The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-07-07

ner," the audience standing ana cheering
and applauding after each verse. 1t was
an innovation in national convention
Then, as she finished the last strain, the
band took UP America" and, led by Miss
Fultoni, the great mass of 10000 people
broke into the stirring words: my Coun-
try, IT'S of Thee" singing it through with
JUNCTION and closing it with a cheer.
An Ovation to Hill.
Then, suddenly, somebody started the
cry for "Hill," "IIill." In an instant
Maryland, Tennessee, Louisiana, Missis-
s1ppi, New Mexico We're on their feet wav-
ing their standards and yelling "Hill;"
Dave HILL
The pounding of the chairman's gavel
had no effect, and for a time it looked like
a concerted movement to stampede for the
New Yorker AS delegation after delega-
ton rose in their seats and the chairman's
gavel fell, Mr.. Fill was compelled to rise
and bow.
This was the signal for pandemonium,
and nothing seemed to be able to stop the
torrent of applause. A few Kisses were
met with volleys of cheers. and, finally, a
part of New Yorks delegation rose and
Joined the applauding hosts, Croker, Van
Wyck and the Tammany delegation left
their seats, not joining in it. For fully ten
minutes the applause and disorder contin-
ued, the steady rap of the gavel having no
effect. Each time a new state standard
was pulled up and waved the applause be-
gan anew. After his first bow to the audi
ence, Hill kept his seat, but he could not
disguise the qualification that he felt at
the reception accorded him. Friends urged
him to take the platform, but he kept shak-
ing his head negatively. On the platform
the chairman and the sergeants- at -arms
tried in vain to get order.
Finally, Hill, himself hoping to stem the
torrents of applause, arose. Then the dele
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hoarse. "IIill." Platform they
screamed.
"A1r. Chairman" he calculated, but his
voice was drowned in the fierce outburst
of applause. Mr.. Chairman" he tried
sunk, laughing, in his seat.
After Is minutes order was restored, Gov,
Thomas administered a stern warning to
the assembage, stating that the conven-
ton was here to do business, and that if
the spectators interrupted the work by I'M
seemly disorder, the officers of the con-
vention would be directed to clear the gal
leries.
Notable Names Cheered.
The call of states now began, for nam.
ing the members of the various commit
tees. This was tedious work, covering
all the caucus selections of the several
states and territories. When the name
of Carter Harrison was called as the
Illinois member of one Of the committees,
1T drought out a round Of cheers and calls
Tor Harrison, which for u moment threat
ened to be a repetition of the Hill DEM
onstration. The name of Gov. Overmey-
er, Senator Blackburn, George Fred Will
liams and w. ]. Stone also received
cheers. When Augustus Van Wyck was
announced as the New York member of
the platform committee. there was
storm of mingled Kisses and cheers and
another demand for Hill.
Invitation to bryan.
After the name Of the last committee.
man had been given, a delegate from
Ohio secured the attention of the chair
man by some violent gesticulations, 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 a second to the motion.
While the cheering over the Bryan mo-
ton was at it's height, the booming Of
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 "DiNie,"
and the old air received the yell Of de-
light which greets it always The mem
bers Of the Jacksonian club had with
them a large number of ladies, and as
there were no seats for them, a dense
throng was soon packed in front of the
cllairman'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
iourn 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 80 o clock, having no
business to transact, because OF the fail
ure of the committee to be ready to report,
took recess until $3.50 D. m.
The Night Session.
AT S:33, Chairman Thomas raped the
convention to order, although considera-
BILE less than two-thirds of the delegates
had arrived. There was considerable ex-
pectancy over the arrival of Senator Hill,
but he failed to put in an appearance.
Gov. Thomas introduced ex-Gov. Alt
geld, of Illinois, who delivered an ad-
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-
lions of democratic success next fall were
the signal for another vocal spasm, and
Gratis Of the country had not sufficient con-
fidence in their delegates to entrust the
cause of democracy to them, they would
not have sent them here to nominate a
candidate tor the presidency. This conf
ing from a man of Mr.. Altgeld's known
attitude upon the silver question. was
taken by the sixteen TO one advocates
as direct championship of their cause,
and they were on tl.eir feet in an instant,
shouting and waving hats and handkcr-
chiefs with the greatest enthusiasm. So
loud was The cheering that the speaker
was compelled 10 suspend his remarks
unt., The uproar had subsidized 1t came
again in minute. however. when he
declared that any modification of the
Chicago platform would place the DEM
ocratc party in q ridiculous position be-
fore the American people. Again his
voice was drowned for a few minutes
while the advocates of sixteen to one
voiced their approval in cheers audible
beyond the walls The anti.s,xteen to
one people took their innings in another
minute, when he spoke favorably of the
ratio of sixteen to one, and there were
loud cries of mo! MOI"
The speaker unwittingly touched off
mine by using the expression in discussing
the attitude of certain democrats toward
the silver question. Now, my friend, Hill"
That was as far as he got, for sew
eral minutes. The name of Hill again
started the uproar that had marked the
first session of the convention. From all
sides of the hall and particularly from the
southern delegates came loud cries of
"Hill" Hill" MINGLED with calls for the