The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 7, 1900, Page 2

THE SAN FHANUISUU UALL, SA ——— STEVENSON NOMINATED ON THE FIRST BALLOT i B t David B. Hill Dramatically De- : 4 ' ' B 0Wie 01 MITINESOLd d v B ] ¥ lines Second Place on the Demo- : i F | 1N 11 : avore Uy bryan BCEIVES CiInes ! . ’ ic Ticket When It S B 3 ) |3 cant Support When the Vote cratic TICKE en It Seems : S W V Within His Grasp B ! S [in nis 13 t Is Taken il . ' @ : | S . (Great applause and cries of “No, | North Dakota, from the floor, second ANSAS CITY 6—The Demo- | longer the various States continued to re- | ¢ OO, e have o to take 1) I have | the nomiration of D, B. Hill. ticket was com- | cord their changes from Towne and other | © i | not been a candidate. I do nat desire to be a | S M. tes, a tall, powerful son of e ination | candidates to Stevenson. In the end the | ¢ | e T must not he nominated by this | North Caroiia, presented the name of v 3 e e | nomination was made unanimous. Its an- | [ & | convention. . (Renewed applause and cheering | Colonel Jullan Carr from his State. He Adlal F li ffl»‘"‘" 'l“’ “‘;‘ ouncement was cheered with enthusias- | © § | and cries of “You must! You must ) | sp ‘(‘n briefly i escaped the \.s._.‘.:“l re. President. The momination was ¥ inder conveyed in the call of “Timi ade on the first ballot, State after State R 4 OO0+ 3-00+0+9+@ Oho put in nomination the name ) e ,,.! e ha scramble to record | @9+0+0494 060 +e0 00O L ¢ s |A W rick of the Buckeye State. T 3 sl g ate. name was presented b A. Daugherty, % companied by any such fran- | [ + | seconding speech could be heard at any it monstration of approval as has distanee from the platferm. marked the proceedings at previous! ¢ @ | Oreégon from the floor seconded the nom- stages, although the result followed a & [& J.HAM ¢ ination of J. Hamilton Lewis of Wash- spirited s highly dramatic| e = LEw! ngton. P B e ik Binrest LEWS Toor ® | "5."H. Snowden of Pennsylvania read contest between the advocates o ¢ Dol @ | his' speech seconding Stevenson from a won. Towne Hill and the lesser candi-| OF THE % | vellow siip of paper. Although he spoke dates 2 . SIGHTS « S TEVE clearly and distinctly, the crowd in its The tinct triumph of the day in the| o T NWHITE 9 | impatience reveatedly interrupted him by i a popular demonstration was that | 7 k G ETED: ¢ | calls of “loud “time,” “vote.” He ed to Senator Hill, and its spon- R THE CiTY FROM o | 1ead readily, and the tumult increased to ne i jts wild enthusiasm formed € = 1 AR et Y 3 | such an exient that Chalrman Richard- - = 194 = so as compeiled use gav eely. & the most :"":é" PRotEns ";': i 34 | ; © SLEEPY. KOPJES. & | South Carolina, from the floor, seconded Producedl. com- the nomination of Stevenson. by a remarkable scene, when | J ¢ | Tennessee, alsoc from the fioor, Charles protested to his friends 3 & | E. Case making the speech, seconded the being placed in nomination, and, + | nomination of that “matchiess leader of ing his protest in vain, strode to | ¢ ? | the New York Democrac: 1 B. Hill. tform, and in tones which left no | ® | This was greeted with a »f applause. eir sincerity earnestly be- o + Texas for Stevenson. convention not to make him © | Jonathan Lane of Texas promised to e o . ¢ | be brief when he took the platform and ling: E 3 Utah, from the floor, seconded the nom- thatt on_tw. precedivs | & ';EE‘WQ”“"T“‘Y'N(’ 2 ® | ination of Stevenson. r SASi it aaecnndad e “ + | "\Washington, when called, yielded back e ;| BuBori<” PHELAN Ee S R B to ldaho the time it had réceived from ating the close of the con:| tic, approval and genln Sate standards| 1 o o omi 1 | poiters acs sestiemen hece b emes hye | *5oW. i, Clair of West Virginia, ap- 1 pu Sy and banners were borne abot G - 4 | T G0 WEE A Deiaintel A thie. oae sealed to the delegates to vote for the @l public was admitted | F0°, itute to the party nominee. B¢ OF FRESH AR o DRLECASTANS L EERALE . e et e s mo dj, | Iman who would bring the greatest num. o nd as a res {x g;flath(‘lrlnwds emp- ey | <L0THEbEAPv:gK\E1D=HEK T | fculty whatever in makin a satisfactory choice tes, and [mm man he declared the body of the hall, not only e NTo« @ | and 1 ought not in justice to them permit my | was Stevenson of Illinois. 