The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1900-07-07

| which had for its theme the great
qualities OF ". j. Bryan, then the
! storm broke loose.
There was volleying cheer,
and every man and woman rose
with one accord and shout after
/ shout split the air, and finally the
volume Of applause Swelled into
A CONTINUOUS ROAR,
hats were thrown high in the air
and handkerchiefs tiuttered fran
ticaIly. One of the delegates snat-
chcd out the placarded pole which
mark his delegation from its rest
ing place, swung it aloft, and IN
a moment the lead was followed
! bv every delegation on the floor.
The cheering grew wilder. a
Nebraskan took his delegation
sign with the name of Bryan's
state in big letters on its sides and
made for the speakers stand,
which he mounted and triumph
antlv held the name of the Dem
ocratic leaders home state. He
| had hardly achieved his eminence
when +. J. Bowers, of the Missis-
sippi delegation, was beside HIM,
and MIssissippi's name swayed be
side that of Nebraska. There was
an immediate rivalry between the
states.
Captain John Fitzpatrick strug-
gled to the platform with Louis
iana's pIacard, and for a moment
the name was highest Hon. Rob
ert +. Broussard took the sign
from the captain and placed it IN
the hands of Mrs Joseph II. Hut
crimson, the wife Of the lieutenant
governor of Idaho, who had been
assisted over the railing which
shut off the delegates by willing
hands.
Mrs. Hutchinson was then raised
alOft and the word "Louisiana. ="
in the hands of the lovely woman,
was held highest.
All this time the three bands in
the building had been going at
fall tilt, and the people were
shouting themselves hoarse, when
the states formed in a compact
body, the placards being placed
together and defiantIy waved to
the accompaniment of such shout
ing as the country has seldom
known. The cheering was, if
anything, louder than ever, hav-
ing thus typified the shoulder-to-
shoulder attitude of the Democra-
cv of the nation. The state dele
cations formed in line with
NEW YORK AT THE HEAD,
and marched around the space as
signed to the business end of the
convention.
When the convention began to
quiet down, those who had timed
the demonstration said that there
had been an unbroken volume of
tCneers Tor rwU1rty=TrTrre and a~44alf
minutes.
1t is probable that they had
underestimate It's duration.
After it was all over Congress
man Br0ussard and Mr.. Bowers
were the heroes of their respective
delegations, and Mrs. Hutchinson
who is strikingly handsome, was
blushingly acknowledging scores
of congratulations. She had been
one of the central figures Of the
prolonged demonstration, and
Louisiana, the home of chivalry,
had achieved the distinction of
being the only state which has
had its pIacard triumphantly
wooed by woman.
The Louisiana delegation is
standing pat on its decision to
fight for a simple rcaffirmation of
the Chicago platform and the
avoidance of what the members
believe to be
A USELESS PLANK
specifically declaring for free sill
yer at the ratio of 16 to |. To-
night while the fight on this sec
ton of the platform was being
waged before the committee,
Senator McEnery, Judge Blan-
chard and several other members
of the delegation declared that
Judge BIackman, Louioiana's re-
preventative in the committee,
was voicing their views. and if the
question had to he finally settled
by the convention the delegation
would vote as it had done in cau-
Gus.
The attitude of Mississippi is
similar to that Of Louisiana. Both
delegations are of the opinion
that Bryan would be going 100 far
hould he force his ideas on the
p arty.