Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-14
"A Republic Can have No .Colonies.'

"a Republic Can Have No Colonies"
To a vast majority of those in the
hall the breaking out OF the flag was
an unexpected incident, and its APP
p%earance was the signal for q frantic
roar which caused everything that
had gone before 1t to sink into insig-
n~ificance. Senator Tillman stood SUR
yeying the storm, and awaiting an OPP
portunity TO proceed.
The chairman pounded his gavel and
appealed for order. But the march OF
the delegates bearing their standards
n banners ran ON uninterruptedly
for twenty-five minutes. AS Senator
Tillman was about to esume, he re-
marked that the thread of his dis
course had been broken and that down
south they were In the habit of say
Ing, "Hell has broken loose In Geor-
gia."
"And," added the senator, yocifer-
ously. "if Mark Hanna had been here
n few minutes ago he would have
thought hell had broken loosein Mis-
souri,"
There were cries of good, good"
when the trust plank was read. When
the senator reached the eafirmation
of the Chicago platform, with the dec
laratioh for free silver coinage at a
ratio of 16 TO 1, pandemonium again
broke loose, but the demonstration
was faint In comparison TO what had
just occurred when imperialism was
announced as the paramount issue"
There was intense scorn in the SEN
htor's voice hs he read the platform
hrraignment Of the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty, evoklhg mingled laughter and
applause.
The Beer plank brought out anoth-
or cheer,
Adopted by Acciainatiou.
Many OF the delegates stood on their
chairs and waved flags and cheered,
but a very considerable number-more
than half-held their seats. Senator
Hill was among those who main
tanned quiet, while MIR. Croker waved
n flag until II broke, and George Fred
Williams led the Massachusetts con
tingent in salyos Of cheers. One Of
the New York delegation raised n
standard bearing the inscriptions
Don't Think There Are No i6 TO l'ers
In New York" The demonstration
lasted four and one-half minutes.
When the applause subsidized, Chair
man Jones, OF the platform commit
tee, said he had been instructed TO
move that the platform be adopted
by the convention by reclamation.
The motion was put, and amid a o
of cheers and applause the platform
was adopted without n word OF dis
sent. The announcement of Chair
man Richardson Of the adoption Of
the platform was followed by q stun
ming shout, which made the building
ring from one end to the other.
Addressed by Webster Davis.
The plank denouncing England's
policy toward the Beers had called
out immense applause, but when il
was announced by Chairman Richard
son hat the convention would he adj
dressed by Hon. Webster Davis, for
mer assistant secretary of the i'm
terror, the crowd manifested It's en-
thusiasm by cheering for quite two
minutes, The speech Of Mr.. Davis
was arranged in order to allow his an
nouncing his allegiance to the demo-
cratic party and the democratic plat
form, and TO the ticket Of the con-
vehtiun.
I'm dramatic style, and with ali the
force and magnetism of Il fine ora
tor, Mr.. Davis began his address. lie
denounced ms n 'maliciuus lie" the
statement that he had been forced to
leave his office in the present national
administration. He pictured in bril-
liant and flaming sentences the "cru-
elites" and "aggressions" practiced by
Great Britain upon the Beers Of South
Africa. His account with tho rCpub-
lican party he regarded as fully bal
auccd.
In conclusion, in announcing his in
trntion of supporting the democratic
party and its ticket, Mr.. Davis said
with great emphasis: II stand upon
this platform, and shall support Will
liam j. Bryan"
AS Mr.. Davis concluded the band
struck up "Hail to the Chief and he
held an impromptu reception upon
the platform.
oldham Names Bryan.
Sergeant at Arms Martin then an
nounced:
THE next business before the con-
yention is the nomination of n candi-
date for the presidency Of the United
States. The secretary will call the
roll of states"
"Alabama,'' the secretary then
shouted, commencing the call of the
roll.
"The state Of Alabama" said the
chairman of the delegation of that
state, ''yields to Nebraska the priyi-
lege Of naming the next president of
the United States"
w. ID. Oldham, of Nebraska, who
was to present the name of Mr.. Iry-
an, expressed his appreciation Of the
favor extended by Alabama in surren-
its time to the state of Mr..
Throughout his address he received
the closest attention Of the conven-
ton.
He caught the fancy Of the conven-
tion by his statement that the gov
ernmcnt of this country SIS bounded
the north by the constitution, on
the east by the Monroe doctrine, on
the south by the declaration of indie
pendence and on the west by the ten
commandments AS he prepared 10
his address he raised his hand
high above his head slowly, and with
an energy that caused his voice TO
penetrate into every corner of the
hall, and said: "And that man is Will
jennings Bryan"
Concluding ne brought his hands
with each word until the last
had been uttered, when he brought
them up with n sweep, but quicker