2 ble seat in’ the area JOW STEVENSON 11 4 | name to be used a single moment. This o G. C. Cooper of Wisconsin spoke for verflowing into-the ie & | fention should proceed to name a candidate | Towne. His short speech was 3:,1,- de- ena reserved for delegates, while some | H | Justica to me, In justice to th e livered and called fortn much applause. A | justice o me, in justice to them, in justice pre oot ¥, secol uresome individuals scaled | CARRIED T E DAY 1B . the varty, in'justice to the ordinary pn,ce.lu,—,,q[\“_p:m::‘x‘ from the floor, seconded rders looked down fro |e | of thi ventiol t is unfair t e to place & . ¢ : e | cat appt his seat, and announced that despite the crowd praclaly oo Yo | SGenes of Wild Disordér Mark 3 3| ot ammiam ks taterrupted by pro- | Bdrcas ‘ol S Cooper. Wisconsia would proce at times the 1 g Sted -ast its vote for Stevenson. & | tests as he insisted he could not accept. | ¢2St I } nd his officers were S0 power- the Closing Hours of the e 4 e o e 1 . accept. | “John H. Wise of Hawail, from the floor, v gave up to-the 0 I £ m New York came cries of “Yes,” | i inded the nomination of Hill. s, you ean. it rious demonstra- Conyention. i 4 | When he siid, clearly and firmly, ~I| New Mexico, from the floor, seconded tior themselve { i | did not come into this’ convention as a | the nomination of Stevenson. TG Gall e m ations Alabama| KANEAS CITY, July 6—The final day's | ¢ @ | candidate; I did not expect to be a candi- | J. Hamilton Lewis of ~Washington ed to Mi = G0l Thib Satier Sie Democratic convention broke clear and | ¢ ¢ | date and I cannot accept the honor,” | Whose name had already been presented, @ 3 sy e Th blazed pitile: down | & & | again came the cries of “Yes, you can,” | Was next recognized by Chairman Rich- its young champion of silver | hot e sun azed pitil | in greater voiume than before; but they | ardson. He expressed his thanks to ths bi ism and Democracy, Charles through the same brilliant sky that has| o # | had not the slightest effect. He left the | States of Washington and Idaho which wne. The mention of his name was marked every day of cenvention week and | o @& | platform, cheered to the echo and s had championed his cause, and announced for a Mattering demonstration in | the cloudicss blue gave mo promise of re- | o + | Tounded by his riends, 'who presced for- withdsawal from the race: ., men and women joining In the | lief from the 1 se heat. But the grate- £ | e to: g Beginnis £ the Roll Call - . . © & | When Georgia was called Mr. Hutchin- eginning o . » Far off in & corner of the au- | ful wind which has saved the week from | =n Ceorgls led ] hin- | ] i bt Ghon bo- w7 & . 4 |son of that Staté, who spoke briefly and | The rolleall for the first ballo > ung woman d be seen being intolerable did not forsake the | ;i Clearly, delivered a short speech In sec-| gan. ing in one hand a litho- | sweitering crowds to-day. It blew steadily | Not e i Dispate 4 | onding’ the_nomination of Stevenson. 15 The announcement of Alabama that ft # esotan, and in the other | from the southwest—hot it is true, f;')nm’ ¢ Some Scenes at Kansas City Not ntioned n the Dispatches. ¢ | James Kennedy of Commecticut had| had nincteen votes for Hill was received On the floc its passage over the plains, but neverthe- | o : Sared 3 yielded to 1llinois in the rollcall and re- | with a rear of applause. ? Do On Tht Bam e e D e s s 1 roiigh the [ WS-+ 0-C- 050 6h SUHIA S + S BEOERE L 800000 +-0-4 0000 640202920087 70 | caived & ke favor from that State when | “Wour fac Milk" & may Gum FNaide g - g o B b s B I 52 ENERE DL AN 4 |its name was called, and James Ken- | called forth, amid a yell of applause. elegations joined in the demon- | great windows at the south end of the T chairman of the State delegation, Illinois,” shouted the clerk, and back BRYAN, short seconding speech for Ste-! “Forty-eight for Steven- - 3 ¥ I' \‘\ J (g it was 5 unm|;1.~ u\;;; it did | hall, fluttered the bunting and flags and | £ | S E ENSONa 225 1. ¥ widespread enthusiasm | fanned the vast crowd. Careers O | on of Ilinois. and then the Stevenson emt who were about to do 3 vention hall was | ——. —_— is’ | was umbottled in good earnest, and it e e e s T R s | Pirst . Gained Frobdls the Served With Distinction | \emuiusim ma S, Dunes Sureh | “Eitars ik 02 Tt to s for v ieir feet, a or a fnoment | W ery o in nomination th of James Hamil- | Her delesation e him the entire vote s rO! + a cess to the building. About | {in nomination the name ames Ham! ed as though the convention might | aflorded,access th, the DUIGRE, AV | nence as an Qpponent in the Cabinet and as | (on Lewis of Washington. The name o | of sixteen. b S ied off its fect Lewis was received with but feeble cheers | Michigan, which had all along stroagly But against this | Nominees. { he galleries were all occupied and 54 y hich o &2 ard a counterstorm of protestation | ShiRShe edeas . e of High Ta A% Presiden . ¢ m approved of Towne, gave him but five cor hisses G Sl | D e SovRes Aot e S l-a"d‘ T Hig riff. 4 ' ice President. ‘ el Dt e s and Con- | voles, the remainder. going to Stevenson. - b . min = | in the streets had suffered no diminution. | IS to Nitpnis. oD hu"] i Shaus from Mimosz) “Ome . for gressman densely | DLAT EWING STEVENSON was born in Chris- @ | §fite seconded the nomination of Steven- | Hogg of Texas,” called forth loud laugh- tian County, Kentucky, on October 23, 1835. After ) Yesterday the hall was so @ packed that it was at times impossible to | move around upon the floor; one-fourth | ) | of the delegates were unable to see the |\ ILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN, the Democratic candidate for President the United States, | is probably known to more people and over a nstration for Towne lasted, with degrees of intensity. Vain Pleading With Hill. ot son. lowa seconded the nomination of | ter and applause. » graduating at €entre College, Danville, Kentucky, Stevenson from the floor, Chairman Sells | New Jersey's twenty votes for Hill of cheers, and W of that delegation contenting himself with | called forth another ripp Meantime attention was being dire | chairman and three-fourths of them could | % wider area than any other man in the cpuntr: he removed with his father to Bloomington, Illi- ¥ I i e el (o X excited group fa {‘r‘..r:ftt‘; { hear nothing uttered from the platform. | /) though ten years ago he was a comparative stanger ou nols, where he studied law and was admitted to the bar. () the simple announcement. nd at the call | “New York casts her entire sexeney TG e New York section, with Hill as the | Ah¢ Jlsles were choked up to a degree| L gyde of Nebraska. In 159 he settled at Metamora, where he practiced his L | of Kentucky there were cries of “Black- | votes for the Hon. David B. thyh Jn- x of a struggiing throng of delegatos. | han was ot Sil tmes aithcult and late in | () . He was born of Virginia stock at Salem, Marion Coun- profession for the next ten years, during which time he | burn,” but the Senator did not respond, | creased the ripple to 2 Wave BF ARRALEC: pressed forward from all”quarters | the evening it was impossible. Both the [ ty, Illinois, on March 19, 1860, where his father had for was Master in Chancery for four years, and District At- ( ‘and ex-Governor McCreary, of Ken(u‘rky"Vfll;!;vll’lr:!)(_;‘x:;‘;l&ts‘hiexa?;h;n‘“t! oy = urging him to permit nie | police and sergeant at arms started in| ¥ many vears been engaged in the practice of law. He en- | torney for a like perlod. In 1564 he entered national pol. & | Grme fOGieve, SO0 Sgognded the nomina- | venson caused the AT Hers rans. laced before the convention | With great vigor to-day to prevent a repe- | () tered Illinois College at the age of seventeen, where he itics as Presidential Elector on the McClellan ticket, and 0 O o B ateon of Kentucky, he having | The Hill people cheered wildly when ew Yorker was o ctudy | itlon of the disagrecable features of yes- | ¥ took high standing in his classes. On his graduation, in canvassed the entire State, speaking in every county. % | Béen born in that State. Tennessee went solidly for the New York s upon him came from i | [orday’s session and for a conslderable | %' 1ss1, he delivered the valedictory of his class. He then | In 1869 he returned to Bloomington and formed a law Delegate B E. McCale man, and the Sievenson people answered By il SR | time met success, but they were gradual-| () o, djeq law at Unlon College, Chicago, and in the office partnership with General J. §. Ewing, which still exists. () | when that Stafe was called, announced | the cheer when Texas came to thelr man. Bt ont row of dele- ||y overwhelmed and made comparatively for C | from his seat that the delegation from | The convention recogniz e sign Senator Murphy on his | helpless by the heavy crowds that were X of Lyman Trumbull, and on admission to the bar began | In 1874 he was nominated by the Democrats for Congress, & | from his seat tha’ TAe d€CqRnar FIR | canceof the action, and cheer after cheer d Judge V Wyck on his fmme- ywed to pass by the gatekeepers. /) practice at Jacksonville, Tllinois. There a year later he | and was elected by 1200 majority over a strong opponent, ) nomination of “that gifted leader and | went up. Stevenson was nominated now diate left. A secc tcat pway wa | he crowd was not as boisterous as last | { married Mary E. Baird of Perry County. In 1887 they though the district had a normal Republican majority of s 2 3 , ? Mow | without question, and all over the hall y was Mr. | ’ bY g % | state David Bennett Hill of New b n, an Cr Hill protested voeiferously, | FiEhL, the great features—the reading of | X removed to Lincoln, Nebraska, where his wife also was 3000. He was beaten for re-election, but in 1578 was again % | Yori chairmen of delégations were on their Judge Van Wyck said he could not refuse, | & platform and the nomination of a car-| () 4amitted to the bar, and gave him efficient aid in the elected by 2000 majority. 