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July g, 1896 THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT 1; SILVER III Will, DANIEL MADE TEMPO- HILL VOTED DOWN. CONVENTION STARTS OFF WITH A HOT FIGHT. The Gold mnd Silver Forces Clash at the Very Start Fiery Speeches Hade by Both Sides First Blood for the White Metalllsts The Great Convention Ball and Decorations. Chicago, July S. Over three hoars before the time for Chairman Harrity of the Democratic national committee to call the national convention to order in the great Coliseum, thousands on. thousands of people had journeyed to the structure in the cars, and by 10 o'clock the narrow street leading to the main entrance was completely blocked. . Sergeant-at-arms Martin was on hand at an early hour with his staff of 600 assistant sergeant-at-arms, doorkeepers and pages, who were ad mitted to the building while the crowd clamored outside. At 10 o'clock the doors were opened and the wild rush for admission began. In the WILLIAM F. HARRITY building everything was on the mam moth order, even the decorations. From the lobby the crowd entered an enclosure, free of seats and serving as a common ground for delegations to greet each other before entering the convention hall beyond. This outer enclosure is a third of the building, which was too large in its entirety for the convention. On one side ran rows of offices for the newspapers and on the other was a restaurant stretching 100 feet. Even the details of a post office had not been forgotten and Postmaster Hesing had in operation a well equipped branch office to handle mail for delegates. DECOEATION8 OF THE HALL. The only decoration in the outer hall was an American flag, which Mr. Martin spoke of with pride as the largest flag any country had ever made. It is 100x60 feet, and five men were needed to hoist it. Within the main hall the decorations were artis tic and effective. The hall is square, with the seats on all sides. It is twice the sizebf the Madison Square garden interior, with two galleries stretching 2,000 feet, or almost half a mile each, and with 285,0 0 square feet of floor room. The most striking feature of ' the decoration was pictures of heroic size of the seven Democratic presi de nts Jefferson, Jackson, Van Buren. Polk, Tyler, Buchanan and Cleveland arranged above the desk of the chairman, looking down on the dele gates. That of Mr. Cleveland was in the middle, with the fathers of Dem ocracy on either side. Above these cose a mammoth representation of the American eagle with the shield of the ,-Mjiited States in its talons. Further mttie great steel girders which span bj building1 were wound with bunt ..g, and from between them hung myriads of flags and semi-circular ro settes. THE PLATFORM AND INTERIOR. The platform and presiding officer's desk were tastefully decorated with bunting and festoons of evergreen, with a backing of large palm trees. Flanking the chairman on either side ran the press seats, four deep, en circling the entire front and sides of the area reserved for the delegates. Back of the chairman were tiers of comfortablt theater chairs reserved for the distinguished guests, about 400 in number, and for the honorary vice presidents and secretaries. At either end of the hall rose tier above tier of seats for the spectators, and above these the two galleries. As the delegates entered the hall they were not greeted by the usual pennants bearing the names of states, to locate the seats of delegations. In stead, each state's location was marked by an upright staff, with the name of the state arranged perpen dicularly on each of its three faces, so as to be seen from all directions and yet not to obstruct the view. Michigan had drawn the point of vantage on the front seats, immedi ately before the chairman's desk. Back of it came Minnesota and then Mississippi, Missouii, Nebraska, New , Jersey and others. New York was to the left and in the rear. It was not a choice location, from which the ex- fpected protests of the cold forces f could be made effectively. Massachu setts occupied tha front seats to the right and Pennsylvania to the left Indiana was far in the rear. The lo cations had been made alphabetically and with strict impartiality, and AlasVa was better off than New York. A V EN ALTGKLD KEPT WAITING. ntil the officials were all in dace ne doors were kept closed. Even the delegates were prevented from enter ing. Governor Altgeld, at the head of the Illinois