Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-06

man had been given, delegate from
Ohio secured the attention of the chair
man by some violent 2esticulations, and
then. mounting on his chair as he was
recognized, moved that an invitation be
extended to Mr.. Bryan to visit the con-
vention. A wild cheer of applause went
up before the chairman had been given
time to hear 4 second to the motion.
While the cheering over the Bryan mo-
ton was at its height, the booming OF
a brass band was heard at the south
entrance, and down the aisle in front of
the chairman's desk came the band,
which came here with Clark, of Mon
tana and behind it, in columns of twos,
or as nearly as they could keep that
formation the Jacksonian club of Ne
| braska. The band was playing Dixie,
| and the old air received the yell of de-
| light which greets ii always. The mem
| bers of the Jacksonian club had with
them large number of ladies, and as
there were no seats for them. a dense
throng was soon packed in front of the
chairman's desk. 1t was impossible for
Chairman Thomas to hear word uttered
four feet from his desk, but some dele
gates near him made a motion to adj
journ until four O'Clock, which was at
once put and carried, amid confusion so
great that not one delegate in twenty
knew to what hour the adjournment had
| been taken.
| Afternoon Session.
| The convention, at $50 O'Clock, having no
| business to transact, because of the fail
| urc of the committee to be ready to report,
| took a recess until $50 p. m.
| The Night Session.
| At 1913, Chairman Thomas Mapped the
| convention to order, although considera-
| BILE less than two-thirds of the delegates
| had arrived. There was considerable en-
| pectancy over the arrival of Senator Hn!,
| but he failed to put in an appearance.
| Gov Thomas introduced eN-Gov. AL
| geld, of Illinois. who delivered an add
| dress. During the early portion of Mi.
| Altgeld's address the hum of converse
| ton in the galleries and among the dele
| gates was so loud that not much of what
| he said was audible His prognostica
| tions OF democratic success next fall were
| the signal for another vocal spasm, and
| again when he declared that " the demo-
| Gratis of the country had not sufficient con-
fidence in their delegates to entrust the
| cause of democracy to them, they would
4 not have sent them here to nominate 4
| candidate for the presidency. This conl-
ing IRON man of Mr.. Altgelds known
attitude upon the silver question, was
taken by the sixteen to one advocates
as n direct championship of their cause.
and they were on their feet in an instant
shouting ana waving hats and handker-
chiefs with Tho greatest enthusiasm. Sc
loud was the cheering that the speaker
| Wa compelled 70 suspend his remarks
until The uproar had subsidized 1t came
| again in "a minute. however. when he
| declared that ans modification of tbs
Chicago platform would place the dem
ocratic party in p ridiculous position be
| fore the American people Again his
voice swas drowned Tor a few minute;
while the advocates Of sixteen 10 one
voiced their approval in cheers audible
beyond the walls The antis,xteen t,
one people took their innings in another
.sinute when he spoke tavorably of the
ratio of sixteen TO one. and there were
loud cries ef No! MOI
The speaker unwittingly touched off {
mine by using the expression in discussing
the attitude of certain democrats towarC
the silver question, Now my friend, Hill
That was as far as he got for sew
eral minutes The name of Hill agar
started the uproar that had marked the
first session of the convention. From al
sides Of the hall and particularly frnun this