The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-10

and excited thousands and long before
the time set for the opening of the
second days proceedings of the con-
vention all of the streets approaching
the building were solidly massed with
humanity, moving forward to the
many entrances. Expectancy was at a
high pitch, as it was universally felt
that the day had in store the great
events of the convention.
By 10 o'clock, thirty minutes before
the time set for the opening of the con-
.Vention, nearly every seat in the gall
Ieries was occupied.
The crowd was anxious to see SEN
ator Hill, and on two occasions, when
a bald-headed man came through the
door leading TO the delegates seats,
they set up the cry or HILL" which
had proved so sensational a feature
at both sessions yesterday. The SEN
atOr, however, was one of the last of
the New York delegation to arrive.
The police arrangements of the hall
were a decided improvement over those
that characterized the opening of the
convention yesterday. At the sessions
on Wednesday dense crowds of spec
tatorS were allowed to congregate in
front of the speakers stand, in front
of the press seats, and UP and down
the alsles. These were at times so
densely packed that it was impossible
to get through them These people
were largely responsible for the con-
fusion that made it impossible, during
the greater part of the sessions yester-
day, for the voice of any man to be
heard ten feet from the rostrum.
Today a swarm of police were on
hand and they started well by prompt
ly hustling down the passage-ways all
persons who were not decorated with
the roper credentials in the shape of
badges.
Once the delegates began to put in
an ~ppedran they came in streams.
and the space reserved for them filled
up with great rapidity. At 1920. the
time set for the opening of the conven-
tIon, two-thirds of them were seated
and the remainder were in the hall or
Were gathered at the doors.
The arrival of Richard Croker called
forth a few cheers from the galleries
and as usual when a Tammany man
shows up- thare was a cry of Hill"
just to remind him hat there are
others"
The audience began TO manifest
signs of impatience as the time went
bv for calling the convention to ordtr.
The hum of the multitude increased
into a dull oar. The aiSleS were Jam
med from the area in front of the plat
form was chOked with a shuff1ing mass
of delegates, officials and subordinates.
A fine band labored necessarily to
offset the confusion, and the medley
of patriotic airs served to keep the
crowd in good humOr and maintain the
patriotic fervOr. When the Texans
raised to the top of their standard the
huge horns of a Texas steer surmount-
ed by the legion Texas Gives Two
Hundred Thousand Majority" there
was a roar and shout of enthusiastic
tribute to Texas democracy.
Governor Beckham, of Kentucky,
was given an enthusiastic ovation as
he came in, a number of the delegates
crowding around to shake him by the
hand.
At IL o'clock the slender figure of
Chairman Richardson doomed up above
the platform assembIage. He swung
the gavel Justify and above the din
family could be heard his calls for
order. Slowly quiet was brought out
Of the confusion and the chairman
presented Rev. John G.. Lennon for the
opening invocation, the entire audi
ence. delegates and spectators, stand
ing with bowed heads while the words
of the prayer re-echoed through the
building.
With conclusion of the prayer Chair
man Richardson made al earnest ap-
peal to the delegates n spectators
to preserve order so that the work of
the convention might proceed without
undue interruption.
GOVERNOR HOGG SPEAKS.
Mr.. Richardson now announced tina
the platform committee was not ready
to report. and pending word from the
committee. invited TO the platform eN-
Governor Hogg, of Texas. to address
the convention. The giant form of the
Texan advanced to the front. and was
greeted enthusiastically. Possessing a
good voice his words reverberated
through the hall. When he declared
that the party did not propose TO sur
render one iota of it's attitude in 1896,
as promulgated by the Chicago onven
ton. there was round after round of
applause. But this broke into a whlrl-
vino of approving shouts when the
governor asserted that the party's
platform must contain an unequivocal
and specific declaration for 10 to L. 1t
was noticeable that the delegates join
ed with the body of spectators in the
tribute to the 16 to l idea. Governor
HOgg arraigned the policy of the pres
ent administration in the Philippines
and On foreign affairs generally, and
it's subserviency TO trusts He closed
with a prediction that a platform ap-
pealing to the people for a correction
of existing evils would bring victory
in November.
At the termination of Governor
Hogs address Chairman Richardson
stepped forward to say a few words
to S~ergeant-at Arms Martin and the
crovd took advantage of the oppor-
tunity to start the cry of Hill" 1t
came from all quarters of the galleries,
then from the delegates. Mingled with
the calls were Kisses.
A SPEECH FROM A. NJ. DOCKERY.
Chairman Richardson welded his
gavel vigorously and when order was
restored in some degree
Gentlemen, I have the honor to in
troduce to you Hon. A. NJ. Dockery,
Missouri's favorite son."
Mr.. Dockery was warmly received
and his prompt attack upon the con-
duct of the republican administrator
for it's management of the Philippine
question was greeted with the usual
demonstrations of applause. His assur-
ance that Bryan would be the mex
president of the United States and his
condemnation of any alliance etWee
this country and England brought the
same enthusiastic reception and cries