Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-06-18


hand stretched the tables of the press,
was ornamented with beautiful silk
6ag, while the gallery in the rear which
overhung the seats reserved for distin.
guished visitors looked out the
Faces Of Many Republican Heroes
who have gone to their last reward. In
the center was the immortal Lincoln,
6anked by those great warriors Grant
and Sherman. Facing each other
across the east hall were large portraits
Of the gallant General Phil Sheridan
and Admiral Farragut, the hero of
Mobile.
At 10 O'Clock the band of 40 pieces
took its place in the gallery above the
speakers stand and at 10 20 they struck
mp the rousing air BLACK America"
Tried 70 Make Himself Heard.
The hands Of the clock were at IL 20,
waistcoated, with wide spreading shirt
bosom, stepped forward and with three
fierce cracks Of his gavel, by way of
preliminary, sought to make his voice
pierce the general rustic. The attempt
was futile one, however. He was ex-
horting the supernumaries, who crowd
ed the aisles between delegates seats, to
"please retire. These gentlemen failed
to hear him, but his injunction was
rapidly carried into effect by the hust-
ling badged officials who swept down
the aisles with more vigor than cere-
mony.
A murmur of curiosity began at the
foot of the platform, swept across the
floor and flowed on and up to the ends
of the highest galleries like ripple
across pond. Then there was an inter
val of comparative quiet while Mr..
Garter made some directions about the
seats, and then announced the prayer of
Rabbi Sale.
The thousands struggled up to their
feet when they caught the significance
of the rabbits Outstretched hands ana
stood for three minutes with bowed
heads.
The rabbi is stout young man, with
Jet black hair, black beard cut to a
point on the lines Of fashion.
His voice, better fitted for a
large auditorion than Chair
man Carters rather shrill tone, demon.
strated that the acoustic properties Of
the hall were to be very satisfactory,
and give the auditors something more
than dumb show.
Mark Hanna, down in the front line,
studied the floor with bowed head,
while the invocation progressed.
Chauncey NJ. Depew covered his face
with devout hand, Senator Quay held
q fan before his features: as for Mr..
Platt Of New York, it was impossible
for him to give his features a more pious
cast than nature had already done.
The invocation of the rabbi was fer
vent and was given with oratorical
effect
AS the invocation ceased faint ap-
plause rippled over the vast audience
which was promptly checked by Chair
man Carter who, after considerable ef.
fort with his gavel, managed to secure
selnblance of order He then formally
announced that the convention met in
pursuant of the call of the national com.
mittee, and Manley of Maine moved
forward from his colleagues of the COM
mittee, who sat ranged behind him to
the front Of the platform where he read
the call. Mr.. Manley's STOPPING figure
was easily recognizable and the spec
tators good humoredly joined in
demonstration made by the Maine dele
cation.
The First Real Demonstration.
The first real demonstration of the
convention came when Chairman Car
ter introduced Hon. Charles A. Fair
banks of Indiana as the temporary pre-
siding officer Mr.. William H. Suth-
erald of the New York delegation
seconded Mr.. Fairbanks nomination
and his selection was endorsed by the
unanimous voice Of the delegates. As
Mr.. Fairbanks stepped forward to
deliver his speech a wave of applause
ran around the galleries interspersed
with staccato cheers.
NIr. Fairbanks Described.
Mr. Fairbanks is tall slender gentle.
man. His features are aqueline, his
forehead high, his hair is jet black and
he wears a beard. He made a strong
figure as he delivered his speech in clear
tones. His voice, however, lacked that
penetrating quality which reaches out
into spece, and he could be heard with
difficulty by those in the more remote
part of the hall, but when his words
struck responsive chord the answer
was quick and spontaneous. AS he de-
clared, in his opening sentence, that the
nominees of the convention would be
triumphantly elected president and vice
president, there was a tumultous dem
onstration of approval
The address, dealing as it did with a
review Of the situation, was not de-
signed to fire the imagination The
telling points which Mr.. Fairbanks
made We're, however, appreciated and
applauded. When he reached that por-
ton of his speech enunciating the Re
publican doctrine of currency, his first
reference to the party's friendship for
silver was marked by scattering ap-
plause over the Western and Middle
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