The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-05

back laughing into his seat.
,, INST before the demonstration over WEI MI !,
Hia began Delegate Joshua W. Miles. q
former congress man from Maryland az,
vahced toward the platform occupied DS
the presiding officer, waving the Maryia,h Ia
STANDARD. There was SO much hoiSe
throughout the hall that he could not De
heard four feet from where he stood. ne
said that he had risen to move the thanh ms
OF the convention TO the young LADY WIZ WI,
had so moved the convention by her rehdi-
ton OF song which had been written W |"
nounced in MIR. Mies's most energetic man
ncr. hut II was not heard by a single dee-
gate. and the presiding officer found no OPP
portunity 10 submit II.
When, after fifteen minutes, order was
restored, Chairman Thomas adminlstereu
stern warning to the asSembiaSe, s,tl1lS
and that if the spectators interrupted ING
work by unseemly disorder the officers oI
the convention would be directed TO ciear
the galleries.
Roll on Committees.
The call OF States now began for naming
the members OF the various committees;
This was tedious work, covering all .he
caucus selections Of several States ana Ter
ritories.
When the name of Carter Harrison was
called as the Illinois member Of one OF the
committees IL brought cut round OF cheers
and calls for Harrison. which, for n mo
ment. threatened TO be repetition OF inc
Hill demonstration.
The names Of Governor Overmyer. sen,
ator Blackburn. George Fred Williams anu
William J; Stone also received cheers.
When Augustus Van Wyek was an an.
nocnced as the New York member OF the
Resolutions Committee there was storm
OF mingled Kisses and cheers and another
demand for Hill. Delegates Grady ana NAL a.
10y of New York led in the applause Tor
MIR. Van Wycks name. II took vigorous
play with the gavel to restore order ana
allow the call to proceed: ,.
After the name of the last committeeman
had been given Chairman Thomas an
rounced THAI 4 motion has; been made .x-
tending tine thanks Of the convention 20
the lady who had sung the star SpdhSieo
Banner. IL Was carried
Demonstration for bryan.
A delegate from Ohio secured ihe atten-
ton OF the chairman by some violent ges-
ticulations, and then, mounting on ms
chair as he was recognized. moved that an
Invitation be extended to MIR. Bryan 70
visit the convention. A Wild cheer oil ap
plaUse went up before the chairman hau
been given time 10 hear a second TO the
motion.
ton was N It's height the booming OF
brass hand was heard at the south entrance,
and down the aisle IN front OF the chaL-
mans desk came the band, HhlcA Cd"ie
here with Clark Of Montana. ana bchihi u
In Column of twos or as nearly as tney
could keen that formation, the JacKsonitn
Club OF Nebraska. The band was playing
Dixie" and the OLD air received the yen
of delight which greets II always
The members of the .lacA-onian CUB hdo
with them 4 large number OF ladies', ara as
nFr q
throns was soon packed in front OF me
II Was impossible for Chairman Thomas
20 hear WORD uttered MY iist rom iih. mp 2
motion to adjourn uEtil O'Clock. whicn
Was at Cnce put. and carried. amid con-
fusion 80 sreat that not one delesdtc IN
twenty knew to what hour the adjournment
had been taken.
Afternoon Session.
Although the afternoon session of the con-
ventiOn was TO begin At O'Clock there were
no. over Efty delegates in the!r seats az
that time and the galleries were not moro
than half filed. AT the moment the con-
v.ation should have opened a small nessen,
ger boy was psrcAed IN the chairman seat
Illuminating himself with cop!ous draushtS
from the chairman's private stock OK ice
water. -,
tons were IN their seats, and the band was
pounding out ''rag-time' to entertain the
crowd, which filed every seat and occupied
every square foot Of standing room OUTSIDE
OF the space reserved for the delegates and
Chairman Thomas. warm and perspiring,
mounted the rostrum at i:33-
The recess notification gave a chance to
the Hill admirers TO crowd about him, and
for fully twenty minutes they forbade hln
leaving the hall, shaking his hand and con-
graduating him on the ovation he had re-
ceived.
When the convention began reassembling
the principal point of interest seemed to be
the New York delegation. Around 1t
swarmed the delegates from other states,
anxious to see Hill. Croker. Van Wyck and
the other celebrities.
Chairman Thomas's gavel fell. calling the
convention to order Ut i:iS- The delay was
caused by the nonarrivaf OF the delegates
and the desire on the part of the conven-
ton leaders to afford the committees time
to prepare their reports. Despite the con-
tinued rapping for order by the chairman,
the convention was slow in reaching such
a state OF quiet as would admit of the
transaction of business.
Tnmmxny Halls Greeting.
When partial order was finally restored.
advanced to the front OF the platform ana
read a telegram from the Democrats as
ser,bled In Tammany Hall celebrating the
one hundred and twenty-fouTth anniversary
OF the Declaration Of Independence. The
dispatch YVES signed BY Thomas l. Feitner,
Grand Sachem os Tanmany Hall, and was
follows:
Greeting TO the Democrats of the Ma
ton: Five thousand Democrats now cele-
braiing the hundred and twenty-fourth an
niyersary OF the Declaration of lndepend-
ence. at Tammany hall, want TO join you
in hoping for q vindication of the principles
enunciated one hundred and twenty-four
years ago To-day by the immortal Thomas
JeffeI son. loud applause).
THOMAS l.. FEITNER.
Grand Sachcm Tammany Hail."
The reading OF the telegram was received
with tremendous applause, the New York
delegation leading IN the demonstration.
Chairman Thomas announced that the
Y
Yet TO report.
Instead of following the programme that
previously had been arranged and proceed
Ing at once 10 the other business of the
convention, Josephus Daniels OF North
Carolina was recognized by the chairman
for a motion TO adjourn until $50 o'clock
tonight.
Amid considerable confusion Chairman
Thomas. at 4:5l, declared the motion carried.
Evening SeSsion.
The scene presented at the night session
of the convention was one OF brilliancy and
beauty. The vast auditorium was spendidly
illuminated by great arc lights that Steamed
from dizzy heights about the hall like huge
stars. The color scheme presented among
the innumerable lights was OF unsurpassed
beauty. From every available point In the
immense steel surerstructure festcons OF
the national colors were futtering gayiy in
the delightful breeze that swept through
the hall from the south. temperiuS pleas
aDily the heat Of The night.
Banked In the corlmod.us calieri 5. which
rise in tiers from the space reserved ior
delegates and alternatcs. were thousands OF
spectators. The cool attire OF the men made
a pretty. but not sharp contrast with the
more brilliant costumes of the ladies' IL
was notable that nearly every male spec
tator was in his shirt sleeves, and the paru-
co.ored display Of outing shirts was spec
tacie seldom witnessed anywhere on scale
so vast.
The incesssnt waving Of fans. many OF
them of bright cOlors, gave an observer the
impression of thousands Of butterflies nov
erirg over the audience. The constant shuf-
sation sounded like the roar OF surf Dreak-
ing upon a rocky coast.
Nearly an hour before the convention was
called to order the spectators seats We're
fiIIeti Hundreds of persons, indeed, had
remained in the hall from the afternoon
session.
people in the great amphitheatcr accorded
~. another