The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-05
WHEELING W. va, HURsDAY,8JUL s. 1900. h

put Texas in second place in a flash.
and try as desperately as he might, the
Texan could not place the name OF his
state within one foot of that OF New
York. Wild with excitement the Tex
ans grasped their man, raised him on
their shoulders and New York was
down ngain, but as before, 1t went down
only, to rise higher. Richard Croker.
Grady Carroll and a half dozen others
of the delegation came to Mr.. Kellar's
assistance and the emblem OF the En-
pire state went up again nearer the
ceiling by foot than the Texas had
been able to reach.
New York Took the Lead.
While this strife was going on be-
tween the two states the frenzy had
taken hold of the other delegations and
from all parts of the hall. men came
plunging through the throng, carrying
their state .emblems. They became
densely packed in front of the speakers
desk, and yelling and cheering like
manlacs they strove to raise the name
OF their state level with that Of New
York. The effort was useless, however,
and held firm by the Tammany men,
New York kept its place. The Georgia
men, wrought up by their failure to
equal New York, made 4 rush for the
speakers stand. They went through
the crowd with force that no opposi-
tion before them could prevent, and
pushing, showing, clawins and cheer
ing, they hoisted their man upon the
platform and lifted him upon chair.
Tho effort was successful and New
York was ecllpsed once more. Keller Is
no small man to hold aloft In a crowd
OF struggling, pushing men and the
Tammany crowd was ready to drop.
Convention Became Frantic.
The convention by this time was In
q state of frantic excitement. The men
from Hawaii, carrying their large ban
ner came down the aisle, followed by i
shouting mob which bore all before 1t.
The band struck up THE Stars and
Stripes" and to Its inspiring strains the
crowd commenced to march around the
floor, yelling like mad men. waving
everything that could be lifted into the
air. Hats, handkerchiefs. umbrellas,
state emblems, banners and the nation
| al colors were united In conglomerate
| wave and beneath It marched crowd
of men fairly beside themselves with
excitement. With flushed faces. down
which the perspiration7 rolled in
stream:. many without>coats and vests,
they went round and round the hall,
shouting, yelling and screaming at the
top OF thcl- voices. Those delegates who
did not Join In the march lent most ef-
fcient aid in increasing the uproar.
They could contribute nothing but their
voices and their hats and handker-
chiefs, but they used them as they used
the first, as though they were made of
brass and originally designed for one
nights wear only. and the last two in
u manner fully asenergetic.
The Band Did It's Part.
The band did its share. and the toot-
ers OF horns and the beaters of sheep
skins worked away for dear life No
body knew what they played-nobody
cared. They were doing their full
share and that was all that was neces-
sary. After the excitement had con-
tinued for fifteen minutes. Chairman
Richardson attempted to bring order
out of the chaos that ruled upon thu
floor. Now and then the patter of his
gavel could be heard and every time
the sound reached the ears OF dele.
gate, he shrieked the louder. Time af-
ter time the chairman attempted to re-
store quiet but he was utterly lost and
overwhelmed with his effort.
Precisely twenty minutes after Chair
man Richardson had mentioned the
name OF Bryan. which. like the waving
Of a magic wind, had conjured up :.
scene of such wonderful enthusiasm ms
has seldom been witnessed In n nollt-
lcal convention, he began to rap for or
der: but the delegates were not yet
ready to yield the floor even to the
chairman of the convention.
Then They Adjourned.
The band in the gallery started pa
triotic air and despite the continuous
| effortsof Chairman Richardson to re-
store order, the demonstration contIn-
ued for nine and n hnlf minutes lon
ger. It's total length being 29Is minutes.
Order then was sufficiently restored
TO enable the chairman to recognize
Delegate Judge Johnson, of Kansas,
who made motion that the convention
adjourn until 1880 n. m. tomorrow. At
1882 the chairman decided the conven-
tion adjourned.
THE BALL OPENS