The age-herald., 1900-07-05

I vention was one of brilliancy and beauty I The vast auditorium was splendidly I illuminated by great arc lights thai | gleamed from dizzy heights about fhe hal | like huge stars Base1 | It was notable that nearly every man 1T | the galleries was in his shirtsleeves, and the parti-colored display of outing shirts | was a spectacle seldom witnessed any where on scale so vast. The incessant waving of fans gave an observer the impression of thousands of butterflies lowering over the audience The constant shuffling of feet and continuous hum of conversation sounded Ike the roar of surf breaking upon a rock coast. As the delegates slowly assembled the people in the great amphitheater accorded the leaders one after another cordial re- captions.
 At S:33 D. m. Chairman Thomas rapped the Convention to order, although consid- erably less than two-thirds of the dele gates had arrived There was considerable expectancy over the arrival of Senator Hill, but he failed to put in an appearance. /. Pounding vigorously with hls gavel, and his efforts in this direction being ably sup plemented by Sergeant-at-Arms Martin, Chairman Thomas at last succeeded in reducing the Convention to such a state of quietude that his voice could be heard
 
 "The convention will now come to or der,' he shouted, and pending the reports of the committees the convention will listen to an address from eX-Governor Alt geld of Illinois,
 There was still too much confusion for the name of the speaker to be intelliglble at any distance, and there was only mild ripple of applause as Governor Altgeld mounted the rostrum. Again by the vigorous use of his gavel Chairman Thomas gained largely upon the noise and then he again commenced
 'The convention will now be addressed by ex-Governor Altgeld of Illinois"
 Altgeid Greeted With Applause
 This time his voice carried and the an- nouncement was greeted with applause. Just Governor Altgeld began to speak the tall form of Congressman Sulzer came stalking through the aisle. It was his first appearance upon the floor, and although the recipient of no applause, he was cor dial1y greeted by many of the delegates. From the New York delegation MT. Sulzer received no recognition, no handshake, no smile.
 The name of Mark Hanna, uttered by Governor Altgeld in accents which did not imply approval, was the first thing the. crowd at large caught and there was a howl of delight.
 His prognostications of Democratic suc-
 
 vocal spasm, and when he declared that If the democrats of the county had not suf- hcfent confidence in their delegates to en- trust the cause of Democracy to them, they would not have sent them here to nominate candidate for the Presidency
 This, coming from a man of MT. Altgeld's known attitude upon the silver question, was taken by the Is to 1 advocates as a direct championship of their cause, and they were on their feet in an instant, shouting and waving hats and handkef- chiefs with the greatest enthusiasm. 5 SD loud was the cheering that the speaker wab compelled to suspend his remarks untlsthe uproar had subsided. 1t came again in a minute, however, when he declared that any modification of the Chicago platform would place the Democratic party in a ridiculous position before the American people. Again his voice was drowned. for @ few minutes while the advocates of 16 to voiced their approval in choice
 Loud Cries of "No,
 The anti-16 to people took their innings in another minute when he spoke favorably of the ratio of 16 to 1, and there was loud cries of mo-" mo" The speaker unwit- tingly touched off mine by using the ex- pression in discussing the attitude of cer- tain Democrats toward the silver ques- tion: 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 conven- tion. From all sides of the hall and par tcularly from the southern delegates, came loud cries of "Hi1l,' Hill" mingled with 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 disapproved misses. The band In the gallery struck up a lively air, but soon it subsided the uproar was as great as ever, the Cal ifornia delegation being prominent in call- ing for Hill. It was not possible for Gov ernor Altgeld to continue immediately, as the committee on rules declared itself ready to report. Governor Altgeld discon- tinued his address and left the platform
 Rules Adopted
 The report of the committee on rules was read and adopted
 The committee on rules and order of business recommended the following:
 Resolved, That the rules of the last Democratic National Convention, including the rules of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-third Congress so far as apply be the rules of this convention.
 The order of business shall be:
 1. Report of committee on credentials
 2 Report of committee on permanent or ganization
 g. Report of committee on resolutions.
 A. Presentation and selection of a candi- date for President of the United States
 5. The presentation and selection of a candidate for Vice President
 Credental Committees Report
 The report of the committee on creden- tials seating Mark Cohn and P. E. McCabe in the New York delegation, the Clark delegation in Montana and giving one-half vote to each delegation in Montana and giving one-half vote to each delegation in Oklahoma, was read, and minority re- port dissenting from the decision in the Oklahoma case presented.
 There was some objection ra.le by Mur- ray Vandiver from Maryland to the com mittee, taking no action in the District of Columbia case. The chairman of the committee, MT. Campau, answered that there was no cause to act in the District of Columbia case because it was settled by the National Committee.
 The report of the committee was adopted as presented without further debate
 Chairman Thomas then called for the re- port of the committee on permanent or. ganization. When it was announced that Hon. J. D. Richardson of Tennessee had been selected permanent chairman,