Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-06

Alabama Arkansas, mississippi aua u
large number OF delegates ln dhefent
rlIts off lhe hall. The applause. while
NJ -oroug, was short. not lasting above
"a minute when the roll call reached
Connecticut that state gave way 20
Minnesota amid cheers ana CRIES OF
"T0wne"
TOWNE rs NAMED.
AA. Roesing Of Minnesota then took
he platform to present the name OK
Chas A. T0wne. of Ms STATE
Mr. Roesing is q TALL powerful man |
with a voice bsnttlng his staiWart |
frame re could be heard in every al. |
rccuon. His first applause was gained |
when ne spoke Of Mr. TOwne as "a man |
who embodied the best characteristics /
1f American manhood When he pro- |
rounced the nairs Towne there was /
cheering from the Minnesota delegation |
which rose 20 its feet waving hags IN |
frantic fashion. The galleries lolneo I'D
the applause with fevOr but there was
less enthusiasm among the men on the
floor who had votes.
A stout woman In the northwest COT
ner OF the first gallery climbed upon q
chair holding IN her LETT hand q eolgi5u
Autograph OF Bryan aud loWne "hll'
with her right she waved hanehtt-
chief vigorously Congressman Shal-
r,th of Colorado. % jealous supporter
of Inc candidacy Of Mr.. TOWneI climbed
into the gallery In an eftort TO SCI thc
woman forward 90 the platform pul
she declined TO come,
By degrees the enthusiasm spIeau
throughout the delegations ana lh
short time men were up IN the stales
of Washington. Wyoming, Montana
end south Dakota, but there was much
loss than that which had risen o. me
name OF Stevenson.
HILL REFUSES.
While the galleries were enihusing
over Towne there was an excited ltue
group about the chair OF ex-senator
Hnl In Il was Croker
you must take the nomination ana
save the day" said Edward Murphy eA-
n cannot. 1 cannot" replied Hill his
face white and set II do not want IT,
you must take Il, said Croker Team
ing over him while Norman r. Mack
| and Frank Campbell held Hill, one on
/ each side, ana urged him 70 accept.
An excited man from New Jersey
/ shaking his fingers under Mr. INNS
nose. shouted you cant refuse, you
can't The party must have you to
/ save the East
II don't want Il. You can. name
/ Stevenson. He's as good as i am
said Hill. ana then turning TO Murphy
/ and Croker and gripping his hands ne
| said. Please don't force this, please
Nh Murphy then gave an indication
| OF a pre-arranged scheme TO nominate
| HM By saying to the excited jersey
men: "You keep quiet and II VIII be
/ an right. We have It fixed
CONFUSION Is GREAT.
Meanwhile the confusion continued
10 be so great IN the hall that even ar
/ Ter Chairman Richardson had recoB-
nized Gov Thomas Of Colorado TO sec
| ond the nomination OF MI ToWne, not
| a word OF his speech could DE heard ~
| either the delegates or the people IN the
| gallerles. Finally. after Gov. Thomas
| had been speaking for a minute OF
morc. former Senator White went 20
/ the platform. and In a ringing voice
warned the convention that II ORDER
| was not restored he would move that
the galleries be cleared.
When the state OF Delaware was
called the announcement was mace
that the State would yield 70 New
York. Then the result OF the Hlll con-
ference was apparent. A tremendous
shout Of applause swept through the
hall. Delegate Grady. one uf the Leaders
oh Tammany hall. had already assembled
he platform. and as he stepped TO the
front 10 address the convention, the
applause and cheering increased
HILL Is NOMINATED.
His first sentence rang through the
great building In trumpet tones. W
behalf OF the Democracy Of New YORK
/ present To this convention for the
nomination for Vice President the name
of David Bennett Hill" Il was drS-
matte IN the extreme The ohect was
electrical. His words set the conven-
lion In a frenzy ot enthusiasm.
The scene which followed was FAR the
most tcmpestuous OF the session and the
name Of hin echoed and re-echoed
through the hall State standards We're
seized and held al0ft and the conven'
tion was canopled with fluttering nag'
and handkerchiefs. Delegates ana spec
tators cheered and the great structure
fairly shook with the noise, when th'
galleries became Infected with the en-
thusiasm. -, IA.
Gov. I'M meantime had worked hh
way through the surging multitude g
me platform. As he assembled IT, hl'
hands were eagerly grasped and he wa
escorted to the seat az the permaneil
chairman. he asked Mr.. Grady TO yiel'
that he might make a statement pu
Mr.. Grady declined. g.,
Mayor Van Wyck OF the New forl
delegation, hurried TO Gov. I'M an,
BEGAN an earnest conversation wy
. | him. urging him not 20 decline ul
, | nomination. which evidently seemed
be within his grasp. Hill only shoo
r his head,
A DRAMATIC PLAY.