Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1900-07-11

accompanied his reading with emphat-
ic gestures. striding up and down the
platform, turning this way and that.
after his manner in the Senate. There
was 4 howl of approval as he clcnched
his fist and freely arraigned the
course of the administration in Cuba.
But it remained for his reading of tho
declaration that imperialism is the
paramount issue OF this campaign" to
evoke a storm of applause. Tho dele
gates sprang TO their feet, standing on
their chairs, waving hats, handker
chiefs. umbrellas and flags. while the
galleries took up tho chorus and car
ried it along for many minutes. Sena-
tor Hill could been seen marshalng
the hosts to cheer He hell fan
high above his head and added his
voice to the shouting. a second time
Senator Tillman read this declaration.
and now even a greater demonstration
than before carried the convention of
their feet. Suddenly hundreds. then
thousands, of miniature American
flags were passed among tho delegates,
and the whole floor of the vast struc-
ture became sea of flags. An instant
later the flags swept over ;he galleries
like mass of flame. Bundles of them
uted. The scene was magnificently in
spring and the great audience was
worked up to a fever heat On each
flag was the device The Constitution
and the Flag are In3cparabl?, Now and
Forever. The Flag of the Republic
Forever; of an Empire, Never
Senator Tillman stood surveying the
storm and awaiting an opportunity to
proceed. The chairman pounded his
gave and appealed for order. But the
march Of the delegates bearing their
standards and banners ran on Inter
ruptedly for two minutes. As Senator
| Tillman was about to resume. he re-
marked that the thread Of his discourse
had been broken, and down South, as
they were in the habit of saying. Hell
had broken loose in Georgia And"
added the Senator. vOciferously. "7if
Mark Hanna had been here a fcw miu-
utes ago he woul1 have thought hell
| had broken loose in Missouri" There
| were cries of 'Good." Good" when
the trust plank was read. When the
/ Senator reached The re-a1hrmation OF
the Chicago platform with the declara-
/ ton for free silver coinage at ratio
: OF 16 TO /, pjandemonum again broke
| loose. But the demonstration was faint
| in COMPARISON 10 What nad Just Oc-
Cured when imperialism vas annoulc-
ed as the paramount issue Many Of
the delegates stood on their chairs and
waved flags and cheered but n very
considerable number--more than half
held their seats. Senator Jill was
! among those who maintained quiet,
while Mr.. Croker waved n flag until it
| broke. and George Fred Williams led
| the Massachusetts contingent in salvOz
of cheers. One OF tic New Yor;, dele
| gates raised a standard bearing the
| inscription: Don. Think There are
| No 16 to 1'ers in New York" The dem
onstration lasted four and one-half
minutes.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED BY AC-
CLAMATION
! There was intense scorn IN the Ssna-
| tors voice as he read the platform ar
/ raignment of the Hay Pauncefote
| treaty, evoking mingled laughter and
applause. The Boer plank brought an
other cheer, and the Senator received a
round OF applause as he closed. When
| the applause had subsided. Chairman
| Jones. of the platform committee. said
I he had been instructed to move that
I the platform be adopted by the convcn-
ton nv acclamaton. The motion was