New-York tribune., 1900-07-07

eolt a man who has been tried gone through The
IISn hITIn whose high character and ability recommend
man who noe peop.e N every part OF this Republic
Presiden1 o sr9bt Eat enough and good enough to be
s-T go Teaos ike a Bible and with these TWO faith
shn,,JIeen JIenocrats standing together shoulder TO
4ckIney hypocrisy off the face Of f5e aa@tb anu
Gentemen. now present IN vo, % ne ne 81 IN
Of our State that distinguished statssmsn ne ehIee
Vice-Presi5e5Sto sSi trHstworthy Democrat.
VGreat and continued applause)
AI' Williams spoke rapidly and briefly and a.
ms mention of AdlaI E Stevenson. Illinois was on
t's rs Ieet cheering wildly Kansas was up as was
A.aoana Arkansas. Minnesota and large number
OF delegates in different parts of -ba bau T-he
applause while vigorous. was short not lasting
above minute
NAME OF TOWNE PRESENTED.
When the rollcan reached Connecticut that State
gave way 10 Minnesota amid cheers and cries Of
IoWne! L A Rosng, Of Minnesota, took the
PauoFTn TO present the name OF Charles \ Towne
7, az, CA9lrman and Gentlemen Of the Convention:
II - Is a great honor 20 be privileged to answer
-6t mere 70 the rolcali Of Minnesota, The Democ-
Ie b n'Inination Of Eice-President submit the
Eicb % present the name OF man worthy Of the
VIII tb i"nor oL 9e.ng placed upon the same ticket
you ~ nave nominated for President, We Democrats
Participate 5ctyI Ir @ *e haTe earned the Tight 70
the 1e"Ss OF me party Fer forty years prior 10 1888
result OF he great contest Of 1926 and because Of
M
paign. We entered the battle Of issS more aggres-
SlEely than ever before and last realized in
and elected Democratic Governor
sboudeT eFans re % those campaigns now stand
e-ecIoral vote Of Minnesota shall be cast for the
possible Because Of the 4T ba6c c6nr@ %ss
ana ana ndeLty TO principle Of the men who in that
goove party and severed their relations with the
preJudIces and seif-interest The man Of this type
Nho perhaps sacrificed more than any one else, who
ise enough 10 satisfv 2-aI,Irirg ar5hTion VbP had
the courage To le ries 6f a-eo19i rrisr7eh
mat ne might be true 70 his ideas Of Anericanisn
TINS Convention as its candidate for Vice-Presi-
We come TO you asking for your support for our
candidate, not because he is from Minnesota. but
product Of the NorthRest but because he is an
ArneTican not because he stands for any one issue
but Tor all the issces that mean the preservation
Of American institutions. We ask your support Of
him because he is Democrat Of Jeffersouian prin-
Jackson Democrat Of the broad philosophy and
Tending the flag Of the Union and in believing that
people over whom it ioats are under he protect
ing 9gis OF the Constitution We present him to
tons but because beneicen9 God has endowed
splendid courage, a big heart and all the qualities
Minnesota's able statesman orator and patriot
whom haye The honor to place In formal nomlna
Towne.
Mr.. Rosing is a tall, powerful man with voice
betting his staIwart frame. He could be heard
in every direction. His first applause was gained
when he spoke OF Mr.. Towne a who en-
bodied the best characteristics Of American man
hood. When he pronounced the name Of TOwne
there was cheering from the Minnesota delegation,
which rose It's feet waving flags in frantic fash
ION The galleries Joined II the applause with
feUvor, but there less enthusiasm among the
men on the floor who had the votes. \ stout woman
limbo
upon q chair holding in her left hand q coIored
Hthograph OF Bryan and Towne, while with her
right she waved handkerchief vigorously Con
gresham Shafroth, OF Colorado. Jealous supporter
Of the candidacy Of Towne climbed into the gal
Iery in effort TO get the woman forward to the
platform. but she declined 10 come.
By degrees the enthusiasm spread throughout the
delegations and IN a short tine men were up in the
States Of Washington, Wyoming, Montana and
South Dakota but their number was much less
than that which had risen to the name Of Steven
URGING HILL TO RUN.
While the galleries were enthusiastic over Tow-ne,
there was an excited little group about the chair
OF ex-senator Hill IN IL was Croker
You must take the nomination and save the
day" said Edward Murphy, exctedly.
7 cannot, I cannot" replied Hill, his face white
and set. 7 DO not want IL"
You must take it said Croker
Croker leaned over him. while Norman E Mack
and Frank Campbell held him, each side,
and urged him TO accept An excited man from
Nevy-Jersey shaking his fingers under Mr.. Hill' 5
nose, shouted;
You can't refuse; you can't. The party must
have you 70 save the East
= don'c want il. You can name Stevenson He's
as good as I am" said Hill. and then turning 10
Murphy and Croker and gripping his hands. ne
said, Please don't force this; please don't
Nr Murphy then gave indication Of pre-
arranged scheme TO nominate by saying 70 the
avri1a5 Jerseyu1an: You keep quiet and II will
be all right We have II fixed"
Meanwhile the confusion continued 10 be 50 great
in the hall that after Chairman Richardson
had recognized Governor Thomas. Of Colorado. to
second the nomination OF Mr.. Towue not 4 word OF
his speech could be heard by the delegates or the
galleries
Finally after Governor Thomas had been speaking
for < minute former Senator White went to the
stand and in a ringing voice warned the Convention
hat Il order was not restored he would move that
the galleries be cleared
When the State Of Delaware was called the an
rouncernent was made that the State would yield
20 New-York Then the result o, the Hl confer
ence was apparent
\ tremendous shout OF applause swept through
the han Delegate Grady. OF the leaders Of
Tarrnanv Hall had already ascended the platform
and as he stepped 70 the front to address the Con
ve-tion me applause and cheering increased.
His first sentence rang through the great building
in trumpet tones
''On behalf Of the Democracy OF NeW-fo ork pre-
sent 10 the Convention for the nomination OF Vice
president the name OF David Bennett Hill.
ENTHUSIASM OVER HILLS NAME.
Z was dramatic in the extreme. The effect was
! electrical His words set the Convention in
/ frenzy Of enthusiasm. The scene which followed
/ was bv far the most tempestuous Of the session
,-a ,ba name Of Hill echoed and re-echocd through
/ rha baU State standards were seized and held
sIof- and the Convention canopied with iut-