Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-06

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with futtering flags and handkerchiefs.
great structure fairly shook with the noise
when the galleries became infected with
: Governor Hill meantime had worked his
way through the surging multitude to the
platform. AS he ascended it, his hands
TO the tbe ana ne
He asked Mr.. Grady to. yield that he
might might make statement. but Mr.. Grady
Mayor Van wyck Of the New York dele
cation hurried to Governor Hill and began
an earnest conversation with him, urging
evidently eeyxidd seemed to be, within his grasp.
HUI only shook his head.
pay vas A tbs pretty he even fRs dramae scene
pulsatins with enthusiasm and cheers.
When, finally, Mr.; Grady vas permitted
shouted, New York's united and solid u
Hsasa Yennett TiI H,I ps cast to the end for David
waited for Senator Grady to finish his
speech: he kept repeating,
II will not take it."
70 Senator Grady he said:
This !. is absolutely unfair. You should
Judge Van Wyck kept urging him to
accept and not make declination. Hill
was obdurate. His face was like marble,
his hand trembled and he wiped the per-
spiration from his brow. While Grady
was speaking Hill asked to see Senator
Jones, and when the chairman of the ma
tional committee approached, the ex-sen-
ator said to him: Jones' stop this thing.
1t is not wise. 1t should not be forced
upon me. Help me stop it,
Chairman Jones said: II will help you.
Go on and decline and IL help you out.
!. I'll see the delegation leaders. You are
right. Go on and make your speech"
| A POSITIVE REFUSAL.
/ Then Senator Hill advanced to the plat
form. He stood with head bowed a few
minutes expressive of gratitude for the
cheers that rolled in heavy volume to-
ward him from every part of the hall and
when finally there was a chance of his
voice being heard he was frequently in
terrunted by protests as he insisted he
could not accept. Lea
!, When he said clearly and firmly:
Il did not come into this convention
as candidate. I did not expect to be
candidate. and I cannot accept the hon
or Again came the cries of "Yes you
can in greater volume than before. but
they had not the slightest effect. He left
the platform cheered to the echo and sur
rounded by his friends, who pressed for
ward to grasp his hand.
Then Georgia was called and Hutchin-
son OF that state, who spoke briefly and
! clearly. delivered short speech in Sec
onding the nomination of Stevenson from
Illinois -.
/ James Kennedy of Connecticut yielded
to Illinois in the roll call and received a
like favor from that state when it's name
/ was called and James Kennedy, chair
man of the state delegation, made short
/ seconding speech for Stevenson of Illi-
nOis. sz,
| When Idaho was called she gave way
! to Warrington and w. II. Dumping placed
in nomination the name of James Ham
ilton Lewis of Washington. The name
of Lewis was received with but few
! cheers that lasted but a few moments.
! Indiana gave way to Virginia and Con-
gressman William A. Jones of the latter
! state seconded the nomination of Steven
son. Iowa seconded the nomina ton Of
!. Stevenson from the floor, Chairman Sells
! of that delegation contenting himself
! with the simple announcement
Kansas did not respond and at the call
of Kentucky there We're cries of Black
| burn, but the senator did not respond
and Ex-Governor McCreary of. Kentucky
came forward and seconded the nominal
tion of Stevenson of Illinois, who he
claimed as a son of Kentucky, he having
been born in that state.
Delegate E. e. McCaleb of Louisiana,
when that state was called, announced
i from his seat that the delegation from
Louisiana unanimously seconded the
nomination of that gifted leader and
statesman, David Bennett Hill of New
York. Again the name of Hill aroused
the convention to cheering and applause.
/ Delegate E. Leo Knott of Maryland,
formerly an assistant postmaster gen.
eral. presented in a brief speech the
name of Governor John Walter Smith of
Maryland.
e When Massachusetts was called Hon.
Fred Williams assembled the platform
amid applause. In his address, deliv-
orc in clarion tones c9rrViDR tn the
uttermost parts of the hall, he paid a
handsome compliment to the state of
j new York, which, he declared was unit
edly In favor of the platform and ticket
of this convention. For this reason no
state in the union was entitled to great
err consideration than New York. This
was received with shout of approval.
the belief becoming in some manner ap-
parent that Mr.. Williams was about to
+ second Hills nomination.
'"rhe name which seems most desirable
in the interests of the party" Mr.. Will
: Jams ,de cared, "is that of man who is
intellectually and morally the peer OF
the candidate for first place, Mr.. Charles
A.. Tpwne."
. Cordial applause was given to Mr.
, ,rowne, but it was tempered by the re-
mark from one of the delegates: 1--WE
want democrat This is not a popu-
list convention" and other expressions
that raised in question Mr.. Towne's DEM
ocracy In response to these remarks
Mr. Williams insisted that Mr. Towne
was as much democrat as any man in
the convention.
Mr. Lewis CT Washington announced
! that "he declined the nomination sc
! generously offered" and retired amid APP
plause.
: Minnesota, when called. yielded the
floor to Mr. Cumin IS of Connecticut, who
! briefly seconded the nomination OF
r To,yne. His spe ch was received with
much applause from t.. galleries.
/ when his name was called and made his