The record-union., 1896-07-10
Exciting Scenes Witnessed in the
Coliseum at Chicago.
A Speech BY Senator Hill Arouses
Great Enthusiasm.
Remarkable Demonstration at the Close OF EX-
Congressman Bryan's Address.
Bland HVan, Matthews B0GS, Blackburn and MCLEAN
Placed il Nomination.

CONVENTION HALL, CHICAGO,
Julv o-This has been day of days In
the history of national political conVeh-
tions. From early morning until late
at night, with the exception Oh thfee
hours intermission, the gigantic Coi-
iseum. the largest hall in the world,
was crowded to the doors with inter-
ested and enthusiastic spectators.
Rut great in number as had been the
masses who attended the morning ana
afternoon sitting, they We're as MOTH
inc in comparison to the tremendous,
record breaking audience that thronged
the stupendous building at the evening
session. Such a gathering had never
before been seen at national conVen-
tion- The floor and galleries formed
one great mass of solid humanity
Where the narrow ribbons OF alsles had
marked the various divisions of the
huge interior, there was gathered nun
dreds-perhaps thousands-of those
Who could not find other accommoda-
some idea of the meaning of this may
be gained by the knowledge that the
Coliseum has seating capacity of TO-
600. And in addition to the myriads
which pushed and crowded every avail
able space many more, estimated at
5000 in number, We're gathered about
the entrances during the greater part
of the evening, tickets in hand, fruit
lessly clamoring for admission.
Like yesterday, this has been day Of
remarkable demonstrations, but the ell
max of emotional enthusiasm was
reached in a demonstration remarkable
in its spontaniety and OF considerable
length The vast assembly had listened
to a speech by Senator Tillman, replete
in passionate determination of Cleve-
land, and fad showed approval and dis
approval by cheers and Kisses.
But when William J. Bryan of Ne
braska, handsome, vigorous and mag
netic. and not unlike Mckinley in voice,
infection and facial expression, con-
cluded the effort of his life in support
of the free coinage platform, there oc-
CURED one of those scenes which sends
the blood coursing fast through the
veins of even the most passive specta-
tor and remain fixed in the memory for
a lifetime. Like the terrible premoni-
tory rumbling that gives warning of the
approach of 10000 cattle stampeded,
tot no Oxra-
tion to the young Nebraskan. And then
the volume of sound grew and grew
until it could grow no more, and en-
thusasm went mad as Bryan, in his
passage down the aisle toward the Ne
braska seats, was caught in the whirl-
wind of frenzied enthusiasm and lifted
high on the shoulders of the delegates.
From floor to gallery the waves of ap-
plause swept, and back again from gal
lery TO floor. and when the mass fell
back exhausted Bryan was seated
among his delegation.
The attempt of Senator Tillman to
have the convention condemn Cleveland
and his financial policy had been frus-
Jones and Bryan, who though admitted
" administration in their views,
decried any abuse of the man who had
been twice the choice of their party.
Senator Tillman, admonished by the
cheering which gave commendation to
the remarks of Jones and Bryan, with
drew his resolution.
At night the candidates for the nomi-
nation were named by noted orators,
and the usual demonstrations held.
scene of the widest enthusiasm ensued
when Senator Vest mentioned his name
a. the end of the nominating speech.
Bryan. suddenly injected into the list
of probable candidates by his speech in
the morning, was put before the conven-
ton in the maiden effort of Delegate
H T. Lewis of Georgia, who established
a reputation for natural oratory in the
few brief moments he took for the pur-
pose. and equal TO the demonstration for
Bland was that which followed the
Georgia delegates address
A girl in white frantic in her enthusi-
asm for Horace Boies. leaped to a chair
i. the gallery and waved Boies ban
ner with frenzied veheInence, and nearly
every man in the vast hall, whether
from gallantry or actual sympathy, rose
and cheered with a right good will And
when the pretty young woman, swaying
jumping clapping her hands and CIV
ing vent to her emotion in divers other
ways, marched through delegates and
spectators with the Boies standard
borne above her head, the audience
caught the full spirit of her enthusiasm
and shouted with might and MAN.
Until late in the night these stirring
scenes continued, and the thousands
gathered under the vast expanse OF iron