The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-06

until at the last word he paid tribute to
the dying south African Republic" and
SPOKE Of the attitude OF the United States
Government toward IL. There was a roar
of delight which almost lifted the roof
The GoVeTnor-to-be asked every Democrat
10 support the platform. whatever il might
De Ills appeal was received with renewed
cheers. which were rcdouhled when the
GoVernor-to-ba closed with an enc0mium on
William J. Bryan. He said the centennial
or Jenersons Inauguration would be APP
prcpI!ately celebrated by the inauguration
9f william J. Bryan or the Fourth OF
March next.
As he ioft the platform Hill tried to Gre
ate another drm0nstra .'1n- IL was counter
acted by loud shouts FOR Governor Patti
son.
Chairman Richardson, however, intro
duced William :. Rose. Mayor Of Miiwau-
kee- His address was refreshing. In
voice aS clear as a clarion trumpet. he de-
tailed the Democratic municipal triumph
IN Wisconsin and predicted victory In the
great presidential campaign.
We have been carrying around meat
axe under our coat tails" he shouted. and
to-day We are sharpening our meat axes.
After paying a tribute TO the Germans Of
Wisconsin he appealed to the delegates for
harmony and strong support Of the tic et
and whatever platf might be adopted.
Calls for iIiiI.
As Mayor Rose left the platform the
band played The Star-SpaugIe-i Banner"
AS the last strains filled the hall cries for
Hi were again heard, but they were
drowned by the strains Of Dixie" Again
by storm Of Kisses. The band renewed
IT'S harmony. but the erie. for Hill Were
persistent and were not checked until
counter cries for Pattison overwhelmed
them.
In the meantime Chairman Richardson
quieted the multitude by waving his fan
toward the different parts of the hall. He
then introduced James Z. Mccullough OF
Indiana. a large. tne-looking gentleman.
with the voice Of an ophicloide. His speech
WAS short and inCiSiVe and awOke the en-
Cries for Hill were again drowned by
the strains Of The Georgia Camp Meet
ing. The Pattlson men. however, were
alive TO the situation. and counter cries for
Pennsylvania IS last Democratic Governor
were prevalent.
Mdssa- husctJs appeared upon the platform.
He moved the AZ poinjmcnt of the commit
tee 20 confer with the Free Silver Republic
tion to vote. and IT was adopted. al
though there seemed TO be many noes
there were yeas
James r Williams Of Illinois appeared
on III. platform. He was TO longer a can
,ieais for the vice presidency, but has been
husiy nursing The boom Of Stevenson
he bent 'ius.lf aud inflated his lungs be-
fore Gfivir HI facts into the hearts OF his
hearers. =. mis- voice sounded like a trum-
Pet. but f. wa- a great effort that he kent
IL at Its pitch, and aroused new streak
~ enthusiasm. You could hear every word
As he bent himself preparatory TO giving
force 10 each successive sentence hie
Aoans apple rose ard fell like the piston
cal, 70 all Democrats. South. North. East
and West.
Beckham's Ovation.
Then followed the sensat On II the morn
lucky Stood before the audience. He was
receive! with multitudinous applause All
the delegates arose 70 their feet and shouted
until they were hoarse The band ircr.as \
unrHa. y fzia
great that its music could hardly be heard
Governor Beckham IS extremely boyish
In appearance. His voice is shrill and c ear
and his ply siqUe straight and slender lie
er"ke very few words. but those words wer,
ter%e and pointed. lie retired amid loud
SHOUTS OF protest, Go on! Go on
He closed 10y predicting that the Demo-
cratic majority in Kentucky this fall would
h. l.. loney; a. he picked his way back TO
bass voice Under one of the galleries sang
the words: odd Kentucky Home, Far
Then former Representative Miles OF
Maryland electrified the convention He Is
a magnificent speaker. governed apparent
ly. ~ N intensity of his convictions HIS
gestures were sweeping and impressive, and
az times IL seemed AS Il he would finally
shake himself GU; of his coat. /, was an
suggs stipn OF the names OF William J. BRYAN
and John W. Daniel,
Platform Warmly Received.
Chairman Richardson then saIi that he
DstL receiver information thlt the Commit
tee on Platform had come TO an agreement
and no minority report was to be made. a
majority had agreed to make imperialism
the paramount issue In the platform. sub
ordinatjng all other planks to this one The
special plank favoring free silver Mt n
ratio Of Is to l was retained as written
by Mr.. Bryan
This action gave rise TO an era OF good
feeling. The Pennsylvania delegation and
others revised the:r action of the morning
The Peunsy lvanians agreed to support the
platform as reported unanimously and the
delegation resolved to vote as IA unit
Similar action was taken in other States
and the era Of COED feeling cut the tIIrhu-
lent feet of Governor Hill. He still pro-
posed to offer an amendment when the
platform was reported. and he is said to
have sent for Harry Smith. an old clerk of
the House o: Representatives 20 ascertain
how this could be done in q parliamentary
way. The convention was working under
the rules Of the last Democratic House of
Representative. The information received
was hardly satisfactory to Hill.
The convention relsssmbled at $50 o'clock
and the platform was promptly reported
by Senator Jones OF Arkansas, chairman OF
the Committee on Resolutions. The Seua-
tor turned the roll of MANUSCRIPT over 10
Senator Tii!ran OF South Carolina and
asked him to read II to the convention.
Reading the Platform.
Tiilrnan took the roll. tucked IT under
his left arm adjusted his spectacles and
began 10 read IL in a tone of voice that
could be heard In every part OF the hail.
Each sentence of the leading plank on