The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-07

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| platform that reads like a Bible, and with
| these two faithful Democrats standing to-
| gether shoulder to shoulder, we can
| sweep criminal aggression and Mckinley
| hypocrisy off the face Of the earth.
Gentlemen of the convention, we now
! present to You as the choice of the unit
| ed Democracy of our state that dfstlng-
! uished statesman, that splendid and re-
| liable Democrat eX-Vice President Adla1
| Stevenson, Of Illinois Great and con-
| tinued applause.)
Mr.. Williams spoke rapidly and briefly,
| and at his mention of Adlai e. Stevenson,
| Illinois was on its feet, cheering wildly.
| Kansas was up, as was Alabama, Arkan-
sas, Minnesota and large number of
delegates in different parts OF the hall.
| The applause, while vigorous, was short,
not lasting above a minute.
ROSING NAMES TOWNE.
! When the roll call reached Connecticut
| that state gave way to Minnesota, amid
cheers and cries of ''Towne.'
| L. A. Rosing, of Minnesota, then took
the platform to present the name OF
| Charles a. Towne, Of his state.
! Mr.. Rosing is a tall, powerful man, with
| voice BETTING his stalwart frame. He
| could be heard IN every direction. His
| first applause was gained when he spoke
| of Mr.. Towne as man who embodied the
| best characteristics Of American man
| hood When he pronounced the name OF
| 4OWuG Lu6T6 was cheering 1IOIl TIC 0AAii-
nesota delegation, which rose to its feet,
/ waving flags in frantic fashion. The gal
! leries Joined in the applause with fervor,
but there was less enthusiasm among the
! men On the floor, who had the votes. A
stout woman in the northwest corner of
| the first gallery climbed upon chair,
holding in her left hand a colored Htho-
! graph Of Bryan and Towne, while with
! her right she waved a handkerchief Wig
| orously.
| Congressman Shafroth, Of Colorado
jealous supporter of the candidacy Of Mr..
! Towne, climbed into the gallery In an
! effort to get the woman forward to the
platform, but she declined to come. BY
degrees the enthusiasm spread through
out the delegations, and in short time
men were up in the state Of Washington,
Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota,
| but their number was much less than
| which had risen to the name Of Steven
son.
While the galleries were enthusing over
! Mr.. Towne, there was an excited little
! group about the chair Of ex-senator Hill.
In 1t was Croker.
You must take the nomination and
save the man." said Edward Murphy,
excitedly.
Il cannot, I canont," replied Hill, his
face white and set.
| Il do not want It,"
LOU must take IT. said Croker.
Croker was leaning over Hill, while Nor
man E. Mack and Frank Campbell held
| Hill, one on each side, and urged him to
accept. An excited man from New Jer-
sey, shaking his fingers under Mr.. Hills
| nose shouted: You cannot refuse; you
cant The party must have you to save
| the East
Il don't want it. You can name Steven
! son. He Is as good as I am said Hill,
! and then 70
and gripping their hands, he said:
| Please, don't force me. Please, don't"
Mr.. Murphy then gave an indication OF
a prearranged scheme by saying to the
excited Jersey man: You keep quiet and
it will be all right. We have it fixed"
Meanwhile the confusion continued to
! be so great that even after Chairman
Richardson had recognized Gov. Thomas,
! or Colorado, to second the nomination of
Mr. Towne, not word Of his speech could
! be heard by either the delegates or the
people in the gallery.
Finally, after Gov. Thomas had been
I speaking for minute or more former
! Senator White went to the stand, and in
| a ringing voice. warned the convention
that If order was not restored he would
moved that the galleries be cleared.
When the state Of Delaware was call
! ed, the announcement was made that
/ the state would yield to New York. Then
the result Of the Hill conference became
apparent A tremendous shout of ap-
plause swept through the hall. Delegate
/ Grady. one of the leaders of Tammany
4 Hall, had already assembled the platform,
! and as he stepped to the front to address
4 the. convention, the applause and cheer
ms, increased.
i es His first sentence rang through the
j great building in trumpet tones: %
ON behalf of the Democracy of New
York, l present to the convention for
the nomination of the vice presidency
the name of David Bennett Hill"
DRAMATIC SCENE.
1t was dramatic in the extreme. The
effect was electrical. His words set the
convention in a frenzy of enthusiasm.
The scene which followed was by far the
most tempestuous of the session, and
the name of Hill echoed and re-echoed
through the hall. State standards were
seized and held aloft, and the conven-
ton was canopied with fiuttering flags
and handkerchiefs. Delegates and spec
tators cheered and the great structure
fairly shook with the noise, when the
galleries became infected with the en-
thuiasm. Gov. Hill, by this time had
worked his way through the surging
multitude to the platform. AS he as
cended it, his hands were eagerly grasp
ed, and he was escorted to the seat of
the permanent chairman. He asked Mr..
Grady to yield to him that he might
make a statement, but Grady declined.
Judge Van Wyck, of the New York
delegation, hurried to Gov. Hill and be-
gan an earnest conversation with him,
urging him not to decline the nomination
which evidently seemed to be within his
grasp. Hill only shook his head.
1t was pretty, even a dramatic, dis
play. All the convention was pulsating
with enthusiasm and cheers.
When, finally, Mr.. Grady was permit
ted to proceed, he said that Gov. Hill
might decline, but decline or not, he
shouted, New York's united and solid sew
enty-two votes will be cast to the end for
David Bennett Hill. Mr.. Grady said:
THE representatives of the Democratic
party of New York state recognize their
responsibility to the Democracy of the ma
ton, and believe they appreciate the eX-
pectation of the Democracy of the Union
There is no state in the Union with SO
much to gain through Democratic success
and SO much to lose by Republican tri-
umph as the state of New York. We are
| to elect this year not only the entire
state ticket from governor to state en-
glneer; not only as In every other state
OF the Union, every member of congress,
but every member of our state senate and
every member of the assembly
DESTROYS of Strengthening our hands
at home, We desire more to strengthen
the national ticket. And we stand here,
seVenty-tWo as one to pledge you the
electoral vote of the state of New York
If David Bennett Hill shall be the NOM
NEE OF this convention for vice president
(Applause.)
This is no idle statement We believe
that David Bennett Hill by the side of
W. j. Bryan and standing upon this