0 | ~Again the name of Hill aroused the con- :;ez" zflflol:_r‘;uion;fl e Date T M Croker pleaded with him to (“s’ul;,_f)';l :"i'g:nkfixh{gxc:‘il;}es§dpn(‘n| % e of his profession. Mr. Sievenson was a delegate to the National Demo- ¥ ‘vervflon t‘rv N\:eelrl‘n!: ?(E%t?png?ussinryhml jsaer s of the convention and ac- pear 15 {1 Bail. ano. his] ) an made his first reputation as a political or- cratic Conventlon of 1884, and after the election of Mr. ) formenly an assistant Postmaster ® Gen. | Washington was the first to secure the AR LSRR 3 “med to excite very little | £ campaign of 1588, and became widely known Cleveland was appointed First Assistant Postmaster Gen- { | o7} Jocented in o brief specch 'the | privilege, and the teller’s cry, “Washing- R g Sienad. e call ame down the aislés from | s an advocate of a “tariff for revenue only.” In 18% eral. During his Incumbency he had charge of all ap- | namie of Governor John Walter Smith of | ton chanses its emtre vote to Steven s g the delegates’ door, coat thrown open, hat | // he was elected to Congress on a pltform written by him- pointments, and ably seconded the President in his eivil () | Maryland. 1f_:;:1‘~fmig;0;’gc;‘mp pi-gy B 1 o TR fammed hasd down o the .'A“"knlffir'“fi* self. In the House he attracted natfomal attention by service reforms, never dismissing a faithful employe for 4 | Magsachusetts Seconds Towne. oo posaible to catch the changes as smalier delegate at hi fcross whose | () his specch in the debate on the “Wiison Bill." He was political reasons. Q| When Massachusetts was called Hon. | the teller called them out. SIS s Ahh war care thrown | { Te-elected in 1592, but declined a third nomination in 1804 In 1892 he attended the National Democratic Conven- | Georse Frea Willlams ascended the plat- | After Washington came North Caro- hall to k hat | and into whose ear he th great | ® to run for the United States Senate, but falled of election. tion a8 delegate-at-large from Illinois, when he was named ¥ | form, amid considerable applause. In his | na andl’ tages, wty 3 puShen, of New e T WARLLenerky. 2 () 1In 1% Mr. Bryan was a delegate from Nebraska to for Vice Prasident on the ticket with Mr. Cleveland. He O | address, d;l“e:r&?-nalgazddfi‘:g lones, car- | York manageq ! 2 ed Democraey of | White Quells the Disorder. & the National Demoeratic Convention at Chicago, where * was elected, and served through the term. X ‘p‘_}"‘;‘m“f R e eome. compiiment to the | “New York changes her entire vote A ‘\'l.j I present as | A 16:40 a. m. Chairman Richardson ad- ? a timely and brilliant speech on the free silver question Mr. Stevenson married in Decembg{. 1866, a daughter of | State of New York, which, he declared, | from Hill to Stevenson.” President the name | .21 0q 1o the front of the platform, a|{ caused his nomination for President. His subsequent Dr. Lewls W. Green, president of Centre College, Ken- ¢ | J0{5 lftealy In favor of the platform and | Bl v’ S, trical and a tida] | ETe2t bouquet of sweet peas in his but- | % canvass of the country and his defeat by Mr. McKinley tucky. They have one son and three daughters, all of ticket of this tfwrn'"ly' For lmft({e«;‘m" i I"“‘“m Ty pullol out W e Diade il 0 2 dall onhole, and, with a sweep of his gavel, | () are well known to the public. whom are living. | po_Btale in the Uhioh was entities 1o e e bly Snd all the staves st ame ates stood on their | cut off ‘the st s of Ltne band, slow X greater consideration than New York. in both en »h ®. antically ot 1n o terr | stilled the confusion and brought the co i S ¥ This wus received with a shout of ap- | time. and the roar that went W in £0lid phalanxes | vention to order for its third day’s work. | L e s e e e e N e N N B S e S FS AT ESHS KSR @ | provs .!’112;nxx_nesh:?cn\r;xrxng\filrfi;g::n;a: i deatening. d;l;:l:h[Sle\enlon men danced ds were again min gled | ession, while a roar as rolied through the great rady stood there proudly, storm to subside. But as observed a strange Hill leave the New | ush through the form. They could dy to withd was apparent from and his advance to form to continue his When the demonstra- » d Grady completed his | ¢ Hill before the convention, d from the platform, the | t been placed in nomi- | The Senator looked | agely on the shout- ren he could be heard | acknowledgment of the | not be the nomi- declared with | frequently of ap- 'm i vinced from hj nthusiasic shouts when he left the piatfor: tes were firmly eo d manner tha of having his 9 ble this alone prevented a nomi- mation then and there, for | « spirit manifested showed words & estuou « as ol | peing carried off ite feer, . c Point of Stevenson Second Choice. soon apparent that, with