The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-07-07

| to be under American operation ana
/ control.
/ AT the conclusion of the speech the
/ building rang with applause, the Cheer-
/ ing being accompanied by the futter of
! the national colors throughout the
| hall.
, The first semblance of genuine en-
thusiasm was created when the secre-
! tary of the convention, Charles A.
Walsh of Iowa, rose and read a reso-
! luton offered by Daniel J. Campau Of
! Michigan that the Declaration of indie
| pendence, Drafted by that Democrat
| of Democrats, Thomas Jefferson" be
read to the convention on this, the an
niversary of the nations natal day.
! With cheers and applause the resolu-
| ton was adopted, while the band in
the south gallery played patriotic airs
| in lead of the enthusiasm.
Then a dramatic scene occurred. AS
| the vast audience was quoting down to
listen to the reading of the declaration,
/ two men appeared upon the platform,
bearing carefully in their arms two
| large objects, each shrOuded in the
! stars and stripes. They were placed,
the one upon the other Immediately to
the right and in front of the chairman.
| Delegates and spectators craned their
neckS to see what was about to occur.
Quickly advancing to the flag draped
| object a handsome man deity lifted
| the flag from a splendid bust of Mr.
BRYAN. AS the familiar features of their
distinguished leader were recognized by
! delegates and spectators, a tornado of
| applause swept over the audience. From
side to side the bust was turned, that
all might see whom it represented.
When the applause subsidized Charles
| Hampton of Michigan read, in mag
nificent voice, the Declaration of indie
| pendence.
AS the full and rounded sentences of
the great state paper rolled through the
! hall, the cheering and enthusiasm in
creased, and when Mr.. Hampton had
concluded the tremendous applause
fairly shook the building.
When the applause ceased Miss Full
! ton of New York was introduced and
sang The Star-Spangled Banner the
audience standing and cheering after
each verse. 1t was an innovation in
national convention. Then, as she fin
ished the last strain, the band took UP
America" and led by Miss Fulton,
20, 600 people broke into the stirring
words, My Country 'Tis of Thee,
singing it through with JUNCTION and
closing it with cheer.
Then suddenly somebody started the
cry for Hill" Hill In an instant
Maryland, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mis-
SlSSlpDl, ana New MeAiCO NCIt vi INCL
feet waving their standards and yell
ing, Hill Dave Hill"
The pounding of the chairman's gavel
had no effect. and for a time it looked
like a concerted movement to stampede
for the New Yorker. AS delegation al
ter delegation rose in their seats and
the chairman's gavel fell, Mr.. Hill was
compelled to rise and bow. This was
/ the signal for pandemOnium5 and moth
] III 70 CT he tor
rent of applause. A few Kisses were
met with volleys of cheers, and, finally,
a part of New Yorks delegation arose
and Joined the applauding hosts. Gro
kerr Van Wyck and the Tammany dele
CATION kept their seats without joining
in it.
For fully ten minutes the applause
and disorder continued. Each time
new state standard was pulled up and
waved, the applause began anew. After
his first bow TO the audience, Hill kept
his seat. but he could not disguise the
qualification that he felt at the recep
ton accorded him. Friends urged him
to take the platform, but he kept
shaking his head negatively On the
platform the chairman and the SER
! geant-at-arms tried in vain to get
order. ~
Finally Hill himself, hoping to stem
! the torrents Ol APPLAUSE, dIo IiiciI
the delegates and the crowd hoWIed
themselves hOarse.
Hill" Platform" they screamed.
| MIR. Chairman" he calculated, but
his voice was drowned in the fierce out
burst of applause.
| MIR. Chairman he again tried to
say. and then, drowned out again, sank
laughing in his seat.
Just before the demonstration over
70 A
! Miles, former congressman from
Maryland, advanced toward the plat
form occupied by the presiding officer,
waving the American standard There
was so much noise throughout the hall
! that he could not be heard four feet
| from where he stood. He said that he
/ had risen to move the thanks of the
| convention to the young lady who had
so moved the convention with the rem
dition of song which had been writ
ten by a Maryland patriot. The mo-
ton was announced in Miles's most en-
ergetic manner, but it was not heard by
/ a single delegate and the presiding Of
ficer found no opportunity to submit it,
When after fifteen minutes order was
restored, Governor Thomas admins
tered a stern warning to the assem-
hlage, stating that the convention was
| here to do business and if the specta-
.
I sary noise the officers would be direct
! ed to clear the galleries.
The call of states began for naming
/ the members of the various commit
| tees. This was tedious work, covering
! all the caucus selections of the various
states and territories. When the name
| of Carter H. Harrison was called as
! the Illinois member of one of the COM
! mitteeS it brought out a round of
! r., IIr,4, Too, Hl,o-A Co
moment threatened to be repetition
of the Hill demonstration. The names
of Governor OVermeyer, Senator Black
burn, George Fred Williams and w. j..
! Stone also ELECTED cheers. When Au-
gustuS Van Wyck was announced as
| the New York member of the platform
committee there was storm of Kisses
and cheers and another demonstration
for Hill. Delegates Grady and Mailer
of New York led in the applause for
Mr.. Van Wycks name. 1t took vigor-
Gus play with the gavel to restore order
and allow the call to proceed.
After the name of the last committee
man had been given, Chairman Thomas
announced the motion that had been
made giving the thanks of the conven-
ton to the lady who had sung the Star
! Spangled Banner 1t was carried.
A delegate from Ohio secured the at
| tention of the chairman by gesticula-
ton, and then, mounting on his chair
as he was recognized moved that an
! invitation be extended to Mr.. Bryan to
visit the convention. A wild cheer of
approval went up before the chairman
had been given time to hear a second
to the motion.
While the cheering over the Bryan
motion was at its height, the boom
! ing of a brass band was heard at the
south entrance and down the aisle
came the band which came here with
Clark of Montana and behind it in col
umn of twos or as nearly as they could
keep that way the Jacksonian club of
Nebraska The band was playing
Dixie and the old air received the