Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-07-14
WHAT WE SAW.

asked us to tell what we saw al
Kansas City where we attended thu
Democratic National convention
last week. We are not very good a
describing things, either by wore
or on paper. bot in our feeble way
we will try to say something inter
esting.
| Convention hall, where the con
vention was held, IL said to be the
largest building of the kind in the
United States. II is 1893 feet wide
and $40 feet long. There are en-
frances on two sides and one end
The first floor is oblong in shape
Above the first floor are four gal
leries extending clear around the
building. At the top of all is n roo
garden. There are no stairs in this
mammoth building, but instead are
inclines about twenty feet wide
The floors all over the building are
of granitoid and the ehuffling oi
feet cannot be heard. All over the
building at convenient spots were
placed barrels of ice water. Back
of the oblong shaped first floor
during the .convention the Western
Union Telegraph Company had an
army of operators at work. as did
also the Postal Telegraph Com
pany. sending the doIngs Of the
convention 20 all parts of the world
In the center of the oblnny first
floor was the speakers stand, where
were the chairman, secretary and
sergeant alarms. In all directions
from this was n perfect sea of peo,
pie. The hall is built 80 tina, pei.
son speaking from this center
stand can be heard in every part al
il. The delegates. newspaper men
and notables filled the first floor.
while the four galleries aud roof
garden were filled with Interest,"
spectators. Governor Thomas. VIII"
was the temporary chairman. and
Richards on'of Tennessee. who wa
permanent chairman. presided will
great dignity over this vast meet
ing. Sergeant alarms Martin la'
the hardest job. however, because
the controlling OF 10000 en,husi
as,ic people is n difficult task. The
first days proceedings were of The
routine kind, but were made utter
esting by speeches from men who
are well known 10 the politics OF
the country. The various commit
tees were appointed and the Dec
iaration of Independence read. A
night session was held. The sec
ond days proceedings were NOR.
interesting. The thousands pres
ent were treated to interesting
speeches by men prominent in Ma
tionai affairs, and at the afternoon
meeting the platform of Democ
racy was read by Senator Tiliman
of South Carolina. When that part
of the platform which declared that
imperialism ia the paramount is
sue OF this campaign" was read, the
entire convention wildly cheered
and applauded and kept il up TO,
twenty minutes The applause sub
sided only when the convention
band struck up. When the siXicei
to one plank was read there was Is
repetition of the wildness. When til,
reading of the platform was I'm
ished. Webster Davis. ex assistant
secretary of the interior. was intro.
duced aud made u strong speech IL
which he reuounccd allegiance to
the Republican party and STATED
that hereafter he would be found
working for the Democrats. The
cause of Mr.. Davis change of front
was the plank in the Democratic
platform which express ed sympa.
Thy for the Borrs. who are strng
Cling against England for their IN
dependence. Mr.. Davis declard,i"
set the convention wild. When The
noise died out. Chairman Richard
son announced that the next thing
in order would be the nomination
of "a candidate FOR the presidency
Oldham of Nebraska made a
speech, placing Vim. ]. Bryan in
nomination. When Bryan's nam,
was mentioned the crowd let loos,
its pent-up enthusiasm and il
seemed as though il would never
run it's course. When the nOis,
had lasted twenty minutes the ser
geant.a,.arms signalrd the band oi
forty pieces TO start up, but not a
strain, not a note. could be heard.
When the Lincoln Travelling Menu
Club, the Bryan Home Guards and
the various bands paraded through
the hall the noise was increased. IL
possible, and not until thirty-sevrn
minutes had passed could th'
chairman be heard. Seconding
speeches were made by delegates
from various states. The next day
when Stevenson was nominated.
wound up the convention.
The outside world had fears that
Kansas City would be unable to
properly care for the crowd attend
ant upon the convention, but thus,
fears were gronndless. The crowd
was well taken care of. There was
no extortion AT the restaurants ~
hotels. and sleeping quarters were
plentiful at reasonable rates. Kan
sas was much in evidence at Kan.
sas City. The convention ia said tn
have been the most enthusiastic
ever held in the United States.
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