The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-07-17

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SENATOR WHITE OF CALIFORNIA, PERMA-
NENT CHAIRMAN.
night or possibly before to.morrow.
The first of the conspicuous leaders
to arrive was Governor Altgeld of
Illinois. He stalked modify to his
seat, and Immediately became the
center Of a group. Nervously his lean
fingers sought his short brown beard
as, with inclined head, he listened to
The arrival Of the New York dele
cation. which was still in conference,
was anxiously awaited by some of the
old Democratic war horses mons the
silver men. but many Of the radicals
expressed utter Indifference as to the
course Of the gold wing.
SILVER PLANS ARRANGED.
The silver leaders entered the arena
with their program pretty we'll map
ped out. They intended to charge the
gold army and drive them as far as
possible against such stubborn resist
ance as master.ul g~eneralshlp could
offer.
At 1915 o'clock the Iowa delegation
appeared in a body and marched to
their seats behind a Boies banner.
Their appearance was greeted with a
ripple OF applause, punctuated with a
rattle Of cheers which, however,
quickly died away.
Chairman Daniel, with his long
black hair falling to his shoulders.
held an informal reception on the
stage. At 1890 o'clock a man in a tow
suit bearing a banner of the w. J..
Bryan club of Nebraska rushed up
through the south entrance followed
by a couple of hundred Nebraskans,
who cheered wildly. A brief demon
stration for the boy orator OF the
Platte ran around the hall.
Tom johnson, the Ohio free trader
and single taxer, his colleague, l.. &.
Holden, with gray beard aud smooth
upper lip, and Congressman Jones of
Virginia formed an interesting group
with their heads together in the mann
aisle.
Mrs. U. S. Grant, widow of the gen.
eral and president, occupied a seat on
the stage platform with Mrs. Potter
Palmer.
THE CON A oPENED
At exactly 1850 o'clock Senator
Daniel raped for order. The mlnions
of the sergeant-at-arms had some diff
all was seated and order was obtained
it vas found that the space reserved
for the New York, massachusetts,,
Maine. Maryland and New Jersey
delegations were practically vacant
ard rumors Of 9 belt III home with
a realizing sense, but it was explained
that these delegations were still IN
conference discussing the situation.
The Rev. Francis Edward Green, an
Episcopal minister of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, who has the distinction of hav-
ing prayed for peace and harmony at
four previous Democratic conventions,
was introduced and delivered the in.
vocation. His voice was strong, but
Of pleasing timb re and the vast audi
ence stood and listened attentively to
his plea for grace.
A Ian BAND MAKES A HIT.
Senator Daniel was a commanding
figure as he stood by the fag-draped
desk announcing that the first bust
ness of the day would be the reports
of committees.
Then there came a pause, for it was
stated that the committee on creden-
tials, which always reports first, was
not ready with its recommendations.
A diversion was furnished by the
band brought to Chicago by the
Bland Marching Club of St. Louis.
The regular band was pounding away
in the gallery over the platform, when
a counter blare was heard in the far
western end Of the hall, to the right
of the delegates, and the Bland band
came into sight, filing up the long
aisle to the topmost row of seats,
playing Dixie" This produced the
customary explosion of enthusiasm,
the Missouri delegates. with many of
their supporters, climbing on the
chairs to shout. Maryland, Ny