Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-07-05
PLATFORM READ BY SENATOR TILLMAN

Kansas City, July 6-It remained
for the night session last night to
bring the most remarkable demonstra-
tion that occurred yesterday For
the first hour the proceedings were
formal and profitless, but when, at
the close of the speech of Permanent
Chairman Richardson, he paid a
glowing tribute to William ]. Bryan
pandemonium broke loose and the his
toric scene of Bryan's nomination at
Chicago was repeated even exceeded
in frenzied demonstration lasting
half an hour State standards were
wrenched from their sockets and borne
aloft, a battle for supremacy was
waged between standard bearers, urg-
ed on by the deafening applause of
the entire shouting, gesticulating
convention.
Long before the time set for open
ing the second days proceedings of
the convention all the streets were
solidly massed with humanity moving
forward TO the many entrances. Ex-
pectancy was at a high pitch as It
was universally felt the day had in
store the great event of the conven-
tion. BY 10 O'Clock, thirty minutes
before the time set for opening the
convention, nearly every seat in the
galleries was occupied.
The police arrangements were a de-
cided improvement over those yester-
day when dense crowds were allowed
to congregate in front of the speak
er's stand, in front of the press seats
and up and down the aisIes. To-day
is warm, the local police were or
hand and started in well, by promptly
hustling down the passage ways al
persons not decorated with prope
badges.
At II O'Clock Chairman Richardson
swung the gavel Justify and above tn,
din family could be heard his call
for order. The chairman presente
Right Rev. John j. Glennon for tn
opening I Invocation. The audienc
stood during prayer Richardson an
nounced' the platform committee nc
ready to report and invited ex-Go,
Hogg, of Texas, to address the con
vention.~
The giant of Texas was Justify gree
ed. When he declared the party di
not propose to surrender one iota e
It's attitude in 1896, as promulgate
by. the Chicago convention, there wa
round after round of cheers. Thl
broke into a whirlwind of approvin
shouts when the governor asserted tn
party platform must contain an une
quivocal, specific declaration for Is I
1. 1t was noticed that delegate
Joined with spectators in the a
plause. Hogg arraigned the policy
the administration in the Philippine
and on foreign affairs generally, an
its subserviency to trusts. He close
with the prediction that plateor
appealing to the people for CORE
s,eion of the existing evils, would brir
victory in November. At the term
nation of Hogg's address, the cry
~"EFill'' came from all quarters of t!
galleries. Mingled with the calls we
Kisses. When order was restor,
Richardson presented A. M. Decker
of Missouri. Dockery's prompt a
tack upon the conduct of the repub
ican. administration, for its manag
ment of the Philippine question, W
! greeted with the usual demonstrate
ssss0f applause. His assurances tn
ssss Bryan sEeuld. be the. next president a
s:s. his condemnation of any alliance b
: tween this country and England I
ceived the same enthusiastic rec'
aion and cries Of hurrah for Decker
zIIfrom the Missouri delegation. An /
peal for harmony along ftihdamen
y principles" met with a cheer
The first mention of Deweys nal
i since the opening of the conventi'
: was made by Dockery while discussl
the platform question, but the name
aazfhe famous admiral was received wi
out ripple Of applause.
At the conclusions Of the speech
Dockery, Mayor D. S. Rose, Of 4
= waukee, was called to the platfcl
He made a fine impression.
voice was clear and penetrated to
uttermost parts Of the hall. Wise
sin. he sad. could be brought
year into tie democratic column b
platform. Rte made a strong app
% the congaslion to remember