The age-herald., 1900-07-06

heid tnelr seats. Senator Hill was among those who maintained quiet while MT
 Croker waved a flag until it broke, and
 George Fred Williams led the Massachu-
 setts contingent in salvos of cheers. One
 of the New York delegates rapped a stand
 ard bearing the inscription:
 Don't think there are no 16 to 1-ers in
 New York" There was scorn in the Sen
 ator's voice when he read the platform
 arraignment of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty,
 evoking mingled laughter and applause. The Boer plank brought out another cheer, and the Senator received a round of ap- plause as he closed. His voice throughout
 was admirable, and he made himself heard
 throughout the vast hall. His reading, too, was forceful and effective
 When the applause had subsided Chair man Jones of the platform committee said he had been instructed to move that the
 exclamation.
 The motion was put and amid roar of cheers and applause the platform adopted without q word of dissent. The announcement of Chairman Richardson of the adoption of the platform was followed by a stunning shout which made the build ing ring from one end to the other. Dramatic Scene
 Then followed a dramatic scene The
 plank denouncing the English policy to-
 ward the Boers had called out the inn
 
 nounced by Chairman Richardson that the
 convention would be addressed by Hon. Webster Davis, former Assistant Secretary
 of the Navy The speech of MT. Davis was arranged in order to enable him to an-
 nounce his allegiance to the Democratic
 party and the Democratic platform and to
 the ticket of the convention.
 MT. Davis began his address with the
 force of an orator. He denounced as
 malicious lie' the statement that he had been forced to leave his office in the pres-
 ent national administration He pictured
 in brilliant and flaming sentences the "cru- cities and aggressions' practiced by Great Britain upon the Boers of South Africa He expressed his intense satisfaction that the
 Democratic Convention had incorporated in
 the platform a plank so cordially and en-
 Enthusiastically endorsing the cause of the Boers, which is the cause of honesty and justice. But this great republic should not chain itself to the chariot wheels of the empire that was crushing liberty to death in South Africa. He believed it to be his duty to ally himself with the Democratic party. His account with the Republican party he regarded as fully balanced. He
 owed it no further obligations. These sem
 timents met with applause.
 In announcing his intention of supporting
 the Democratic party and its ticket, he said with great emphasis: q stand upon this platform and shall support William J. Bry- an. He made curious and laughable confusion of the sylables of MT. Bryan S
 name. But the crowd knew what he meant and cheered him wildly. As MT. Davis con- cluded, the band struck up Hail to the Chief,' and while it was rendering the air | he held an impromptu reception upon the platform. Chairman Richardson was the first to grasp his hand, as he concluded then James K. Jones. Others crowded
 around him until he had great difficulty in
 retaining his feet. He left the platform
 as soon as he was able. but on the way to
 hlS seat he was given shouts of approval bv
 those whom he passed. The band passed
 from Hail to the Chief" to America" and SerSeant-at-Arms Martin rose to his feet and waved desperately for silence When few degrees of the noise had been silenced, he said: Nomination of a President 'The next business of the convention is the nomination of a candidate for Presi- dent of the United States The secretary will call the roll of States"
 Before doing so the secretary read the names of the members of the committee appointed by theschair to confer with the silver Republicans and Populists in accord
 ance with the resolution introduced by
 George Fred Williams of Massachusetts at
 the morning session. They are
 George Fred Williams, Massachusetts, J.
 G. Berry. Arkansas w. H. Thompson, Ne braska; Charles Thomas Colorado; J. S. hoSe, WlSconSln; InomaS H. Martin, Nir- ginia; J. G. Mcclure, California; B. R. Till man, South Carolina; Carter H. Harrison, | Illinois.
 | Alabama" the secretary then shouted, | commencing the call of the roll. | '"The State of Alabama said the chair man of the delegation of that State, yields l to Nebraska the privilege of naming the | President of the United tSates" | W. D. Oldham of Nebraska, who was to l present the name of MT. Bryan to the convention was waiting by ,ne chairman's S | desk, and as the chairman of the Alabama | delegation resumed his seat he came for | ward and in a few graceful words eX- pressed his appreciation of the favor ex- i tended by Alabama in surrendering it's time to the State of MT. Bryan. | MT. Oldham is about 50 years of age, l something under middle size, with a slight | forward stoop.
 | His face is clean shaven, and his black | hair is closely cropped His voice is clear | and pleasant, and carries far, his delivery | agreeable, throughout his address attract I ing the closest attention of the conven- tion. He said
 MT. Chairman: More than a hundred | years ago the Continental Congress of America adopted a declaration which had l been drafted by the founder of the Demo- | cratic party, and the joyous tones of the | old Liberty Bell which greeted the act an nounced to a waiting world that nation 1 had been born
 l with hearts unchilled by the selfish sen- | timents of cold commercalism, you have responded patriotically to each sentiment contained in Democracy's first platform as it was read to you at the opening of this Conventions; and in view of the radical de- parture which .,le party in power had made
 from the principles set forth in that his-
 toric document. it is meet that we-true
 believers in the Republic of old-should,
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