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VOLUME LXXX.—NO. 40. MOCRACY'S GREAT NATIONAL CIRCUS, Delegates Spend the Day in the Game of Cats and Dogs. ADOPTION OF THE PARTY’S PLATFORM. Tillman’s Attempt to Impeach Grover Cleve=- land Causes a Most Disgraceful Uproar. Bryan of Nebraska Makes the Speech of His Life in Defending the Silver Plank--Scenes of Disorder and Confusion During the Nominating Addresses--Ballot- ing Postponed Until To-day. “THE CALL’S’’ HEADQUARTERS, GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL. } CHICAGO, ILL., JULY 9. The representatives of National Democracy spent to-day in the delightful game of cats and dogs. Tillman of South Carolina was the firebrand of the occasion. He poured vitriol down the backs of the New York delegation and scored the New York Democracy. In his most sneering and sarcastic tones he asked, “Where is New York now 2’ and he was answered by several delegates, ““In the soup.” This was calculated to re- store harmony in the party. : Tillman repeated his attack upon the integrity of President Cleveland and was frequently interrupted with hisses. On more than one occasion the chairman was obliged to plead with the convention to give the fiery and abusive Southerner a hearing. Every word uttered by him was a wedge driving the two factions of the party more and more apart. Bryan of Nebraska made the most effective speech of the convention. his utterances raised a hurricane of applause. of the laboring mun: crown of thorns. One of That was when he said, speaking “You shall mot press down upon the brow of labor this You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.” There was un enormous crowd at the evening session, and the names of Bland, Boies and Bryan as they were placed before the conventioh were greeted with prolonged cheers and shouts. When the name of Joe Blackburn of Ken- tucky was mentioned there was a great wave of cheering and the band struck up ¢y Old Kentucky Home,” bringing the South to her feet with & yell and & waving of hats and flags. When the name of Iilinois was called that State reported that it had no can- didate. New Jersey’s chairman replied: “We will nominate no. man on the platform of this convention.’”” The declaration was greeted with hisses. New York had no candidate. It was midnight when John R. McLean was mentioned, but not much en- thosiasm was evoked. Texas, through Bailey, seconded the nomination of Bland. Joseph L. Rawlins of Utah seconded the nomination of Bland. West Virginia seconded Blackburn. General Bragg of Wisconsin announced that his State would not participate in the nomination of any Democrat on a free-silver plat- form. The declaration brought a storm of hisses. One of the silver delegates announced that Wisconsin would vote for Bland in November. This was at 12:25 A. M. and the Democratic ship was fast going to pleces. Bragg of Wisconsin rose to make some other remarks, but was hissed down by the silverites and was not allowed to speak. At 12:27 the convention adjourned until 10 o’clock to-morrow morning. JOHN PAUL COSGRAVE. Stuch a gathering bad never beer seen at a National convention. Floor and gal- leries formed one great mass of solid hu- | manity. Where the narrow ribbons of aisles had marked the various divisions of the huge interior there was gathered hundreds, per- haps thousands, of those who couid not find other accommodations. Every chair STORMY ARE THE SCENES. Disorderly Proceedings Intermin- gled With the Bursts of En- thusiasm. CONVENTION HALL, CHICAGO, IrL., July .—Tkis bas been a day of daysin the history of National political conven- tions. From early morning until late at night, with tlie exception of a three hours’ intermission, the gigantic Coliseum, the largest hall in the world, was crowded to the doors with interested and enthusiastic spectators. But great in number as had been the masses who atiended the morning and afternoon sitting, they were as nothing in comparison to the tremendous, record- breaking audience that thronged the stu- pendous hall at the evening assembling. was filled, and some idea of the meaning of this may be gained by the knowledge that the Coliseum has a seating capacity of 16,000. And in addition to the myriads who choked and crowded every available space many more, estimated at 5000 in number, were gathered about the entrances during the greater part of the evening, tickets in hand, fruitlessly clamoring for admission. Like yesterday this has been a day oi re- William Jennings Bryan, the Editor-Statesman of Nebraska, Who Made the Greatest. Speech of His Life in Defense of the Silver Plank in the Platform, and Vastly Increased His Chance for the Presidential Nomination by the Divided Democracy of the Nation, Now in Convention at Chicago. INARCHY RAMPANT, Convention Leaders Follow The Advice of Herr Altgeld. A RULE OR RUIN POLICY FULFILLED. Colonel John P. Irish’s Impres- sions of Yesterday’s Proceedings. TILLMAN’S REMARKS COLDLY RECEIVED. Enthusiasm of the O0ld Democracy When Senator Hill of New York Spoke. THE CALL'S HEA DQUARTERS, GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL. } CH1cAGo, ILL., July 9. The act of the convention yesterday leaves no further outrage necessary to ac- complish its purpose, but Governor Evang of South Carolina, who said in his speech at Atlanta last fall, “The South is getting in the saddle again and will rule the country,” has proposed a further wrong. He threatens to expel the whole New York delegation from the convention, and