Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-08

a labama, Mississippi and Georgia were
Standing out against this movement
The Boies men were In some ooniution
over the split In tho Iowa delegation
on the flfst call Of states
yesterday. Teller appeared e. be- pf0-
hling by the failure VI tue Bland men
TO win the solid Southern support. . h,
feeling still prevailed that IL was any
once raos anu that dark hOrses must
be- watched.
Tho development OF tho night put
every man On his mettles, for they
meant hard lighting all along the
line. Gov. Altgell stalked modify to
his seat and Immediately became tho
center Of group, receiving the latest
reports Of his lioutenauts. R1mors Of
n gold bolt were rife. The arrival o.
the New York delegation, which was
stlll In conference ON this eutJcci. was
anxiuusly awaited by some OF the old
Democratic war horses Of the silver
meu, but many radicals exptessrd
utter ind ference AZ to the course OF the
gold wing. Ths silver leaders entered
the arena with tho programme pretty
well mapped out. They intended to
charge the gold army and drive ihom
M tar aa possible against such stubborn
resistance ~ mas,criul genofalship
could ufler.
At iO.l5 the Iowa delegation hp.
puATel la a body marching bHhind %
B0los bAun,r. rhey wsri erected with
a ripple Of applause, punctuaIod win d
rattle Of cheefs,
Tue reading clerk Of the convention
Il In appearance u fac smile OF ths
late "Bili Nye," AMI has very apGaf'
emily been trained In calling from
mountain q mountain top. IL over
powered the hustle Of two or three
thousand people blowing tholr wy
down tho hisles, whCn ho made tut
toutine announcements after prayer,
Chairman Daniel, with his long
black nair falling 10 thu th0ulitfs
held al informal reception o. TIT
stage.
A. 1880 a man In a tow suit, bearing
the banner Oi the W. j. Bryan Club d
Nebraska, rushed up through the B0uit
entrance followed by a couple OF hui
urod Nsbraskans. They Cueefed wiz
ly anu hrlei demonstration Tor ih'
boy orator 81 Platte ran around tL'
hail.
CALLED no ORDER.
=. exactly 1880 Senator Danlo
rnppad for orier. rhs minions Of tho
sergeantat.Arms had difficulty In
clearing the aisles.
When all were seated II was found
that the spaces reserved for New York
Mafsac Mgiue, Maryland aut
New Jerseys delegations were pTncti
CAlly vacant. Toe threat u byl
came home with real zinR eense but d
was explained that tue delegation
stll were IN conference discussing th'
situation.
Rev. Francis Edward Green, episco
pal minister OF Cedar Rapids, Iowa
who has tho distinction VI havini
prayed Tor harmony Ct previous Demt
cratic conventions, served the invoca
ton. The minister's voice was uif0nl
tut OF pleasing tone ana tne vast auui
upco stood snI listened attentiyeiy 4
his plea TOT grace.
WAXING AND PLAYING.
iennter Daniel was a commanding
figure rs he stood by tho fiAg.drape,
desk announcing that the nfsI bushes
OF the day would 10 the reports o
committees. A hitch appeared at one,
whon II was announced that th'
committee on credentials, which 1
always first, was not reauy with thel
recommendation. While tue CDnvon
ton was waiting the band was pound
ing away In the high gallery over tn
platform where tho counter blast wa
heard In thu far western hall 90 tn
right VI tho delegates and the Blanl
band hove into Hlgnt nlllng up the lon
aisle 10 the topmost row Of seats play
ing Dixie. IL produced the oustomaT,
explosion OF enthusiasm. The Missouri
delegates with many OF Bland's sup
porIuTs climbed into the chairs 10 shout
Maryland, My Marylaud. This In
spired another demonstration.
HoGG TnUSDERs AGAINST GOLD.
Then Chairman Daniel put u motiol
that the convention take Ave minute
recess aad be addressed by Governo
Hogg OF Texas. The motion was car
rieu. The former Lone star governor
known to this world at large on nc
count OF his light agAinst the rail
roads In his state, Ia easily tn
biggest man Ia tho convention
Ills weight 10 not less than 800 pound
anu he stands some inches above
feet. Ho proceeded with a Voice like
the bass OF q church organ TO pou
thunder against gold anu Republican
ism.
lie began by congratulating tn,
convention on the proud opportunity
before 1t. The tactics OF the Dsmo
Gratis IN not boiling, hs declared
should prevail Ia accordance with tn
tlme.honured Dem cratic doclrlns o
tho majority rule. He spoke OF the
preservation OF the liberty OF tho pso,
lie from tho yoke OF Republican rule
rhe party, he said, had made n mis-
take four years age, which would b,
repeated. II ths Republican party 70
turned to power II iofeboded d natijI
OF minions and mllllOnaires, IL tn,
Democrats would stand together
that party would DO foTeve
laid out ON the hillside OF despair
He denounced tho growing tendency
toward the Capitalization OF the gov
ernmeut which, he said, must eyentu
ally mean tho oppression OF tho peopl
by the bsyonet aud the ue0lIuciion 0
lnoir liberty. He went then Into
discussion VI the tarln question.
His purpose was amply to hold tn
attention VI tho convention until IN
credentials committee was ready Il
rt pOri. Among the guests on tn
platform were Don NJ. Dickinson
Senators Dubois aud Psttlgrew an,
CnngTes, man rowno OF Minnesota
Col. w. IL. Hepburn, ex.Congressmal