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BRYAN OAR NEBRASKA. RECOGNIZEDAS THE RtHTMVA\ HE SWEPT THE FiEL-). men went Nild and .iI a nt Paralella Enthusia""n I'- w L t US=Unainu-1nnd4 Va'aeiish an1,1 PA triotlo Witllrawal Clapped tie Climia-. CicAGo. July 10.-The convention reassembled at 10 o'clock this moronei. Nominations still beiug in ord-r Mr. Harrity put in nomination }'-Gwver nor Pattison of P ennsvlvania. Dele gate Miller of Oregon added to the list of nominations the name of Sylvester Pennoyer of Oregon. The names of Bland, Bryan, Boies. Blackburn, Matthews, McLean, Pattison and Pennoyer were before the convention, and the roll call of States began, for the first ballot. The sixteen votes of Arkansas an nounced for Bland by Senator Berry gave the supporters of the "Great Mis souri Commoner," as he designated him, an opportunity to yell, which they improved. California's vote was scattered, five for Blackburn, tvo Boies, one Campbell, two Bryan and two Matthews, and Blackburn's name was given a cheer, while the others faile of recognition. The name of Connecticut was followed by a silence and the clerk passed on to Florida. After ex-Governor Waller arose and shouted that two, and two only, of Connecticut's votes would be cast, and those for ex-Governor Wmn. E. Rus sell. John F. Salisbury of Delaware voted for Bryan and three others from the State for Pattison. Bryan's first cheer was given at the announcement of Georgia's solid vote for him. The forty-eioht votes of Illi nois for Bland, were loudly cheered. Indiana and Iowa in succession cast their solid votes for their favorite sons, Matthews and Doies. respectively. Ex-Senator Martin of Kansas cast the solid vote of the Sundlower State for "Missouri's Great Commoner, Rich ard Parks Bland." James, of the Kentucky delegation, announced that the Blue Grass State cast her vote for "The South's greatest Democrat, Joe Blackburn of Kentucky." Sputtering of applause .greeted each of these an nouncements. Louisiana voted foi Bryan, Maine gave five votes for Bry an and eleven for Pattison. Delegate Hamilton asked t at Mas sacusetts be passed. Delegate O'Sulli van, one of the silver men iu the del egation, shouted that the gold men ol the delegation were away because they did not imtend to participate in the future proceeding of the convention "That's not true," shouted severa. gold men in the delegation. The chairman appealed to the dele gates not to attempt to inject debat< into the roll call and Massachusett waspaseed. The gold men in the Michigan dele gation refused to vote. The silvei votes were divided as follows: Bryar 7, Boies 5, and Bland 4. Delt gat Stevenson, Don. M. Dickinson's lam partner, caused considerable delay b3 challenging the vote of the State ant then, with nine colleagues, declinint to vote. Later he moved from gok delegation to delegation, counselinc them to refuse to vote. . Mississippi's vote for Bryan an( Missouri's for Bland were cheered Nebraska's announcement of sixteer votes for "the silver Knight of th West, Win. J. Bryan," created grea enthsiam. New Hampshire's reply was tha Delegate Doyle voted for Pattison, anc the other seven delegates declined t< svote, ~and the intelligenee fell on silent house. It remained for New Jersey to sti the first really sensati""al passage McDermett shouted in stentoriar tones: "The State of New Jersey re spectfully declines to vote." (Hisses. The gold men in the galleries attempt ed to drown the approval with thei cheers, but were unable to do so. New York was listened for as the crucial point of gold, on whose actior to the Democracof the East was de pending for its kyote. Ex-Gover nor Flower said: Inview of the plat form adopted by this convention, and of its action and proceedings, I instructedby the Ne w York delegatioi to say that we will not participate ir the selection of a candidate for Presi dent and Vice President; therefore, w< decline to vote." The great body of New York's ad herents in the galleries sent up astorn of applause, but other cries were heart of "Put 'em eut! Put 'em out!" Ohio cast forty-six votes under th< unit rule for Joh~n R. McLean. Dele gate Holding of Cleveland challenge< thevote and the old row in the Ohi< delegation, which has been the featur< of so many national conventions, wa found lurking behind the announce ment. Oregon cast her eight votes fo Pennoyer. Pennsylvania her sixty four votes for Pattison, amid the cheer of the galleries. South Carolina cas seventeen of her votes for Senator Til] anw hile the crowd hissed. A'row occurred when Wiscon sin was called. General Brag an nounced that he was instructed by thi majority of the Wisconsin delegatior to cast no vote. One of the silve: delegates challenged this and insiste< on acall of the roll of the State. Th< result was that nineteen delegates re fused to vote. One voted for Black~ burn and four for Bland. Senator-elect Money of Mississipp made the point of oraer that instrue tions to a delegation to vote as a uni could not stifle the will of any wh< desired to vote. General1Bragg climbed on one o the chairs of the Ohio delegation t< protest, but the maddened Buckeye: rdered him down. New York an< Vermont offered him a chair in thei: delegation. General Bragg made hi statement as to the instructions of the Wisconsin delegation, and was replie< to from the platform by Delegat< Dokey one of the silver hot-spur from Wisconsin. He aroused grea enthusisasm by declaring that if Wis cosin's will was stilled here it would be heard for silver in November. The clerk consumed several minutes in compiling the results of the firs: ballot, during which the crowd buzzei excitedly. The chair announced the result of the first ballot as follows Bland 223, Bryan 105, Boies 80, Black burn 83 McLean 54, Matthews 37 Campbell 2, Pattison 95, Pennoyer 10 Russell .2, Stevenson 2, Tillman 17 Teller 8, Hill 1. Absent and no voting 185. The second roll was begun and fur nished a sensation at the outset, foi Alabama shifted her twenty-two votes from the Bland camp to Bryan, and the young Nebraskan's friend waived their handkerchiefs. Bran gained three in the Califor nia deeainon a poll. Colorado's vote for Tller was agin hissed and cheered. Vice President Stevenson captured one of Bland's votes it Florida. Three Maine men, who de cined to vote, asked a call of the State roll, but the chair refused. One Massachusetts man, who had refrained from voting on the first call, came in for Matthews. Under the unit rule Michigan's twenty-eight went for Bryan. Bland gamned two in Mon tana and McLean three in Nevada. Two New Jersey men, who had ab stained on the first ballot, came tc Pattison. Governor Stone of Aissouri, stern faced and dark