Hill a8 a strong favorite. | conded his nomina- | . Virginia, lowa, Some of the devoted ds of Hill still maintained thelr al- legiance him Lo te and the delegations of | siana and some others omination. Maryland nor John Walter | amed James Hamil- arolina nominated Col- ! n|ktvr. presented the > of A. W It was after onding speeches, some began pck when the sec- | many of them weari- were concluded and .the balloting | e roll was about to be call cared on the platform and I-chosen words withdrew from the contest | The vote was followed with intense in- | terest, for when Alabama announced 2 for | Stevenson and 19 for Hill it looked as though a clofe and exciting contest was | to_oceur. But it soon was eviden: that Stevenson | ad a strong lead. At the close of the call | - had SL votes, which, however. was enough to mnominate, the requisite | number belng 24, Hill had received 20 | votes and Towne K9%. i But before the announcement of the re- | t a sirong-lunged delegate from Ten- | | we stood on his chair and announced: Tennessee changes her 24 votes from Hill to Stevenson That started the tide Irresistibly toward | Stevenson. From every quarter of the hall came demands for recognition. Ala. banta_changed for Stevenson; California did the same, North Carolina cl\n.ngedl from Carr to Stevenson;.even New \'urki finally and reluctantly announced its| change from Hill to Stevenson. | That ended it. Stevenson's nomination was assured, although for some time| | But it wae some mindtes before there was enough quiet for the opening invocation, and then the great audience arose while the Rabb: Harry H. Mayer of Kan- r, breathing the ¢ delivered a T the convention. Immediate! following the prayer the call of the States began for the purpose of eking _nominations for the Vice Presi- dercy. Great confusion prevailed and very few of the delegates were aware of what was going on until Alabama and Arkansas had been passed and California had been cailed. Then the doughty form and florid voice of Senator White emerged from the Californians and in stentorian tones he demanded to know what was going on and that the aisies be cieared of the disorder- ly intruders. When the chairman re. sponded that California was being called for nominations, Senator White an- nounced that California yielded to Arkan- sas. “‘Arkansas yields to Illinois to place in nomination Adlai IS. Stevenson of Ilii- nois,” shouted Jeflerson Davis, Demo- cratic candidate for Governor of Arkan- sas, #tanding on a chair, and raising a cer by his mention of Stevenson. + Now all business was suspended, as the | confusion had become S0 overpowering that the call of the secretaries was in- audible above the roar. The police and sergeants at arms struggled vainly to suppress the mob which was well nigh in possession of the floor. Men fought to re- tain their places aud there were exciting encounters which threatened to precipi- tete a fight under the eyes of the multi- tude. Illincis Nominates Stevenson. It took several minutes to restore some semblance of order, and then the spokes- man_for 1linois, Representative James R. Willizms, presented the name of Stev- enson. He spid: Gentlemen of the Convention: Tilinois Is grateful to Arkansas for this evidence of her regard. The united Democracy of Illinois de- sired to present to this convenilon for the next Vice President of the United States, a Dewocrat (cheers). One who drew his first breath from the pure Democratic atmosphere of old Kentucky (cheers). One baptized in the great and glowing Democracy of Ilinois; one Who hes stood squarely on every Democratic platform since he became a voter; one who has iwice represented in Congress a district over- wheimingly Republican; one who is not a rough rider but a swift rider (cheers); not a warrior, but a statesman. A man who stands for civil government againet military rule; a man who believes a President of the United States who ignores the constitution, as the present administration has dcne, must be one who Juves his own glory more’than he does the republic. A man who believes American i1 1o better than any other des- potism. A man who places hix human blood above human greed. A man who will not trade away the precious life of an Amerlcan scldier for & Dugget of goid in the Philippine lsiands. (Cheers.) A man would _not give the 3000 or 3% brave American soldiers whom McKinley has racrificed in that hotbed of disease and destruction for all the islands in all the seas. (Applause.) A man who. dur- ing four vears of faithful administration as Firet Assistant Postmaster General of the United States, demonstrated to the country he knows a Republican when he sees one n_ office that belongs to a Democrat. (Laushter and applause) Nominate