delegation, approached a burly policeman, who guarded one of the doors. Even threats failed to SENATOR DANIEL, VIRGINIA. shake the sturdy officer, who was under ironclad orders from the sergeant-at-arms. The members of the national com mittee and the distinguished guests took possession of the platform early. One of the most conspicuous of the latter was Senator Stewart of Ne vada, whose long patriarchal beard made him easily recognizable to those who were made familiar to his face in the illustrated papers. Dr. Everett of Boston, the son of Edward Everett, who turned his back on the Republican party when Cleve land was first nominated in this city, was also present. He has announced his intention of bolting so that the limit of his connection with the Dem ocratic party is already fixed.. Senator Lindsay of Kentucky, whose gold views will possibly retire him from public life, and Senator Berry of Arkansas, who lost a leg in the Con federate service and who is for 16 to 1, sat side by side with the chivalric Senator John B. Gordon. THE CONVENTION IN ORDER. Chairman Harrity, as he stepped forward to the desk, attired in a slate colored summer suit, provoked a round of applause from the Eastern dele gates, reinforced by many of the Southern and Western men. The gavel dropped at 12:50 o'clock upon a ball that had only a dozen of empty seats. When Mr. Hirrity commanded the convention to be in order his voice easily carried over the tumult to the farthest corner. The figure of the chairman faced the assemblage for several minutes while the ushers swept the aisles clear of conferring delegates. "Gentlemen of the convention will rise for prayer," the chairman said, and there was a clatter of chairs as the body in the center of the hall came to its feet with considerable con fusion. The Chaplain, the Rev. Edward E. Stires of the Episcopal church stepped forward and offered the invocation, HILL NAMED BY HARRITY. As the convention seated itself Chair man Harrity stepped forward and with a sharp stroke of the gavel an nounced in ringing tones the selection of Senator David B. Hill for temporary chairman. This announcement was what the gold men were waiting for and with a shout they leaped to their feet and with waving arms they shouted out their approval.' Among the spectators also there was a cheer of approbation. Some enthusiastic delegate cried: "Three cheers for David B. Hill," and they were given with a wilL S, P. Sheerin of Indiana, for secre tary, and John Martin for sergeant-at-arms, were also announced when the convention had quieted down. "What is the pleasure of the con vention?" asked Mr. Harrity camly, as if he did not know of the storm which was to follow. CLAYTON PRESENTS DANIEL'S NAME. Mr. Clayton, the member of the Na tional, committee from Alabama, arose. Every silver man and every spectator in the hall knew that the gage of battle was to be thrown down and they rose to a man and cheered. As soon as he announced that his duty was to present a minori ty report the demonstration that fol lowed the announcement of the selec tion of Mr. Hill's name was as a breeze compared to a cyclone. As soon as all was quiet again, Mr. Clayton presented the following: "To the Democratic Convention: The undersigned, members of the Na tional committee, respectfully recom mend that the name of the Hon. John W. Daniel of Virginia, be substituted in the committee report for that of the Hon. David B. Hill of New York, and that the Hon. John W. Daniel be chosen temporary chairman of the convention. Henry D. Clayton, Alabama T. C. McRae, Arkausas. M. F. Tarpey, California. C. S. Thomas, Colorado. Samuel Pasco, Florida. Clark Howell, Georgia, a C. Hillard, Idaho. C. V. Blair, Kansas. Arthur Sewall, Maine. D. J. Campau, Michigan. A. J. Davidson, Montana. R. J. Keating, Nevada. F. H. Busby, North Carolina. W. C. Leistikow, North Dakota. M. L. Donaldson, South Carolina J. P. Otfy, Virginia. W. L. Kuy kendall, Wyoming. James L. Norris, Di3t of Columbia. I M. Shannon, Arizona. H. B. Ferguson, New Mexico. T. M. Richardson, Oklahoma. J. W. Burton, Utah. R. L. Owen, Indian Territory. As Mr. Clayton concluded with an emphatic demand for a roll call on the proposition the silver men again cheered wildly. Messrs. Hill, Whitney, Sheehan and Fellows, sitting in the New York del egation, had evidently steeled them selves to defeat, for they chatted among themselves and smiled at the outbursts of applause from the silver element Delegate C. S. Thomss of Colorado