brown hair, faced the audience on the platform. "Ladies and gentlemen," he began, with a gesture for silence, "I have re ceived this note from Richard Parks Bland." An impressive hush fell uwon the whole multitude as in delib erate tones, with a full pause after each word, he real the note. It was as follows: "LEEANON, Mo., J alv 7, 1S9. "Governor W. r. Stone. "Dear Sir: I wish it to be under stood that I do not want the nomina tion unless it is the judgment of the free silver delegates that f would be the strongest candidate. If it should at any time appear that my candidacy is ai obstruction to the nomination of any candidate who is acceptable to the free coinage delegates in the conven tion, or one more aceptable to a ma jority of thos; delegates than myself, I wish my name at once withdrawn from further consideration. I am will ing to waive State instruction for me and let the delegates decide the mat ter. Put the cause above men. "Yours truly, "R. P.Bas. The note having been finished he spoke of how he had come to this city to cond vct the campaign for the Great Commoner, but now bowed to the will of the party. "In the name of Mis3uri," he said, "I lower the standard ander which we have fought throughout this coven tion and in its place I lift that gifted and glorious son of Nebraska. "Gen tler.1en. we have chosen a splendid leader," he said, and went on to pay tribute to the Nebraskan "as a great orator, a great scholar, but above all, bearing in his breast a heart throbs in sympathy with the great masses. "The Democratic party would not only nominate Bryan but would elect him," the Governor continued, and for his peroration said. "I c ist the thirty-four votes of Missairi for Bryan." Confusion reigned throughout the building with delegates upon their chairs clamoring to change their votes amid a fierce hium of surprisd and con gratulations. - Delegate Vann of Iowa criowded to the platform. In impressive tones he said thit Governor Boies also placed the cause above the man and he too cast the vote of his State for Bryan. Senator J ones changed the vote of Arkansas, which was instructed for Bland, to the Nebraskan. Other States tumbled into the foaming wake. Montana and West Virginia chang ed their votes amid great enthusi asm and confusion. Senator Turpie of Indiana withdrew the name of Matthews and moyed that the nomina tion be made unanimous. Delegate McDermott of New Jersey demanded a cill of the States. There was ne second to Mr. McDermott's demand, however, and the chairman declared the motion carried. Another wild scene followed, and again the guidons were torn from their sockets and paraded abdut. Boies and Bland banners, flags of all descriptions, joined in the rally about the standard ol Nebraska. The standards of New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware and all of the New England States were left standing in their places. In the midst of the confusion, on Senator Jone's motion, at 3:30 the convention took a recess until 8 o'clock. At 8:55 Chairman White, by dint of much rapping, managed to bring the convention to order. After making a formal announcement General Bragg of Wisconsin appeared on the stage to make a personal explanation. Some gentlemen, he complained, had in the last session, during the ab sence of the delegation for consulta tion, stolen the State colors and joined in the Bryan parade and he wished tc put the record right by having it un derstood "That we trailed not the Wisconsin badges behind the candi date of them ajority of this convention.' Hisses and a few 'heers followed this defiant statement, and the chair man declared that he would entertain no factional questions and introduced Governor Stone of Missouri. "The work so far done by this con vention has been so well done that it will meet the enthusiastic and instant approval of this nation," he began. "A very important work was yet to be done," he continued, "and, in order that no mistake should be made in th( selection of a Vice President. he mov ed an anjournment until 12 o'clock to morrow, which was carried. What Mr. Bryan Says. CmcAGo, July 10.-Mr. Bryan re ceived the announcement of his nomi nation with all the composure and calmness of a man who had bten used to such things during a longer life than his. is handsome black eyes were perhap3 slightly more dilated than ordinarily when the Associated Press bulletin carrying the nomina tion message was handed to him, bul otherwise he manifested no change of countenance or manner, He was at the time sitting chatting with twc newspaper friends in his parlo: at the Clifton House. "If," said he, "this is true, I want tc do that which I have some time had in contemplation in this emergency.' He then turned to the parlor table and with a lead pencil wrote on a scrap of soft paper supplied by one of his news pa'per visitors the following: "To the American People: In order that I may have' no ambition but to discharge faithfully the duties of the ofhice, .I desire to announce that if elected P resident I shall under no cir cumstances be 9 candidate for re elec tion. WV. J1. BRYAN." Then Mr. Bryan went into the Clif ion Ihouse barber shop and got shaved. As he came out a great crowd gather ed and called for a speech to which he briefly responded . Later in the even ing the Bland club, headed by a band, paraded to the hotel accompanied by an immense crowd, and in response~ tc repeated calls, Mr. Bryan appeared on the balcony and spoke for ten minutes, arousing the greatest enthusiasm. Telelegrams of congratulation are to night pouring in from all scetions. Teller luterviewed. PcmI3o, CoQ-, July 10.-Senator Teller to-night gave the following in terview to the Associated Press after receiving numerous telegrams from his silver colleagues, regar'ding a con ference which will probably be held at Denveir. "What do) you think of Mr. Bryan's nomination f "I consider the nomuination an ex ceptionally strong one," said thne Senx ator. "Bryan is an able man of high character, a strong friend of silver and close to the reoule. lHe will make an excell-nt Presidedt." "Do you think he can sceure the support of the men who left the St. L ouis convention: "The men who left the St. Louis conventon," replied Mr'. Teller', " will make the silver question paramount to all others. It is not a qustion of politics with them but of pirincipie." Winl Endor-.e the Tic'ket. CmaieAo. July 1(1. -Thne le'aders of te National Silver' Party- and the Populist party, wntO ane in Chicago, declare unanimously that their organ izations will endorse the inomination of Bryan at the convention to be held Iin St Louis on July 2'? Silence Followed the call of Ne .v or..t C ru in ave up her "aaor anmd O'raa' n-r votes into ran c'imm :ani.d much en u ~~'isIa "'m' speag of B>'yan a- the( e,11..,_,pat,,e of he hite bri i.) !tirn hertwnv four votes to 1;ia n. WVvomla( chauged ier siti votes fron inackburn to Bean. John MeL-a- lost four in the )istriet of CX laiau~ a:id 8ai c e"tired three of Ithem:. The'n? thew eairm2 ta of the Cadifor nia delegatioa anunneed that under instructions he- desire:l t ) au1.)anlee a chanige in the vote of Ctlifornia. Fourteen of the v-tes were for Beryan, a change of ten, the ioses by Black burn and MAtItews, and tiereupoa the calls for Bryan were renewed. The result was then announced as follows: Bland, 2S1; Baies, 37; Mat thews, 31; McLean, 53; Bryan, 197; Blackburn, 41; Pattison. 