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

HOG a. m.-Bland marching club Just
entered. Crowd cheering.
HIS a. m.-Governor Hogg of Texas
requested TO address the convention.
11:16 a. m.-Hogg likes the platform.
amid cheers. Band playing Dixie"
u:20 a. m.-Hogg advocating friend
illness Of spirit among delegates in con-
vention and hereafter.
11:22 a. m.--Hogg predicts success in
November if the Democratic party will
work in harmony together.
11:4 a. m.-Hogg says the people will
not tolerate the return of the Republi-
can party TO power.
n:26 a. n.-Hogg denouncing the Re
publican platform as mass Of glitter
ing generalities to deceive the public.
11:30 a m.-Hogg denouncing protec-
ton as only In earnest of wealthy and
against farmer and workingman.
1875 a. m.-Minority report being pre-
pared by some of the credent!al COM
mittee, protesting against unSeating
the Michigan and Nebraska gold men.
I1:37 a. m--Hogg says a Republican
corruption fund is being formed for the
carrying Of Illinois, Ohio and other
states.
11:40 a. m.-Hogg advocating the free
coinage of silver and denouncing the Re
publican financial platform a in the in
terest Of foreign nations.
11:45 a. m.-Hogg reading the plank
in the Republican platform of 1892 at
Minneapolis faVor;ng bimetallism and
says if 1t meant anything it was gold
and silver on equal terms.
11:49 a. m.-Eogg finishes by asking
that all sores be healed after the conven-
ton and the party will march on to
victory.
IL 80 a. m.-Cries for Hill, Altgeld and
Blackburn amid confusion.
11:52 a. m.-Money OF Mississippi
moves Blackburn of Kentucky be re-
quested to address the convention.
Cheering over the entire hall. Motion
carried unanimously.
:53 a. m.-Blackburn takes the plat
form and begins his address.
11:54 a. m.-Blackburn says the ma
jority OF the American people are suf-
fering and look to this convention to
right it's wrongs.
11:55 a. m.-Blackburn says TIE peo-
pie will not longer submit to class legis-
lation. Cheering.
II ~ a. ul--HooyS pidAlOIU1 SHOuld De
such that human or devilish ingenuity
cannot construe it to mean but one
thing, that means limited free coinage
Of gold and silver without discrimina-
ton.
11:5S a. m.-Says it should show not
in favor of perpetuating national debt
or national banking institution.
1900 noon.-Says that Christ drove
from the temple a better set of men
than these in the money power for many
years.
1901 p. m.-Bryan not present Alt
geld asked 10 address the convention
Cheers and confusion.
1908 p. Mill asked TO address
the convention. Confusion.
1911 p. Mill not 81 the hall.
12:15 p. m.-Overmyer of Kansas now
addressing the convention says that the
seat of empire was transferred yester-
day from the Atlantic states TO the
great Mississippi valley.
1920 p. m.-Altgeld does not respond
to loud cries.
1927 p. m.-CredentiaL committee IS !!
not yet ready and time is being filed in
with music.
1928 D. m.-A1tgeld again asked to
address the convention and is now pro-
ceeding 10 the platform. Meets with
great reception.
1922 p. m.-Atgeld says he did not
come to make speeches, but help form
ulate a policy for the benefit OF Amer
leans.
1875 p. m-Altgeld says nearly every
thing Is under mortgage from homes 10 /
sewing machines Of seamstresses and |
all IN the interest OF English money
lenders and that relief is expected from !
the action Of this convention.
1854 p. m.--Williams Of Massa chu- |
sets requested 20 address the conven- |
ton.
1857 p. m.--Wiliams says convention |
now is sectional New England Is rep
and has as much at stake as 1
the west and south and speaks for five |
million spindles now silent.
100 p m.-Williams pleaded for har- !
nony and doing away with sectionaiism. |
1:04 p m.-COmmittee on credentials |
los p ni.---Credeltials committee re- 4
port against gold delegates from Mich /
gan and Nebraska
1:07 .. m---Comnittee asks Tor fur |
-her time 10 consider the individual c7e-
ientials q Michigan delegates. bu. asks /
hat Bryan delegates from Nebraska /
be seated.
1.os p m---CredentiaI con1 tees re- /
port as 70 seating Bryan delegates Ct 1
Nebraska declared carried AMID much 1
sonfusion.
10 ?. m---Russell OF Massscauset1s
demands a roll cal on the report Of the 4
committee on seating Bryan Nebraska
delegates
III ,. m.--Russe.l vithdravs his no
aon and the report OF the committee
stands.
I-l2 p. m---Committee has returned ]
% consider the Michigan case
I-ao ?. m--Brysn delegates taking
ses-s amid cheers
lis P. n.-Tme being filed IN Win
music while delegates are oonfe-riEs
md f-zferuiziag
10 p. m--Tillnan requested 70 aa-
iress colventkon-
is ,. huffman aot yet Responded
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