The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-05

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| Hill demonstration The names Of Gov
| ernor Overmeyer, Senaor Blackburn,
| George Fred Williams and w ]. Stone
! also elected cheers When August Van
| Wyck was announced as the New York
| member OF the platform committee there
was a storm of mingle Kisses and cheers,
! and another demand for Hill. Delegates
| Grady and Mallory of New York led in
! the applause for Mr.. Van Kyck's name.
! 1t took a vigorous play with the gavel
| to restore order and allow the call to
proceed. After the name Of the last
| committeeman had been given Chair
man Thomas announced that a motion
| had been made extending the thanks OF
| the convention to the lady who had sung
! the "Star Spangled Banner" 1t was car
| ried.
! A delegate from Ohio secured the atten-
ton Of the chairman by violent gesticu-
lations, and then. mounting on his chair
as he was recognized, moved that az in
vitation be extended to Mr.. Bryan to
visit the convention. A wild cheer OF
applause went UP before the chairman
| had been given time to hear second to
| the motion.
! While the cheering over the motion, was
| at its height. down the aisle in front of
! the chairman's desk came the band
/ which came here with Clark Of Montana
| and behind it in column Of twos or as
| nearly as they could keep that forna-
| ton. the Jacksohian club OF Nebraska.
| The band was playing Dixie, and the
| old air received the yell of delight which
! ereets it always. The members Of the
| Jacksonian club had with them a large
number CT ladies, and as there were no
| seats for them dense throng was soon
| packed in front of the chairman's desk
| 1t was impossible for Chairman Thomas
| to hear word uttered four feet from his
! desk, but some delegates near him made
! a motion to adjourn until o'clock. which
was at once put and carried amid con-
! fusion so great that not one delegate in
! twenty knew to what hour the adjourn
ment had been taken.
| Although the afternoon session of the
convention was to have begun at 1
! o'clock there We're ont over fifty dele
gates present at that time and the gal
| leries were not more than half filed.
| At the moment the convention should
! have opened a small messenger boy was
| perched in the chairman's seat inundat-
! ing himself with copious drafts Of the
! chairman's private stock of ice water
About 4:30 about half Of the various
delegations were in their seats and the
| band was pounding out rag-time to en-
terrain the crowd, which filed every seat
| and occupied every square foot Of the
| standing room outside of the space re-
served for the delegates and alternates.
! Chairman Thomas, warns and perspiring,
| mounted the rostrurn at 4:s3
The recess gave a chance to the Hill
| admirers to crowd about him and for
fully twenty minutes they forbade him
leaving the. hall shaking his hand and
| congratulating him on the ovation he had
| received. When the convention began
| assembling the principal point Of interest
seemed to be the New York delegation
and around It swarmed the delegates
from other states anxious to see Hill
Croker. Van V-yck and other celebrities.
At 4:43 Chairman Thomas gavel fell,
calling the convention to order. the de-
lay being caused BY the non arrival II
the delegates and the desire on the part
Of the convention leaders t. afford the
committee time 20 prepare their reports.
!
by the chairman. the convention was slow
in reaching such a state OF quiet. as
would admit OF the transaction OF bust
ness
/ when partial order was finally restored
Charles s Hampton Of Petowskey. Mich,
advanced II the front Of the platform
and read a telegram from the Democrats
assembled IN Tammany Hall. celebrating
the 18th anniversary Of the Declaration
/ ~ Independence. This dispatch was
signed by Thomas Feitner. grand sachem
% Tsmmany Hall. and was as follows
Greeting to the Democrats % the
| nation: Five thousand Democrats new
celebrating the one hundred and twenty
fourth anniversary II the Declaration o!
Independence. at Tsmnany Han want
! to Join you in hoping for vindcatior
II the principles enunciatsd one hundred
and tvanty-four years ago b. the i'm
mortal Thomas Jefferson.
THOMAS L FEITXER
Grand Sacaem. Tammany Hall
TIE reading = the telegram was re-
csived with tremendous applause. ire
View York delegation leading in the dem
: onstration-
, Chairman Thomas announced shat III
committee on credentials was not ready
20 report yet.
Instead q following the p-azrsrs tha'
! had previously been aTrs1ges ard pro-
ce5irE az eaCe % tbe o;her bs}s3-sss =
I the convention. Jossph5s Dapiels y Sorsf
Carolina vas recognized By ths cha.runs-
: ~ a motion 70 adjourn Unfa go -
nsEht- Ar-ia considerable conszsiau
Chairman Thomas. AZ s-5L declared -
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