100; Pennoy er, S; Stevenson, 10; Hill, 1; Teller, 8. Absent, or not voting. 160. The third call began and Colorado brought her eight votes from Teller to Bryan and Florida gave the Nebras kan three more. Kansas developed a dangerous split, eight votes had gone to Bryan. but twenty votes, under the unit rule, were still with Bland. When New York was called there was a storm of hisses. She declined again to vote. Oregon deserted Pennoyer and divided, Bryan capturing live of her eight votes. Bland got two and McLean one. West Virginia, which had gone solid for Blackburn, broke away and cast seven votes for Bland. two for Boies and one for Bryan. Bryan also gained one in the District of ~Columbia. The result of the third ballot was annonnced as follows: Bland, 291; Bcies, 36: Matthews, 31; McLean, 51; Bryan, 219: Blackburn. 27; Pattison, 97: Ste enson, 9; Hill, 1. Abieat or notvoig1. Teller had dropped out, and the vote ci all the other candidates, save Bland and Bryan had dwindled. Bland had gained ten and Bryan twenty-two. Bryan's people went wiid at the be ginning of the fourth roll call, when Alabama changed her twenty-two votes from Bland to Bryan. The Ne braska delegates climbed to their cbairs and led a cheer. Idaho followed suit by bringing her si.x votes from Bland to Bryan. There had been a commo tion visibly in progress in Illinois' ranks which portended change but she held firm to Bland. Kansas marched from the. Bland to the Bryan camp with twenty votes, followed by Nevada which carried six from McLean to the Nebraska man. Ohio, although casting her vote under the unit rule, showed nine Bryan men in her ranks. Oregon this time gave - her solid vote to Bryan, an increase from five to eight. The result of the ballot was an nounced: Not voting, 162; Bland, 241; Boies, 33: Matthews, 36; McLean, 4G, Bryan, 280. L Bryan had assumed the lead and the favorite had dropped back into the ruck. The reading cl, k had got no further than the an. 'uncement of Bryan's 2S votes befo. there was a repetition of the scene )f yesterday when the eloquent young orator clos ed his speech. The Coliseum swayed with enthusiasm. Cheer followed cheer. The States' standards were again uprooted and carried to Nebras i ka. Tnouder and louder the whirl of the sound swelled. Men and woumen went frantic. Hundreds of newspa pers and umbrellas were furiously whirled through the air. Suddenly two beautiful young girls, dressed in pink, appeared on a table back of the alternates' seats in the valley of De mocracy. They held in tbeir hands a large silk flag, on 'one side of which -shone the clear-cut features of Bryan. tTo anid fro; it waved, while 20,000 - throats yelled and screamed. Then Sthey started in Indian file to parade - the standards about the delegates, *Kansas, Nebraska, Mississippi, Geor gia, Nevada, Colorado, South V akota, Arizona, New Mexico, Louisiana, Ore tgon, North Carolina, South Carolina, -District Columbia, Wyoming, Idaho, -Alaska, Minnesota and Michigan were -in the procession. Frenzied men fought for the standards of the other delegations. California was first twrenched away from those who at tempted to restrain it and check the -Bryan stampede. Delegates fought like men demented for the Illmnois standard, when Governor Altgeld stood resolute guarding his banner, tbut the delegates were intoxicated with enthusiasm. A h arried vote was taken. Rryan carried the day, and the Sucker State joined the parade. - A fis. fight occurred over the posses sion of the Buckeye standard, but Mc >Lean's friends held the fort. SThe storm rolled on and on. A big SBryan flag was brought into the Colis -eum and a milk white banner, on which was a gold cross with the in e scription: "No crown of thorns, no - cross of gold," which re.vived the ring s ing words of Bryan's closing' sentence t yesterday, and mncreased the awful -force of the hurricane. When an approach to order had - been obtained the clerk took up the -announcement of the vote. The remaining names were as follows: SBlackburn 27, Pattison 96, Stevenson ' 8, Hill 1. The whole number of votes I was 768. SChairman White said the proceed - ings had reached such a stage that it - became necessary to announce his con struction of the two-thirds rule. It Iwas that two-thirds of the votes given - were necessary to a nomination. t The fifth call was begun, and Foote of California declared: "California for the first time is solid and casts eighteen votes for Bryan." Florida > carried eight 5votes to Bryan from SMatthews and Boies. Kentucky being reached, Ollie James loomed up and shouted: "While Kentucky loves her Sgreat Democratic leader, and would be glad to vote for him, they seem not I to want him because-he was a Confed erate soldier. Therefore Kentucky casts her twenty.eight votes for the world's greatest orator, William . - Bryan." At this point the Illinois tdelegation filed into the hall, their ap pearance stirring a commotion. North Carolina casts twenty-two votes "for the sure nominee of this convention, Wmn. J. Cryan," was the announcement of that State :The twenty four v~otes of Tennessee - stepped into Bryan's camp, and ahnost ,immediately Virginia followed her ,with the same number, both of them deserting "Silver Dollar" Bland. t.Three territories, Arizona, N~ew Mexi Co and Indian Territory, marched after them from the Bland standard -to Bryan, each one six strong. ;The enthusiasm was aroused again twhen big "Buck" Hinrichsen called .out the vote of Illinois for Bryan, the most important desertion from Bland. The nomination of Bnyan seemed im minent. There were cries "'Uhio can do it," and John ZR. McLean appeared on a chair holding a cane aloft, while under him the other leaders seemed to be squabbling. "Ohio withdraws the name of McLean," said that gentle man, "and casts forty-six votes for Bryan." His voice failed to carry many feet so that the dramatic stroke was lost upon the galleries. There was a commection afloat in the Texas ranks next dhor to Ohio. Bryan hadl -L