Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-04

delegation did not respond to the enthusi-
asm Hill came In with Elliot Danforth Of
New York and stopped at the row. Dele
gave his seat to the ex-senator. Hill smiled
and thanked him. Meanwhile the crowd
continued to yell for "Hillv' Lets hear
Hill.'' with few Kisses interspersed, until
the chairman finally raped them to order.
A Few minutes later they renewed the call,
Dut the audience was impatient to get on
Win the proceedings and showed their
disapproval with Kisses. When finally the
chairman was able to make his voice heard
he introduced Governor Thomas of Colo
rado, the temporary chairman.
Applause for Gov. Thomas.
round of applause greeted Governor
Thomas as he assembled the platform. He
looked the ideal presiding officer, tall, dig
nlf1ed, black-garbed, his face showing in
tellectuaifty and force of character He
heid In his hand the typewriter man.
script of his speech, and, in full, round
voice, easily reaching to the remotest cor
ners of the building he began his address
as temporary chairman
his severe arraignment of the "entrench-
ca enemy drew a ripple of applause. and,
ds ne proceeded, his well-rounded sentences
We're punctuated with generous and hearty
manifestations of approval Despite his
strong voice, the confusion in the. hall be-
came can, Sc great that much Of the speech
was lost to the delegates and spectators
AN lncessant hum sounded through the
building, mingled with the rustic of thou
sands of fans. the shuttle of countless feet
OF messengers and officials and the occa-
sional yell of some demonstratiye specta-
tor.
Ovation to d. b. Hill.
Five minutes later quiet was restored and
then tumult broke out again. Several men
went to Hill and urged him to get I'D, but
ne shook his head. few minutes later he
arose and the greatest demonstration of the
convention occurred. He bowed and look
ed toward Chairman Thomas. who beat a
regular tattoo with his gavel trying to Sc
cure ordet- To several persons who asked
Hill to speak he said there was nothing for
him to say except that he hoped the BUSH
ness of the convention would be proceeded
with.
Chairman Thomas said order must be
restored and said if the officers were not
obeyed the spectators seats would be
cleared The clerk was directed to read
the names selected by various states for
the various committees.
Bulletins From the Hall.
CONVENTION HALL.-At the conclusion
of Thomas speech Mr.. Campau of Michi-
gan offered a resolution for reading the
Declaration of Independence and the band
played The Star Spangled Banner" ~
statue of Bryan was unveiled on the stage,
anu ueleSaleS anu spectators arose and
cheered wildly When the band struck up
Dixie the enthusiasm grew into shrill
cheers. The Declaration of Independence
was then read.
CONVENTION HALL, July 4. 2:O4 pm
When Van Wyck's name was read as a
member of the committee on resolutions
| there was considerable Kissing in the hall.
BRYAN's TELEPHONE: "BUSY Now"
/ Communication With Kansas City.
, LINCOLN, Neb., July 4.-The long-dis-
! lance telephone between Lincoln and Kan
sas City Is being overworked. From noon
yesterday until late in the night. andsagain
| this morning. Mr.. Bryan was in frequent
consultation with convention managers. In
addition he received hundreds of kilograms
not only from Kansas City, but from New
York and all over the country. proffering
advice or news.
! The Lincoln end Of the convention has
| dwindled down to Mr. Bryan himself. and
| II it is true that at this distance he is able
| to dominate the proceedings, he is doing sc
gracefully and without sign of friction. Mr.
| Bryan will spend the entire day at his
| home. He summoned the telegraphers who
| are to furnish him details of the conven.
| ton from the wires run into his house to be
4 on hand an hour before the convention
| meets. prepared for work Mr.. Bryan has
| extended no special invitations to friends tt
| discuss with him the proceedings as they
| come over the wires. But he notified the
| newspaper men they were welcome to joir
| him and share in the news at their pleas
ure. II Mr. Bryan goes to Kansas City, a:
| asked by the national committee. he will
| start probably in time tomorrow to make
his address the same day. Mr.. Bryan ha:
not even said he will go. but the belief i:
that he will. and return almost immediate
| ly. ahead of the crowd which is coming t
i Lincoln when the convention is over.
1 With his nomination a foregone conclu
| sion, local speculation to his plan O.
campaign is almost keen as that owe
the wording of the platform or his runnin,
| mate. That h. will remain at home mucl
more than he Id four years ago is regarded
as certain, but that 1t will be exclusivel.
| front-porch campaign is doubted.
There will be fireworks at the Bryan
home this evening. and Mr.. Bryan will as
sist in exploding them. providing there Il
no night session of the convention.