if a motion were made to that effect it would carry by as large a majority ag that which assassinated Michigan. That people at home may understand the latter case let the facts be known. The credentials committee voted to unseat the four Michigan delegates-at-large. Three of them were elected by acclamation in the State Convention, there being no | candidates against them, therefore there i could be no confestants. The fourth was elected on a rollcall by a majority of 173. In the committee Mr. McLaurin of Mis« sissippi moved to expel the first three and seat in their stead three men who were not before the Michigan convention at all, | were not nominated therein and not voted for nor heard of, and te give the fourth seat to the man who was beaten by 173 votes. It will be observed that this is the entry of a National convention into the State of Michigan 10 act asa State conven« tion and create representatives who were not before the actual State convention at | all. This astounding proposition was jus- tified by Mr. McLaurin on the gound that he thought the Michigan State Convention did not properly represent the party in that State and this National tonvention had the right to create a delegation in line with what it considered to be party senti- ment there. This Mississippi view of States’ rights was not too rank for the eminent Mr. Burke of Los Angeles, who ornaments the credentials committee for our State. He supported it and it carried in the commit« tee by two to one. The old Democracy denied the right of a Republican majority in Congress to elect Spencer as Senator from Alibama and Kellogg and Pinchback from Louisiana, when those States by lawe ful forms had chosen others. The new Democracy is that form of Republicanism against which we defended the South. After the credentials committee had made up this report it was not sent to the convention. The expulsion of Nebraska was accomplished and the Michigan case markable demonstrations of enthusiasm, but the pinnacle of emotional expression was reached in a scene wonderful in its present attention, remarkable in its spon- taniety and unprecedented, probably, in any similar gathering of a political party. There has been an outburst of en- thusiasm stirring to behold when David B. Hill finished a great rhetorical effort in antagonism to the platform presented by the committee on resolutions; the vast assemblage had listened to a sensational speech by Senator Tillman replete in im- passioned expression and in incrimination of President Cleveland and ‘had showed approval and disapproval by cheers and hisses. But when William J. Bryan of Nebraska, handsome, vigorous and magnetic, and not unlike McKinley in voice, inflection and facial expression, concluded the effort of his life in support of the free-coinage platform, there occurred one of those scenes which sends the blood coursine fast United States Senator Benjamin Ryan Tiliman of South Garolina, the fiery delegate who insisted on the impeachment of Gleve- land by the Convention, Subsequently he was satisfied when the Gonvention refused to indorse the Administration, through the veins of even the most passive spectator and remains fixed in the memory for a lifetime. Like the terrible premonitory rumbling that gives warning of the approach of 10,- 000 cattle stampeded, delegates and spec- tators began the ovation to the young Nebraskan. And then the volume of sound grew and grew until it could grow no more, and enthusiasm went mad as Bryan, in his passage down the aisle toward the Nebraska seats, was caught in the whirlwind of frenzied enthusiasm and lifted high on the shoulders of delegates, From floor to gallery the waves of ap- plause swept, and back again from gallery to floor, and when the shouting, yeiling, cheering masses fell back exhausted, Wil- liam J. Bryan had been castinto the arena of Presidential hope as a full-fledged can- didate for his party’s nomination. An attempt on the part of Senator Till- man to have the convention condemn President Cleveland and bis administra- tive policy had been frustrated by many protests from Senator Jones and Brya: who, though admittedly anti-admini: tion in their views, decried any abuse of the man who had been twice the choice of their party. Benator Tillman, admonished by the cheering which gave commendation to the remarks of Jones and Bryan, withdrew his resolution. At night the candidates for the nomina- Continued on Second FPage, BRYAN I POPULI, A Vote Taken Last Night Would Have Nomi- nated Him, THE ELEMENTS OF HIS STRENGTH. Congressman Maguire’s Opinion of the Nebraska Repre- sentative. BOIES IS THE CONSERVATIVE LEADER. Debate on the Platform Was a Battle of Giants in Which Bryan Conquered. “Tug CaLy’s” HEADQUARTERS, GREAT NORTHERN HoOTEL, CHicago, I, July 9.