votes. Montana with six and Iaklahoma with the same number swelledit to 5i1, two-thirds of all the TLE PLATF00R ADOP[ED, OrLEDFROM PAGE O-N (ae momnnt the 2),00 people held their breath as they gazed. Thien they bro':e fourth. Cieers. minglel with hiss s, rent the air. Mr. ichardson, who was wielding th3 gavel with the aid of the assistant sergeant at-arms, quickly sappressed the demrastration. His first sentenc,. showed that he had a good, well modulated voice, but as he proceeded he pitched it in a key so shrill that it grated like a file. He was characteristic from the beginning. He realized that, so far as the galleries were concerned, he faced an audience which he felt was largely hostile. le introduced himself to them by saying that he came before them as he was not as "the lying newspapers had rep resented him to be." A round of ap plause from the pit greeted this an nouncement. but it was drowned in the storm of hisses from the galleries which were increased to a perfect whirlwind of sibilant sounds as he said: "I come from a State which was the home of secession." Senator Tillman turned defiantly and fiercely surveyed the vast congregation who were hissing him. Senator Tillman was followed by Senator Hill. of New York, and Seia tora Vilas, of Wisconsin, for the gold side, Hon. Wm. J. Bryant, of Nebras ka, closed the silver side. Bryant's speech set the convention on fire, and its conclusion was marked by the most enthusiastic demonstration of the'con vention up to that time. The whole convention sprang to its feet, and 20, 000 throats roared, while twice 2,J,000 arms waved frantically. Handker chiefs and flags flew wildly. From every quarter of the hall came the hoarse roar. Suddenly a member of the Texas delegation uprooted the ban ner of the Lone Star State and carried it to where stood the standard of Ne braska. Above the roar rose piercing shrieks which souindud like a volley of siege guns above :he rattle of 1(y06 small arms. Other delegates grasped the staifs of their delegations and pushed their way to the Nebraska delegation. Soon the staffs of two-thirds of the States were grouped about the purple standard of Bryan's State. Only the standards of Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maine, Minnesota, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Vermon;, South DakotaRthode Island and Penn sylvania were lett standing when the demonstration was at its height. Meantime the awful roar from the galleries continued. The band played but the music could not be heard above the Niagara-like tumult of sound. Like an angry ocean it swept on, breaking at last, receding, falling back only to rise again. After fifteen minutes of this turbu lence the delegates and crowd sank back exhausted. When all were seat ed Delegate Saulisbury of Delaware climbed back on his chair. le and his three silver colleagues in that State gave three cheers for liryan, which were answered with a shout from the gallery of "What's the mat ter with Bryan for President?" Tae recipient of all this honor made his way with difficulty from the stage. For ten minutes his friends had fairly smothered him with congratulations. When at last he reached his chair on the floor he leaned back seeming ly completely exhausted. One of his colleagues fanned him while the oth ers of the delegation hung affection ately over him and wrung his hand. The transaction of business was started again by Senator Hill of New York, who made the formal motion to adopt the minority report from the committee on resolutions. The convention voted the previous ques tion and the clerk read the substitute for the platform's financial plank. An Oregon delegate with a beard loomed up with a motion to lay Senator Hill's motion on the table, but Chairman Richardson informed him that under the rules, that would carry the main question with it and the Oregonian was laughed at for his pains. The ayes on the question were not loud, but the noes gave a great shout, where upon Senator Hill, with uplifted hand demanded the call of States. In behalf of Alabama, Chairman Bankhead announced that but for the unit rule five delegates would vote for the substitute. Delaware cast one sil ver vote on the question, that of John F. Salisbury, and Delegates Scott and Warren voted with the side. Three Massachusetts votes were announced for silver. Michigan swung her twen ty-eight votes for silver for the first time since the contesting delegates were seated. T wo Pennsylvania dele gates were for silver, but under the unit rule their votes counted for the other side. The announcement of the vote, ayes 626, noes :303, gave the silver men g"ounds for applause, because it was the first test vote directly on the finan cial question and showed six more than tne necessary two thirds to nom inate. Mr. Hill waived a vote by States on his two amendments, one relating to the impairment of contracts and the other declaring that the advocacy of free coinage was based on the belief that the two metals would be main tained at a parity, and pledging the party that if it failed to suspend fuar ther coinage. He demanded a vote, however, on another resolution which he oll'ered, to commend the national D~emocratic administration for its economy, hon esty, fidelity and cou~rage. The av plause was thin, when this resolution was read, but when Senator Hfinrich sen cast forty-eight votes against the, resolution, the galleries hissed. A few of the delegates dleclinedi tO vote. The announcement of the de feat of the resolution by 857 to 564 was greeted with a silent sputter of hisses. Senator Tillman got on a chair and withdrew the r-esolutien of censure he had read during his speech. "The vote just taken," said he, "is equi va lent to a vote of censure. Where an allirmative proposition is negative its converse is allirmed. A brave man never strikes a fallen foe-I withdraw the resolution." There were a few cheers mingled with more hisses. Upon Mr. IIill's demand the vote was taken by States on the adoption of the platform. It was taken ini al most total silence. As Ne w York and Pennsylvania cast their big bloc-k of votes against the platform, however, there was considerable cheer-ing. The following is the vote by States -yes for silver, no for gold: Alaba ma yes 22 ; Arika nsas yes, 1 6; California yes, 18; Colorado yes, 8; Connecticut no, 12; Delaware yes, 1; no 5; F"loridia yes 5; no 3; Geovrgia yes, 26; Idaho yes, 6; Illinois yes, 48; Indiana ves, .