Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-05
Governor OF Colorado Temporarily
Presides Over the Big
Gathering.
CHARLES A. WALSH in EVIDENCE
AsTemporary Secretary He Reads the
Call for tho Conyention-s Southern
Delegates Resent the Turning
Down of Hill.

Convention Hall, Kansas City, July
! AT 1880 O'Clock the streets sus
rounding the convention hall were
densely packed and every minute hun
dreds more We're added to the eager
mass, When the doors opened at ter
sorty-five great rush began for tht
seats. An unusual number of ladie.
were in assemblage, their bright sum
mer attire vieing with the splendor Of
the decorations. A large portion o.
the men Invested themselves of thei1
coats and sat in shirt sleeves moppina
their faces and welding palm leaf fans
The state delegations were slow in
putting in appearance coming singly
and in pairs. Among the early ar.
rivals OF the prominent men were Sen.
ator Blackburn, Gov. Beckham and
Ex-Gov. McCreary, of Kentucky; Hon
James Hamilton Lewis, of Washington
They Were greeted with applause
When the Hawaiian delegation enter.
ed, headed by Prince David, member
of the royal family of tine Hawaii Is
lands, the members heartily cheered
Closely following them came Senator
Daniels. Of Virginia, and Governor Nc
MILAN and Congressman Richardson, 81
Tennessee. ~
As the hour of noon approached
nearly every delegate was seated ana
the eleven thousand seats in the. hail
were filled. 1t was exactly 1901
o'clock when Chairman Jones called
the convention to order.
Walsh Reads the Call.
The first business was the reading of
the formal call by Secretary Chas. A.
Walsh.
The CnlI.
The national democratic committee
having met in the city of Washington,
on the 22d day of February, 1900, has
appointed Wednesday, the 4th day OF
July, at the time, and chosen the city
of Kansas City, Mo-, as the place for
holding the national democratic cou-
vention. Each state is entitled to 4
representation therein equal to double
1.-The number of its senator's and repre-
sentatiyes in the congress of the Unit
ed States; and each territory, Alaska,
Indian Territory and the District 81
Columbia. shall have six delegates. All
democratic conservative reform citi-
zens of the United States, irrespective
of past political associations and dit
fercnces, who can unite with us in the
effort for pure, economical and con-
stitutional government, and who favor
the republic and oppose the empire,
are cordially invited to join us in
sending delegates to the convention
Chairman Jones then introduced Rev.
s. w. Neel, pastor of the Central Pres
byterian church, who invoked the di-
vine blessing upon the assemblage.
AT the conclusion of the prayer,
Chairman Jones introduced James A.
Reed, mayor of Kansas City, who de
ivered the address of welcome. When
he declared in the name of democracy
that he bid the visiting delegations
welcome and prophesied certain victo-
ny at the polls in November, he was in
terrupted by loud cheers.
Senator Hill entered the hall at the
close of Reeds speech. There were
cries of chill" and considerable cheer
ing.
When finally the chairman was able
TO make his voice heard, he introduced
Governor Thomas, of Colorado, as tenn
porary chairman, who delivered long
address.
Governor Thomas speech will be
found on page of this issue.-Ed.l
NIake-up of Committees.
Kansas City, July 4.-The following
are the members of the committee on
resolutions: Illinois, Carter H. Harri-
son; Iowa, John S. Murphy; Nebraska,
r. L. Metcalf; South Dakota, John r..
Wilson; Wisconsin, B. L. Plumer. The
following are the members of the new
national committee: Illinois, Thomas
Gahan; Iowa, Charles A. Walsh;, Ne
braska, james G. Dahlman; South Da-