The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-06
BIG EVENT G TIE DAY
Continued From First rage.

shouting men. Then Tammany went
into real Mysteries and gymnastic spasms
as the women passed out of sight in the
crowd in front of the speakers desk
Senator Clark, of Montana, accom-
panied by a lady, both waving flags
with intense energy, called forth terrific
applause as they passed around the hall
After them came Texas, with it's long
banner mounted on steers horns, and
further back some of the New York
delegation carrying little flags bearing
the words: Don't think there are no
16 to 1-ers in New York" Round and
round the hall went the marching coll
umns, then two bodies of cheering men
who stood beneath a cloud of futtering
flags.
1t was a demonstration fully equal IN
fervor to anything that had proceeded 1t.
or even that when the platform was
read.
When the demonstration had run for
nineteen and one-half minutes Chairman
Richardson began to pound vigorously
for order 1t was of no avail for several
minutes, and it was not until twenty
seven minutes had elapsed from the in
slant Mr.. Oldham had mentioned the
word Bryan" that the cheering had sub
sided and the convention was in order
once more, the excited and perspirinS
crowd getting into state of quiet be-
then the voice of the clerk calling the roll
The partially demolished standards Of
the states were put back into the places
once more, and painting and exhausted
they prepared for the second
inning. In the midst of that popular
feeling that seems to come from nowhere
Arkansas yielded to Texas and Mr.. Per-
kins began a speech seconding Mr.. Bry-
IN. He Iaudsd the platform and sal
some other pertinent things, but the
audiences appetite had been whetted for
the nomination and his voice was hardly
distinguishable above the strong hum of
conversation and the rustling Of moving
bodies. His finish was applauded, and
then the voice Of the clerk ealing the roll
was drowned out by vociferous cries for
'Hinr' Hin!'
MIR. WHITE HEARD.
Ex-senator White, of California, got
the platform, however, and his stento-
rian tones soon demanded attention, and
by his energy he kept the convention
somewhat III order. He was heard dis
tinctly, his big voice filling the hall, and
at each telling point in his address ap-
plause broke forth. He said:
MIR. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
convention: l rise to second the norrina.
tloa Of the next president OF the United
States, William Jennings Bryan. (Ap-
plause-l l presided over two national
conventions of my party, and 1 can tell
you never saw displayed more generous
heartfelt enthusiasm than that which
controls this audience today Applause
We are in the presence of great national
danger. We are dominated by and sur
ISuadeq with power and the habiiiments
OF authority. and those barriers which
nave hitherto protected the people have
beea swept away. Men honest in poverty
nave nave; become dishonest in wealth. and ma,
lions which have lost their rights ana
their conscience in the face Of great sue
cess have wandered from the path or
rectitude: To say Just what the paens
OF the Fourth have sounded, let us So
berly, truthfully and honestly reflect. rC-
CARELESS Of political affiliations We arr
now at the parting of the ways, the cues