The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-20

OF these gentlemen argued against
putting 16 to l in the platform, on
the ground that less specific dec
laration would induce hundreds Of
thousands of conservative Democrats
who went off on the silver issue and
voted either for Mckinley or Palmer
to come back with the party, but
after they had heard from Mr.. Bryan
they changed their positions, as l
have stated, and voted under his
instructions against their own judg-
ment and convictions. Whether
they actually believed that he would
decline the nomination is doubtful,
but the anti-silver men on the COM
mittee declared that they hoped he
would, and If he did they would
nominate Hill OF New York. Per-
haps this threat was equally effective
in soaring the committee, because
the tremendous denomination in
HilPs honor at the convention hall
made it seem easily possible. The
demonstrations began among the
delegates-that Mr.. Jones and Mr..
Stone had seen-and included 80
large portion OF them as to make
it very dangerous to tritle with the
situation. If Col. Bryan had de-
clined the nomination Hill would
have received it in cyclone.
In the galleries many people were
prompted not so much by sympathy
with Hill as by the love and the
hope OF a fight. They recognized
him cs the leader OF the opposition
to the Bryan faction, as the man
who would make the row il a row
was made, and they offered him
their support and encouragement as
such. They wanted the row to be.
gin as soon as possible, and they
wanted Hill to understand that the
crowd was with him. The anti
Bryan sentiment in the galleries is
also strong, and the anti-silver senti-
ment is much stronger, as shown
when Senator Tillman read the reso.
luton declaring that imperialism
was the paramount issue in this
campaign. The announcement pro-
voked an outbreak as long and as
noisy as all previous demonstrations
combined, and it was a genuine
demonstration OF Joy because silver
had been made subordinate to other
issues. 1t was the first sincere ex
preston the convention had been
permitted to make on that subject
and they made it in an unmistakable
manner.
The excitement was so great that
the representatives Of the national
committee introduced several feat
ures that were intended to add tc
the enthusiasm when Mr.. Bryan wat
nominated. The 16 to plank thai
came later provoked no such demon
stration. II Mr.. Bryan could have
seen the behavior of the delegates
he would have realized how strong
is the sentiment among them against
a renewal OF silver campaign and
how powerful is his own influence
which alone has. kept that issue il
the campaign.
Col. Bill Sterrett OF Texas, a wis'
and witty man who tells stories, say'
that when the Democrats down il
his country come to read the plat
form they will be glad to see the II
to plank in its proper place. III
says that an old farmer in Texa
used to go to town every week II
get the mail and do the family shop
ping. His daughters were in tn,
habit OF giving him a list OF tn,
things they wanted, and il he didn'
bring every item they made him re
greet it. One Saturday his wife wen
to town with him. He filed the lis
as usual, went to the post Office ant
then started home As he rode
along he was troubled in mind by
vague fear that he had forgotten
something that would make the girl
scold him. When he was about hal
way home he stopped his wagon
took out all the bundled and check
ed them of by the list. Eyerythin,
was there and he rode on, but b.
could not help worrying. Finally
he reached home. The girls counted
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