The sun., 1900-06-22

I'd was pointed to the roof. 1t was an
ct charged with contagion, and Instant
v all the standards were lifted from the
loor and were towering in the air.
"Glorv, glory, halle Bang" "Hur.,
ab !, t,Tramp. tramp" "Whoopm and
HI sorts Of sounds and utterances, with
endless sights made an unprecedented |
,icturesaueness. Above nearly every |
lead a fan was waving and handker-
,hiefs were being flung about as long as
arms could hold out.
Hanna Cheers.
And now Marcus Alonzo Hanna, his
face beaming like the full, round moon,
was on his chair, shouting and waving
his arms rhythmically. In one hand a
kerchief fluttering, the other beckoning
to the people to keep shouting on, :,
'Look Lookr' the people called. All
ewes were focused upon the National
Chairman, who, like an overioyed boy,
sent radiance from his shining counten-
ance.
Only for brief space of time was he
the centre, for the people devoted them
selves to the noising of their hearts sat
isfaction. An enthusiast rushed to the
excited Senator Hanna, who was stand.
ing above all others on chair, and
placed one OF the wands with the tri-
colored plumes in his hand.
Zastfully plunging into the spirit OF the
time Hanna waved the plumes grace
fuly about his broad head and then beat
time to the undiminishing uproar OF
hurrahing.
1t was wildness made wilder when
Senator Hanna led on. His smile broad
ened into grin of enormous proportions
until it became one of the face cracking
order.
By this time all the red and black States
standards were dancing the Mckinley
dance in the centre aisle. They had been
snatched from their places and the .bub-
bling-oyer crowd was marshalled for
parade.
Off they started amid war whoops,
limitations of steam caliiopes, screeches
and tin-horn toots.
The propulsive power OF enthusiasm
climax pushed the shouters out on
parade.
Up the aise, singing, wa7ing,the ban.
ners and stamping, the delegates trod
their way straight up, up, up to where
the jubilant Hanna was still gong
through his gyrations.
A speedy formation was made about
Hanna and the hurrahing delegates
pyramided themselves about him, MAX
ing human hill surmounted by a thick
forest Of white pine standards with the
cards making thick leaved tops
And still the band played on, the
people shouted, the women waved ian;
and kerchiets and the beautiful pumes
made q brilliant cloud picture every
where.
Verify there was now an orgie of hur
raining, with the huge pyramid repre-
senting all the States at the front, ano
the ''mighty" Hanna at its top,
1t seemed that nothing could be added
"Seven minutes" yelled some one, anc
the ovation at St. Louis when Mckinley
was named was passed for a minute.
Again and again the "hostilities" vert
resumed.
The pyramid was broken and the State
standards were marched in jaunty pro
cession down the centre and to the fal
rear of the hall.
The bands music, after nine minutes
of turmoil was for the first time becom
ing distinguishable.
A Little Girl ON the Platform.
A new figure leaped into the arena. A
young girl clad in red waist and blut
! skirt wearing rough rider hat and hav
ing a Hawaiian flag i'll her hand, tool
her stand beside Mark Hanna, smuggling
close to his side.
The fair representative was cheereG
vociierously, as had been the Hawaiian
when they Joined in the procession witt
flag attached to their standard.
Ten minutes, yet no abatement.
t,Ic hOl lt1il npIp
gates and audience and the music OF thu
MANY voices rolled and rolled along the
raiters and back and forth from wall tt
wall with magnlfcence in volume anG
combined tone. Though the band wa
PLAYING one tune and the people singing
another tie effect OF the song was not in
: jured.
1t was stirring and withal impressive
Mid another salvo OF hurIahs an'
rattling capping the paraders who ha'
gone outside now returned to the charg
and with feathered plumes and standard
8 marched to the front and around tn
2 alsles of the hall, shouting with all thei
: original vim.
: People at last began to take their seats
r but thev struck up GLORY, Glory, Hal
leluiah," and shouted the old battl
o hymn, the band accompanying.
e The tide of cheers had not reached eb
r yet and the voices still rang out thei
e cries and sang ''My Country, IT'S {
Ihee."
Rapping for order loud and insisten
2 was kept out, but the cheering broke ou
4 spasmodicaly, until the chairman shont
: ed at the top OF his lung-power, eth
chair recognizes Governor Roosevelt, {
2 New York"
d Then, at II 2l,a whirlwind of applaus
;, arose for the Rough Rider, who mad
e one of the greatest speeches Of the COZ
s. vention in seconding the nomination {
Mckinley.