Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-07-11
GREAT GATHERING.
National Democratic Convention
In Session.
Stormy Discussion and the Selection
Of a Temporary Chairman.
The Silver Ven Arrogant anj the cold
Men benant.
biANp IN rHI tIAp ToR poniNArioS

convention meets until long aftrfupii.
~ the duTr- wrrr not thrown open IT.
time a. admit the llnU ITr-on- Tor
whom ihrr, at,' seats. hrfutr noon. the
hour fut which the convention Wa cal
led
tiuNrtnuf NItgrli At the head " the
Illinois Delegation approached a tuth
policeman Nhu guarded one ~ Lee hSt~
Even thfrAl- tulrl IT, -hner The .,lri,
officer who Wa under iron clad utd't-
from III" -"fgrant at HIm-
II M" sugN pupulhc" raull have plar
"d their hands uu the sergeant at anus
they wruld hH,r made short wrIk uI hun
When At la-t th' rutrHur,- wee thtaWu
ul"i Tie l,Ngt,- AMI iNr rtrWl- puui
81 Though % ~ lu -'toNui- Five MIN
ut,- after 'u, boats up,u"l H.. band uu
IA" speaker -tdud truck ula lively nr,l
lev " ,ou'hrtu All,
uu" 1T ~" Nf-' Irtlrts Go rNl,r Wa
senator luu"-. ui Nhau-d- u.nrfuuf
\tg"i heli hu "Hru,., cou .uItalIuuWIih
mm
senator Harris. ll, famous lrum'.-,r.
AZ. caur ~ Irt-plrug after = u,,r
viii th" mluI,u, 1T tlr law nj tlu, ia
tfaprr
NlI1pr up.oi Island huui- ,ut red
'h" south entrance plHNlug UlNi" IM-
caused great enthusiasm
~hIih after - O'clock VIZ NmturN
AMI ~ruAtuf liill walked up the center
aisle, followed ~ most II the \rw ltk
delegation, who took their places ami
silence
Member 81 u" nntluull committee
and distinguished guests iuuk IH,~-r~-luii
IT the platform early The most rnIl.
,pruuu- III H." latter Wa senator Stew
art, IL Nevada, who's" long uHtTmtrhaI
heart made him easily recognizable.
Ih"fr wrIr many rrIufts NJ mlhor arcl
dents ~ result II the crush At tie
,i,-,t- senator liaTfl-. Ot tennessee. Wa-
hanilrd roughly AMI II was SAID wa
kn"rkri down 10y the sufglng uhh. SrnA.
tu' BfrN. m ktkAu-a-, who has hut one
leg wa~ Jaunri against a wall and his
rtutrh wfenrhrd from his hand
1t l. Hloui tine. SAID senator JONES, IT
Nkau>A-, that ~ have sergeant At.
arms who could prevent -uch outrage"
The gHNrl Descended ~ minutes fs'iuf,
I o'clock, III" apl"atanr" II Chairman
llarntN provoked II Found III Hpplal-,'
rom the eastern delegates. llarTitI com
mAIdrd the invention ha Ia order. lli~
voice Wa easily carried H. th" fufthr~t
the hall with -atisfactnr, results
"hrntlrnrn, the convention viii rise
for pra,"r," III" chairman said. and there
~a- n chatter NJ chairs ~ the h~lI III ~"
center 81 III" hall calnr tu their feet with
considerable confusion, Chaplain Rev
Edward VI, Stlres. strpIHSl forward. llr
l. hardly ~ Years old. with sIIIuth
,hA,pn, clear cut face. lie held u toll II
typrwrittrn manuscript which h" lHid an
the desk anh picked up alip hS slip. read
ing the prayer.
Is the convention seated It-"lT. HAIR
nan llarrit. -trpIH"i forward alrI with
sharp stroke III the guNrl auiiuuIIcrd ~
ringing tones III" selection III senator
David II. I'm ~ tInIorat, chairman.
