The age-herald., 1900-07-05

Ian to get close enough to MT. Richardson | to escort him to the platform. The four 1 men, marching in single file, the column 1 headed by Governor McCreary, ploughed 1 their way to the side of Chairman Thomas. | Governor McCreary advanced to the front 1 of the platform and said:
 Gentlemen of the convention, it gives | me great pleasure to introduce to you the 1 permanent Chairman of this Convention, | James D. Richardson of Tennessee" | MT. Richardson repeatedly bowed his l acknowledgements of the cheers that swept 1 in wave after wave through the hall The first token of approval given to his address was that which greeted his first mention of 16 to 1. The applause however, was rather feeble and scattering. Much | more energetic was the shout that followed l the declaration that the coming campaign l was to be a trial of the Republic against | an empire. The hall had become very quiet | by this time, and the address of Chairman Richardson was given a much better hear | ing than any that had preceded it. I His arraignment of the failure of the Republican party to establish birne etallism | and the creation instead of a single gold standard was received with manifestations l of hearty approval.
 Terrific Applause
 The conclusion of Chairman Richardson's speech was the signal for terrific applause
  lam J. Bryan brought the convention to it's feet in frenzy of enthusiasm. Delegates Sprang upon their chairs, waving lats, handlSerchiefs and umbrellas in the wild est fashion. By a common impulse the poles bearing the names of the states were torn up and thrust into the air Then down the aisles toward the speakers desk came groups of delegates, surrounding one man who held the name of the state aloft.
 Texas and New York became engaged in rivalry as to which should hold the name ! of the state higher in the air The Lone Star State had won at the outset for the New York standard had been grasped by one of the smallest men of the delegation. This was quickly remedied when the Tam
 many men saw themselves in second place. The pole bearing the name of the state was grabbed from the small man and he was bumped down into his chair and MT. Kellar seized it. Mir. Kellar put Texas in second place in a fash and try desperately as he might the Texan could not place the name of his state one foot ahead of that of New York. Wild with enthusiasm the Texans graSped their man, raised him on their shoulders and New York was down again-but as before, it went down only to rise higher. Richard Croker, Grady, Carroll and half dozen others of the delegation came to Kelars assistance and the emblem Of the Empire State went up again the ceiling by foot than Texas had been able to reach. While this strife was going 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 emblem. They became densely packed in front of the speakers desk, and yelling and cheer ing like maniacs they strove to raise the name of their state level with that of New York. The effort was useless, however New York kept its place.
 The Georgia Ruch
 The Georgia men, wrought up by their failure to equal New York, made a rush for the speakers stand. They went through the crowd with force that no opposition of the crowd before them could prevent and pushing, showing, climbing and cheering they hoisted their man upon the platform and lifted him upon chair. The effort was successful, and New York was eclipsed once more. Kellar is no small man to hold against all of the crowd of struggling, pushing men. and the Tam many crowd was nearly ready to drop with exhaustion, but glance at the Georgia banner brought new strength into their arms, and MT. Kellar went up still higher and New York was on top once more. The convention by this time was in state of frantic excitement The men from Hawaii, carrying their large banner came down the aisle followed by shouting mob which | bore all before it.
 | The band struck up ''The Stars and Stripes Forever and to it's inspiring strains the crowd commenced to march around the floor yelling like madmen, way ing everything they could press into ser vice. Handerchiefs, umbrellas state em blems banners and national colors were
 united into conglomerate wave and be- heath it marched a crowd of men fairly be- side themselves with excitement. With flushed faces, down which perspira tion rolled in streams, many without coats and vests, they went round and round the hall, shouting, yelling and screaming at the top of their voices. The delegates who did not join in the march lent most efficient aid in
 increasing the uproar
 The band did it's share and the tooters of tin horns and the beaters of sheepslins
 worked away for dear life. Nobody knew
 what they played. but nobody cared. They
 were doing their full share and that was all that was necessary.
 Richardson Tried Hard After the excitement had continued for fifteen. minutes Chairman Richardson at-
 tempted to bring order out of the chaos which ruled the floor. Now and then the batter of his gavel could be heard and every time the sound reached the ears of delegate he shrieked the louder. Twenty minutes after Chairman Rich ardson had mentioned the name of Bryan, which like the wave of magician had con- jured up a scene that has seldom been | wilder in a convention, he began to rap for order, but the delegates were not yet