Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-07-11

and others in the row, but Mr.
Croker sat lmmobile and Hill pass
ed him without salutetion. The
applause for Senator Hill continu-
ed for some minutes.
When order was restored, the
secretary of the convention pro-
ceeded with the call of states.
Tennant Lomax, of Alabama,
briefly seconded the nomination
of Mr. Bryan. During his speech
the vast audience grew restless.
So much confusion existed that it
was extremely difficult to hear
the speakers words.
w. B. Moore, of North Carolina,
followed Mr. Lomax with a brief
eulogy of Mr. Bryan. During his
speech hundreds of people left the
hall, the lateness Of the hour
and their inability to hear being
the motive.
In the midst of the conclusion
at the conclusion of Mr. Moor's
address a Georgia delegate arose
and on behalf of the south request
ed "That the peerless leader and
orator of Virginia, John ". Daniel,
be called upon to address the
convention"
Senator Daniel was escorted to
the platform and az he appeared
at the front of the chairman's desk
attired in conventional black
broadcloth coat and trousers and
his usual white tie facing the great
audience, he looked the statesman
and orator that he is.
SENATOR DANIELS MAGNIFICENT
TRIBUTE.
He was accorded an enthusiastic
reception. His speech was
brilliant and eloquent eulogy of
Mr. Bryan. When he said: II
second the nomination of one who
would rater be right than pre-
sident," a perfect storm of cheers
swept over the audience, and whel
he added: "He is right by his
noble and discerning nature and
he will soon be president" the
thousands present rose from their
seats and amid the waving of
hundreds of flags, cheered for
almost a minute. The congrat-
ulations received by Senator
Daniel at the close of his speech
amounted to a distinct ovation.
Mr. President and Gentlemen of
the National Democratic Conven-
tion:-I have few words to say
and ehall detain you but q few
moments from the most pleasing
duty, the crowning event of this
wonderful convention. On behalf
of the unanimous delegation
from Virginia and by command of
the sovereign people of that state,
I second the nomination of one
who would rather be right than be
president. (Great applause.) One
who Is now right by the instructive
virtues of his own ennobllng, dis
corning nature and who will soon
be president by the manly virtues
of the American people. wild
applause and cheering.j
Let me remind you, my country
men, that the present condition of
our country is a vindication and
illustration of the fundamental
doctrine which we taught four
years ago, which then was the voice
of q divided Democracy, but which
lis now the voice of their union.
Renewed and furious applause
and cheering.)
The doctrine that the prices CT
all property were regulated by the
volume of money, and We have
witnessed by the naked eye the
prices of produce increasing in
this country as new coinage flowed
into out own mint and as new
paper was printed. So that, in
the fundamental theory upon
which we stand, we witness the
increass of industry in this land
as it's vindication.
The Republican party of this
country met not long since in the
sight and under the shadow of old
Independence Hall, but no voice
fell from the lips of the Republi-
can party while they sat within its
portal that would remind the
country of where they were or that
they had any memory of the great
struggle that made us free. (Great
applause and cheering.) It was
but natural, tor they could not
have repeated sincle sentence
from the constitution of the United
States with respect to their present
condct-no, they could not have
read the declaration of independ-
ence without everybody suposing
that a satirist had gotten within
them TO disturb or break up the
meeting. Laughter and applause.
This day, my countrymen, marks
new epoch, not only in the his
tory of the Democratic party, but
a new epoch in the history of
America. 1t turns over new
page in the history of the world
and proctams the Democracy aB
the greatest of all world powers
| for the proclamation and steady
defense of the bedrock principles
of American liberty and independ-
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