-0; Iowa yes. 2t;; Kansas yes, 2n; Ken tucky yes, 26; Louisiana yes, 106: Maine yes. 2; no, 10; Mary land yes, 4; no 12; Massachusetts yes 8, no -7 Michigan yes, 2; Minnesota yes 6; no 11, not voting 3; Mississippi yes, IS; Missouri yes, 4, Montana yes, 6; Ne braska yes, 1; Nevada yes. 6; New Hampshire no, ; Ne~ wJersey no 2t'; New York nio, North Caroli na yes, 29; North Dakota yes, G, Ohio ves, -4- Oregon yes, S; Penn sylvaniia no, tj1; Rhode Island no,I 8; South C. rolina yes, IS; South Dakota no. 5; Tennessee yes, 21; Texas yes. 80; Utah yes, ;; Ver mont no, S; Virginia yes, 24; Wash ington yes, 5;no 8; West Virginia yes, 12:- Wicnsin no 24;- Wyoming yne ; Alaska no, 6; Arizona yes, 6; District of Colurabia yes, 6; New Mexico yes, 6; Oklahoma yes, 6; Indian Territory yes, 6. Total: yes, 62S; no, 301; an sent one. The result was announced and the revised Democratic creed had been signed. sealed and rat ified. The silver men gave a cheer and immediately at 4:50 the convention took a recess un til 8 o'clock. The convention reassembled at half past 8 o'clock. On motion of Senator Jones the convent'on proceeded to the nomination of a candidate for Presi dent of the United States. Chairman Richardson announced that by agreement the roll of States would be called for the presentation of candidates. Alabama was the first to be called and the Chairman announc ed that the State would pass for the present. "Arkansas yields to Senator Vest. of Missouri,"shouted Senator Jones and there was a wa-e of applause from the Bland adherents. Senator Vest's first mention of the name of Bland brought out a short demonstration. The Senator's closing words were a signal for another Bland demonistra tration, this time long, loud and en thusiastic. A banner bearing the well ktown face of "Silver Dick" was hoisted in the middle aisle. The con vention rcsc ce masse, cheered and waved hits and handkerchiefs. It was fourteen minutes before Chairman Richardson attempted to check the de monstration. Ex-Senator Patrick Walsh spoke when Georgia was called, announcing that the delegation had selected H. T. Lewis to nominate the man for whom Georgia would vote. No one knew whom Mr. Lew's intended to name, so the elements of uncertainly clouding his high purpose gave him a close hearing. "le needs no speech to recommend him to this convention," said Mr. Lexvis, and "Brvan" was spoken every where. "I refer to the honorable William J. Bryan of Nebraska." The words exploded another mine of the same fiery sort which the Nebras kan had inflamed with his own oratory a iew hours before. Three or four State delegations were on their chairs leading the cheer with the lungs of scattering delegates from other States beating them. Nebraska seemed to furnish the galleries with a hero for they were then making the great chorus of the noise. The blue banner with the placard "Wm. J. Bryan Club of Nebraska; 16 to 1," emblazoned in silver letters, was lifted above Ne braska's seats. The standards of Georgia, North Carolina, Louisiaua, Michigan and South Dakota rallied around the blue and silver emblem and then the standard-bearers started a march around the pit. Men in the California and Virginia stalls pounced upon their emblems, intending to fol low the procession, but their collea gues resisted the attack and they gave it up. Two bands intensified the din, and a fog horn was olown a tremend ous wail up under the roof. When order was partially restored, W. C. Clutz of North Carolina, a young orator of strong voice, took the platform in behalf of "that young giant of the West, that champion of the lowly, Wmt. J. Bryan of Ne braska." He was followed by George Fred Williams of Massachusetts, who sec onded the nomination of Bryan. "We want a young giant out of the loins of the giant Republic," was the first stir ring sentence which warmed the blood of the galleries. "We want no Napoleon to march to a throne under the canopy of a republic." awoke a howl at the expense of the Republican candidate. When India was calle d Senator Tur pie made his way to the stage and placed in nomination the choice of the Hoosier State, Governor Claude Mat thews. Senator Turpie suffers from palsy, and though a irost effective speaker in the Senate his voice was inadequate in such a vast hall. Besides he spoke from manuscript. The galleries grew noisy and he could hardly be heard above the din. To add to the other unfortunate circumstances fireworks and mortars were being fired outside the Coliseum. To still further add to the confusion many people overflowed from the gal leries into the pit, and crowded along the side aisles. It was estimated that fully 25,000 people were in the build and nothing could be heard above the indescribable hum of so many voices. In vain, Chairman Richardson cried for order. In vain the police and other assistant sergeants-at-arms charged the aisles. The crowds would neither budge nor be quiet. When at last Senator Turpie mentioned the name of the Inaia'na man the IHoosier delegation mounted their chairs and cheered. A few tin horns sounded from the galleries and here and there a flag was waved but the demonstra tion was brief. The noise continued, and the chairman of the Indiana dlee gation was so enraged that he moved that the convention adjourn. Anoth er Indiana delegate asked that the gal leries be cleared, but when the sergeant at arms thrgatened to clear them the gallaries only hooted. Then the sergeant-at arms held another threat over the spectators. He announced that unless the gallaries preserved order-, the session to-morrow would be held behind closed doors and no one would be admitted, This threat seemed to bring the thousands of ticket holders to a realiz ing sense of the fact that they were in the convention by sufferance. A few more indignant protests from ex-Sena tor Martin of Kansas and others and a final word of admonition from Chair man Richardson sutliced to effectively silence the crowds. There was com parative quietwhen Oscar A. Trippett, of California arose to second the nomi nation of Governor Matthews. D~elegate Frederick White of Io)wa olaced Horace Boies in nomination. Mr. Whit.', who looked like a plain farmer's, pr'ovetd to be a forcible speak er. As he began to speak alBoies banner was held aloft by the Iowa delegate. Hie produced a lauah when he said that there would be no sensational per formances on the political trapeze with Horace Bomes ini the White House. White was given an attentive hearing. There was no demonstration until he concluded. 