The leader., 1900-07-11
THE FIRST DAY.
Permanent Organization and APP
pointment of Committees.


Kansas City, Mo, July 6.-Amld scenes of
| tumultuous enthusiasm BETTING such an
| event and such day. the democratic ma
| tional convention began its sessions
| Wednesday. At exactly 12:02 Chairman
| Jones assembled the platform and called the
| body to order. The first business of the
| convention was the reading of the formal
| call by Secretary Walsh. Chairman Jones
| announced the prayer by Rev. S. W. Neel.
| Following the prayer came an address OF
welcome by Mayor Reed, of Kansas City.
| Miss Fultoni, of New York, was intro
| duced and sang The Star Spangled Ban
| ner," the audience standing and cheering
| and appla uding after each verse. 1t was
| an innovation in a national convention.
| Then, as she finished the last strain, the
| band took up America" and, led by Miss
Fultoni, the great mass of 10000 people
broke into the stirring words: my Coun-
try, 'Tis of Thee" singing it through with
JUNCTION and closing it with a cheer
An Ovation to Hill.
Then, suddenly. somebody started the
cry for hill" 'Hil." In an instant
Maryland, Tennessee, Louisiana. Missls-
sippi and New Mexico were on their feet
waving their standards and yelling Hill;
"Dave Hill"
The pounding of the chairman's gavel
had no effect and for time 1t looked
like concerted movement to stampede
for the New Yorker. AS delegation after
delegation rose in their seats and the
chairmans gavel fell, Mr.. Hill was COM
PEELED to rise and bow.
The call of states now began, for nam
ing the members of the various commit
tees. This was a tedious work, covering
all the caucus selections of the several
states and territories.
Adjournment was taken until after
noon.
The convention, at 4:5O o'clock having
hue to fran
failure of the committee to be ready to
report, took recess until $50 p. m
The Night Session.
At s33 Chairman Thomas raped the
convention to order. although considera-
BILE less than two-thirds of the delegates
had arrived. There was considerable ex-
pectancy over the arrival of Senator Hill,
but he failed to put in an appearance.
Gov. Thomas introduced ex-Gov. Altgeld.
of Illinois. who delivered an address. The
speaker unwittingly touched off mine
by using the expression in discussing the
attitude of certain democrats toward the
silver question: Now, my friend, Hill"
That was as far as he got. for several
minutes. The name of Hill again started
the uproar that had marked the first ses-
sion of the convention. The demonstra-
ton lasted for many minutes.
Permanent Organization.
The report of the committee on rules
and credentials was read and adopted.
Chairman Thomas then called for the re-
port of the committee on permanent or
ganization When it was announced that
Hon. ]. d. Richardson, of Tennessee, had
been selected as permanent chairman,
cheers swept over the great audience
Upon Mr.. Richardson's introduction TO
the audience, he was greeted by another
wave of cheers.
In his remarks Mr.. Richardson said that
artx cfa nj q
The democratic party stands for the re-
public, for the declaration of independ-
ence and the constitution of our country.
He denounced trusts. His arraignment
of the failure of the republican party to
| establish timetallism and the creation in
stead of a single gold standard was re-
| ceived with manifestations of hearty APP
proval. He declared President Mckinley
| and his secretary of state had done all
| In their power to nullify and abrogate the
Monroe doctrine, and said democracy
| stood for this doctrine and demands its
rigid enforcement. The policy of the ad-
| ministration with reference to Porto Rico
and the Philippines was denounced as
| eQuivocating and cowardly, and he de-
| clared the present administration to be
| incompetent to deal with these questions.
| The administration he also bitterly ar
| raigned for the war scandals and the
| Cuban postal scandals. The speaker ac-
| cused the republican party leaders OF
forming secret ana entangilng al1dnces
/ of the most detestable character with
| England, and denounced the failure to
| repeal or reduce war taxes on articles OF
| prime necessity.
| A Wild Scene.
His mention of the name of w. j.
| Bryan brought the convention to its feet
1 In a frenzy of enthusiasm. Delegates
| sprang upon their chairs, waving hats.
| handkerchiefs and umbrellas In the widest
| fashion. BY common impulse, the
poles bearing the names of the states
were torn up and thrust into the air.
| Then down the aisles toward the speak
! er's desk came groups of delegates sur
| rounding one man who held the name OF
| the state aloft. Texas and New York
became engaged in a rivalry as to which
| should hold the name of the state high
| est In the air
| The men from Hawaii. carrying their
| large banner, came down the aisle, followed
| by shouting mob which bore all before 1t.
| The band struck up The Stars and
| Stripes" and to its inspiring strains the
crowd commenced to march around the
floor, yelling like madmen, waving every
thing that could be lifted into the air. Hats.
handkerchiefs. umbrellas. state emblems,
banners and the national eolors were
united into a conglomerate wave.
Precisely 20 minutes after Chairman
Richardson had mentioned the name OF
Bryan, which. like the waving OF q magic
wand, had eopjured I'd 0 scene " such