The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-09

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the first fight of the convention. IL
started over in the front Of the press
seats 70 the left OF the platform. where
a Sialwart policeman through excess or
diligence bounced upon 4 delegate from
Illinois who was attempting TO enter
the section allotted TO other delegates
People climbed 10 their chairs every
where and a small riot seemed on hand
until the chairman pressed the button
which signaled the band 70 play. Sen
ator Grady coCCy paced the platform.
with his hands in his trouser pockets,
while the band played. and when ne
could make himself heard. remarked
that he never had been able 10 speak in
a convention without starting night
His exit set agoing the cry OF ''Votei
Nofei" once more.
LIGHTS TURNED on.
AS dusk fell the great Coliseum be-
came glowing. Suddenly at $50 the
electric lights were turned on and she
artificial daylight flooded the vast space
Electric lights had been hung al inter
vals from the galleries botlind FURNISHED
rehectors which threw the rays in white
streams toward the pit Several arc
lamps which depended from the lofty
We're almost u. 1000 people in the annphi-
theatre by this time and the night
scene was even more inspiring than thai
OF the day.
DEBATE CLOSED.
Ex-Congressman Weadock OF Michi-
gan, sandy-red man, with a straw
colOred mustache and imperial. con-
eluded the debate in behalf Of the MN
GRITTY.
Delegate O'Donnel OF Colorado per-
formed the same Office for the majority
Just before Mr.. O'Donnel began several
hundred Bland boomers came up
through the north entrance and created
a demonstra ten in favor OF their candi-
date
Mr.. O'Donners address was as fol-
lows:
''Mr. Chairman and gentlemen:
thank God that have lived 10 see the
time in a Democratic convention when
no threats OF the gentlemen from New
York can drive II from duty. Great ap-
pIause) The cause Of the four men rep
resented by thsmajority report IS us
honest as the silver dollar. (Applsuse
and cheering.) Gentlemen. in the case
of the four sitting delegates. whom the
ent was the fraud that men representing
gold states voted for a part OF this re-
port. You talk about upsetting the viii
Of a sovereign state. The purpose or th,.
committee is that the win Of the sov-
ereign state shall be heard. We are
not here to be suppressed. We are here
that IN truth crushed 70 earth IN Mich
igan may rise again and SO that AL the
s-F
pie Of that state may not be stlfied. We
are here with this report 10 compel the
truth to be spoken for the etate 90
Michigan Now, gentlemen, ask you
to sustain the report adopted in the
committee, twenty-five votes in the az
firmative 20 nine IN the negative. !
move the previous question"
VOTE TAKEN.
At the conclusion OF O'DonneIls ad-
dress, amid the loud cries OF vote,
vote" from the impatient crowds. Chair
man Daniel put the question. first on
the adoption OF the minority report 70
confirm the sitting OF delegates IN their
ritle 70 the seats. The ron was called.
Alabama. the first state called. started
a revolt against the majority. Although
a solid silver delegation. a Challenge 81
her vote developed the fact that seven
votes IN the delegation favored the gold
delegates. But under the unit rue ala
bams's twenty-five votes were cast
against the minority report The god
men got elev71
s''--e- .ctes. lHO of .-.ll Sere
cast By SLztOr Wh.te snd Congress
man Mcguire.
Indiana's silver da-le-tt-1 furnished
a
delegates. Delegate Hal5eman Of the
Kentucky delegation, BY = chsliengr.
uncovered two Affirmative votes in tfat
delegation. There wers three votes Re
the Massachusetts deleEa ton for sat
ing THE silver delegates and one In MARY
land.
GOLD MEN HAPPY FOR ONCE
AIr. Stevenson Of Michigan cast enc
: nty-eight votes q his state, IA Asalch
there were twelve silver votes. "a favor
o. keeping the god delegates ia to~.r
seals The god deiegates mounted t,-.r
chairs and waved their nandkercili-'s.
while the ga !er.ei grew r-~rfeStiy fran
dc with enthusiasm Trey s1Du-e5.
stamped their fest. fUnE tneir hats si0ft
ana turned the c1nv=Ltion into pan L--
aoniun. The enthusiasm rose and feil.
ynIy 70 rlze again Ike the OF com ~ t-de
" the ga Chairman Daniel tried -
secure order with his gavei bur Ia
z-rars were swallowed Ep - he Gia aa
ne crack q a t0y pistol would - -
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ne % Souss's popular marches. buE Il
I'D 10 eFecs % tbe ten thousand p@o-
Die xis1 were yelling ike mad
SILVER AIEzS FURIOUS.
w-hea -ae -nus.c oesss,i N d~noas-a-
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