Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-05

hoping for a vindication Of the princi-
pies enunciated 124 years ago today by
the immortal Thomas Jefferson. (Sign-
ed Thomas L. Feitner, Grand
Sachem."
The reading Of the telegram was re-
ceived with tremendous applause, the
New York delegation leading in the
demonstration.
Chairman Thomas announced that
the committee on credentials was not
yet ready to report.
Instead of following the program
that previously had been arranged
and proceeding at once to the other
business of the convention, Josephus
Daniels of North Carolina, was recog-
nized by the chairman for a motion
to adjourn until $50 O'Clock tonight.
The Evening Session.
Kansas City. July 4.-Chairman
Thomas raped the evening session of
the convention to order, at $50, al
though considerably less than two
thirds Of the delegates had arrived.
Senator Hill failed to put in an APP
pearance.
Notwithstanding the small number
Of delegates present it seemed to re-
quire for them wholly disproportion-
ate amount of time to come to order.
Pounding vigorously with his gavel
ably supplemented in his efforts by
Sergeant-at- Alarms Martin, Chairman
Thomas at last succeeded in reducing
the convention to such state of
quietude that his voice could be heard
100 feet away.
THE convention will now come to
ORDER" he shouted. land pending the
coming reports of the committee the
convention will listen to an address
from ex-Gov. Altgeld of Illinois"
There was still to much confusion
for the name of the speaker to be in
telligble at any distance and there
was only mild ripple of applause as
Gov. Altgeld mounted the rostrum.
Again Chairman Thomas shouted and
this time his voice carried, and the
announcement was greeted with APP
plause.
Just as Gov. Altgeld began to speak,
the tall form of Congressman SulZer
came stalking through the aisle. He
was cordially greeted by many of the
delegates as he passed them. When
he reached the Iowa delegation. seated
directly in the rear Of New York. Cato
Sells rose to shake hands with him and
instantly there was a group around
the tall New Yorker. From the New
York delegation, however. Mr.. SulZer
received no recognition and he spent
no time with them.
During the early portions Of Gov.
Altgclu address the hum of conversa-
ton in the hall was so loud that not
much of what he said was audible
The name of Mark Hanna. uttered in
accents which did not imply approval,
caught the crowd and although not
many knew what the missile had been
or whether it had hit the mark, there
was howl of delight His prognosti-
cations of Democracy's success, next
fall. was the signal for another vocal
spasm and then he declared that if the
Democrats of the country had not
sufficient confidence in their delegates
to entrust the cause Of Democracy to
them they would not have sent them
here to nominate a candidate for the
Presidency.
This coming from a man of Mr.. Alt
geld's known attitude upon the silver
question was taken by the 16 to advo-
Gates as a direct championship Of their
cause and they were on their feet in
an instant. shouting with the greatest
enthusiasm. 1t came again in a min
ute. however. when he declared that
any modification of the Chicago plat
form would place the Democratic party
in ridiculous position before the
American people.
The ant-16 to l people took their in
nings in another minute when he spoke
favorably of IL to l and there were
loud cries Of NO. no.
The speaker unwittingly touched off
a mine by using the expression in dis
cussing the attitude of certain Demo-
Gratis 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 session of
the convention. From all sides of the
hall and particularly from the South
ern delegates came loud cries of "Hill,
Hill"
Mingled with calls for the New Yorker
came misses in plenty, and despite the
vigorous use of the gavel. all semblance
of order was lost and nothing could be
heard save the calls of Hill and the
disappearing Kisses. 1t was not possible
for Gov. Altgcld to continue Immediately
and as the committee on rules declared
itself ready to report, Gov. AltEeld dis
continued his address and left the plat
form.
The report of the committee on rules
was read and adopted. 1t follows:
The committee on rules and order of
business recommend the following:
Resolved. that the rules of the last
Democratic national convention. incltd-
ing the rules of the House of Representa-
tives of the SD Congress, so far as they
apply. be the rules Of this convention.
The order of business shall be:
Report of committee on permanent
organiZa ton.
3-Report of committee on resolutions.
4-PreScntation and selection of a can
didatc for President of the United States.
5-The presentation and selection of a
candidate for Vice President.
The report of the committee on creden-
tials seating Mark Cohn and p. L. Nc
Cabe in the New York delegation. the
Clark delegation in Montana and giving
one-half a vote to each delegation in Ok
lahoma. was read. and a minority report
dissenting from the decision in the Okla
homa case presented. There was some OBJ
lection made by Murray Van Diver from
Maryland to the committee taking no ac-
ton in the District of Columbia case |