our man and you Cxpiain any speeches made against . forbe has never made any kind only Democratic. (Applause.) A man of the responsibility resting upon | the full strength of his manhood and able canvass every State in this Unlon. Iilinols makes teils you that in the conditions are far better, cte are much brighter for Democracy 1592, when our candidate for Vice t carried it by 20,000 majority. (Ap- Yiave a State ticket stronger than we ever »re. We have but one Democracy In ‘We voice the sincere sentiment of the in to Gentlemen of the convention, no exaggeration when she that great State the pro than in 1 Iiltnots. Democracy in Iilinole, from one end of that State to the other, when we ask you to nom- inate the man whose name we shall present— a man who has been tried and found true to the contest, with no weak spots in his armor, a man whose character and ability recom- mend him to the people in every part of this repubiic; a man who possesses all the noble attributes of a noble man, great enough and £00d_enough to be Presidént of the United States with a platform that reads like a Bi- ble, and with these two faithful Democrats standing together, shoulder to shoulder, we can sweep criminal aggression and McKinley hy- pocrisy off the of the eartn. Gentlemen of the convention, e now present to you as the choice of the united Democracy of our State that distinguished statesman, that splendid, vigorous, reliable Democrat, Vice President Adlal E. Stevenson, of Iilnois. (Great and continued appinuse.) Mr. Willlams spoke rapidly and briefly, and at his mention of AdYal Stevenon, Iilinois was on its feet cheering wildly. Kansas was up. as was Alabama, Arkan- sas, Mississippi_and a large number of delégates in different parts of the hall. The applause, while vigorous, was short, not lasting above a minute, Towne’s Name Presented. When the roll call reached Connecticut, that State gave way to Minnesota amid cheers and cries of “Towne.” A. A.\Roes- sing of Minnesota then took the platform to present the nzme of Charles A. Towné of_his State. Mr. Roessing is a tall man, with a voice be!lulnf his stalwart frame. He could be heard in every direction. His first ap- plause was gained when he spoke of Mr. Towne as a man who embodied the best characteristics of American manhood. When he pronounced the name of Towne there was cheering from the Minnesota delegation, which arose to its feet, wav- ing flags in frantic fashlon. The galleries jotned in the applause, but there was less enthusiasm among the men upon the floor who had the votes. A stout woman climbed upon a chair waving a picture of Bryan and Towne with her left hand, while with her right she waved a hand- kerchief vigorously. Congressman Shaf. | roth of Colorado, a zealous supporter of the candidacy of Mr. Towne, ciimbed into the gallery in an_effort to the wo- get man forward to the platform, but she de- clined to come. By degrees the enthusiasm spread throughout the delegations and in a short time men were up in the States of Wyom- ing, Montana and South Dakota, but their number was less than that which had arisen to the name of Stevenson. Urged Hill to Accept. T thers Was o cxeited IHte Eroup ‘owne, e e About the chalr of Hill. In it was Cro- ker. ¥ must take nomination and :‘.‘: 5 day,” sald %wm Murphy ex- “I cannot, I cannot,” replied Hlll."hls face white and set; ““1 do not want it. “You must take it said Croker, lean- ing over him, while Norman E. Mack and Frank Campbell held Hill, one on each side, and urged him to accept. An ex- cited man from New Jersey, shaking his fingers under Mr. Hill's nose, shouted: You can’t refuse, you can't. The party t have you to save the East.”” 1 don’'t ‘want it. You can nominate Stevenson. He's as g\tlmd as I un(,: said Hill, and turning to Murphy and Croker, and gripping his hands, he said: ‘“Please don't force this, please don’t."” Mr. Murphy then gave an indication of a pl;eurrnn ed lchen&e N!D n(}mlmlem}:}}l‘ by saying to the excite ew Jersey s “You keep quiet. It will be all right. We have it fixed.” . Méanwhile the confusion continued to be S0 great in the hall that even after Chair- man Richardson had recognized Governor Thomas of Colorado, to second the nom nation of Mr, Towne, not a word of his speech could be heard by either the dele- gates Jor the people in the leries. “inally, after Governor Thomas had been speaking_for a minute or more, former enator White went to the platform and in a ringing voice warned the convention that if order were not restored, he would move that the galleries be cleared.