seconded the demand for a roll calL It was the purpose of the gold men to naunt their defiance in the faee of their silver opponents. harrity checks the silveritf.s. Chairman Harrity replied firmly to the cries for a vote with the state ment that as long as he continued to preside over the convention the delib erations would be orderly. He recog nized Delegate Waller of Connecticut when order was restored, but the latter yielded to Mr. McDermott of New Jersey, saying: "With the con sent of the convention I will give way to the trentleman from New Jersey." Mr. McDermott, a heavily built man with a white waistcoat, made his way to the platform and began to say something whicb merelv brought upon him a storm of "Louder!" Rais ing his voice, Mr. McDermott said that he spoke for New Jersey, the only state north of Mason and Dixon's line whih had always cast its elector al vote for the nominee of a Demo cratic convention. "I pay trib ute to the Hon. John W. Daniel," he declared, and then went on to praise the services to the party of the man who knew no faith except "I am a Democrat" The partisans of Sen. ator Hill sent up a shrill cry when the New Yorker's watchword was flung across the convention. "The Democracy believed in the rule of majorities" Mr. McDermott continued, "but we are here in re sponse to precedent" He begged the Democracy not to begin by violating a tradition if it had a giant's strength to save it for the November day and temper its strength in the convention with moderation. WALLER SPEAKS FOB HARMONY. Ex-Governor Waller stepped to the front of the platform when Mr. Mc Dermott sat down. He had a round red face, with glasses, and a black frock coat buttoned about a stout chest His first word quieted the del egates, but he 60on inspired a shout by the declaration that the names of Daniel and Hill should be cheered together. He advised the election of Hill as temporary chairman and Dan iel as permanent "Are there other arrangements made?" he, asked, sar castically. "Yes, sir," shouted Congressman Money from Mississippi, waving a broad brimmed straw hat from the block of seats directly below the plat form. Mr. Whitney and his : fellow dele gates from New York applauded the declaration that Hill and Daniel should be cheered together. There was an attempt at a demon stration when Waller shouted that he would be the last man to bolt and would stay with the janitor when every other man had left the Demo cratic hall, but the determined silver men were very chary of giving any applause. Ma waller's wrath aroused. When Mr. Waller asked if the con vention was going to turn down David B. Hill, after another tribute to Hill, there were laughing cries: "We are; we are." Adroitly Mr. Waller worked up to the climax of his speech when he asked who it was proposed to turn down a man who had fought all his life for Democracy. "Turn down David B. Hill?" he asked. "In God's name, is this a Democratic conven tion?' Mr. Waller tried to aDpease the silver m:n by intimating" that the speech Mr. Hill would deliver would not be offensive, but when he asked, "Will you turn him down?" there werecriesof "We will." "Very well," Waller shouted de fiantly; "turn him down and we will fight you here and elsewhere." This was met with a storm of hisses and one of the silver men shouted: "Oh, vote for McKinley." THOMAS OF COLORADO. C. S. Thomas, national committee man from Colorado, was then intro duced amid the plaudits of the silver men. He declared that it was unheard of procedure for the national commit tee to attempt to force upon a conven tion a chairman in opposition to the ascertained will of the majority. This was the reason no minority report had ever been presented before a con vention. As he proceeded the 6ilver delegates cheered, especially when he openly declared that he and others Ci1 the Wnaf haA X.'