'The Boies delegates arose ad cheered, but tihe galleries appeared cold. To a young woman inL the Souith terrace belonged the honor of forcing a demonstrationi see ond to that which followed the nomin~a tion of Bland. She was dressed in simple white She mouintedl a chair and began waving a small American thg frantically to and fro. For fully a minute she was unobserved. Then some one noticed her. Eyes began to turn ini her direction. She continued to wave the Il-ag with a rythmnatic cry ing as she did so, "Doies. Boies. Boies." The delegates got on to their chairs, he galleries began to cheer and in an other minute the Coliseum was ailame. As the demonstration grew, all eyes centered on the young woman in white, the Boies banner was carried from the pit up the terrace to where the striking l igur-e stood, like a secrnd Joan of Arc urging on the nomination of Iowas favorite son. The stail' of the banner was placed in her hands and she swung it to and fro while the galleries yelled. On.'e she sank back THE PLATFORM ADOP TED BY THE NATIONAL DEMO CRATIC CONVENTION. It is LiCcoimporomiisin;Iy fur the Free and jf1j:nlimite(d coinage of silver at a Ratio of Sixteen to One. The following is the full text of the platform adopted by the Democratic National Convention at Chicago last week: THF PLATFORM. The follo wing is the platform, as fin ally agreed upon by the committee on resolutions, to be submitted to the con vention when the report is called for: We, the Democrats of the United States in national convention assem bled, do reaffirm our allegiance to these great essential principles of jus tice and liberty upon which our insti tutions are founded, and which the Democratic party has advocated from Jellerson's time to our own-freedom of speech, freedom of the press, free dom of conscience, the preservation of personal rights, the equality of all citizens before the law and the faithful observance of constitutional liberties. During all these years the Democratic party has resisted the tendency of sel li.-h interests to the centralization of government power and steadfastly maintained the integrity of the dual scheme of government established by the founders of this republic of repub lics. Under its guidance and teach ings the great principle of local self government has found its best expres sion in the maintenance of rights of the States and in its assertion of the necessity of confining the general gover nent to theexercise of the pow ers granted by the Constitution of the United tates. Recognizing that the money ques tion is paramount to all others at this time, we invite attention to the fact that the Federal Constitution names silver and gold together as the money metals of the United State, and tnat the tirst coinage la w passed by congress under the Constitation made the siiver dollar the monetary unit and airmitted gold to free coinage at a ratio based upon the silver dollar unit. We de clare that the act of 1873 demonetizing silver without the knowledge or ap proval of the American people, has re sulted la the appreciation of gold and a corresponding fall in the prices of commodities produced by the people; a heavy increase in the burden of tax ation and of all debts, public and pri vate; the enrichment of the money lending class at home and abroad; the prostration of industry and the imnpo v erishment of the people. We are unalterably opposed to mo nometalism, which has locked fast the prosperity of an industrial people in the Paralvsis of hard times. Gold monomaetalisn is a British policy, and its adoption has brought other nations into financial servitude to London. It is not only un-American, but anti American, and it can be fastened on the United States only by the stitling of that spirit and love of liberty which proclaimed our political independence in 1776 and won it in the war of the Revolution. We demand the free aud unlimited coiaage of both gold and silver at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1 without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation. We demand that the standard silver dollar shall be a ful legal tender equally with all gold for all debts, public aud private, and we favor such legislation as will prevent for the future the demonetizition of any kind of legal tender money by nrivate contract. We are opposed to the policy and practice of surrendering to the holders of! the obligations of the United States the option reserved by law to the gov ernment of redeeming such obligations in either silver coin or gold coin. We are opposed to the issuing of in terest-bearing bonds of the United States in time of peace, and condemn the tratlicing with banking syndicates, which, in exchange for bonds anid at an enormous profit to themselves. sup ply the Federal treasury with gold to maintain the policy of gold monomet alism. Congress alone has the power to coin and issue money and President Jackson declared that this power could not be delegated to corporations or individvals. We therefore demand that the power to issue notes to circu late as money be taken from the na tional banks and that all paper money shall be issued by the treasury depart men~ft, and be redeemable in coin and r ceivable for all debts, public and private. We hold that tariif dull-s should be levied for purposes of revenue, such duties to be so ad justed as to operate equally throughout the country and not discriminate het.seeni class or sec tion and that tax itioni should be limi ted by the needs of the government honestly and econoruicallyv ad:ninis tered. We denounce as dis ursing to business the Reopublicau threat to re store the McKinley law which has twice be en condemned by the people in national elections, and which en acted under the fals- piea of protection to home industries, pro)ved a prolitie breeder of trusts and mniopolie-, en richied the few at the expense of the many, restricted trade and deprived the producers ot the grreat Amerie-in staples of access to their natural mark ets. Until the morrfey question is set tled we are opposed to any agitation for further changes in our tariff laws except such as are necessary to meet the deiicit in revenue caused by the averse decision of the supreme court on the IiIcom tax. But for this de cison by the supreme court, there would tbe no delicit in the revenue un der the law passed by a D~emocrntic cngress in itrict pursuance of the uni form decisions of that court for nearlyv one hundred years; that court in that decision suistainued constitutional oh jetions to its ena -tment whi chk had preyviou sly been overraled by the ablest juidges who have ever sat on that blenchi. We declare that it is the duty of congress to use all the consti tutional powver which remains after that decision or which may comec fromi its reversal by the court as it may hereafter- be constituted, so that tihe burdens of1 taxation may be tqual!!y ad impa~.irtialiy laid to thie enhd I hat wealth miay bear its due proportion of the expi ni.:s of the Igovermnen(1t. We. hohi that the most etliient1 way of prot&etinu' I' .im rn labor is to pra vent the i :n o'rtntion of famign pan p I Gh: r to' e ,n :te with it in thre nionmi