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

with a cheer the gsileTses recognized
..BIue-eyed Bill Sheehan. who was lieu
I Sesan governor of New YORK far folr
wars and who is considered che Of sle
i past grand masters OF politics He,
too, protested against uhSea tag the gold
/ delegates. His intimate knowledge OF
I the political precedenIs enabled nm %
make a strong argument agains- tae
regularity OF the cantesting cetegates-
Z Mr.. Sheehzn declared that the pdrpos-
OF the silver men Of the convention was
+ TO secure a majority OF the Alca,saI'
delegates N order 70 vote them as q
unit and decrease their majority 10 the
Z required -rEo~IairGS to nominate
! You fear. ssid he with = sweep OF MS
I hand; ''you fear that you may be oblig-
ed TO abrogate the time-honoreG two
+ thirds rule If you do not do this. 1 APP
peal 10 You, many OF whom stood side
! by side with me four years ago. TO stag
I your hand This convention was begun
/ in revolution; in Gods name do not end
( il in revolution"
With this parting shot Mr.. Sheehan
retired amid the plaudits OF the gal
/ leries-
CASE OF POT AND KETTLE
| His place was taken by Delegate ].
speech in favor OF seating the delegates.
He charged that it was erroneous that
the Michigan convention had been pack
/ ed and manipulated by federal office
holders.
The whole Internal delegation should
in my opinion, be turned out" he said.
earnestly. and many OF the silver dele
gates on the floor seemed TO agree with
him, from the manner IN which they re-
ceived his sentiment. He repslled the
insinusEion OF Mr.. Sheehan and af-
( frmed that. as silver man. If he could
not control the convention without rob
bling a state OF its votes he was ready TO
surrender.
! Delegate Mcknight, one of the Michi-
gan silver delegates. replied TO Mr..
Stevenson. He said that IL was motor
ious fact. the silver men elected a ma
jority of 200 TO the Michigan convention.
LAS soon as the administration at
Washington ascertained this fact" he
continued. Mr.. Stevenson was hastily
summoned to Washington for confer
ence with the great chief"
IT'S a lie" yelled Mr.. Stevenson,
mounting a chair and facing the dele
gates. There is not a word of truth
in the sta tement."
Q
ment and proceeded TO describe the
methods by which the control OF the
convention had been Hrested from them
In conclusion ne predicted tina Michigan
would give 1000 Democratic majority
if a free silver platf was adopted.
BRUCKER OF MICHIGAN.
The Michigan debate was becoming
weariSome so when Delegate Rrucker.
a smooth-face young man from that
state, began to talk, the people began 10
cry for a vote
S1r. Brucker, however, stirred them 10
yell, by declaring that while he had
always been a free silver man he be
lieved the silverites had enough dele
gates TO elect a free silver president on
a free silver platform without commit
ting highway robbery.
THoMS THINKS so, TOO.
Then the gold men were aroused TO
greater enthusiasm by Charles s. Thorn
as, the Colorado member. who spoke in
a similar strain. saying that if the con
vention could commit a greater wrong
! than to nominate a candidate who did
not represent the wishes of the minor-i-
~, such a wrong would be to overturn
the officially expressed wishes of a
sovereign state. HIr. Thomas thought
that virtue which discovered so late that
II had been outraged should be looked
upon with suspicion. and was at a loss
to understand how the fraud charged af-
fected only four delegates.
Mr.. Thomas said:
Gentlemen OF the Convention:-It
would be a grave misfortune in my opin
ion, for this convention 10 do otherwise
than nominate a candidate represent
ing the wishes of the majority; II
would be a graver one TO secure such
nomina ton by oyerturntng the ofIieia Ily
expressed wish OF one OF the sovereign
states Of this union. cloud applause)
We were charged on yesterday with
violation of a Democrat precedent
and the charge in my opinion was not
we'll founded. If this majority report
shall receive the official sanction of this
convention. then those who made the
charge on yesterday, may repeal ii with
the truth. If 1 understand the testi-
mony correctly, fraud has been detail
ed and presented here. and have not
yet heard 1t con ira dlcted; then, il that
IS the case, 50 far as the action of this
convention is concerned, IL set the seal
Of Its approval, without objection and
without protest, upon the forehead OF
every ne OF these Michigan delega ties
mat were recognized by the national
committee. and II that be so. it does
seem to me. in Sjl candor. that We
should iFnore the 'precedents OF party
and recognize the sovereignty of states
thus casting their vote under tho unit
rule We cannot under any circum-
stances transform ourselves into a re-
turning board and by going behind
III
those VINO have their credentials. II
these fur delegates who were said 10
be not entitled 20 seats n this con-
vention. by reason OF the manner in
which they have been chosen. are not
SO entitled. then II follows that every
one OF the tEenty-eight delegates sim
Harry IN this convention are not ena-
tied TO recognition
POWERS STANDS sTAUNCH-
Judge o. ". Powers OF Utah followed
He inquired why. Il the cause OF the gold
delegates from Michigan vas just. they
were proposing to barter their votes for
SEATS in the convention and vote for a
gold candidate. He cid not want any
delegates sea ted because II was usces-
ssry 10 make a two-thsrds majority.
For We have already that" but because
their cause was just
Judge Powers spoke as folloES:
Nj Chairman and gentlemen: Our
committee has patiently investigated
this matter. and has made .ts report 20
this convention i has said % you that
Il nzs found in the case Of Michigan
fraud, with v3tistes al things. and the
party that had the presidency % -he
United States foully wrested from y
SITTER Z had been elected ought 20 have
To more fear. even though Z had % be
permitted under the guise o. '3flchi-
gan. RES Eutag a state C5eersl We
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