. indifferent to what the national committee did. He made a strong point when he told the convention that four years ago he had been here advocating Mr. Hill's nomination for President, and he and others like him had been refused a hearing. They had been cried down. Senator Daniel had been cried down because Mr. Hill's opponent, Mr. Cleveland, had control of the convention. The ma jority of the convention had a right to name the temporary presiding officer. "I appeal to you," he concluded, "to stand hv the minority report Let it not be said that in the first skirmish our pickets have been driven in." hot talks by silver men. Tli a impatience of the silver men rented itself in cries of "vote" when Mr. Thomas finished, but Chairman Harrity recognized Charles E. Waller of Alabama. Mr. Waller proved him self to be a fiery Southerner, and he showed feeling when he told how he had been made to swallow bitter medicine four years ago when another New York Democrat had been thrust over the head of Senator Hill. This was the first reference to President Cleveland. It was unfriendly and it passed without notice at the hands of the convention. He had something to say abont the rule of majorities, and turning to Chairman Harrity fiercely demanded to be told how the creature could be above the master. William F. Tarpey of California fol lowed in favor of the minority report. FELLOWS AND CLEVELAND APPLAUSE. After the Californian had sat down the galleries rose to peer over into the pit to. discover the meaning of fresh cheers, and saw a short, round man with a red, chubby face and curly gray hair pushing his way out from a group of New York delegates in the corner where Whitney, Hill, Tracy, Grant and Sheehan were. It was ex-Cong! essinan John R. Fellows, the old Democratic war horse, whose customary reception at national con ventions in the past had beon very friendly and not limited to a faction; a Southerner, transplanted to New York, whose old comrades now stayed their accustomed cheers, a former member of Congress. His first sentences went unentered, but when he flung at 'the majority the taunt that it proposed to begin the conven tion by adopting a Republican pre cedent, "disowned, dishonored, flouted by Democrats always and every where," there were cheers The con rention had a precedent, he said, and ent on: "Four years ago we from the East and some other sections of the United States met here to oppose the candidacy of the present Presi dent of the United States. He was interrupted at this indirect mention of the President by Eastern tp plause. Then he said that the New York men doubted whether two-thirds of the convention four years ago bad been for Grover Cleveland. .This first direct mention of the name of Cleve land brought down an outbreak that seemed really enthusiastic, and con tinued for two or three minutes, with many people on their feet in the gal leries waving their handkerchiefs and. hats. The enthusiasm was noticeably confined to the galleries, and there, was the unusual spectacle of the audi ence around four sides of the hall carrying an enthusiastic cheer while the actors of the convention, ranged under the State banners in the center of the hall, sat nearly quiet Ma FELLOWS' CLOSING APPEAL. Then with a flash of his old fire Mr. Fellows shouted: "Colorado, Califor nia, Alabama let it ring like a coro nation hymn that although you gave as the candidate, New York gave you the only Democratic President this country has had in thirty years. "I make no threats," Mr. Fellows concluded, eloquently. I shall make none. We are Democrats. We desire to march with our party and do what we can to make its perpetuation and ascendency successful, but we do not want you "to inflict this mark of pun ishment upon us. If you must select a victim to drag to the altar, at least do not select one so hallowed to the people and so loved by the Democ racy." Marsden of Louisiana spoke for the substitute. Several other delegates attempted to speak, but there were calls from all over the house for a vote. Ma DANIEL ELECTED CHAIRMAN. The vote was then taken, while the convention was very quiet The re sult was: Alabama Yeas 22. Arkansas Yeas 16. California Yeas 18. Connecticut Nays 13. Colorado Yeas 8. Delaware Yeas 6. Florida Yeas 4, nays 4. Georgia Yeas 26. Idaho Yeas 6. Illinois Yeas 43. Indiana Yeas 30. Iowa Yeas 26; challenged but not allowed. Kansas Yeaa 20. Kentucky Yeas 26. Louisiana Yeas 16. Maine Yeas 2 nays 10. Maryland Yeas 4, nays 12. Massachusetts Nays 50. Michigan Nays 28. Minnesota Yeas 7, nays 11. Mississippi Yeas 18. Missouri Yeas 34. Montana Yeas 6. Nebraska Nays 16. Nevada Yeas 8. New Hampshire Nays 8. New Jersey Nays 20. New Mexico Yeas 6. New York Nays 71. North Carolina Yeas 22. North Dakota Yeas 6. Ohio Yeas 46. Oregon Yeas 8. Pennsylvania Nays 64. Rhode Island Nays 8. South Carolina Yeas 13. South Dakota Nays 8. Tennessee Yeas 24. Texas Yeas 30. Utah Yeas 6. Vermont Nays 8. Virginia Yeas 23, nays 1. Washington Yeas o, nays 3. West Virginia Yeas 9, nays 3. Wisconsin Nays 4. Wyoming Yeas C Alaska Nays 2. Arizona Yeas 2. District of