rn:irlet, and that the value of the h'ome miarket to our American fatirm- andl art i-ans is greatly re acd by a vicious nmonetary system wieb depre-sses the price of their pro ductsL belov the cost of uroduction, aud thus depri yes th:emi of then means1 homne mauifacturers. Thf e absorption of we:Jtih by the few, the conlsolida~ti'on of ou r leading ril rooid -system~s and the formation of tuti a~nd pols requiire a stricter con - trol bv~ then I'.derail go)vernmient of thei ar' i'teiens of comm neree. We~ de mandi theO .lnbiut of the pow)ers of thei inte-rstate comlerce counnes sini (ind - rl iestricntionis and gua~rain te i he ontrol of railroads ats w il prot, et t he pople fr'om r-obbry anid \e dienonce thne pr:li~ace waste of the money wrung fromni the people was subsiding. But, gathering her waning strength for a final effort, she sprang up again and once more seizing the banner she moved forward and was almost carried down the slope by the maddened crowd about her. Swift ly she went forward to the platform when the Iowa delesgation came for ward to meet her and escorted her with shouts to the place of the delegation. For fourteen minutes the demonstra tion led by the girl in white kept up. Then order was restored. The young woman who had led 25,000 people proved to be Miss Minnie Murray, of Nashau, Iowa. Thisincident remind ed old convention goers of the great Blaine demonstration at Minneapolis four years ago which was led by Miss Carson Lake of New York. John S. Rhea, who was introduced by Ollie James of Kentackv to nomi ate the "South's greatests Democrat, Joe blackbrun," proved to be a typi cal Southern orator of the fiery sort, so his ringing sentences brought quiet to the Coliscum. His beginning was a reference to the fi;;ht which Blackburn had urged against Carlisle with the simile of Napoleon's drum mer boy-and Napoleonic metaphors were beginning to come thick and fast on the programme- -who did not know how to beat a retreat, was a happy allusion in view of the tenwner of the domninant faction. "Freedom's battles are not fought at bankers' banquets,"jadging from its reception, hit the mark. Mr. R'hea came under the wire with a true Kentucky finish. Then the band seized the occasion, while the Kentuckians were shouting, to play "My Old Kentucky Home," which multiplied the enthusiasm. After the music an Alabama delegate gave three cheers for Blackburn. The Kentuckian's nomination was seconded by W. W. Foote, the chairman of the California delegation, who raised a laugh at the beginning by a hit at the Bojes fireworks to the effect that Black burn was a candidate on principles whose cause was not being led by any Joan of Arc. Several States failel to respond to the call but when Aassachulsetts was re!ached her chairman rose and said: "By tic unanimous vote of their con ventior the Massachusetts delegation was unanimously instructed to place in nomination Governor Russell but by his direction and because of the platform we decline to make a nomi nation." He added, and some took his remark to be a reference to George Fred Williams, "this is the sentiment of Massachusetts not by proxy but by its delegation." John I. McLean, the Ohio publish .r was spoken for by A. W. Patrick, an elderly gentleman with tawny beard ann gold barred spectacles, whose contident prediction "John R. McLean will carry Onio" brought a loud response. The speech was a winning one and paid tribute to Mc Lean's work for silver through his paper and to his party record. Ho w; ever, the news was spreading that the programme did not include a ballot to. night so the people began to pour out, but as nominating speeches rarely change votes, it is probable that Mr. Mclean lost nothing. The roll of States was finished at 12:30. Then Senator Jones of Arkansas moved an adjournment to tomorrow morning at tO o'clock. The Bryan adherents were not anxious to have the balloting post poned. There were cries for a vote, but thechairman put the question and after spectators as well as delegates had yelled "Yes''and "No," declared the convention adjourned. TH ES'9ADOW OF A CRIME.lI A Faigutiva Rests Q:dietly For Eighteen Yeatrst A. Strange Story. CowsmIA, S. C, .July t.-The drama of life has many curious phases, but seldom is a more peculiar phase found than that presented in the story of a man who has been living in this county for nearly two decades. The man came to Lower Richiand about 18 years ago and has been living the life of a peaceful, industrious citizen, mak ing his living by successful farming; yet the shadow of a past crime has been hovering over him all these years. As time went on he must have felt secure and thought that the shadow had passed away. But an incident, purely accidental, has been the means of his undoing. Recently the following appeared in the Atlanta Journal: "Governor Atkinson has received from South Carolina a letter telling of a Georgia murderer who is living there under an assumed name and giving an exact description of the man to' gether with the locality in whiu he can be found. "The letter is as follows: Richland County, S. C., June 1. "Some 17 or 1S years ago a man calling himself Thomas M. Miller came to this State. He ran away from Georgia for killing a man and changed his name. This man is 85 years old, perhaps older, will weigh 185 or 200 pounds. some six feet high, large bone, but not fleshy, red, freckled face, au burn hair and beard, very fond of joking and is a man of no education. The way this leaked out, a citizen of South Carolina was standing on the sidewalk in Cohumbia talking to a Georgian when this man, calling him. self Miller, passed by, and the Caroli nian sp)oke to him as Miller, when the Georgian said, "Miller is not his name. He killed a man in GJeorgia years ago and ran away.' "Miller says he is from Georgia, but does not say what part of the State he is from and never hears fr'om his na tive State. You can tind him 24 miles from Columbia, near E'astover, on the W~ilmington, Columbia and Augusta railroad." \'ery respectfully, "'Ca~oLINIaN. Since lthe appearance of this article the man has left all his possessions and lied once more- gonc, no one knows whither, thus showing that hre got wind of the discovery in sonme way and indicating his guilt. Sinea his disappearance the postmaster at Eastov er has received tthe following letter: Toccoa, Gia., .Jurie 15, 1 5% Dear Sir: I enclose a clipping from The .Journal, which appeared some days since. The description is very accurate of a man I know who lef t this State several years ago and has not bcen heard fromr since. If you know the main personialyv plast ;in nt from just where lie camne. I :un soewhiat int ere:Jd.l Iii ou d ' not know IO.perhaps