The gold men lraI"d L. their feet aud
Nth waving 81 arms shouted their Az.
plauSr. Anung the spectators nl-n there
was n cheer al hppf"latlniI. some IA
lhuslt-tir delegates t"llrd "lirrr rhrrI~
Iur ia,ii B I'M" hr, wrr" gwen
with a viii. =, T., Shrrfiu. III Indiana
rur secretary. nui John Martin lot sci
Irauthi arm. were al~r anliuIurrd.
~ hat j. thu pl"asur" III the r"nNrn.
,l"n'' asked llatrii,. calmlI ~ II hr did
not know a storm WAS Ia follow.
CLAYTON, nirIui~I ~ the national com
nlttrr from Arkansas. Ar,'-r. III" ~ilNrr
lnrn fu-r Ia u man AMI rhrri"d. " -aHIil
~ he announced that hl- duty wAs tu
prr-rilt IA minority report, The drmul~tra
llnn that followed the announcement al
The selection al ilill 1a- hrrl" com.
pared H. u rtrlulr.
six hundred aud ~ld delegate rlirrr,d
WIMh. From sp threats ~ the audi
.ur- came huHfsr ruaI II applause that
All a..
liun continued iuf over three nIIIItr-.
II Was renewed nj srN"ral I"lnt- ~ lay
ton read the minority rrI"rt nominating
senator Daniels.
v hr closed with III emphatic drnnalh
for "a Toll call the TNrrit"S rh-"f,"i
wildly.
lrlrgai- 4. ;, lhnuas II Colorado, $50.
III i,i The demand tor roll call, char.
man iiarrit, replied firmly lu the cries
tur "A vote With u statement that ~ long
L. h. continued /" preside over Ia" r"n
Irntiun the deliberations would ir
rdr'ly. he recognized i,rlrgatr Waller
III ,niiiirctIrut,
~ Nh the consent III the convention |
viii give Way Ia the g"ntlrnau from
New JERSEY, sad Waller, AMI MrIrfmntt
lualr his WAY L. Ia" platform ana i+gan
to SAY something which merely brought
uIpn him -iuIm 81 'l'UdrT, Raising
his VOICE Mrl.fuinlt spoke oi New Jersey
- the only state north III the Mason anu
lrxun line which had always east H.
electoral vote if the Nominee III the
democratic convention, II pay tflhutr
t. the Hon Jnhn v. Daniels. hr DECLARED
and then went Un Ia praise the -rrNlr"s
To- the party II IA. man VIII" knew no
faith except II mn democrat
IartisAu- III I'm @ut np n ~hrlll cry
"lhInuTTAry believed III the rIIl" 1T ma
Iufitir-." MrlhTmnti continued, hut W.
are here ia rrSIOnSr tn precedent, Hld
hr mggrd the drmTiarI not a. begin
bS violating tradition.
ExI,n,rrnof Waller strpIs~i H. the
front of the platmfm when MclIrrm"tt
sat down His hrst words qulrtr'l the
delegates. but liz -asn inspired "a shout l.,
the declaration that the name ~ Daniels
anh Hili would be chrrfri together tie
advised the election II iiill ~ Temporary
chairman and Daniels IA permanent
chairman.
Are there other arrangements made -
h. asked sarrAsticallS.
"lts. sir" shOut,d Congressman Money
from Mississippi, waving his broad
bTiminri straw hat from u block III seats
directly below the platform.
Mr., Whitney AMI his fellow d-lrRai,'-
from New York applaudri n DECLARATION
that iiili and Daniels should b- hunOfpSl
together. A demonstration was attempted
when Waller shouted he would n the last
nlan " b,lt, but the southern and West
EN- delegations sAt -tplilly, like men VIM
had liked their program. Turn Down
David Il. Hilly" Waller A-k~l. "ln iui'-
name II this drnirTAtic convention; :"
lie tried IL Appeas- the silver men by IN
timating that the speech ilill would de-
li,-I would not he offensive. but When hr
askei, viii you turn him Down there
we're cries u We will"
Every we'll. he shoute,i drilanily, turn
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