Columbia Yeas 2. Oklahoma Yeas 2. Indian Territory Yeas 2. Official total Daniel 556, Hill 349, not voting 1. The report of the minority of the National committee was declared adopted amid great cheering by the silver men. Mr. Harrity then appointed a com mittee to escort Mr. Daniel to the chair. The temporary chairman soon appeared and was greeted with mighty cheers. As soon as order was restored he began his speech. BLAND STILL FAR AHEAD. The Mlssonrlan's Prospect Good The Teller Cabal The Gold Men's Plans. , Chicago, July 8. So far as the Presidential situation is concerned, the assembling of the Democratic na tional convention to-dav revealed not the least change in perplexed condi tions. Bland is indubitably . in the lead; so much so that the strength of all the other Democratic candidates combined is less than his. The only man whose strength dangerously as serts itself against him is the Colorado Republican, whose name may not even be presented to the convention, but who may yet be voted for from the first ballot The Keeley Law Upheld. Milwaukee, Wis., July S In the circuit court yesterday Judge Johnson upheld the constitutionality of the Keeley law and dismissed the demur rer entered by the county to the suits brought by the various institutions to recover for treatment ordered by the county judges. It is stated that no tice of appeal 10 the supreme court will be filed immediately. Captain Wlborjr Goes to Prison. Philadelphia, July 8. In the United States district court yesterday Captain J. II. S. Wiborg of the steamer Horsa surrendered himself to complete the service of his sentence of one year and four months for carrying on a military expedition to take men and arms to Cuba to aid in the war against Spain. Leanrter Defeats Yal e. Henley on Thames, July 8. Lean der defeated Yale by a length and three quarters in 7:0. POPULISTS HEARD FROM. TELLER B THE ONLY MAN THEY WILL INDORSE, ACAINST ANY DEMOCRAT. Third Party Leaders Issue Manifesto la Which They Set Forth Their Po sition Say the Democrats Can Not Win Alone Colorado Bolter Strongly Urged 00 the Convention. Chicago, July 3. The Populist leaders have issued the following man ifesto in behalf of Senator Teller: "Upon the eve of action by the Democratic national convention about to assemble at the city of Chicago, we find the si tuution sucb that we doom it proper to address all frtandi of free silver coinage nnd financial reform in the United State. As members of the People's party, we nave coenpied the position merely of caroful observation, an I we have not at tempted to, n r shall we attempt t , dictate to the Demoora ic national convention; but, as large numbers of persons, mmy of them dele gates to that convention, are assuming to ex prexa their opinions that the People's party and other advocates of free silver coinage should acoept thn nominees of the Democratio convention and join to elect the same upon a Democrat.o platform, we desire to express our views upon this subject not as binding upon the People's party, but as expressive of what we believe to bo its sentiment ''Four years ago, at Omaha, the People's party, among other reforms, demanded the free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1, full legal toudor for all debts, I t dipendntly of any other nation. We were then told by the Democratio and Republican parties that this was an economic error. The People's parry thru became and has remained the iogi ioal united party for free silver. The Republi can party has persisted in its policy (or a gold standard, thereby alienating a large portion of its former adhorants The Democratio party is divided, with a majority of its delegates favoring the Populist doctrine as to fre silver coinage, while a powerful minority, represent ing great Democratic Btates, absolutely refuses to consent to suoh a policy, and its present ad minis ration, with all its patronage, is in rabid hostility to the cause of free silver and will ex ert its vast powor to defeat a free silver candi date. . V "The Democratio party, therefore, meets in national convention nnder most extraordinary circumstances. It cannot atthistima be sur prised to find that a vast number of people look with. distrust upon mere platform pro fession. "The cause of free silver coinage is the peo ple's cause. It requires for success against the mighty powers opposing it the votes of millions of men who have not acted with the Democratio party. Hot. then, can that party, at a time when it