The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-04

The Chairmsi was helpless He raped
In vain for order. who got the money!
was yelled from all parts Of the Lamb
supporters places. and there was nothing
TO be done but submit 10 the p2pderro-
mum. The banner "City OF Manchester
was thrown around and cheered. and the
efforts Of a dozen cool headed men 20 get
a bit Of order were all drowned in the
general hubhub. Elicit "Elett." came
from all sides. interspersed only by Ian
guage not 10 be found In the sunday
school books.
Amid the general confusion dozen
men got upon chairs and tried In VAIN
10 say a word. There was "A stampede
for the rostrum, and fight was started
near the centre OF the room rms was
shortly quelled. while a policeman threat
oned TO use his billy II had been stated
that there was something IN the wind.
CRIES OK BRIBERY.
II only remained 90 be seen what this
something was. Chairman owen got
MP on the table and pleaded for order.
IL was Of no use. Nothing could be done
with the crowd which had then turned
itself into a rip-roarng mob with no
sombiance Of order bribery! bribery
was heard loudly from the Lamb quar-
tiers. and. "WhO got the money be-
came familiar sound. Again Chairman
owen raped repeatedly for order Dut
nobody pid any attention 10 him. Bunches
Of men swayed from one side Of the nan
20 the other. and swept chairs and an
I'm front OF them. Cries and cheers,
screams ana C0manche-like yeils, roars
and groans joined IN he general an. now
and then half a. dozen men would rush
upon the rOstrum and clamor for a hear
ing. They We're snecred az and Missed
10y hundred Indignant delegates. People
who had no connection with the c0nven-
ton joined in the chaos and helped 10
make Rome howl" Colonel Bigger. me
secretary. who had seen many conYen-
tons during the last twenty-five yeaS,
aIpegred 20 De surprised. and he looked
abont hiui as n trying 20 md some iI~ails
OF escape in case the rush upon The ros-
trIm assumed enc phase Of "a stampede.
About this time Chairman owen got Up
on tho table. with fuyel I'D nitld, anu
pleaded for order long enough 10 enatie
him tO make an announcement. lie nnal-
ly got "a sort OF hearing, ana ne stated
that the po.ice were thereby ordered 10
clear the hall OF everybody I'm n, and that
then only delegates. those having tickets
ami reprcs entatiyes of the press OnlF
would be- readmtted in the hail. Then
the police made an effort 70 clear the hall,
but they could do nothing with the crowd.
There were half q dozen oinccrs present.
u was useless for them TO try 70 get
any vfnclt ana NOBODY iA@iu any hllcullvN
10 their orders 90 leave the h4ll.
THE SADDEST FEATURE
The saddest feature of the entire day
remained 70 De witnessed. II was pititul
10 see men sCramb.lng about the nall,
with neither purpose lu view nor mission
20 perform, bowling mob. uucontroila-
bic, ana determined 90 create a continued
disturbance. There was something hu-
initiating about the fact that many Of the
Delegates who had been sent lay the voters
10 I'D e. g "a o.
should have so far forgotten themselves
as TO turn what was offended 10 be
political deliberatiye body into disor-
DERBY mass OF individuals who 20 all APP
Iearances cared nothing for the interests
Of the party AT large. a lamentable com
mentary upon nineteenth century politics
wOuld 10 DC TO Judge an by what was
seen IN the convention yesterday. Such
sad spectacles as les drinks 10 1 man were
by no means uncommon. and the weak
ness and lack Of moral stability displayed
hy those who persisted In dragging their
appetites into the gathering were. to say
the least. such as ought 20 appeal 10 the
charitable side N one s. Judgment
The orderly delegates present pleaded
for reason and decency. They made a.
dozen appeals 20 stop the chaos and pro-
coed 10 business. But there were a large
number OF delegates who. 10 all appear
ances. had determined 10 craate chaos.
Ihoy Were willing and ready 10 do any
thing 10 continue the disturbance, and
that would push forward tho business for
when the convention had assembled.
GRAVE ACCUSATIONS.
While the convention was thrown into
confusion and earnest efforts were being
made 70 restore order. Mr.. b. NJ. Robert
son, OF Manchester who was chairman II
the Manchester delegation, made a strong
EFFORT 90 make speech 20 the convention.
lie pushed his way through the crowd
by degrees, and finally reached the rOs-
trum. There 10 was ne pleaded 10 be
allowed 10 expose what he Insisted was
fraud and corruption On the part OF the
Manchester delegation. \ dozen men
men gathered around him. aud tried to get
him 90 abandon the idea and make no
speech. Mr.. Robertson emphatieally Tee
fused TO abide by their re- quest, and re-
peatedly Announced tnat Dee would expose
the corruption and fraud. Bribery
he cried "tne most open and fragrant
bribery 1 ever saw
flush. Hush" came the cry from one
side while the Lamb men screamed:
show em up. Expose en-. Free speech
FOR every body
Again Mr.. Robertson made an effort 10
address the convention and tell what
Doe knew about the affair. but his voice
was repeatedly drowned n the general
din.
IL was realized by all the orderly peo-
ple i'm the han that no further business
could Dee attended %. ana that nothing
but confusion would characterize the con-
NenuOn from that time on. Then Do was
that Chairman owen 0ntertaiucd the mo-
tion 90 adjourn until to-day az III o'clock,
and this prevailed.
SAID THEY WE'RE BRIBED.
Mr.. Robertson then stated I'm the pres
Cucc OF several gentlemen that the three
Manchester delegates Who had gone over
To- the Elicit side had Neeu hrlbsd by Col
oncI Eletts leaders. Said be. The Man
chester delegation OF thirteen members
held "A caucus Tuesday and elected me
chairman unanimously They decided
Cmphauc.dly that the delegation should
vote as o. whole. ana that when the ball
lotng commenced i, as chairman, should
cast the vote for the delegation. The
caucus also wanted me 10 vote for the
delegation ass "a body or all questions
that required 81 vote. This / declined 20
90. upon the ground that this would Dee
putting too much power into the hands
of one man.
81 agreed 10 cast the nominating votes.
and also consented 90 vote FOR the Man
chester delegation as whole whenever
SO instructed. This evening two of the
Manchester delegation said 20 me ont in
front that when the time came 10 vote on
the minority report. providing for the
seating If certain delegates VINO would
cast their votes FOR Colonel Elicit for
the nomination. there was going 10 De a
change. and the former votes Of 90 20 ~
I'm favor Cf Captain Lamb would be brOk-
en-. / asked them II they intended TO
vote differently from the delegation, and
they said they aid. When further ques-
toned. they r5ld me they had been offer