The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-06
CONGRES SMAN CUMMINGS
DESCRIBES THE CONVENTION.
Proposed Contest Over the Silver Plank
Gives WAY to Complete Satisfac-
ton With the Platform.

| candidate for Governor, the position or the
| Democracy would be greatly strengthened
| end they could enter the campaign with a
| fair prospect Of victory.
, These arguments had soma effect, but
| the situation was befogged by persistent
attempts to keep Adlai +. Stevenson and
| Benjamin +. shiveiy in the field
Pennsyivnnias Decision.
The situation as to the platform IN the
| New York delegation was further strength
ened by the attitude. OF the delegation from
| and had resolved TO support the maforitv
| by a vote of GO to -.
The motion had teen made for former
! Representative Sowden IF Allentown and
| Was supported by forne- Reyrescntatty Is
! Kerr and Mueller and others Former Coy
ernor Pattisun. Colonel CTuffey ard Rene
| sentaIives Polk and Green were among
those who voted against II. II YVES agreed
| however, that the unit rule should be dis
regarded. and that the delegates should
| vote in accordance with their Individual
| opinions.
! Long before 10 O'Clock, the hall OF the
convention was . lacked. Rv half past 10
o'clock nearly every delegate was In his
seat. hut the assemhlage was in a state
! Of utter confusion. outsiders had reached
many of the delegates in their chairs and
| the space reserved for the press in many
cases was without So IS.
In the Convention.
4 mob roamed through the avenue
separating the delegates nom the platform
and the entrances to IL were besiesed by
| eager men and women. The confusion was
| Increased by delegates and reporters seek
| ing lost seats. Crowds were struggling in
every part OF the building. and, to add to
the noise. the band struck up The Star
| Spargle1 Banner"
Cheers rang through the hail whenever a
prominent delegate put in an appearance.
| The uproar was unbounded when somebody
brought In At pair of horns on pole.
Meantime. Chairman Richardson. tall end
stately. stood at his desk pounding inces-
sanity for order. After sucking lemon and
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clergyman the Right Reverend John J.
Glennon Of the Catholic Church. who raised
his hands In Invocation.
The Lords Prayer had been partly re-
peated when the confusion again became
unbOunded. The delegates on the right pro-
tested furiOusly against the noisy crowds in
Then PENNSYLVANIA. Indiana, Missouri and
other delegations who were crowded almost
against the platform shouted: Get out Of
the aisle, Get right away!
Ohicsrs were summoned. but the aisle was
no sooner cleared than IL filled up again
by the crowd following the officers. Re-
peatedly il was thus cleared until 1t be-
came Impossible for delegates on the right
of the chair to hear word or the prayer.
mittee on Resolutions was not ready to re-
port the convention was turned Into a
red hot Bryan mass meeting, with Tree sill
Yer at the ratio OF 10 to L
Morning Speakers.
The first speaker was former Governor
HOgg of Texas He IS a man weighing
nearly 400 pounds, with voice that would
have created a sensation IN Bashan- After
moppinE his face with his handkerchief he
opened his speech volubly and energericai-
ly. The confusion was soon Afterwards re-
newed. and II was almost impossible 10
hear him In the right OF the hal He had
his left hand behind him. and emphasized
his words with his right
There was no doubt about the trend OF
his remarks They meant 10 to ]. and were
at times received with cheers that would
have done credit TO a crowd or cowboys.
The horns on the Texas Guidon danced up
| and down as II in g,ee whenever an adroit
hit was made Before he concluded, the po-
lice were again brought MIC pay 10 clear
the avenue fronting the delegates on the
right.
Alexander NJ. Dockery. the e, Democrats
candidate for Governor OF Missouri, fol-
Iowed Governor Hcgg HIS voice was clear
and resonant He made speech replete
with facts closing with strong arrdign-
| ment Of the Republican party;
II was the best speech made during the
! 6as. but il srounsed very little enthusiasm