The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-06
ADOPTION OF PLATFORM
FIRST FEATURE OF AFTERNOON
SESSION OF THE CON-
-VENTION
ACCEPTED BY ACCLAMATIoN
Another wild Demonstration Fol
lowed Its Adoption Then
Came Big- Sensation In
Speech of webster Davis.

CONVENTION HALL,July 5.-AIthougt
the time between tie adjournment of the
morning session and that set for conven.
ing il the afternoon was over two hours
at no time were the galleries of the great
hall more than one-third emptied Thou
sands Of people sat out the adjournment.
being determined TO miss no part Of the
excitement they believed was to follow.
They had looked for lively action during
the morning, but the delay of the COM
mittee on resolutions in presenting its re-
port had compelled them to listen to a
succession of political speeches. of which
many thousands of them never heard a
word. They looked for better things in
the afternoon and were determined to
miss no feature of the convention. An hour
before the convention met there was
not seat vacant in any of the galleries
Such Of the delegates as syrived early
gathered in groups and spent their time
in arguments that ranged all the way
from hilarious TO fierce.
The word had gotten abroad that there
would be but one report made by the
committee on resolutions and that It
would be in favor of Is to 1. There would
be no fight on the floor and many dele
gates were as digusted as others were
cheerful and happy
BY 1880 nearly all Of the delegates were
ready for business. and waiting the ar
rival of Chairman Richardson, who was
trile slow in making his appearance
The delegates seemed anxious to
get to work and complete the
business of the convention, and
when. at 1888. the chairman
made his appearance, there was a ripple
OF applause. Many of the delegates had
come prepared for the nomination of Mr..
Bryan. Dozens of them carried small
flags and numerous plumes of bright
colored prairie grass were visible IN
various parts of floor, Occasionally
man who had purchased a whistle IN
loot when the opportunity availed could
not resist the temptation TO foot it III
lie in advance of the proper moment. and
Squeakings Of the little instrument could
be heard in all parts OF the hall.
The crowd by $40 was the greatest that
had attended any session Of the conventio,,
Gatekeepers were for once rather lay in
Uehyihg admission to people and there
were hundreds who had no tickets of adj
mission who were allowed to enter tba
building They swarmed in upon the
moor until 1t. seemed impossible that tbera
could DE room for one more One man
IN the gallery crawled out upon one of
the steel trusses extending across tho
building and there, dangling his legs fr+,,
feet above the heads of the peonla on ~
llrst hoor'he sat quietly, reading a news
paper. -'s 70
AT gas p m Senator Hill. of New YORK.
WHO had been absent from the two pre-
cedihg sessions, came through the DELE
gates door by himself. He was NO.
recognized at first and had nearly reaches
MS seat when the cry Of hin IIin,,
broke forth. 1t was coupled with Gov,
siderable applause but the demonstro-
uon IN honor of the senator when nres-
eiit lacked several degrees the warmth,
SHOWN yesterday afternoon and This
i"oi iilhS While he was absent.
AT O'Clock the convention wac st,,1
waiting for the arrival Of the committee
on resolutions and there was nothing p,o-
lnS on with the exception OF an Co.,
sIohal piece Of music by the band Tba
crowd mad full swing by the doorkeen-
80 ana the alsles We're packed to the
o o, point. from the speakers desk
Clear back to the doorways the ais1as
Wee packed solid Nobodv co,,Id 90
III or pass out The Jam had reached
tne Danger point and the heat became
oppressive.
1t was not until o'clock that Chairman
hichardson turning from a conference
win Gov Mcmillan and Senator White
picked tho
Venuon to order.
me platform committee, headed bv
senator Jones, D. ]. Campau, Senator
IIIman and Judge Van Wyck, had inst
pushed their way through the dense
throngs and, preceding to the platform.
haa taken seats thanking the chairman.
Mr. Richards appealed long and
yalnIy for order The portIy form of
senator Jones. silver haired and serious.
'aaVanced to the front of the stage He
held a roll of manuscript in his hands
But II was useless to talk against such
tumult and he dropped back into his
seat until order was being restored. At
last the noise subsidized, and Mr.. Jones
In clear voice announced:
PLATFORM PRESENTED.
Il am authorized by the committee on
resolution to present the platform agreed
uopn' aud / will yield to the senator
from South Carolina, Mr.. Tillman, to
read the document"
Mr. Tillman now stepped to the front
and was greeted with cheer. He read
the platform in full, round voice, easily
heard throughout the hall
AS he proceeded, each plank was greet
ed with applause. The senator accom-
panied his reading with emphatic ges-
lures, striding up and down the plat
form, turning this way and that, after
his manner in the senate
There was a howl of approval as he
clenched his fist and fiercely arraigned
the course of the administration in
Cuba. But 1t remained for his reading
of the declaration that imperialism is
the paramount issue of this campaign"
to evoke a storm ne anth11siasun Tho