The Portland daily press., 1896-07-10

| Parks Bland stands now Where ne STOOD
then, the living, breathing embodiment
| of the silver cause.
He struck with steel point the golden
shield of the money monopoiists, as did
Ivanhoe that Of the proud Templar in the
lists at Ashby, and has neither asked nor
given quarter
Nor Is he a narrow, one-sided man.
For twenty years In Congress he fought
| in the front ranks for Democratic prin-
ciples and politics, as taught by Jeffer-
son.
He stood by he side of Randall and
risged health and life to defeat the first
Force bill. He opposed ably and earnest
| " that browning tariff lnfaIny, the Nc
Kinley act, and again was among the
foremost opponents OF the last Force bill.
which passed the House but was defeated
in the Serate.
| He introduced the first free coinage
| measure in Congress, and was the author
Of the seigniorage bill which passed both
| houses and was vetoed by President
| Cleveland.
| If this be an obscure record. where can
be found the career Of any public servant
| that deserves the plaudiGs Of his country
| men?
| i The Democrats of Missouri, who have
passed through the fiery furnace of Re-
| publican prescription seven times heated,
and whose state flag has always been
placed beneath the great oriflamme OF
| National DJnocracy, make no apology or
excuse when Offering such a candidate for
the Presidency.
| If you ask, whence comes our candidate?
we answer, not from the usurpers den
| nor temple OF Inammon, where the clink
| Of gold browns the voice OF patriotism,
but from the farm, the workshop. the
| inine-from the hearts and homes of the
people.
70 reject him is to put brand upon
rugged honesty and upWonted courage
and to chill tine hearts and hopes OF those
| who, during oil these years, have waited
for this hour Of triumph. To nominate
him Is to mako our party again that of
the people, and to insure SUCCESS.
Give us Silver Dick. and silver Quick,
| And we will make Mckinley sick.
! In the ides of next November.
| His mention OF Mr.. Bland's name was
| followed by slight demonstration, not
| half SO loud as the clamor Of delegates
| fighting their way into the convention.
| The chairman and sergeant-at-arms APP
peared utterly unable to cope with the
| situation.
| Mr. Vest went on with his speech
nominating Mr.. Bland. The only part
of the speech that stirred tho crowd was
| the closing rhyme. This brought down
! tho house, hats and flags were waved and
a great uproar was made which lasted
| twelve minutes.
| When California was reached Chair
man Feete announced that Senator White
OF that state refused to allow his name to
be presented to the convention. The
nomination of Mr.. Bland was seconded
by David Oberrneyer OF Kansas, and
Hon. j. r. Williams Of Illinois.
When Georgia was called, FL. L. Lewis
Of that state put in nomination VIM. j.
Bryan of Nebraska. All the silver dele
gates arose and joined In vociferous
shouting and waving OF ever waveable
object, on which they could lay their
hands. The scene was uproarous for
about fifteen minutes.
Mr.. Bryan was seconded by the III on
E. Klut Of North Carolina, George Fred
Williams of Massachusetts and Jonathan
j. herman Of Indiana.
Senator Turpie nominated Gov.
Mathews of Indiana. He spoke as fol-
lows:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the
Convention We ask rs practical men.
| where should this nomination be placed
Indiana has long been known as the
arena of the most severe and closely
fought political contests.
| We submit to the delegations from the
I great states of Tennessee, or Georgia. of
| Mississippi and others more certainly
situated as TO their political life and
progress, what would you giye-what
would you not give to make this state as
| certain as your own? You can write tina
message today ready for transmission, if
your favor shall make the man of our
| choice the nominee of this convention.
Our candidate had the good fortune to
be born In one of the old Kentucky
| homes He is now and always has been
q farmer. He has walked for years in
| the furrow Our candidate belongs TO
the largest, the most ancient and honor
able business associations Of the world.
/ Our candidate ia and has been from his
youth up TO this hour after the straightest
sect OF our political school, Democrat,
An intelligent, an able an earnest and
| most diligont laborer in the cause
Upon the issue of the tariff, of thu
federal election laws. of the liberty of the
citizens, of the disposition of the public
domain to actual settlers only, our candi-
date has stood with US md for us through
| many years OF heated quarrel and debate
| Our candidate believes in the imme
diate restoration Of silver to the full
| franchise of the mint, that the standard
| silver dollar should be coined withont
restriction at tho same ratio of 1e to /
as was formerly by law esta bljshed, and
| when so coined, that it shall be q legal
| tender for all debt.
| And ! n DIV, therefore, place in nomina-
tion as candidate for the Presidency
the name of Claude Matthews of Indiana
| While the Senator was speaking there
was constant passing Of people to and
fro among the aisles, whistles and cal
| calls from the galleries and great con.
| fusion
A voice shouted, II nominate Cleye-
land" Cheers for Cleveland we're oalled
and given with will. The disorder
| became so great that Mr.. Turpie appealed
| to the chair. Sufficient silence was
secured to enable him to name Claude
Matthews.
Hon. Oscar Trippett was presented to
second the nomination of Gov. Mat
| thews.
| At TO- 80, soon after Mr.. Trippet took
| the platform the uproar was SO great that
Adjournment WAS suggested An atteInnt
was made to restore ORDER The serpsaI,t
| at arms told the audience that unless
there WAS order the convention tomorroyv
would be held without All audience. The
chairman added notification to the an
dience that unless order was restored mn
one would be admitted to the hall to-
morrow except the delegates and alter
mates. (Derisive shouts Of sc God. "
| Hon. Fred White of Iowa nominated
CIV. Boies. Cheers Of oomparativeIy
mild type greeted the announcement and
u Boies banner was raised The Roise
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