Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10

east"
Il don't want it. You can name
Stevenson. He's as good as am" said
Hill. Then turning to Murphy and
Croker and gripping his hands, he said:
please don't force this, please don't"
Murphy then gave indication OF a
pre-arranged scheme to nominate Hill
BY saying to the excited Jersey man:
You keep quiet. 1t will be all right.
We have it fixed"
Meanwhile the confusion continued
to be SO great in the hall, that even
| after the chairman had recognized Gov
ernor Thomas, of Colorado, to second
the nomination of Towne, not word
of his speech could be heard. Finally
former Senator White went to the
stand and in ringing voice warned
the convention that if order were not
restored he would move that the gal
| leries be cleared. Governor Thomas
| then proceeded.
Grady Nominates Hill.
When the state of Delaware was call.
ed the announcement was made that
that state would yield to New York.
Then the result of the Hill conference
was apparent. A tremendous shout OF
applause swept thru the hall Delegate
Grady, one of the leaders of Tammany
Hall, assembled the platform and his
first sentence rang thru the great bull.
ding in trumpet tones: ION behalf
of the democracy of New York, 1 pre-
sent to the convention for nomination
for the vice presidency the name of Da-
vid Bennett HILL"
HIPS Name Seconded.
Delegate E. H. McCaleb, Of Louisi-
ana, announced from his seat that that
delegation from Louisiana unanimously
seconded the nomination of Hill. Again
the name of Hill aroused the conven'
ton to cheering and applause. Dele.
gate Knott, of Maryland. presented the
oame OF Governor John Walker Smith
of Maryland. George Fred Williams
of Massachusetts,, said that 7ew York
was entitled to consideration but sec.
onded Towne's nomination.
A Dramatic Scene.
1t was dramatic in the extreme. His
words set the convention in frenzy
of enthusiasm. The scene which fol
lowed was by far the most tempestu.
Gus of the session, and the name OF
Hill echoed and re-echoed thru the
hall. State standards We're seized and
held aloft and the convention was cano.
pied with fluttering flags and hardl1er.
chiefs. Delegates and spectators cheer.
ed and the great structure fairly shook
with the noise.
4 Hill, meantime, had worked his way
thru the surging multitude to the plat.
form. He asked Grady to yield to him
to make a statement, but Grady refus.
ed. Judge Van Wyck hurried to Hill
and began an earnest conversation
with him, urging him not to decline
the nomination which evidently seemed
to be within his grasp. Hill only shool,
his head. When finally Grady was per
mitted to proceed. he said that Hill
might decline but decline or not" he
shouted, New York's united and solid
sevehty votes will be cast to the
end for Hill.
EsiH Appeals to Jones.
! While Grady was speaking Hill asked
1 to see Senator Jones and when the
chairman of the national committee
came the eX-senatorsai to him: Zones
stop this thing. 1t is not wise. 1t should
not be forced upon me. Help me tc
stop it," Jones said: 81 will help you
Go on and decline and I'll help you out
| I'll see the delegation leaders,"
Hill Declines the Nomination.
| Then Hill advanced to the platform
He stood with his head bowed few
minutes in expressive gratitude for the
cheers that rolled in heavy column
toward him from every part of the hal
and when finally there was chance OF
his voice being heard, he said that he
appreciated the compliment but thai
for personal and other reasons, 81 can
not accept this nomination" He de
clared it would not be fair to the party
to nominate him. He was frequently
interrupted by protests as he insisted
that he could not accept. From New
York came cries of Eyes, you cam
1 When he said clearly and firmly: SO
did not come into the convention as
candidate; / did not expect to be can
didate and / cannot accept the honor
again came the cries of Eyes, you cam
lin greater volume than before, but
4 they had not the slightest effect. He
l left the platform cheered TO the echo
and surrounded by his friends who
pressed forward to grasp his hands.
Stevenson is Seconded.
| When Georgia was called, Hutchin
son of that state delivered short
speech in seconding the nomination OF
lStevenson. James Kennedy, chairman
of the Connecticut delegation, made {
short seconding speech for Stevenson
i w. H. Dunphy, of Washington, plac
4 ed in nomination the name of Jane.
Hamilton Lewis, of Washington. The
i name OF Lewis was received with bu'
few cheers. Congressman Jones, O
Virginia, seconded the nomination o.
Stevenson. Iowa seconded the nomi
nation of Stevenson from the floor
4 Chairman Sells contenting himself will
/ a simple announcement. Ex-Goyerno
i McCreary, of Kentucky, seconded the
nomination of Stevenson.
1 Cordial applause was given Towne'