The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-07-14
THE FIRST DAY.
Permanent Organization and APP
pointment Of Comm ittees.


Kansas CITY, Mo-, July G.-Amid scenes of
tumultuous enthusiasm betting such an
event and such day, the democratic ma
tional convention began its sessions
"Wednesday. AT exactly l2:02 Chairman
Jones assembled the platform and called the
body to order The first business of the
convention was the reading of the formal
call, by Secretary Walsh. Chairman Jones
announced the prayer by Rev. s. w. Neel.
Following the prayer came an address OF
welcome by Mayor Reed of Kansas city.
Miss Fultoni. of New York, was intro
duced and sang THE Star Spangled Ban
ner." the audience standing and cheering
and applauding after each verse. II was
an innovation In a national convention.
Then, as she finished the last strain, the
band took up America" and, led by Miss
Fultoni, the great mass of 2OOO0 people
broke into the stirring words my Coun-
try. IT'S of Thee" singing 1t through with
JUNCTION and closing II with cheer.
An Ovation to Hill.
Their, suddenly. somebody started the
cry for "Hill," "Iiill." In an instant
Maryland, Tennessee. Louisiana. Mssis-
Sippi and New Mexico were on their feet
waving their standards and yelling 'Iiiil;"
"Davc Hill"
The pounding of the chairman's gavel
had no effect and for time 1t looked
like a concerted movement to stampede
for the New-Yorker. AS delegation after
delegation rose In their seats and the
chairmans gavel fell, Mr.. Hi was com
PEELED TO rise and bow.
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.
Adjournment was taken until after
noon.
The convention, at 1850 o'clock, having
Irtg IN tra n,t lao, Of thp
failure of the committee to be ready to
export, took a recess until $50 p. IN.
The Night Session.
At S:33, Chairman Thomas raped the
convention to order although considera-
bic 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. Altgeld,
OF Illinois, who delivered an address. The
speaker unwittingly touched or 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 several
minutes. The name of Hill again started
the uproar that had marked the first ses-
sion of the convention. The demonstra-
tion lasted for many minutes.
Permanent Organization.
The report of the committee on rule.
and credentials was read and adopted
Chairman Thomas then called for the re
port of the committee on permanent or
ganization. When 1t was announced tina
Hon. J. ID. Richardson. OF Tennessee. ha,
been selected as permanent chairman
cheers swept over the great audience
Upon Mr.. Richardson's introduction 4
the audience, he was sreeted by anothe
wave Of cheers.
In his remarks Mr.. Richardson said tina
thu republican party stands for empire
The democratic party stands for the re
public for the declaration of independ
ence, and the constitution of our country
He denounced trusts. His arraignmen
of the failure of the republican party 4
establish t.imetallism and the creation in
stead OF IL single gold standard was re
ccived with manifestations of hearty ap
prevail He declared President Mcl<.nle.
and his secretary of state had done al
In their power to nullify and abrogate tn
Monroe doctrine. and said democrac!
stood for this doctrine and demands III
rigid enforcement The policy of the ad
ministi alton with reference to Porto Ric,
and the Philippines was denounced a,
equIvoosting and cowardly, and he de