is, by hop less division, more weak and impotent than ever before, under take this gigantic tas'c in the narrow spirit of straight party ac ion? If it exrectt tha co operation of the millions who are ontside of its rank, it h bound to prove by its acts now and here that it is sincere, and that it p aces the success of its cause above the narrow plane of a mere partisan effort "If the Democratic pirty expects to ovar come tbe distrust which the pre ent a i minis tration has earned f o it, now is tha time to prove its sincerity. "There is a candidate upon whom the votes of all friend 1 of free silv:r cm be united, if all those who nave the cause at heart will yield something of their extreme partisanship and place the cause first and complete party suc cess socond. He is a candidate who, having given more than twenty years to h devoted struggle for this cause and for financial reform, has shown that he can put bis devotion to his principles above all party ties or party success. Teller the Logical Candidate. "He steppe 1 out of his party when it declared for the single gold standard, and, standing, ss be does, untrammeled by party affiliations and devoted to the cause which the Democratio party now by a majority declares the supreme question of the hour, he above all men becomes the logical candidate upon whom all who love thiscinse can unite. He is able, competent, tried, true, earnest, reliable, and can be tri umphantly elected. "To nominate a straight Democrat in a di vided party, when millions of honest citizens stand ready to support a non-partisan candi date is a mere reckless experiment, n t only an act of supreme folly in this hour, but a defiance of all prudence, and cannot but be con traed as meaning that the Democratic party desires to conjure with the magic of an occasion and prefers defeat for the canse in a spirit of nar row partisanship to success by a rational act of union upon a candidate who can certainly succeed. 'The People's partv has other prin ip'es, and and it has within the states whicli are surely for silver coinage a following as great as that of tne Democratic party when its vote in the gold states :s eliminated "We feel confident that the People's party is willing to opm the path to a un on upon Hon. Henry M. Teller, aDd if this rational, patriotic opportunity be rejected by the Democratic con vention in the dot intimation to seek complete partisan success, regardl"8s of an open path to victory, then we call the true friends of the cause that responsibility rests on those who reject this opportunity, and that it is a conclu sive proof that we who championed this cause for years, who ar united for its supporters Its snfe defenders and will curry it to success. "Whatcvor may be our individual wihs to the premis '8, we era forced to say, after an earnost endeavor to inform ourselves about the sentiment of the People's party of the country et large, that that party cannot be in luced to indorse a candidate tor President who has not severed his affiliations with the old political parties." The pronunriammo is signed by: HE. Tanbone:k, Illinois J B. Weaver, Iowa: Mar tin Quinn, Oregon; A J. Striator, Illinois; Edward 8 Greece. Michigan: A W. Nichols, Mi-hit? in: Howard S, Taylor. Illinois; Thomas V. ( art r, California: B. O. Flower. Biston, Mass: A. L. Maxwell, Illlnoiu D. M. Ful woildnr, Illinois: Chirlis E. Palmer, Illinois; T. Z Naiarell, Illinois: I J. Mills, Benton, La : J M Kwing. Michigan; J C. Roberts, Illinois; Jiimos E Mc Bride, Michigan; Ed ward Tay or, Illinois; James Winnie, Michi gan; Eugene Smith, Illinois; W. W. Weaver, Illinois: Chris O'Brien, lllnoig Herman Al- shuler, Illinois; Robert Ball. California; M. M. Miller, Illin is; C B. Matthews, New York; II D. Aaderson. North Dakota: O. K. Lepliam, Virginia : C. J. Jones. Oklahoma. Earl's Daughter Drowns Herself. London, July 8. Lady Mary Blight, daughter of the Karl of Dartney, has been found drowned in a pond at Cob- ham hall, near Gravesend. It is be lieved she committed suicide in con sequence of disappointment in love. Convention Brevities. West Virginia will present Jud?e Jackson of the United States court for Viae President. Tbe Ohio delegates voted to support John 11 McLean for president. There were five dissenting votes, but under the unit rule the fortv-six of the State will be cast for the Cincinnati editor. The Colorado delegation has decided by a vote of 5 to 3 to support Senator Teller for president as a unit in. case