The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-05
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Hall. celebrating the l2ith anniversary
OF the declaration of independence. The.
dispatch was signed by Thomas L. Fit
ner. grand sechemy OF Tammany Hall.
Adjourned Until $50. a
The reading OF the telegram was re-
celved With tremendous applause, the
New York delegation leading Ia the de-
monstratIon..
e Chairman Thomas announced that
the committee on credentials was not
yet ready to report.
Instead OF following the programme
that previously had been, arranged and
proceeding at once to the other business
Of the convention, J5sephus Daniels. Of
North Carolina, was recognized by the
chairman for motion to adjourn until
$3.50 o'clock tonight.
Amid considerable confusion, Chair
man Thomas at 4:51 p. M. declared the
motion carried
The scene presented at the night SEES
sion OF the convention was one of bril-
liancy and beauty. The vast auditor
ium was splendldly Illuminated by
great arc lights that cleaned from disc
arcs around the hall like huge balls.
The color scene presented among the
innumerable lights was OF unsurpassed
beauty. From every available point In
the immaase steel superstructure fes-
toons OF the national colors were fiut-
terins gaily In the delightful breeze,
that swept through the hall from the
south, temperins pleasantly the heat OF
the night.
Thousands Of Spectators.
Banked in the comnodous galleries
which rise in tiers from the space re-
served for delegates and alternatcs,
were thousands OF spectators, the cool
attire OF the men making a pretty but
not sharp contrast with the more bril-
liant costumes of the ladies'. 1t was
notable that nearly every male specta-
tor; was in his shirt sleeves and the
partl-colored display of outing shirts
was spectacle seldom witnessed any
where OH a scale SO vast
The incessant waving of fans. many
OF them of bright colurs. gave an OBJ
server the impression OF thousands OF
butterflies towering over the audience.
The constant shuiiling of feet and con-
tinuous hum OF conversation sounded
like the roar of surf breaking upon I
rocky coast. Nearly an hour before the
convention was called to order the spec
tators seats were filed. Hundreds Of
persons indeed had remained In the
hall from the Afternoon session.
AS the delegates slowly assembled the
people in the great amphitheatre ac-;
corded the leaders one after another
cordial receptions.
Far up in the gallery next to the roof
the gallery that overhangs the main
auditorium. an ellipse of faces pear.d
down upon the scene below. presenting
curious picture.
Audience Thoroughly Good-Natured.
The audience was thoroughly good
natured. 1t was enjoying itself In i
way perhaps it never before had en-
joycd ITSELF ~
At s:3S Chairman Thomas raped the
convention TO o:iGr. although consider
ably less than two-ihirds of the dele
gates had arrived. There was consid-
cradle expectancy over the arrival OF
Senator Hill, but he failed to put in an
appearance.
Notwithstanding the small numb2r OF
delegates present. 1t seemed to require
for them wholly disproportionate
amount OF time to come to order as
compared with t. 1.-TWO preceding ses-
sioEs.
Pounding vigorously with his gavel
and his efforts in this direction being
ably supplemented by sergean,-at-
Arms Martin. who raped q table 90
hard that ne WINGED at every blow as
though IT had landed upon his own fin
gers, Chairman Thomas at last sue
ceeded in reducing the convention to
such 4 state of quIet,rde that his voice
could be heard hundred feet away.
The convention Will now come TO or
DER" he shouted, with violence that
threatened an apoplectic seizure. and
pending the coming reports Of the COM
mittees, the convention win listen to an
address from Ex-Governor Alleged. OF
Illinois" -
Faint Applause for Altgeld.
There was stil too much confusion
FOR the name OF the speaker to be intel
ligible At any distance. and there was
only a mild ripple OF applause US Gov
ernor Alleged mounted the rostrum.
again by the vigorous use of his gavel
Chairman Thomas gained largely upon
tthe noise, and then he again COM
menced The convention Will now be
addressed By ex-Gnvernor Alger. OF Ill
,nuIs.''
This time his voice carried and the
announcement was greeted with up
plausc.
Just as Governor Altgeld began to |
speak, the tall form OF Congressman
Sulzer came stalking through the aisle.
1t was his first appearance upon the
floor. and although the recipient OF no
applause, he was cordially greeted by
many of the delegates as he passed
them. When he reached the Iowa dele
CATION. seated directly In the
rear Of New York. they cama
to Suffers row to shake
hands with him and Instantly there WIS |