The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-05
THE FIRST SESSION.
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out instructions the band blared out,
| "There'U Be a Hot Time in the Old
| Town Tonight
Mr.. Pugh's demand was ill-timed and
not considered. The Jacksonian Club. OF
| Nebraska. came in at that moment, headed
by band, and 1t marched clear across
the Convention hall The clubs appear
| ance was greeted by great cheering, and
as soon as the last members OF the club
! had passed the rostrum. Chairman Jones
| moved that the Convention adjourn until
| o'clock.
TIL. various committees went to work.
| They had an hour and half exactly IN
which to complete their labors. When the
| Conve ntion reassembled at 4 O'Clock 1t
| was quickly seen by Temporary Chairman
| Thomas that the labors of the committees
were too onerous to be over in such short
recess. and so the Convention adjourned
| amid many protests of opposition, until
$50 in the evening
The Evening Session.
Again this afternoon thousands more
headed for the Convention Hall than could
possibly be accommodated even II they
! had been packed in the building sardine
fashion. AS early as o'clock the build
ing was practically filed, and by there
was room for no more, except in the space
reserved for delegates, and the sergeant
alarms and his deputies were working
themselves half to death fighting back the
crowd that was determined to get in and
occupy these seats. No word had been
received of what the committees had done
| and nobody knew whether they would be
ready TO report when the Convention was
again to be called to order
n;nII how tic NAV n nj n
o'clock and started in to amuse the crowd.
1t worked Justify for an hour and succeed
ed pretty well. AT s o'clock another band
came to its assistance and it made things
hum for while. 1t lined up at the plat
form and blew cut tune after tune until ii
knocked out all the correspondents who
we're at work within a few feet. 1t was
followed by big fife and drum corps. The
official band had got its wind before these
| two organizations had played out ana II
| commenced again.
Temporary Chairman Thomas arrived at
| $50 o'clock but the crowd was too busy
| to pay any attention to him and he oc-
| cupied his seat only q few minutes and
| went around visiting friends till the band
| got IN. Meantime about two-thirds of
| the delegates had arrived. When the band
quit Chairman Thomas pounded for order.
Sergeant-at-Arms John Martin helped with
| his gRyel. ard order was restored.
delegate from Colorado got the floor
and demanded that as the committees
were not ready to report the Convention
should hear from Ex-Governor Altgeld, of
Illinois There was much applause and 1t
kept up fully minute. 1t was renewed
when the Ex-Governor stepped up on the
platform
Address by A1tEeId.
Altgeld has a good voice, put strain 1t
as he would he could not make himself
heard hundred feet from the platform.
Nevertheless the crowd was as quiet as it
could be and it listened in the hope of
catching a word now and then. The sub
rtance Of Ex-Governor Altgeld's talk was
! that the people looked to this Convention
for declaration Of principles that would
be the salvation OF the nation. He said
that for four years the opposition press
had taken more than ordinary interest in
the welfare OF the Democratic party.
They have said,'' he continued. that II
We did not change our platform, if we did
not modify our principles, we could not
possibly win They have manifested an ex-
traordinary solicitude for us. Is there
delegate here tonight; is there a man or a
woman here tonight; is there man or a
woman in this country SO ignorant as TO
believe the opposition press wants us 10
win? Why. my friends, they know that
moral forces and political forces are led to
triumph not by numbers. but by the ear
nestness and enthusiasm of its devotees.
They know that party which builds up
| on the force of ideas is irresistible and will
| surely triumph. They know that if we
| stand firmly by our colors. keeping up our
enthusiasm, there is not force that can
defeat us
Ex-Governor Altgeld said the Repub-
lican party claimed that 1t had won for
years past because 1t was the party of
progress, that all that while the Demo-
Gratis stood for old ideas. it stood for
nothing new. No. he declared. 1t was the
Democracy that stood for progress and
new ideas. He pictured the Odd Demo-
Gratis leaving the party, and now their
coming back. He said they had csme
back without any invitation. and that they
had no right now to ask that there should
be any modification of principle. He de-
clared that 16 to must be reatiirmed. He
declared that Bryan stood for it and could
not be asked TO step backward. Mr.. Alt
geld went on to say:
I'VE are at the beginning of a new
century The world is moving forward.
The Almighty is watching the Democratic
party to see whether it Will take this occa-
sion to lead this nation to higher plane
of life where its daughters will not have
to beg for bread
The moment that Ex-Governor Altgeld
had finished speaking there was repe-
tition of the demonstration for Hill that
had taken place in the afternoon. This
time it was checked by the arrival of the
Committee on Rules, which reported Then
came the Hill, HILL" yells again The
Committee on Credentials arrived and
checked it. The report OF the committee
deciding the contests interested the crowd.
There was minority report OF the Com
mittee on Credentials.
The majority report gave to the con-
testants in the District of Columbia a
half vote each. Maryland made fight
on il. Murray Vandever got the floor and
then the platform He objected to the
Credentials Committee giving whole vote
to the Clark Montana Democrats In the
Convention while they gave the regulars
in the District of Columbia only a half
vote
The Permanent Chairman.
When he had finished vote was taken
and the majority report of the committee
was adopted. The District of Columbia
folk were angry clear through, but before
they could do any more kicking the chair
man called for the report of the Committee
on Permanent Organization, which named
Representative Richardson as permanent
chairman. and he at once began his speech
During the speech there was little ap-
plause until the speaker mentioned the
name of William ]. Bryan-the crowd was
waiting for that 1t began with one wild
shout, and in half minute the whole
audience was on its feet and the delegates
were up In their chairs yelling and Shrek
ing and cheering.
State standards were pulled up from the
floor and waved high in the air hats and