The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-05
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Sesi1sss t9le vigorous Use Of the gaNel an
sse''in!iIise OF order was lost and nothing
could be heard save the calls 3f HIP,
and the disappearing Kisses The band
IN TIE gallery struck VI, lively air bat
as soon as il su5side5 the uprcar wac as
great as ever. the California delegation
nesns prominent IN calling for Senator
f'ti- u Was not pos. bic FOR Governor
sat,gela TO continue Immediately, and as
sie committee on Rules declared Itself
.eSos % report, Governor AltEeid diseo1-
i-..aed ms address md left the PLATFORM
The report Of he Committee on Rules
Vas read ard adopted
ne Committee on Rules and Order OF
SGsness recommended The followia=:
hesolved-Tha: the rules Of the last
democratic National Convention ine5daihs
.1s rules Of the House of Representatives
- lae tittS-tAird Congress . taT as ai'
l8Ecaote, 70 be The rules II This convention,
iAe order az business shall ne:
Report Of COMMITTEES on Credentials
Report OF COMMITTEE on Permanent
O-ss nizatton.
&-ReI,o1t Of Committee on Resolutions
--Preseasstign and selection 81 a cfhdl-
cate for President IF tie lGited STATES
the presentation and ss!e'>I2a oL d
candidate for Eics-Presiiaiit
The report Of the Committee on Gre
tentia3s. seating Mark Cohn and 7. b
o5cCabe IN the New York delegation. ne
Clark delegation in Montana. and slYins
o1e-half vote 10 each Delegation IN
Oklahoma, was presented = n1snora1F
report, dissenting in The 0klohorna case
was presented.
There was some objection made by Aur-
cgy EandeEs-. from Maryland. 70 The COM
-nittes taking no action in ths District OF
Coiurn5iz case. The chairman Of ;he cam
ulictee. Nj Campau. answered thai there
was no canss 10 act in the District of Co
sulzlhia CASE. because il was settled pE the
National Committee. Mr.. Nandever moved
20 recommend that part of the report 10 the
committee The motion was lost amid
storm u NO
The report Of the committee was then
adopted as presented.
CHEERS FOR RICHARDSON
Chairman Thomas then called for The re-
port 81 he Committee OF Permanent Or
eanLzation When Il was announced that
Hon. J. ID Richardson. o: Tennessee. had
been selected as permanent chairman
cheers Sw2ec over the great audience.
Th@ rePGC. q tha committee follows:
Your Commute. on Permanent. Organi-
zzt.ca respectfully recommend that Hon
James Richardson. Of Tennessee De made
permanent chairman OF the convention
IL IS further recommend that the TEN
1s9rarr secretary, assistant secretary. SER
ez2-t-at-arrn. reading clerks special off,
carr and medical officers be made The per
sranerc officers Of this convention ard IN
addition. that Hon Lincoln Dixon, Of In
diana: Hon. jefferson Pollard 81 Missouri:
Eor. William Cromwell o. kentucky. and
Ror- y. T. a Be-namer. o. Illinois. be
recommended as assistant secretaries.
Your committee further recomTna ENDS to
:!-s convention, for honorary vice-presi-
denis. honorary secretaries, and members
ot TIA Notification Committees and Ma
t5onal Democratic Committee the gentle
= 4 f,-- and
Territories
Chairman Thomas after ire adoption Of
me report with debate, appointed a COM
!21zttea consisting q Former Governor Nc
E-ea-y. u Kennedy; Daniel Canpau. OF
Michigan. and Mayor Phelaa, o Szn Fran
cisco. 10 escort tie permanent chairman 10
TIE platform
THE AIsLEs CROWDED.
Owing 10 The densely packed condition
OF the atSles Il required some time for
afess-s CaInrau 2d1Crea-y and Pheian
II get close enough 70 dc. Richardson 10
escort him &c The platform. TIE four man.
.p2-caiag in single file. ne coi-lrIlu headed
by Governor AIcCreary, ptowed thetr way
u tae side Of Chairman Thomas Cover
nor NcC-eary advanced 10 The front Of
sle platform and said:
Gentlemen % TIA Convention: Il gives
ma great pleasure 10 introduce 70 you the
permanent chairman Of this convention,
! u
NJ Richardson repeatedly bowed his
acknowledgements q tie cheers that swept
IN wave after wave through the hail
Mr.. RICHARDSON SPEECH.
Mr. Richardson sad:
am deeply sensible Of the great honor
rou have bestowed upon ne in calling
me 70 preside oyer this great Democratic
Convention. We have been clothed With
The authority 10 formally name the can
liz =ao 70 "a
chosen President and Vice-Presi6e1t Of
The United States. and TO lay down
platform Of principles upon which the
battle is 10 be fought and the victory won
WIKI your permission / viii address my
self To some Of Ihs issues OF the lInpend-
ing campaign.
The last great national contest for ST.
pre1nacy was fought mainly upon one
issue; that : 70 say. enc issue was para-
mount in the struggle. That issue was IA
milia-iy called sixteen 10 one II in
TolEed the question Of the free coinage
Of gold and silver az g ratio Of sixteen
paris Of silver 10 one part OF geld, with
which ali OF Us are fannilnr-
The n oznentous issue this year is again
sixteen 70 one. but the sixteen parts 70
the one part Of this campaign. which ]
VII briefly discuss, are wholly different
from those OF 1885. I vii first refer 10 the
These sixteen parts are:
First. we have t2e issue fraugat with
i-siescribabie importance 10 ou- people
native barn, and those Who have for pa
tr-o;ic reasons cast their fortunes with Us
mainly, thai Of the republic against the
empire on this part alone OF the sixteen
L taere we're NJ other, We confidently ex-
psct 70 win > sweeping victory in Nover1l-
per. The Republican party stands Tor the
empire. The DemocTu,ze parry stands for
the republic, for the Declaration Of hide
s3eadence and the Constitution Of our coun-
Try
Second. The paternal ana fostering care
given by those with whom We contend, 70
the combinations Of corporations ard com
pznieS into powerful orga nizations familiar
iy known as trusts, Under three years OF
Republican rule, while they controlled the
Presidency. the Senate and tae House OF
Representatives, tra: IS. all Of The law
making power Of the government, trusts
haze been propagated and fostered by leg.
Islation until they not only dominate al
markets both the buying and selling Dur
defy the very power Of the government II
Esi1. The Iarcical efforts put forth oS me