The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-10
OF DRAMATIC INTENSITY
SCENES AZ CHICAGO JNP4RAI.
LELED IN POLITICAL HISTORY.

"CENpo ~ CdACAUO ONFARALs
LELED IN POLITICAL HISTORY.
How the Vast Audience was Svayod -
the Brilliant. Eloquent Words Of Ex-
Congressman Bryan-They Sent tho
Blood Coursing Through the veins--In
Twinkling He Had Become the Most
Popular Man in the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
HIPS Speech Also Evokes wild Enthusi-
asm.
Convention Hail. July 9-This has
been a day of days in the history oG
national political conventions. From
early morning until late tonight, with
the exception of an hours intermission.
the gigantic Coliseum, the largest hall
in the world, was crowded to the doors
with Interested and enthusiastic spec
tators. But as great in number as had
been the masses which attended tho
morning and afternoon sittings, they
were as nothing in comparison with the
tremendous record breaking audience
that thronged the auditorium at the
evening assembly. Such a gathering
had never before been seen at ma
tional convention. Floor and galleries
formed one great mass of solid humans
ity
Where the narrow ribbons Of aislea
had marked the various divisions of the
huge interior there were gathered hum
dreds perhaps thousands, Of those who
could not find other accommodation.
Every chair was filled and some idea
of the meaning of this may be gained
by the knowledge that the Coliseum
has seating capacity Of 16, 900.
And In addition to The myriads who
choked and crowded dsa enoss,S esness,Sss liable
in number, were gathered about the
entrances during the greater part of
the evening, tickets in hand, fruitlessly
clanoring for admission. Like yester-
day, this has, been day Of remarkabla
demonstrations Of enthusiasm but the
pinnacle of emotional expression was
reached in a scene wonderful in its pre-
sentation, remarkable In its spontaneity
and unprecedented, probably. in any
similar gathering of q political par .y.
There had been an outburst of en-
thusiasm stirring to behold when David
B. Hill finished a great rhetorical ef-
fort in antagonism to the platform pre-
sented by the committee on resolutionsa
the vast assemblage had listened to q
sensational speech by Senator Tillman,
replete in impassioned expressions and
in incrimination of President Cleveland
and had shown approval and disap-
proval by cheers and Kisses.
But when William J. Bryan Of Neh-
raska, handsome, vigorous and mag
netic, and not unlike Mckinley In
voice, infection and facial expression,
concluded the effort of his life II. sl,sF.s
port Of the free coinage platform, there
occurred one OF those scenes which
send the blood coursing fast through
the veins Of even the most passive spec
tator and remain fixed in the memory
for a lifetime.
Like the terrible premonitory rum
bling that gives warning Of the APP
proach of 10000 CATTLE stampeded, deli
egates and spectators began the ova-
tion to the young Nebraskan. And
then the volume of sound grew and
grew until it could grow no more, and
enthusiasm went mad Bryan, in his
passage down the aisle toward the Me-
pIdShd S6dlS. way CduSHl Ill LIE WlllIiAs
wind Of frenzied enthusiasm and lifted
high on the shoulders of the delegates.
From floor to gallery the waves OF
applause swept ands back again FROM
gallery to floor, and when the shoutingss
yelling, cheering masses fell back ex-l
hausted William J. Bryan had beenI
cast into the arena Of presidential
hope as full-fedged candidate for hisl
party'S nomination.
An attempt on the part Of Senator.
Tillman to have the convention con-s
denim President Cleveland and his adj
ministration had been frustrated byIj
many protests from Senator Jones andl
Mr.. Bryan, who though admittedly anil
administration in their views. de-s
cried any abuse of the man who had !
twice been the choice Of their party.
Senator Tillman, admonished by th9i
cheering which gave commentator tos
the remarks of Jones and Bryan, with /,
drew his resolution.
At night the candidates for the nomi-
nation We're named by noted orators.
and the usual demonstrations followed.
Bland was cheered to the echo, and q
scene of the widest enthusiasm ensued
when Senator Vest mentioned his name
at the end of the nomination speech.
Bryan, suddenly injected into the list
of probabilities, by his speech, was put
before the convention in the maiden eff
fort of Delegate H. r. Lewis of Georgia,
who established reputation for natur-
al oratory in the few brief moments he
took for the purpose, and equal to the
demonstration. for Bland was that
,;uI, tIa i, al fosa
address.
Until late into the night the stirring
scenes continued and the thousands
gathered under the vast expanse Of iron
canopy never seemed to tire of using
their lungs.