% William J. Bryan of Nebraska is the idol of the convention to-night, and if a ballot is taken before adjournmant he will prob- ably be nominated. The California dele- |- gation will cast two-thirds of its vote for him. 1 know Bryan well, having served with him in the Fifty-third Congress. much abler man than Bland and possesses all of the other grand and admirable ‘qualities of character which have made Bland distinguished and beloved in public and in private life, He, equally with Bland, would be a log- Heis a|. ical candidate on the lead ing issue of this campaign and has elements of strength which Bland does not possess. As against all other candidates named, I would sup- port Biand, but as ‘between Bland and Bryan, I will vote for Bryan. A great demonstration has just taken place for Boies of Iowa, who seems to be the favorite of what are called the' con- servatives. ‘It looks as if: the eontest may finally be- reduced ‘to Boies on one side ana-either Bland or Bryan on the other. In that'contest-the gold men would vote for Boies, but whether in good faith to se- cure the nomination of the strongest can- didate or to handicap his campaign by saddling it with the suspicion that he has sought their aid, it is impossible at this time to say. i The debate on the platform to-day was a batule of giants, but: the superb bearing, impassioned eloquence and: persénal mag- netism of Bryan eclipséd them all. - Hill was notat his best, but was grandly eio- quent and impressive.: 'The fiery elo- quence -of Tillman .was marred by un- necessary harshness and by unwise, if not offensive, sectionalism. : At the conclusion of his speech, Senator Jones of Arkansas felt called upon to state that with the sectionalism expressed by Tillman- the great body: of silver De- mocracy of the West and South had no symvathy. i The debate was a thing to be remem- pered, but it made no impression upon the firmly fixed views of the delegates. Both sides, determined and even stubborn, will heed no argument until the work which they came to do has been fully done in ac- cordance with their preconceived convic- tions and the wishes of their constitu- ents.. After the convention the gold men will commence to study the silver question. As predicted the anti-funding biil plank was adopted by the convention this morn- ing, and the Californians here are corre- spondingly bappy to-night. JAMES G. MAGUIRE. G Cgrrrat BRYAN’S HOME POPULARITY ‘Mention of His Name for President Causes Wild Enthusiasm in Nebraska. OMAHA, Ngs:, July 9. —When the news was flashed over the wire to-night that the name of W. J. Bryan of Nebraska had been placed in nomination at Chicago for President, a shout ‘went up from the great was taken up again. The committee at crowd assembled in front of the World- Herald building to read the latest news of the convention. Republicans, Populists and sound-money men joined in the enthusiasm. One gray- haired veteran threw his hat high in the air,” and this was a signal for a general demonstration. At Linccln, the home of the Nebraska candidate, the news was received in a similar manner. Great crowds biocked the streets until after midnight in the hope that a pallot might be taken. The mention of Mr. Bryan’s name in the convention was a great surprise to his friends here. Henderson Renominated, " . WATERLOO, lowa, July 9.—Congress- man D. B. Henderson of Dubuque was re- nominated by acclamation at the Third District Republican Corgressional Con- vention to-day. In a speech Henderson declared the tariff was the leading issue, and said the Democratic party was trying to avoid it by raising the cry of silver, last concluded to assault only four district delegates and let those at large alone, and this was its final report. Take now the one case of Congressmen Weadock and | Fisher in the Kourth Michigan Dise trict. In the district convention they ran against each other for delegate. While the roll was being called, Weadock baving a slight lead, Mr. Fisher moved to suspend the rollcall and elect Mr. Weadock by ace clamation. This motion carried, Mr, Fisher voting for it. The credentials committee took the seat away from Wead« ock and gave it to Fisher, on whose motion Weadock had been elected, and the Na« tional Convention ratified this action. I don’t think any comment can bring this infamy into plainer relief than the statement that Mr. Burke, the rose of Cali« fornia's expectancy, voted for it in coms | mittee and convention. Our delegation { stood eleven for Weadock to six for Fisher. That the credit and discredit may fall | 'where they belong, let the roll be pub- lished. It sicod. Weadock—White, Coleman, Wise, Fitze Dana Repudiates Democraey. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 10.—The Sun this morning, in the following editorial, formally repudiates the National Democratic platform and supports McKinley for the Presidency: Southern poverty, engendered by the war, and the common discontent stirred up to recklessness by the agitation of the past twelve years, have at last blazed into a demand for debased coinage and a tax on wealth, and have carried the National Demo- cratic Convention. The Chicago platform cannot be accepted. The United States was made Demo= cratic and it must remain so. Free silver coinage would be National dishonor and a monumental anachronism, Silver has nad its day as the money standard. The commerce of civilization which much everything from shelis to the higher metals has progressed beyond silver. has adapted itself to gold ana to gold i still more convenient. has used as a medium of exchange pretty 1t t will have to stick until it finds sowething The silver campaign is based on delusions which have ho justification and on statements which are not so. It cannot pre evail and every sincere believer in fair deal- ing and in business honer as the foundation of commercial prosperity must put aside all other purposes and unite for its defeat. From now until the night of election day in November, 1896, the Presidential can- didate of every Democrat who favors honest money and who still hopes to crush the enemies of the fundamental principles he evasion or prejudice, William McKinley. was bred in, should be, without hesitation,