- When the State of Delaware was called, the announcement was made that the State would vield to New York. Then the resuit of the Hill conference was appar- ent. A tremendous shout of applause swept through the hall. Delegate rady. one of the leaders of Tammany Hall, had already ascended the platform, and as he stepped to the front to address the conventign the applause and cheering in- creased, Grady Nominates Hill. 2 His first sentence rang through the great convention in trumpet tones “On behalt of the Democracy of New York I present to this convention for the nomination of Vice President the name of Lavid Bennett Hill.” 1t was dramatic in the extreme, The effcet was electrical. His words set the convention In a frenzy of enthusiasm. The scene which followed was by far the most tempestuous of the session and the name of Hill echoed and re-echoed through the hall. State standards were seized and held aloft and the convention hall was filled with fluttering flags. Delegates and TRECUIETE Shoek with the molge when the ture fairly shook w! nllelne: became infected with the en- thusiasm. Governor Hill meantime had worked his way through the surging multitude to the platform. As he ascended it his bands were eagerly grasped and he was escorted to_the seat of the permanent chairman. He asked Mr. Grady to yleld that ke might make a statement, but Mr. Grady di ed. Mayor Van Wyck of the New York dele- i:gtm hurried to ex-Governor Hill and be. an earnest conversation with him, ursu him not to decline the nomination, which evidently seemed to be within his grasp. It o 4 shook his head. Itwulgx;e\yeven a dramatic scene B :lth 'Mtlls and ‘:fl‘n. en Oy S T ~ might decline, but “declines don't go,” he shouted. “New York's united and solid seventy-two votes will be cast to the end for David Bennett Hill.”” He continued: The representatives of the Democratic party of New York State recognize their responsibility to the Democracy of the nation and believe they appreciate the expectation of the Democracy of ‘the Union in the presentation of this hon- ored name. There is no State in the Union With €0 much to gain through Democratic suc- cess and so much to lose through Republican triumph as the State of New York. ~We are to elect this year not only the entire State ticket, from Governor to State Engineer, not only, as In every other State of the Union, every member of Congress, but every member of our State Senate and every member of the Assem- bly. Desirous of strengthening our hands at home, we desire more to strengthen the na- tional ticket. And we stand here, seventy-two as one, to pledge you the electoral vote of the | State of New York if David Bennett Hill shall be the nominee of this convention for Vice President. (Applause.) | This is' no idle sentiment. We believe that | Davld B. Hill, by the side of Wiiliam J. Bryan | and standing upon the platform framed by this | convention, is by thousands upon thousands of | votes the strongest man that can be named to the Democracy of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. ~ He i not, nor has he been in any sense a candidate for this nomination. He has suggested any and every means which he thought might bring about harmonious action on the part of the delegation from the State of New York and secure the electoral vote of that State for our nominees. He may be pre- pared to decline the nomination which the dele- gates have gffersd to him aml now bresent to this convention. (Cries of *No, no.”) . We say to you, decline or not decline, from the first to the fast ballot in this convention New York's - seventy-two united, true-blue Democratic votes will be cast for David B. Hill. (Long continued apvlause and cheering.) Hill Declines the Honor. ‘While Senator Hill, on the platform, waited for quiet and for Senator Grady to finish his speech he kept repeating “I| w!il‘i’ not take it.” To Senatof Grady he ! said: ““I'his is absolutely unfair. not do it.”" Judge Van Wyck kept urging him to accept and not make a 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 chair- man of the naticnal committee came, the Exfovernotr !.éghmfl?llm: Tt i t wi “Jones, sto) ng: s no It Should not be forced upon me. Help “T will help you. me stop it.” Chairman Jones said: Go on and decline and I'll help you out. I will see the delegation leaders. You are right. Go on and make your speech. en Senator Hill advanced to the plat- form. He stood with head bowed a few minutes, expressive of gratitude for the cheers that rolied 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 said: Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Conven- tion: (Great spplause.) While I greatly ;o clats action of the delegation from New York, it is proper for me to say that it is with- out my approval. (Cries of “‘No, no.”) 1 ap- You must preciate also the manifestations of ness the of the delegates from other States, S & i e e 0% good "and