The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-05
Georgia Canght the Craze.


While this strife was going on between
| the two states, the frenzy had taker
hold of the delegations and from. al
parts of the hall men came plungine
| through the throng carrying their state
| emblems. They became densely packed
in front of the Speakers desk, and yell
ing and cheering like maniacs. they
strove to raise the name of their state
level with that of New York The effor'
was useless, however and held firm by
the Tammany men. New York kept its
place.
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 nc
opposition before them could prevent, and
pushing. showing, clawing and cheering
they hoisted their man upon the platform
and lifted him upon a chair. Their effort
was successful, and New York was eclips-
ed once more. Kelar is no small man TO
hold aloft in a crowd of struggling. push
ing men, and the Tammany crowd was
nearly ready to drop, but a glance at the
Georgia banner brought new strength into
their wearied arms. and new determine
ton into their hearts and Mr.. Kellar went
up still higher and was on top once more.
The convention by this time was in a
state of frantic excitement. The men from
Hawaii, carrying their large banner. came
down The aisle, followed by a shouting
mob which bore all before it. The band
struck up, The Stars and Stripes" and
to its inspiring strains, the crowd COM
nfenced to march around the floor, yelling
like mad men, waving everything that
could be lifted into the air. Hats hand
kerchiefs. umbrellas. state emblems. BAN
ners and the national colors were united
iEto conglomerate wave, and beneath il
marched a crowd of men fairly beside
Themselves with excitement. With flush
ed faces, down which the perspira ton roll
ed in streams many without coats and
vests, they went round and round the hall.
shouting. yelling and screaming at the
top of their voices.
Those delegates who did not join in the
march lent most efficient aid in increasing
the uproar. They contributed nothing
but their voices and their hats and hand
kerchiefs, but they used the first as
though they were made of brass, and
originally designed for one nights wear
only and the last two in a manner usually
es energetic The band did its share and
the tooters Of horns and the beaters of
sheepskins worked away for dear life.
Nobody knew what they played-no body
cared. They were doing their full share,
and that was all that was necessary.
After the excitement had continued
for fifteen minutes Mr.. Richard
son attempted to bring order out
of the chaos that ruled upon the
floor Now and then the patter of his CAV
e could be heard and every time the
sound reached the ears OF a delegate he
shFieked the louder. Time after time the
chairman attempted to restore order, but
he was utterly lost and overwhelmed in
his effort
Precisely twenty minutes after Chair
man Richardson had mentioned the name
of Bryan, which, like the waving of a
magic wand had conjured up a scene of
such wonderful enthusiasm as has seldom
been witnessed in a political convention
he began to rap for order; but the dale-
gates were rot yet ready 10 yield the floor
even to the chairman OF the convention
The band in the gallery started a tune,
and despite the efforts OF Chairman Rich
ardson TO restore order, the demonstra-
ton continued for nine and half minutes
longer, its total length being 29l2 min
utes order then was sufficiently restored
to enable the chairman to recognize Dele
gate j. G. Johnson of Kansas, who made
a motion that the convention adjourn I'M
I'll 1920 a. m. tomorrow. AT 1924 the
chairman declared the convention ad-
journed.