Democratic National Convention's chaotic opening in Chicago
The Chicago Coliseum hosts the Democratic National Convention as Harrity orders the session. Delegates cheer the selection of Daniel as temporary chairman amid competing calls for Hill and Daniel, while silver advocates rally for Bryan and free coinage. The day ends with adjournment and mounting tensions over credentials and platform debates.
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Harrity
Chicago Coliseum
Fitee
E. M. Tices
Grace Episcopal Church
Hui
Clayton
Alabama
Daniel
Sheerin
Martin
Allen McDermott
New Jersey
New York
Tate
McDermott
Hill
Waller
Connecticut
Ion
John W. Daniel
Mr. Daniel
Ilinois
Ohio
Republican Party
Blackburn
Overmeyer
Kansas
Empire
Atlantic States
Great
Mississippi Valley
Gov
Altgeld
Tillman
Clevel
P.M. Jones
Hilwan
Democratic Party
Vilas
Wiconsin
Russell
Massachusetts
W. J. Hrgan
W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
White
Clark
Montana
Goldthwaite
Maine
Nominations Set For Vice President At Chicago Convention
Delegates move to limit speeches to five minutes. Multiple names are nominated including McLean of Ohio Sibley of Pennsylvania Sewall of Maine and Williams of Massachusetts. After four ballots Sewall is nominated and the choice is made unanimous. A resolution empowers the national committee to fix the next convention time and place in Chicago.
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Williams
Massachusetts
New England
Michigan
Nebraska
Bryan
Guv Tillman
Senator Hill
John ©. Crosby
Arkansas
George G. West
Missouri
Richard Parks Bland
David Overmeyer
Kansas
J. R. Williams
Illnois
Mr. Bland
H. T. Lewis
Georgia
William Jennings Bryan
Araska
Klatz
North Carolina
George F. Williams
Indiana
Turple
Gov. Matthews
Oscar A. Trippett
California
Fred White
Iowa
Horace Boies
A. T. Smith
Minnesota
Gov. Boies
Kentucky
John S. Rhea
Blackburn
W. W. Foote
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Cochran
Gernor Russell
Mississippi
Paul Jones
Richard P. Bland
William J. Bryan
Hill
Empire State
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
A. W. Patrick
John R. McLean
Pennsylvania
Harrity
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
J. W. Bailey
Bland
J. L. Rawlins
Utah
Vermont
Washington
J. W. St. Clair
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Edward
Bragg
James Malone
B. J. Dockery
Wyoming
Alaska
District of Columbia
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Territory
Sylvester Pennoyer
Showalter
Joseph C. Sibley
Mr. Lewis
Wm. R. Burke
Arthur Sewall
Main
Thomas
C. W. Powers
Senator Daniel
Virginia
Jones
Daniel
F. F. Morris
Illinois
Fred Sloane
National Comitee 'Revolutions
Chicago
Dialogues on love and money echo in old humor
The excerpt contrasts parental concern with youthful romance. Mamma warns about Harris hanging around Jenny due to his small salary while Papa jokes they are too busy with bicycles for romance. A Shakespeare quote closes the fragment on inner ugliness versus kindness.
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Jenny
Indianapolis Journal
Nature
Shakespeare
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Sheehan
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Fisher
Charles 8. Thomas
Colorado
Thomas F. Grady
T. W. A. Weadock
O'Donnell
Board of Trade
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United States
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Wm. J. Harrity
McLean
Gen. Miller
Oregon
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Rattet
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Delaware
Massachuset
New Hampshire
Stone
Lincoln
Neb
Salem
Marion Co
Whipple Academy
Jacksonville
Illinois College
Union College of Law
Ill
Lyman Trumbull
Talbot & Bryan
Allen W.field
R. W. Maxwell
Jerome Shamp
Bath
Sewall
Maine Central Railway
Bath Iron Works
Mr. Sewall
Emma D. Crocker
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James G. Blaine
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