you coul -od o oting from other pais. y i 'infrmtioni willI be hihly'I appet b e. Yours trily, Ni.:w \uPn, July -D)e11ll'e u"o whoi w ith her husband, consi utes the variety ''team" ,knowvi as 'The de Forrests ,whii indi' dancers, was sent fromi thme inae pavilion at Lllevue hospital to the- insane"asy lum n Black vell's Iland vestrerday. Mlrs. F~1orrest's ins'anity is~ a-eribw d to .he excessive use of ciarettes. Shei ecame enslaved by~ the~ hait, and vas either smoking or hold'i-- ciga ~ettes between her teeth inearly all the ,i. She w'as irst se-nt to the insanei isvamn at Amxityville, L~ 1., from ,vitich sh was transfered to 8w hvu' ospital last Tuesday. The un oformi ate woman is entirely apathetic andi Las miade no ress tauce to the a'1boiri es thi'oughi wVhose hiandls her cast' hra PO WDER Absolutely Pure. A cream of tartar baking powder. Highest of all in leavenine strength. -Ltest United States Groverianent Food Report. RoYL BAKrso POWDER Co., New York City. appropriation of recent Republican congresses. -which have kept taxes higch while the labor th'at oays themn is unem p:yed and the products of the people's toil are denressed in price till they no longer repay the et of pro duction. We Jenand a return to that sim plicity and economy which befits a Democratic government and a reduc tion in the number of useless offices, the salaries of which drain the sub stance of the people. We denounce arbitrary interfernee by Federal authorities in local affairs as a violation of the Constitution of the United States and a crime against free institutions and we especially ob j-ct to government by injunetion. as a new and highly dangerous form of oppression by which Federall judges, incompetent of thie laws of the States and rights of citizens, become at once. legislators, judges and executioners, aid we approve the bill pending- in the house of representatives i-elative to contempts in Federal courts and pro viding trials by jury in certain cases of contempt. No discrimination should be indulg ed in by the government of the Unit ed States in favor of any of it; debtors We approve of the refusal or the fifty - third congress to pass the Pacific rail road founding bill, and denounce the etforts of the present R-!publican con gress to enact a similar measure. Recognizing the just claims of de serving Union solaiers, we heartily endorse the rule of the presmet com. missioner of pensions that no nsmas shall be arbitrarily dropped f rop. the peasionroll; arid the fact of eulist ment and service should be dee ned conclusive evidence against dis-asse and disability.- - We favo- the aduiission of the ter ritories of NZew Mexic> and A-iz naa into thiUnion as Stat.>s, and wt favo: the early ad a) ission of all the territoriesi having the necessary populatiou and resources to entitle theni to statehood, and while they remain te-ritor-s w9 hold that the officials appo-nt-d t ad minister the govern-nm of any terri tory, together witb the District of C. lumbia and Alaska, should be bona fide residents of the territory or dis trict in which the duties are to be per formed. The Democratic party belieres in*d home rule and that all public lands of the United States should be appointed to the establishment of free homes for American citizens. \Ve recommend that the Te-rrito-y of' Alaska be granted a delegate in con gress and that tbe general land and timb-r la ws of the United States be extended to said territory. We extend our sympathy to the people of Cuba in their heroic strug gie for liberty and independence. We are-opposed to life tenure in the public service. We favor appoint ments based upon merit, fixed terms of office and such an administration of the civil service laws as will afford equal opportunitie s o all citizens of ascertained fitness. We declare it to be the un written law of this republic, established by custom and usage of one hiundred years and sanctioned by the exnmples of the greatest and wise-st of those who founded and have maintained our government, that no man should be e'igible for a third term of the Presi dential ottice. The federal government should care for and improve the Mississippi river and other great waterways of the re public so as to secure for the iuter& States easy and cheip transportatiomL to tide water. Waen aniy waterway. o)f the republic is o~f sallisie-nt im-por Lance to demand aid of the govern, ment, such aid should be extended up on a delicite plain of continuous worke until permanent imiprzaement is se. cured. Conbding in the jumice of o ir cause and the necessity of its sue:' s~s at the polls, we submit the for'go:ngz declar atiou >f priaciples andi purposes to the considerate ju-lg'-at of me Amer ieani people.- We wa !-"- support of all citizens -Vii a p:rov - t hei zud who detsr- '.., have them mnad- etYhet ive thr-ogh L-gisili(-n for the relie-f of the people and ihie re-tor-ti-, of the country's prosperity. Acciduenta&y Kilie-.. \VUDRUFI, S. tC., July M. - Satur day Mat Lanford was-passing along the road with his gun in hi-s hand eu deavoring to sho-t at some tro A's ttha, appeared to be hovwrin - g;athermn-. near by. While thus e-sr Jon Flemniug wii~h his wz e an~d i so c~ai dren drove by. Lainfor wlk along just behind th- hovy thrink ing inl that way to get inear uIm eron-. He carried his gun in his uat which probably was cocked ready ii e- oot ing the crows when by somfe meianls unknow'n to Linford thei "un wa~s discharged, senidinr tni- -hol load of shot into thet back of the head and jtw of Mrs. 1euming. killing her iastantly, iaerxati' and tearing her head and lac- in a fearfut. manner. Mr. Fleming no-te littlh, childreni were injured at mit All the parties are respectable and of good standing in the commnty and on the best of terms with ese iother Tuere is miuca symup athy in uthei r be ha.lf and mnany regrt, for this sad and terrible afair fKille~d Is % Wifet Ian Him tif \VINNLPEti July 9 -Wili War ren, a well to) d. citizen', (iAl-rated Dominiion day by diingir Ibeavily, and stagger-ed hmi~:re at 5 a. : n His wife meeting bh ini the hll , hie snatched a raz r from his poli'-t and attacked her ferociously. Shze struig gle-d, and her face, armis and body were frightfully siashed oefore WVarreur ren succeeded in cntttng herr throat. Making sure that she was d-ad, War opened the fronit do'or, and on the doorstep, in sig ht of several neighbors, who had b~een1 attracted by the wo uau' s screamns, he cut hsis own throat, .lying ins half ani hour. iOyu< ( inig lav. Romu-i\lAu:, -\ld., Ju ly i. At 2: Stus-day rmrnin g a msob too k Sid ne ' Rtandolphs, who is acc-used of assault ans the lBuxton familyV, four in lnm her, one of wvhom, the youngest laughter, Sadie, dying, near Gaithers