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southern delegates came loud cries O.
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Southern delegates came loud cries of
Hill, I" hill J" Mingled with calls for the
New Yorker came Kisses in plenty. and de-
spite the vigorous use of the gavel all
semblance of order was lost, and nothing
could be heard save the calls of Hill and
the disapproving misses, The band in the
gallery struck up a lively air. but as soon
as it subsidized the uproar was as great as
ever, the California delegation being prom.
inent in calling for Senator Hill. 1t was
not possible for Gov. Altgeld to continue
Immediately, and as the committee on
rules declared itself ready to report, Gov
Altgeld discontinued his address and left
the platform.
Committees Report.
The report of the committees on rules
and credentials We're read and adopted
Chairman Thomas then called for the re-
port of the committee on permanent or
sanization. When it was announced that
Hon. j. ID. Richardson, of Tennessee. had
been selected as permanent chairman,
cheers swept over the great audience.
Chairman Thomas, after the adoption of
the report without debate appointed COM
mittee consisting of former Gov McCreary.
of Kentucky: Daniel Campau, of Michigan,
and Mayor Phelan, of San Francisco, to
escort the permanent chairman to the plat
form. Mr. Richardson repeatedly bowed
MS acknowledgment of the cheers that
swept IN wave after wave through the hall.
Inc hrst token of approval given 10
ms ADDRESS was that which greeted his
iirst mention of sixteen to one. The APP
pause, however, was rather feeble and
scattering. Much more energetic was
the shout that followed the declaration
that the coming campaign was to be a
trial of the republic against the empire
His arrangement OF the failure of the
republican party to establish bimetal-
llSn and the creation. N stead of c,,l.,
gold standard was received with mani
lesta1onS OF hearty approval.
The conclusion of Chairman Richard-
sons speech, which he had arranged I'M
der Is separate heads, was the signal
Tor terrific applause and cheers.
A Will Scene.
His mention of the name of w. ].
Bryan brought the convention to its feet
in frenzy of enthusiasm. Delegates
sprang upon their chairs, waving hats,
handkerchiefs and umbrellas in the Wild
est fashion. BY common impulse the
poles bearing the names of the states
We're torn up and thrust into the air.
Then down the aisles toward the speak,
er's desk came groups of delegates sur
rounding one man who held the name of
the state aloft. Texas and New York
became engaged in a rivalry as to which
should hold the name of the state high
est in the air. The Lone Star state had
the advantage at the outset, for the New
York standard had been grasped by one
of the small men of the delegation This
was quickly remedied when the Tam
many men saw themselves in second
place. The pole bearing the name of the
state was grabbed from the small New
Yorker, he was bumped down into his
chair, and Mr.. Kellar, Endorsed by New
York for vice president, seized it. Mr..
Kellar put Texas in second place in a
flash and try as desperately as he might,
the Texan could not place the name
of his state within one foot of that OF
New York. Wild with excitement, the
Texans srasped their man, raised him
on their shoulders, and New York was
down agan-but, as before it went down
only to rise higher. Richard Croker,
Grady. Carroll and half-dozen others OF
the delegation came to Mr.. Kellar's as
sistance, and the emblem of the Empire
state went up again nearer the ceiling
by a foot than Texas had been able to
reach.
While this strife was going on. between
the two states, the frenzy had taken hold
of the other delegations land from all parts
of the hall men p1unging through the
throng, carrying their state emblems.
They~became densely packed in front of the
speakers desk, and, yelling and cheering
like maniacS, they stroye to raise the name
of their state levsl with that OF New York.
The effort was useless, however, and, held
firm by the Tammany New York kept
its place. The Georgia men, wrought UP
by their failure to equal New York, made a
rush for the speakers stand. They went
through the crowd with a force. that NO