The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-05
STORY OF THE DAY.

Convention Hall. Kansas City, Mo,
July 5.-Convention hall was again be-
sieged today by eager and excited thou
sands and long before the time set for
opening the second days proceedings all
of the streets were solidly massed with
humanity moving forward to the many
entrances Expectancy was at a high
pitch, as it was universally felt that
the day had in store the great events
of the convention
By 10 o'clock, so minutes before the
time set for the opening of the conven-
tiOn. nearly every seat in the galleries
was occupied. The delegates were
much more deliberate and came in
slowly.
The word had gotten abroad that
there would be a fight on the floor over
the adoption of the platform and an
ticiDating a session which would be
long and hard after it had once begun
they preferred to come only at the last
minute that their stay in the crowded
hall might be made no longer than nee
essary. The crowd was anxious to see
Senator Hill. and on two occasions
when bald-headed man came through
the door leading to the delegates seats
they set up the cry Of HILL which
had proved so sensational a feature at
both sessions yesterday. The senator,
however. was one of the last of the
New York delegation to arrive. The
police arrangements Of the hall were a
decided Improvement over those that
characterized the opening of the conven-
ton yesterday During the sessions on
"Wednesday dense crowds of spectators
We're allowed to congregate in front of
the speakers stand and in front of the
press seats and up and down the aisles
These We're at times so densely packed
that it was impossible to pass through
them at all. These people were also
largely responsible for the confusion
that made it impossible during the
greater part of the sessions yesterday
Tor the voice of any man to be heard
ten feet from the rostrun.
POLICE FORCE INCREASED
Today swarm of the local police
Were on hand, and they started in we'll
by promptly huStling down the passage
ways all persons who were not dec
the shape of badges.
Once the delegates began to put in an
appearance they came in streams and
the space reserved for them filed I'D
with great rapidity. At 10:30, the time
set for the opening of the convention.
tWo-thtrdS of them were seated and the
remainder We're in the hall or crowding
through the doors.
The number of handsomely gowned
women around the speakers stand was
even greater than yesterday, and with
their bright colored dresses, ribbons and
nuttering fans they formed a charm
ing back ground for the high officials
OF the party who occupied seats direct
ly in front of them
The old familiar tunes. played by the
bands in the galleries, brought forth the
old familiar yells from the crowd AS
usual Dixie and "A Hot Time were
played repeatedly and cheered enthus-
iastically.
The arrival of Richard Croker called
forth few cheers from the galleries.
and as usual when a Tammany man
shows up, there was the cry of 'sFIiIl''
Just to remind him that there are 9th
erS."
The audience began to manifest signs
OF impatience as the time went by for
calling the convention to order and the
officials made no motion to proceed
The hum of the multitude increased to
dull roar. The aisles We're jammed
and the area in front of the platform
was choked with q shutting mass of del
egates, officials and subordina tes.
Many of the well known leaders
went to the platform to confer on
the status of the conventions busi-
ness White of California, Slay-
den of Texas. Cable of Illinois,
McCreary, Of Kentucky. The fine band
labored incessantly to offset thesSconfu-
aion and medley of patriotic airs served