The age-herald., 1900-07-11
HON. FRANK WHITE
 AND THE WORK
Of the Recent National Demo-
 cratic Convention.
IMPERIALISM PARAMOUNT I
Ticket the Best That Could Have Been Made = Extraordinary Enthus- iasm for Hill Feature of
 the Great Gathering

When Hon. Frank S. White was asked about the national Democratic convention at Kansas City, he said:
 "The convention was a splendid success from every point of view. The weather was delightful, considering the season of the year. Kansas City surpassed the most sanguine expectations of it's friends in handling the delegates and great crowd. l never heard the least complaint from anyone, and all were enthusiastic over the way in which they had been entertained.
 "The work of Kansas City in rebuilding the Auditorium after the first great hall had been destroyed by fire in March was almost marvellous. understand the amount expended by the people of Kansas City was more than one-half of million dollars. This was obtained by popular subscription. The great hall in which the convention was held is probably the largest and best of its kind on the continent Not having been entirely completed its acoustic prop critics were not quite good as they might have been or will be when the hall is fin- ished It's seating capacity by actual count is twenty thousand This magnificent build ing was filled to overfowing at every ses- sion of the convention; not only was every seat filled, but every particle of standing room was utilized. and even then great crowds in the street were not and could not be accommodated
 1.-The convention itself was one of the most earnest and enthusiastic ever held. Each State and all the Territories were represented by some of their ablest and best men. There was very general dispo- sition to harmonize all differences, and everybody seemed anxious for success. There much anxiety shown to har- monize on the money question, and to make sound money Democrats again feel easy and at home. in the party. This was em- phaszed by declaration in the platform to the effect that imperialism was the par amount issue, and by general disposition to nominate David B. Hill for the second place on the ticket. Possibly the greatest and most spontaneous outburst of applause was created when that plank in the plat form was read making imperialism the chief issue of the campaign.
 "The presence of MT. Hill evoked more applause >and enthusiasm than any other man in the convention. He was second only to MT. Bryan with that body He would have been nominated beyond a question had he not positively declined to allow his name to go bfore the conven- tion.
 q feel as a result of the action of the
 convention, that the party is much strong CT in the east than it has been since MT. Clevelands last election.
 "The platform seemed to give very gem eral satisfaction, and the nominations were
 probably the best that could have been made. We have before us great fight with great opportunities, and hope we will achieve great success in November" Whilst in Kansas City MT. White was the guest of his cousin, Former Mayor George M. Shelley who was five times nominated by the Democrats for Mayor before he was twenty-n nine years old. MT. Shelley served three times as Mayor of Kansas City; and is accounted one of the strongest men in that section of Missouri. His father was the brother of Mr. Whites mother, and MT. Whites middle name is his mother s family name of Shelley. General Charles M. Shelley is of the same family, he and MT. White being kinsmen.