Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-04
GREAT SCENES IN
KANSAS CITY.
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like a concerted movement to stampede
for the New Yorker. AS delegation
after delegation rose IN their seats ah'
the chairman's ravel fell. Mr, Hlil "d.
compelled 90 rise and bow THIS WaA
the signal Tor pandpmonium, and noth-
Ing seemed TO be- able 90 stop the toI
rent of applause. a few Kisses "sI,
met with vOlleys OF cheers ana, many
a mart of New York's delegation arose
and Joined the applauding hosts. CIoN-
on Van Wyck and the Tammany dtl''
CATION kept their seats without joining
In Co. .
For fully ten minutes the applause
and disorder continued. the STEADY
raps from the gayel having no eject.
Bach time a new State standard was
pulled uD and waved the applause bee
gan anew. a ar his first bow To- tne.
audience HW kept his seat but he could
not disguise the qualification lhat ne
falt at Inc reception accorded him.
Friends urged him To take the plH'ioiIn
but he kept shaking his head mega
lively on the platform the chairman
and the scrBeant-at-arms uled IN VAIN
To- get order
COULD NOT STOP APPLAUSE
Finally I'm himself hoping TO stem
the torrents of applause, arose, linen
the delegates and the crowd h0Wled
themselves hoarse
hin" Platform" they screamed.
"Mr Chairman he CALCULATED, but
hls voice vas drowned In the fierce out
burst Of applause.
"Mr Chairman" be tried again 70
say and then. drowned out again, sank
laughing IN his seat
Just before the demonstration was
over, and Mr. I'M began, Delegate
Joshua a. Miles, a former congress-
man from Maryland, advanced toward
the platform occupied by the presiding
officer waving the American standard.
There was so much noise throughout
the hall that he could not De heard
four feet from where he stood. lie said
that he had risen TO move the thanks
OF the convention 90 the young lady
who had so moved the convention by
her rendition Of a song which had been
written by a Maryland patriot The
motion was announced I'm Mr. Miles
most energetic manner. but &C was not
heard by a single delegate and the PEE
siding officer found no opportunity 10
submit t.
WARNING BECAUSE OF NOISE.
When after fifteen minutes order was
restored, Gov Thomas administered a
stern warning 10 the assemblage stat
ing that the convention was here To do
business, and n the spectators inter-
ruDted the work by unnecessary noise,
the officers would be directed to clear
the galleries.
The call Of States began for naming
the members Of the various commit
tees. This was q tedious work, cover
Ing an the caucus selections OF the sew
eral states and Territories
When the name Of Carter II. Harri-
son was called as the Illinois member
of one Of the committee 10 brought out
"a round Of cheers and calls for HaTrl-
son. which for a moment threatened TO
Doe a repetition OF the HI demonstra-
ti0n.
The names of Governor Overmeyer,
Senator Blackburn, Geo Fred VIII
liams and w. j. Jones also elected
cheers.
Kisses AND CHEERS.
when Augustus Van Wyck was an
as the New York member Of
the platform committee, there was
storm OF Kisses and cheers and another
for Hill. Delegates Gra-
iy and Mailer. Of New York led I'm the
applause for Van WyCk's name II took
"a vigorous play with the gayel 10 re-
store order and allow the call 10 pro-
coed After the name of the last COM
mitteeman had been given, Chds.
Thomas announced the motion had been
made giving the thanks OF the conyen-
ton 10 the lady who had sung the star
Spangled Banner
IL was carried
a delegation from Ohio secured the
attention OF the chairman by gesticula-
lion, and then, mounting on his chair
as he was recognized. moved that an
DE extended Co Mr. Bryan 10
visit the convention. A Wild cheer OF
applause went mp before the chairman
had been given time 20 hear a second
10 the motion.
ADJOURNED IN TUMuLT
While the cheering over the Bryan
motion was al lts height the booming
lf brass band was heard at the South
entrance and down the aisle came the
band which came here with Clark Of
Montana. and behind q in column of
.Wos on as nearly they could keep that
way the JaCksonian club of Nebraska
The band was playing Dixie" and the
bid air received a yen OF delight which
yreets II always The members OF the
lacksOnIan club had with them a large
number NJ ladies. and as there were no
.eats for them "a dense thrOng WAS soon
packed in front of the chairmans desk
II was impossible for Chairman
Thomas to hear a word uttered four
eet from his desk. but some delegates
lear him made O motion 90 adjourn UNI
% 4 o'clock. which was put and carried.
md amid confusion so great that not
me delegate In twenty knew 90 what
lour the adjournment had been taken.