Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-06

Convention Hall, Kansas City, NO.,
July 6.-The final day of the democratic
national convention broke clear and hot
The sun blazed pitilessly down through
the same brilliant sky that mas mark
ed every day Of the convention week,
promise of relief from the intense
heat But the grateful wind which has
saved the week from being intolerable
did not forsake the sweltering crowds
west, hot, it is true, from it's passage
over the plains, but nevertheless a wind.
It swept I'm through the great windows
at the south end Of the hall ,fluttered the
bunting and flags and famed the vast
crowd.
An hour before the convention hall
was opened dense crowds were packed
around the various entrances and hum
dreds more were coming ON either thor
oughfare that afforded access to the
doors were opened the galleries were all
occupied and still the crowds around the
entrance and in the streets had suffered
no diminiution.
Yesterday the hall WIS so densely
packed that it was at times impossible
fourth of the delegates were unable to
see the chairman and three-fourths of
them could hear nothing uttered from
the PLATFORM. The aisles were choked
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passage through them was at all times
difficult, and late in the evening it was
impossible. This morning the police and
sergeant-at-arms started in with great
vigor to prevent anything like repeti-
tion of the disagneeaDle features of yes
terday's second session, and for a con-
siderable time met with success, but
they were gradually overwhelmed and
made comparatively helpless by the
heavy crowds that were allowed to pass
| b. the gate-keeperS.
The crowd was not as terrific as that
of last night-the great features, the
reading of the platform and the nomi-
nation of a candidate for the presidency
being over. Sulzer was THE first vice
| presidential candidate to appear in the
hall and his appearance seemed to excite
very little interest. He came down the
| aisles from the delegates door, coat
thrown open, hat jammed hard down on
j, the back of his head, hds tall form
towering over smler delegate at his
side, across whose s oulders his arm was
caressingly thrown and into whose ear
he talked with great energy.
At 1904 a. m. Chairman Richardson
advanced to the front of the platform,
a great bouquet of sweet peas in his
hand and with sweep of the gavel cut
off the strains of the band, slowly stilled
THE converse tion and brought the con-
vention to order for its third days work.
! But it was some minutes before there
! was sufficient quiet for the opening invo-
cation and then the great audience arose
while the Rev. Rabbi Mayer of Kansas
City delivered a prayer breathing the
sense of responsibility resting upon the
convention.
Immediately following the prayer the
call of states began for the purpose OF
making nominations for the vice pfesi-
dency Great confusion prevailed and
very few of the delegates were aware OF
what was ~oing on until Alabama and
Arkansas had been passed and Califor-
MIA had been called. Then the doughty
form and flordd face Of Senator White
emerged from the Californiens and in
.stentorian tones he demanded to know
what was going on and that the alsles
he cleared of the disorderly intruders
When the chairman responded that Cal
ifornia was being called f>~ nominations
Senator White announced that Califor.
nit Welded to Arkansas, "and Argansas
yields to Illinois to place in nomination
Ad'a E. Stevenson of Illinois,, shouted
Jefferson Davis, the democratic candi-
date for governor of Arkansas, tandine
on a chair and receiving a cheer for nls
mention of Stevenson.
And now all business was suspended
! as the confusion had become SO over.
} Dowering that the call of tn. secretary
was inaudible above the roar. The po.
lice and sergeants-at-arms struggled
| vainly to dispossess the mob which was
now we'll nigh In control OF the floor
Men fought to retain their positions ane
There were many exciting encounters
which at times threatened to pa,ecipitat<
. q fiRf,t under the eyes Of the multitude
II took fifteen minutes to restore som'
semblance of order and then the spokes
man for Illinois, Representative james
. Williams, presented the name OF steven
Mr, Williams spoke rapidly and brief!
and at his mention of Adlai E. steven
son, Illinods was on its feet cheering
wildly. Kansas was up, as was ais
Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and
large number Of delegates in dineren
parts OF the hall. The applause Will
vigorous was short, not lasting above we
minute. When the roll call-reached Con
necticut. that state gave way to Mime
sofa amid cheers and cries OF "Towne.
RoEsINd NAMES ToWNE.
I. A. Roesing OF Minnesota then tool
the platform to present the name Q
Charles A. Towne Of his state. He said
Mr.. Chairman and. Gentlemen OF the Cor
ton: It is "a great honor to be priviiege
to answer here" to the roll call OF Mime
sofa. The democracy Of the North Sta
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