The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-06
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Platform Adopted and Bryan Nomin-
ated For President.

Convention Hall, Kansas City, No.
July although the time between
the adjournment of the morning SEES
sion and that set for the opening of
the afternoon was over two hours, at
no time were the galleries of the great
hall more than One-third emptied.
I Thousands of people sat out the 2d
journment, being determined to miss
no part of the excitement they believed
was to follow. An hour before the time
for the meeting of the convention there
was not a seat to be had in any of the
galleries.
By $3.50 nearly all of the delegates
were ready for business and awaiting
the arrival of Chairman Richardson.
When at 1888 D m he made his ap-
| pearance there was a ripple of ap
plauSe.
Many delegates had come prepared
for the nomination of Mr.. Bryan. Doz-
ems of them carried small flags and
numerous plumes of bright colored
pampas grass were visible in various
parts of the floor. Occasionally a man
who had purchased a whistle to toot
when the opportunity should avail,
/ could not resist the temptation to toot
/ it little in advance of the proper mo-
ment, and the sQuawking of the little
instruments could be heard in all parts
of the hall
A GREAT CROWD.
The crowd by $40 was the greatest
] that had attended any session of the
convention. The gate keepers were
rather lax in denying admission to peo-
| pie. and hundreds who had no tickets
were allowed to enter the building.
1 They Swarmed in upon the floor until
( it seemed impossible that there could
/ be room for one more. One man in the
| gallery crawled out upon one of the
/ steel trusses extending across the
/ building, and there, dangling his legs
( fifty feet above the heads of the peo-
/ pie on the first floor, he sat quietly
! reading a newspaper.
At 3:46 Senator Hill of New York,
who had been absent from the two
/ preceding sessions, came through the
! delegates door. He was not recognized
at first, and had nearly reached his
! seat when the cry of Hill" Hill"
/ broke forth. 1t Was coupled with con-
/ siderable applause, but the demonstra-
| ton in honor of the senator when pres
ent lacked several degrees of the
warmth of yesterday and this morning
| when he was absent.
/ At 4 o'clock the convention was still
waiting for the arrival of the commit
| tee on resolutions, and nothing was
going on with the exception of music
| by the band. The crowd had been al
| lowed full swing by the door keepers,
| and the aisles We're packed to the dan
ger point From the speakers desk
| clear back to the doOrways the aisles
were packed solid. Nobody could get
| in or pass out. The jam had reached
the danger point, and the heat became
! oppressive.
1t was not until o'clock that Chair
| man Richardson, turning from a con-
ference with Governor McAIillin and
Senator White. picked up the gavel and
brought the convention to order. The
platform committee, headed by Sena-
| tor Jones, d. ]. Campau, Senator Till
man. and Judge Van Wyck, had just
pushed their way through the dense
| throngs. and, proceeding to the plat
| form, had taken seats flanking the
| chairman.
Mr.. Richardson appealed long and
vainly for order. The portly form OF
Senator Jones. silver-haired and seri-
Gus. advanced to the front of the stage
He held a roll of manuscript in his
K hands. But il was hopeless TO talk in
| such a tumult. and he dropped back in
his seat while order was being restored
PLATFORM READ.
At last the noise subsidized. and Mr.
/ Jones. in a clear voice, announced: 81
am authorized by the committee or
resolutions to present the platform
agreed upon. and I will yield to the
senator from South Carolina. Mr.. Till
man to read the document.
Mr.. Tillman now stepped to the