The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-05

at the outset, for the New York standard
mad been grasped by one of the small
remedied when the Tammany men saw
themselves in second place The pole
erabbed from the small New ns yorker. u" be
was pumped down into his chair, and
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Texas in second place in flash and try
as desperately as he might, the Texan
within one foot of n that a of New Se nl York
Wlld with excitement, the Texans
Shoulders and New York was down again
LIout as before it went down only to rise
and a half dozen others of the New York
delegation came to Mr.. kellar'S aid and
the emblem OF the Empire state went up
Texas had been able to reach.
While this strife was going on between
of the other delegations, and from all
parts OF the hall men came plunging
emblems. They became densely packed
In front of the speakers desk and yelling
to raise the name of their state level with
that of New York The effort was use
Tammany men. New York kept it's place
The Georgia men, wrought up by their
failure to equal New York. made a rush
through the crowd with a force that no
opposition of the crowd before them could
and cheering, they hoisted their man up
on the platform and lifted him upon
chair The effort was successful and
lar is no small man to hold aloft in a
croW D OF strugglhg' puShlng, men, ana
drop with exhaustion, but a glance at the
Georgia banner brought new strength into
their wearied arms, and new determine
ton into their hearts, and Mr.. Kellar
went up still higher, and New York was
The convention by this time was in a
frenzy of excitement A delegate
came down the aisle. followed ii by Y shout
Ing mob which bore al before Il The
and to those Inspiring strains the men
commenced to march around the floor,
yelling like mad men, waving everything
that could be lifted into the air. Hats,
handkerchiefs, umbrellas, state emblemS,
banners and national colors were united
into conglomerate wave and beneath it
marched the crowd of men fairly beside
themselves with excitement.
With flushed faces, down which the
without coats and vests, they went round
and round the hall. shouting, yelling and
those of the delegates who did not join
in the march lent most effective aid in in
butte nothing but their voices and their
hats and handkerchief, but they used
brass, and originally designed for one
nights wear only, and the latter two in
it's share, and the tooters of horns, and
the beaters of sheepskinS worked away
Tor dear lie. NOBODY knew what lney
played-nobody cared. They were doing
their full share and that was all that was
necessary.
After the excitement had continued fif-
teen minutes Chairman Richardson at
tempted to bring order out of the chaos
that ruled on the floor. Now and then
the patter of his gavel. could be heard
and every time the sound reached the ears
of delegate he shrieked the louder. Time
after time the chairman attempted to
restore quiet, but he was utterly lost and
overwhelmed at each fresh effort.
fca1x inn faC a hat
man Richardson had mentioned the name
of Bryan, which, like the waving of a
magic wand. had conjured mp a scene of
such wonderful enthusiasm as has seldom
been witnessed in a political convention,
he began to rap for order; but the dele
gates were not yet ready to yield the floor
even to the chairman of the convention.
The band in the gallery started a patri-
otto air, and. despite the continuous eff
forts of Chairman Richardson to restore
order, the demonstration continued for
nine and a half minutes longer, it's total
length being twenty-nine and half min
utes.
Order then was sufficiently restored to
enable the chairman to recognize J. G.
of Kansas, who made a motion
that the convention adjourn until 1890 a.
m. today AT 1924 the chairman put the
motion and the committee adjourned.