hi name is brought before the con vention. If Teller's name is not pre sented the delegation will be for ifiand. SIBLEY A CANDIDATE. The Pennsylvania free Sllverlte ImM ally Annonneed. Chicago, July ?. -Ex-Congressman Joseph C. Sibley of Pennsylvania, ar rived here yesterday and opened head quarters at the Auditorium. He announces himself as a candidate for the presidency on a free silver plat form and his friends who have been J.' C. SIBLET. here for several days started a vigor ous and earnest campaign in behalf of his candidacy. General Warner, pres ident of the Bimetallic League, has assured Mr. Sibley of his support, and the belief is strong that if the silver Ites decide to select an Eastern mau for either first or second place on the ticket they will unite on, Sibley. NO BOLT FOR WHITNEY. The New York Gold Leader Emphatlo- ally Against Such Action. Chicago, July 8. When Whitney was told he was credited with not be ing adverse to a bolt, he said: "You may deny that emphatically. I am not in favor of a bolt; I do not want a bolt, and I shall urge that do such action be taken We are Demo crats. I have not heard of the al leged overtures of the Boies people to the gold men, but it is not impossible and there may be such breaks when tbe silver men find the arbitrary way in which the leaders will try to dis pose of their booms." Such Tammany men as Senator Cantor, Congressman Sulzer and John C Sheehan assert that they will abide by what the majority does, and will not bolt or refuse to vote on any question. The majority of the New York delegates are apparently of the same mind, and Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, the' two other leading States in tbe gold movement, are in sympathy. RIOT AT A CYCLE RACE. Ticket Holders Thought They Had Been ' Buncoed Hake Trouble. Minneapolis, Minn., July 8 A serious riot occurred last night in connection with the six-day wo men's bicycle race at the Twin City cycle track. About 5,000 people had gathered to see the finish of a close contest, and they had paid an extra admission fee. .Dottie Fransworth, one of the contestants, was too ill to ride, and when this announcement was made to the crowd the riot ensued. The crowd tore up the track, broke the seats, smashed all the glass and threw stones at each other, as well as using clubs. Squads of policemen from all over the city were called on, but they were powerless against the enraged crowd, and it was two hours before order Was restored and then only by the combined efforts of the authorities. , BLAND BOOMERS PARADE. St. Louis. Kansas City an I Topeka Attract Attention Fireworks and Banners, Chicago, July 8. The first street parade of the convention was organ ized last night by the Bland contin gent The Bland clubs of St Louis and Kansas City and the Topeka ilambeau club, with a few unat tached enthnsiasts, formed the prot cession, With their bands and a wagonload of fireworks, the thousand marchers managed to make a great . display in proportion to their cum bers, i . Portraits of "Silver Dick," mammoth silver dollars and such legends as "Free silver and free men," "The producing classes protest against 200-cent dollars," and "Bland will carry Missouri by 150,000," were conspicuous in the line. Gold Platform Obnoxious. Cartiiage, Mo., July 8. A meeting of kicking silver Republicans was held at the Circuit court room last night, with Judge J. M. Weeks in the chair. A strong manifesto was issued to silver Republicans and a big organization was formed. Many Republicans of this section are all for free silver, and kick against the gold platform. Cretan Independence. ; London, July 8. A dispatch to the Standard from Athens says that the Cretaus yesterday elected a provision al government, decided to proclaim the union of the island with Greece, and express the hope that autonomy will be granted the island under the . surveillance of the powers. Eloping Organist and Tenor Caught. St. Louis, Mo., July t. Miss Effle Culver, aged 15, daughter of Dr, D. M. Culver of Imliansnn is. nnd fall in T Campbell, aged 34, a married man, 1 1 . . 1 X I . . A , . , wuii muiwuiroui m a i city twelve uays ago and had been living here since, were arrested last nio-ht, nnr) utnthmlr to Indianapolis. The couple first met t tne oixtn mnstian church or (udianaoolis of which Miss Culver wa. arganist and Campbell tenor. The gold men are highly elated aver the selection of Hill and the seat ing of gold contestants in Nebraska and Michigan I ,