The National tribune., 1900-07-12
THIRD DAY.

convention week. and the cloudless blu,
gave no promise of relief from the intens,
heat But the grateful wind which had
saved the week from being intolerable die
not forsake the sweltering crowds this
DAY. III blew steadily froSl the southwest
| mol from Its passage over the plains, but
nevertheless a wind.
| Within thirty minutes after the doors
were opened the galleries were all occu,
ped, and still the crowds around the en-
trance and in the streets had suffered no
dlmlnution. The day before the hall was
so denSely packed that it was at times
| Impossible to move around upon the floor
one-fourth of the delegates were unable
to see the Chairman and the other three
fourths of them could hear nothing ut
tered from the platform.
Chairman Richardson once more called
the meeting to order. After the usual
prayer the call of States began for the
purpose OF making nominations for the
Nlce-Iresldency. Great confusion pre-
! vailed, and very few of the delegates were
aware of what was going on until Ala
bama and Arkansas had been passed and
| California was called
senator White announced that Califor-
mia yielded to Arkansas.
| AND Arkansas yields to Illinois to place
in nomination Adlai E. Stevenson. of iii
nois." shouted Jeff Davis. the DemOcratic
candidate for Governor of Arkansas.
STANDING on chair and receiving a cheer
Tor his mention of Stevenson Now ali
business was suspended, as the confusion
had become so overpowering that the call
Oh the secretaries was inaudible above the
| roar. 1t took ID minutes to restore some
| sembiance of order, and then the spokes-
| man for Illinois, Representative James
Nhliams, presented the name of Steven
son.
Mr. Williams spoke rapidly and briefly.
ana a,: at this mention of Adlai E. Stevenson
| NahSas was up. as was Alabama, Arkan-
sas, minnesota and large number of dele.
sates IN different parts of the house. IT,
| applause, while vigorous, was short moi
tasting above minute. When the roll
can reached Connecticut that State gave
way 10 minnesota amid cheers and cries
OF Iowne." L. A. Roesing, of Mime
sofa, then took the platform to present the
name OF Chas. A. TOwne. When he pro-
nounced the name of Towne there was
| cheerlns from the Minnesota delegation.
winch rose to its feet, waving flags in
Irantlc fashion: The galleries Joined i'm
the applause with fervor
While the galleries We're enthusing ovar
the name of Mr.. Towne there was an ex-
citlng time over at the chair of Mr.. Hill
1ou must take the nomination. and
citedly pns' eA-
Il cannot, | cannot" replied Hill. his
face white and set. Il do not want #
rfou must fake it," said Croker.
Croker. leaning over him. wbiIo Nor
man man Il. Mack and Frank Campbell held
, Illl, one on each side, and urged him to
accept An excited man from New Ter.
se!, shaking his fingers under Mr.. IiiJIs
ms, ms, sii1,tted: You can't refuse: You
| the East -"'e you 10 save
don't want it. You can name Stev-
ehsoI; He's as good as am" said Hill.
ana then, turning to Murphy and Croker
ana gripping his hands. he said: please
don force this: please don't"
Mr.. Murphy then gave an indicat;o, oe
an apparent scheme in the nomiotion Gov.
ing to the excited Jerseyman: s.Yor kco,
fixed'' W" nave IL
Meanwhile the confusion continued to ,,c
:" Sleat that only a threat to clear the gal
iefieS caused diminution of the d;sor5a.
When the State of Delaware was called
me announcement was made that III
State would yield to New York
a tremendous shout of applause sUen,
.hhr9nsh the hall. Delegate Grady. one pS
eie ieaders OF Tammany Hall. had aIreodr
ascended the platform, and as be Sta,,'o, $500
TO the front to address the convention PHI th.,
apIiI:luSe and cheering increased.
iiiS hrst sentence rang thrnuob tho
great building in trumpet tones. INV
', On behalf of the Democracy of No,,.
;,'.H oik i present to this convention for nom.
nation for the Vice-Presidency tba na,,,r MN,
OF David Bennett HilI.'' n"iie
>, ne scene which followed was Lv r,,
the most tempeStuous of the session a,'.i
tle name of Hill echoed and rn,nc,,o1'i .a.'i
through the hall. State standards wora
selzeu l ana held aloft and the convention
handkerchipfS mugs anu
EN-Toy Hill meantime had worked hi.
wa! through the surging multitude TO thn
'idtiofm- As he ascended il his b,nI
were eagerly grasped, and he was escorto5 m,o5
30 30 the seat of the Permanent Chairman
lie asked Mr.. Grady to yield to him that
declined. o"' "fadE
senator Grady himself turned from tb.
audience and saw Mr.. Hill. Mr. Hill
sciZed the opportunity in "A second and said
to Mr.. Grady: 4 '''iu
Grady, you have got to stop this. I
Will not have it,
Senator Grady replied: "You mus,
make this sacrifice for your Marty Won,.
York. III NeW
Judge Van Wyck kept urging him to oc
cept, and not to make Il declination Hin
was obdurate. His face was like marble
his hands treInbled and he wined tho ,,a.
spiration from his brow. While Cad, pJL
was speaking Hill asked to SEQ Senotn,r
Jones, and when the Chairman of the Nh.
tional Committee came, the ex-Senator
said 10 him: ''eiator
Homes. stop this thing. II is NOT r;so
1t should not be forced upon me, UnIn
| me TO stop it,
Chairman Jones said: 'I will help Won.
20 on and decline, and I'll help Won ont
III see the delegation leaders. Yon are
rlsnt TO on and make your speech. ,,
linen Senator Hill advanced fo tba
platform. He stood with head bowed a
iew minutes, expressive of gratitude for
the cheers that rolled in heavy volume n.
ward him from every part of the hall
and when finally the chance came for he
voice TO be heard he said that he onnrn,
ciated the friendliness OF the deIeantns
but FOR good and valid personal reasons
he could not accept the nomination ~
nave not been candidate" he said. 81
DO not desire to be candidate. and 7
must not he nominated by this conyen.
ton Uenewcd applause and cheering.
ana cries of You must, you must'')
| In justice to others who had boen
named. in justice to himself, in Justice IN
the party, in justice to the ordinary nro.
cedure of this convention, it was unfair to
him, he said, to place him in this posifion
without his consent.
After this speech the matter was ended.
so far. as Hill was concerned.
Hills action forced the nomination nj
Stevenson, and Hills political enemies did
not succeed in having their way witt, him
When II was realized that Croker and
Tammany We're forcing the Hill move.