The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-07
MIR. HILL AND OTHER PROMINENT
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS HAD
SO PREDICTED
CHOICE WARMLY COMMENDED
MIR. Bryan Expresses His Gratffica-
ton at the ResuIt-MemOrabIe
Speeches Made In Com
VentiOn.

OluC gave lO pIOHllS6 VI T6llGL from the
intense heat. But the grateful wind
which has saved the week from being
intolerable did not forsake the swelter-
ing crowds today.
1t blew steadily from the southwest,
hot, it is true, from it's passage over the
plains, but nevertheless a wind. 1t
swept in through the great windows at
the southern end Of the hall, fiuttered
the bunting and flags and famed the vast
crowd
An hour before the convention hall was
opened dense crowds We're packed around
the various entrances, and hundreds more
were coming on every thoroughfare that
afforded access to the hall. About thirty
minutes after the doors were opened the
galleries were all occupied, and still the
crowds around the entrance and in the
streets had suffered no diminution Yes
terday the hall was so densely packed
that it was at times impossible to move
around upon the floor; one-fourth of the
delegates were unable to see the chair
man, and three-fourths Of them could
hear nothing uttered from the platform.
The aises were choked up to a degree
that was dangerous, and passage through
them was at times difficult and late in
the evening impossible.
This morning the police and sergeants-
alarms started in with great vigor to
prevent any repetition Of yesterdays sec
Ond session, and for considerable time
met with success, but they were gradual
ly overwhelmed, and made comparatively
helpless by the heavy crowds that were
allowed to pass by the gatekeepers
The crowd was not as terrific as that
of last night. The great features of the
conveRtion-the reading of the platform
and the nomination of a candidate for
the prestdency-were over.
Sulzer was the first vice presidential
candidate to appear in the hall. and his
appearance seemed to excite very little
interest. He came down the aisle from
90 the delegates door, coat thrown open,
hat jammed hard down on the back OF
his head, his tall form towering over a
small Ohio delegate at his side, across
whose shoulder his arm was carelessly
thrown, and into whose ear he talked
with great energy.
iaE- CALLED TO ORDER.
At 1880 Chairman Richardson advanced
to the front of the platform, a great
bouquet of sweet peas in his hand, and
with a sweep of the gavel cut off the
strains of the band, slowly stilled the
confusion and brought the convention to
order for it's third days work. But it
was some minutes before there was suffi-
Gent quiet for the opening invocation and
then the great audience arose while Rev,
Rabbi Mayer, Of Kansas City, delivered
a prayer breathing the sense of respon-
sibility resting upon the convention.
Immediately following the prayer the
call of the states began for the purpose
Of making nominations for the vice presi
Great confusion TrAVai1ed opf
very few of the delegates were aware Of
what was going on until Alabama anC
Arkansas had been passed, and Cali
fornia was called. Then the doughty form
and f1orid face of Senator White emerged
from the Californians, and, in stentoriar
tones, he demanded to know what wa.
going on and that the aisles be cleared
of the disorderly intruders When the
chairman responded that California was
being called for nominations Senator
White announced that California yielded
to Arkansas.
ARKANSAS YIELDS
And Arkansas Vi. Ids to Ill nois to place
in nomination Adlai E. Stevenson, of IL
linois," shouted Jeff Davis, 1.-The Demo
cratic candidate for governor Of Arkan
sas, standing on chair and receiving
cheer for his mention of Stevenson.
Now all business was suspended. as tn,
that the call Of the secretary was in
audible above the roar. The police anC
sergeants-at-arms struggled vainly to dis
possess the mob, which was now wei
nigh in control of the floor Men fought
to retain their places, and there were
many exciting encounters, which at time,
threatened to precipitate a fight unde1
the eyes of the multitude.
1t took fifteen minutes to restore som,
semblance of order
Then the spokesman for Illinois Repre-
sentative James Williams, presented tn,
name OF Stevenson.
STEVENSON PRESENTED
Gentlemen of the Convention: IlIinoi
is grateful to Arkansas for this eyidenc
oqIh,, ner regard. The united Democracy O
4ihnols desires TO present to this conVen
tlon Tor the next vice president of tn,
Onlte9 states a Democrat. (Cheers.) On,
VINO drew his first breath from the pure
democratic atmosphere of old Kentucky
NCheerS.) One baptised in the great am
growing Democracy of Illinois; one WHIT
mas stood squarely on every Democratic
platform since he became a voter Onf
who has twice represented in congress :
district Overwhelmingly Republican. one
VINO Is not rough rider, but a swift
Iiuer' (Cheers.) Not warrior but
statesman. man who stands for civil
government against military rule A mar
VINO believes that president of the Unit
Cd states who ignores the constitution, a.
done, must be one who loves his oWr
glory far more than he loves the Renuh
lie, A man who believes American des
potlsm IS no better than any other des.
polsm A man who places human blood
above human greed. A man who will moi
trade away the precious life of an Amer
lean soldier for nugget of gold in the
Philippine islands. (Cheers.) A man who
would not give the 5000 or $500 brave
American soldiers whom Mckinley has
sacrificed in that hot-bed of disease and
destruction for all the islands in The
seas. (Applause.) A man who during
four years of faithful administration as
first assistant postmaster general of tbs
United States demonstrated that ht
knows a Republican when he sees him ir
an office that belongs to Democrat
(ApplauSe) Nominate our man and you
will not have to explain any speech made
against Democracy, for he has never
made any kind only Democratic CAP
his manhood, able to canvass any state
IN this Union
Gentlemen of the Convention: Illinois
makes no eXaggeration when she tells
you that in that great state the condi.
. tons are far better, the prospects are
much brighter for Democracy than ir
1892, when our candidate for vice presi
dent carried 1t by 10000 majority Gap.
plause) We have state ticket stronger
than we ever had before. We have but
one Democracy in Illinois. We voice the
sincere sentiment of the Democracy OF
Illinois when we ask you to nominate q
man whose name we will present q mar
who has been tried, gone through the con.
test and no weak spots found in his ar.
NOR, a man whose high character and