading his re-
marks there was a constant passing OF
people to and fro along the aisles.
whistles. and cat-calls from the gale
ries, and great confusion.
A voice shouted, II nominate Cleve-
land" and cheers for Cleveland were
called for and given. The Senator read
on, undismayed. though his voice was
IL. no
stood.
Finally. however. the disorder became
so great that Mr.. Turpie appealed TO the
Cair. sufficient silence was secured 10
enable him 10 name Claude Matthews
and there was a slight demonstration OF
applause which was confined to the In
diana delegation.
Hon. oscar TriDpett, OF California, was
next presented to second the nomination
Of Governor Matthews.
At half past 10. soon after Mr. Trippett
took the platform. the uproar was so
great that a delegate from Indiana sug-
gested an adjournment
An attempt was made TO restore order,
and the sergeant-at-arms. who is quite
a character I'm his way, and who delights
in making speeches from the stand, adj
dressed the ausTence. saying: Gentlemen
and LADIES' want your attention for
few moments. / want 20 say that the
chairman of this convention desires that
| shall announce 10 you that unless there
is perfect order Oeers) the convention to-
morrow will be he'd without any guests.
The delegations viii be protected by the
police. and the audience viii not be per-
mitted t. come into the hall. Now. keep
order" Shouts of laughter)
The chairman added TO the speech Of
the sergeant-at- arms a notification TO
the galleries that, unless order was re-
stored. no one would be admitted 10 the
hall tomorrow. except delegates and al
ternates Derisive shouts Of "Good.D
The Chairman commanded ana he Sc
cured the spectators attention, femilulns
them that they were the guests of the
convention and should keep quiet so that
the business of the convention might be
transacted quietly
NOMINATION OF BOIES.
Hon. Fred. White, OF Iowa. was recog-
nized to nominate Ex-Governor Boies.
Cheers of comparatively mild type
greeted the announcement, and the Boies
banner was raised. Mr. White has
sonorous voice and a good delivery, ana
was listened TO with attention.
a Roies demonstration was started by
the Iowa delegation, but made no pro-
gress till two young women, dressed IN
white, in the south gallery, stood up, ana,
wildly waving their arms, began shrieking
for Iowa's Governor. Somebody handed
one of them a couple of flags, and by this
time the attention Of the whole conyen-
ton was directed towards them, and
everybody faced that way. The Boies
banner was carried 10 them, and between
them they managed to wave 1t few
times and then sank back in their seats
exhausted After brief rest one of them
rose again and was escorted to the floor,
everybody standing on chairs TO see the
sight and cheering and laughing as the
enthusiastic lady, escorted by some male
friend with his arm around her waist,
danced all round the hall. The name OF
the author of this extraordinary demon
stration was stated to be Miss Minnie
Murray, of Nashua. Ia. II was fifteen
minutes after IL when this scene collapsed
and the fair Iowan and her escort settled
down in seats rendered them among the
Iowa delegates.
The extraordinary episode occupied
nearly half an hour. AS soon as some
slight degree Of order was restored the
nomination Of Mr. Boles was seconded
by Mr.. A. d. Smith. of Minnesota.
Hon. John S. Rhea, with voice almost
as resonant and very closely resembling
that OF the senator ne nominated, piaten
in nomination the name Of Senator Jo-
seph c. 5. Blackburn, OF Kentucky.
lie prefaced his remarks with the pledge
that whoever was nominated, Kentucky
would give him her vote. lie spoke OF
his candidate as "Joe" Blackburn because
to Kentuckians he was Joe" Blackburn,
and that meant everything. (CheersJ II
was true that he was from the South and
had been Confederate soldiers. but his
candidacy was not u sectional one.
(Cheers)
w W. Foot, of California, seconded
Black5urn's nomination.