The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-05

the equality of all before the law, With 4
solemn promises to correct the abuses /
Of administration and to enforce these 4
fundamentals of government which Sc
cure exact Justice to all, we shall not /
appeal in vain to the wisdom, the in /
telligence and the patriotism of the I
American people"
His severe arraignment of the zen I
trenched enemy" drew a ripple of ap /
plause, and as he proceeded his well 1
rounded sentences were Dunctuated /
with generous and hearty manifesto |
tons of approval.
CONFUSION AND DISORDER.
Despite his strong voice. the confu-
sion in the hall became so great that /
much of the speech was lost 10 the !
delegates and spectators An inces- |
SAINT hum sounded through the build |
ing, mingled with the rustic of thou |
sands OF fans. the shuffles of countless !
feet of messengers and officials and !
the occasional yell of some demOnstra- /
tive spectator The audience grew
fretful under the disorder, and the in
ability to hear. and there were shouts
of louder" mingled with demands for
order Governor Thomas proceeded
boldly. however, and when above the
racket he was heard to eXclaim South
Africa" the crowd caught the idea
that he was paying a tribute TO the
Beers, and enthusiastic applause went
up. There was another cheer when the
crowd caught enough of the reference
TO isthmian canal To know that it was
to be under American operation ana
control.
At the conclusion of the speech the
building rang with applause, the cheer
ing being accompanied by the fiutter OF
Il oh
hall.
The first semblance of genuine en-
thusiasm was created when the secre-
tary of the convention, Charles A.
Walsh Of Iowa. rose and read a reso-
luton offered by Daniel ]. Campau OF
Michigan that the Declaration of indie
pendence, Drafted by that Democrat
of Democrats, Thomas Jefferson, be
read to the convention on this, the an
niversary of the nations natal day.
With cheers and applause the resolu-
ton was adopted, while the band IN
the south gallery played patriotic airs
in lead of the enthusiasm
A DRAMATIC SCENE.
Then d dramatic scene occurred As
( the vast audience was quoting down 10
listen to the reading of the declaration,
/ two men appeared upon the platform,
bearing carefully in their arms two
/ large objects. each shrOuded in the
stars and stripes. They were placed,
the one upon the other, Immediately to
/ the right and in front of the chairman.
. Delegates and spectators craned their
+ necks to see what was about 10 occur.
Quickly advancing to the fiag-draped
/ object a handsome man deftly lifted
the flag from a splendid bust of Mr..
/ Bryan As the familiar features Of their
, distinguished leader were recognized by
/ delegates and spectators, a tornado OF
applause swept over the audience From
side to side the bust was turned, that
ali might see whom it represented.
When the applause subsidized Charles
I Hampton of Michigan read, in mag
nificent voice, the Declaration CT indie
pendence.
AS the full and rounded sentences OF
the great state paper rolled through the
hail. the cheering and enthusiasm in
creased. and when Mr. Hampton had
concluded the tremendous applause
fairly shook the building.
When the applause ceased Miss Full
ton OF New York vas introduced and
sang The Star-Spangled Banner the
audience standing and cheering after
/ each verse. It was an innovation IN a
. national convention. Then. as she I'm
ishad the last strain, the band took up
America and led by Miss Fulton,
%. 900 people broke. into the stirring
words My Country tbs Of Thee, y
singing il through with JUNCTION and
closing it with a cheer
HILL DEMONSTRATION.
Then suddenly somebody started the
cry for Hill" Hill" IN an instant
Maryland, Tennessee, louisiana, Mis-
sissippi. and New Mexico were on their
feet waving their standards and yell
ing. "Hill," Dave HIM.
The pounding OF the chairman's gavel
had no effect. and for a time it looked
like a concerted movement to stampede
for the New Yorker. As delegation af-
ter delegation rose in their seats and
the -nairman's gavel fell, Mr.. Hill was
compelled TO rise and bow. This was
the signal for pandemOniUm. and moth
/ ing seemed to be able to STOP the tor
rent of applause. A few Kisses were
met with volleyS Of cheers, and, finally
4 a part of New YOrk's delegation arose
and joined the applauding hosts. Gro
ker. Van E-yck and the Tammany dele
cation Kept their seats without joining
in it.
For fully ten minutes the applause
and disorder continued. Each time &
new state standard was pulled up and
p waved. the applause began anew After
his first bow TO the audience. Hill KEEP
his seat, but he could not disguise the
qualification that he felt at the recep-
ton accorded him. Friends urged hin
. to take the platform, but he KEEP
shaking his head negatively. On the
platform the chairman and the ser
geant-at-arms tried in vain to ge
{ order.
, Finally Hill himself, hoping to stem
the torrents of applause, arose. TheI
the delegates ard the crowd hOWleC
z themselves hOarse.,
"Filt' PLATFORM they screamed.
5 Mr.. Chairman" he CALCULATED. bu
I his voice was drowned in the fierce out
= burst Of applause.
Mr.. Chairman" he again tried Il
= say and then, drowned out again, sanl
2 laughing in his seat.
5 Just before the demonstration owe
S Mr.. Hill began, Delegate Joshua A
- Miles, a former congressman from
? Maryland advanced toward the plat
= form occupied by the presiding officer
' | waving the American standard. Ther
/. was so much noise throughout the hal
s / that he could not be heard four fee
/ | from where he stood. He said that n
D had risen to move the thanks or IN
- convention to the young lady who ha'
- so moved the convention with the ren
4 djtion of a song which had been writ
5 ten by a Maryland patriot. The mo
= ton was announced in Miles's most en-
= ergetic manner, but it was not heard o
T a single delegate and the presiding OF
ficer found 10 opportunity to submit i
When after fifteen minutes order wa
restored. Governor Thomas admins
: tered a stern warning TO the assem-
= hlage, stating that the convention wa
:. here TO do business and if the specta
y tors interrupted the work by unneces
e sary noise the officers would be direct
y ed to clear the galleries
= COMMITTEES NAMED.
S The call of states began for namin