Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-07-11
time.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

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an all night and all day battle before
the Committee on Resolutions. 1t was
known that the advocates of a declara
uon for 16 to / had Won out in the
committee but it was said Governor
Hill would lead the fight on the CON
vention floor against the report. Ev-
cry visitor in Kansas City wanted to
see this session and the streams OF
people poured into the hall until the
the police received orders to close all
doors and not admit any more. Mere
than 10000 people it is said had fourci
their way into the building.
Senator Jones of Arkansas and Ser
ator Tillman of South Carolina a
cended the platform together. Sena
tor Jones announced that the commit
tee had unanimously reported plat
form and that il would be read bv
Senator Tillman
Senator Tillman strobe to the front
of the stage and in thunderous tones
which penetrated the remotest corner
OF the hall he began to read All the
force, spirit and enthusiasm of his ma
ture were brought into play. His
voice sounded with irony, sarcasm or
eXutation as each paragraph SEEM
ed to demand. He iestic6lated now
with his open hand, NOW with his
clenched fist and again he stamped
the fioer The audience joined in the
spirit OF the reading and shouted its
approval as each plank was read a
man who can stir multitude as Till
man stirred that vast audience need
not fear the critic. His was the ora
tory of the genuine brand.
Each sentence of the leading plank
was punctuated with tremendous ap-
plause which quickly subsidized The
audience was eager no catch every
word. When the plank making inn
perialism the paramount issue was
read the audience rose and fent the
air with cheers. Tillman moffoned for
silence and the crowd obeyed.
Il want to read that plank again."
he said. and he did SD with all the
force and power at his command.
Then came the explosion. The null
titude leaped to their feet once more.
Democracy was on fire, heart, soul,
brain, foot and voice. Such mighty
shout as went up from that audience
can only come from people thor
oughly imbued with the Justice of
their cause.
Up from their places leaped the
standards of the states. Round and
round the hall went procession of
banners and standards. Small flags
bearing the inscription.
"The Constitution, One and Indivisi-
BILE, Now, and Forever. The Flag of
the Republic Forever, of an Empire
Never" suddenly appeared in all parts
of the hall.
Pages ran everywhere with their
arms full of them and they were ca
gerly grabbed by the people. There
were thousands and thousands of these
flags and everywhere from the floor
to the highest gallery in bewildering
array of color there waved the red,
white and blue
High up over the speakers platform
there was ap immense roll of bunting
which to the ordinary observer looked
like the ordinary decorations of the
hall. Two men worked their way out
onto the girders and cut loose the
cords which held it. Down came a
colossal flag bearing in large letters
the same inscription as appeared on
the small flags.
Five times the state standards were
grouped in front of the speakers
desk and as many times they started
OFF again on mad dance around the
hall. The bands played Dixie -
America, and Star Spangled Ban
ner" and the audience sang the words
with spirit and enthusiasm
Texas brought out a banner of cat
tie horns announcing that Texas
would give 100000 Democratic ma
jority.
One banner announced that Lincoln
abolished slavery under the flag but
that Mckinley restored IT," Another
enquired. 'What would Christ do in
the Philippines?
1t was more than twenty minutes
before the reading of the platform
could be taken up again. 1t was
adopted by aclamation and then came
another sensation. At the Chairman S
side stood Webster Davis, handsome,
athletic, well-dressed, renouncing his
and pledging fealty to the platform
just adopted and his support to Will
liam j. Bryan.
Again there was a demonstration
Up the aisle came the Missouri stard-
dI0 anu Will NOV t>tOne ana the WnO1e
Missouri delegation to escort Mr..
Davis to place of honor on the floor
with his new found political friends
Then came the nomination OF
Bryan. Alabama gave way to Ne.
braska and delegate Oldham made the
nominating speech. Various second
| ing speeches followed. None of then
of interest except that of senator Hill
which set the convention wild again.
| 1t was the best speech of the whole
convention and no one can doubt bu
that Gov. Hill by his timely action an(
expressions has regained the grount
he lost four years ago.
The roll was called and every stat,
gave its full vote for w. j. Bryan ant
the secondday's session was at an end
THIRD DAY.
With the adoption of the platform
and the nomination of Bryan of all al
ltention was turned to the C,:estion o
the Nice-presidency. All the week
had been Towne against the fielc
The Populisits and Free Silver RepuI
licans were out in force asking for hi
nominaiion. Every one admitted tha
he was a strong man, n clean maj
and a capable man but the old tim
Democrats were constantly demandin
, a Democrat Numeous booms wer
. Isprung only to die borning.
> Congressman Sulzer of New Yor
was an active candidate but Tamman
tcrapIya1 him, and dooiJod tn nreSaI