vall this about to second Mr. Hill “The name which seems most desirable in the interests of the party,” Mr. Wil- liams declared, “Is that of a man who is intellectually and morally the peer of the candidate for first place, Charles A. Towne.” Cordial applause was given to M |"Towne, but it was tempered by the re- | mark from one of the delegate: * | want a Democrat; this is not a Populist We Convention,” and other remarks that raised in question Mr. Towne's Democ~ racy. I ‘response to these remarks Mr. Wil- lams insisted that Mr. Towne was as much of a Democrat as any man in the convention. = At the conclusion of the speech both Williams and Towne were heartily cheered. Minnesota, when called, yielded the floor to Mr. Cummings of Connecticut. who briefly seconded the nomination of Towne. His speech, as usual with those second- ing the nomination of Mr. Towne, was received with much applause from the galleries. Senator Money of Mississippi arose when his name was called and made his way to the speaker’s platform. He de- clared the ticket should be composed of men both of whom had been Democrats in every political affiliation. He, therefore, seconded the nomination of Adlal E. Ste- venson. The audience then received Governor | Stone of Missouri with great enthusias rising to its feet and cheering and wav ing | l%! while the band played “Dixie. When he spoke it was with deliberation and he was given strict attention, par- ticularly by the local portion of tke audi- ence. His closing remarks seconding Mr. Stevenson and_saying that all who dif- fered in 1896 should be welcomed to the party in 1900, if they would come, were ap- plauded. Spectators Grow Impatisnt. Nebraska passed in the call for nom- inees, saying it had nobody to prese: as a candidate. Nevada had F. G. New- lands present its views. He named Towne as Nevada's cheice and the minute he the name there we: | mentioned e were calls for | ot canfusion, and then af 331, on 1otien a vote. The audience was displaying its fmpatience with the delay. ‘When New Hampshire was called Col- onel Henry O. Kent made a very short speech in favor of Stevenson. Delegate Daly of New Jersey arose to second the nomination of Hill." He spoke vigorously and his terse speech called forth loud cheers. Patrick H. McCarren arose from his seat when the roll call reac] New York and announced that the pire State would yield 115 time to Delaware. Irving Handy of that State took the platform and, ltke Mr. Daly, ke for Hill. He declared that although the Senator had declined. a better soldier had never walked beneath the Democratic flag and when he was nominated he would take it. ‘The convention was becoming very im- patient”over t!l long list of seconding speeches and there were frequent calls of ‘“‘Time” before he concluded. Senator White of California spoke ener- &Jufly from the platform, declaring Hinating Sheechis could Ko oot If they nating speeches could go out. v fld?tmhwwtfinlwtn. i 1 | i Then in rapid succession the following States changed their votes to Stevenson in the order given: California, Louisiana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Hawati, Flori- da, South Dakgta, Montana and Connec- ticut, After that they all made a rush for the coming candidate. The cheering while the first changes were being made was enthusiastic in the extreme. A _procession was formed to march around the hall, but the long ses- sfon that had preceded the nomination of Stevenson and the exciting scenes of yes- terday had worn the delegates out and the parade was short in length and still short- er as to its line of march, and the dele- gates confined themselves for the chief part to cheering. The vote of the leading three candi- dates before any changes were made was as follows: Stevenson, 569%; Hill, 200; Towne, $9%. While the changes of the various States were being made pandemonium reigned in the hall. Delegates and alternates stood on their chairs. and throughout all of the zalleries peopls were standing and cheering. _Practicaily the entire delega tion from New York, headed by Croker, left the hall. Women and children and other spectators who had been standin ke Alsics during the proceedings and a lot of superfluous special officers and | pages swarmed over the delegates’ sec- tion. When order had been gaflhllly T stored the floor section of the hall bore more the appearance of a miscellaneous gathering that of a political convention. Sergeant at Arms John I. Martin, his assistants and the police had the utmost difficulty In clearing the aisles, but the people were finally forced to their places or out of the building. Speech by a Colcred Delegate. As soon as quiet was restored J. 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