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ceding Sessiotis, through the dele
gates door by himself He was not rec
ognlzed at first and had nearly reached
his seat when the cry of "Hill! 'Hill!"
broke forth. 1t was coupled with con-
siderable applause, but the demonstra-
ton in honor of the ex-senator when
present lacked several degrees the warmth
shown Wednesday afternoon and Tues.
day morning, while he was absent
At 4:05 Chairman Richardson called the
convention to order
Platform Presented.
Senator Jones presented the platform
The document was read by Senator Till
man. When Senator Tillman reached the
point declaring imperialism the para
| mount issue in this campaign, the dele
gates mounted their chairs and cheered
| wildly.
Great Enthusiasm.
Senator Tillman was requested to re-
peat the Imperialism plank, and again
| the demonstration was great Delegates
mounted their chairs, waved hats, UNI
brellas and flags. The spectators Joined
| IN the cheering. The whole convention
hall was mass of waving flags. The
band began playing and the demonstra-
| ton increased in intensity The state
standards We're pulled up and carried to
| the platform Several flash light pic
lures of the scene We're taken, adding
| to the picturesque character of it. The
big banner that was reserved for Bryan S
nomination was let down, and again the
picture of Bryan upon 1t and waved
| over the platform.
| Fine Flag Display.
| No such flag display was ever seen in
| a convention. The flags bore this in
| scription:
| THE constitution and the flag, one and
inseparable. now and forever. The flag of
/ the of
Again and again the demonstration wae
renewed. The band played "A Hot Time"
| and the convention sang It, while the
| state standards were carried about the
| hall. A Boer flag was carried to the
| platform and waved amid great en-
thusiasm. The band played America, J"
and the whole vast audience sang it.,
marking time with the flags.
| Senator Tillman stood surveying the
storm and awaiting an opportunity to
proceed. The chairman pounded his gayel
and appealed for order. But the march
| of the delegates, bearing their standards
| and banners, ran on uninterruptedly for
" minutes. There We're cries Of Good n
| Good" when the trust plank was read
Another Outbreak.
When the senator reached the reaf=
| frmatipn of the Chicago platform, with
| the declaration for free silver coinage at
| the ratio of 16 to l, pandemonium again
broke loose But the demonstration was
faint in comparison to what had Just
| occurred when Imperialism was an
nounced as the paramount issue" Many
of the delegates stood on their chairs
and waved flags and cheered, but a very
considerable number-more than half
held their seats. Senator Hill was among
those who maintained quiet, while Mr..
Croker waved flag until 1t broke, and
George Fred Williams led the Massachu-
sets contingent in salvos of cheers. One
OF the New York delegates raised a stand
| ard bearing the inscription: Don't think
there are no l6 to iers in New York.
The demonstration lasted Az minutes.
Platform Adopted.
The reading of the platform was con-
GUIDED and adopted by reclamation.
Webster Davis Speaks.
Then followed a stirring and dramatic
scene. The plank in the platform denoun-
cling Engiand's policy towards the Boers
had called out immense applause, but when
1t was announced by Chairman Richard
son that the convention would be addressed
by Hon. Webster Davis. former assistant
secretary of the interior, the crowd mani.
tested its enthusiasm by cheering for quite
two minutes as the former republican lead
er assembled the platform and stood facing
the thousands of spectators.
The speech of Mr.. Davis was arranged
in order to enable him to announce his al
legiance to the democratic party and the
democratic platform and to the ticket of
the convention. In dramatic style, and
with all the force and magnetism of fine
orator Mr. Davis began his address. He
denounced as malicious lie" the state
ment that he had been forced to leave his
office In the present national admlnistras