The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-05

ptcrriations per year for all purposes Of Sov-
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no+ for faint hearted deslaIaton Of platform
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20 the nation their candidate for Prrstd"n, 4
nan who Is unsurpassed e. citizen unsInaari I,,
Gus every eienen: that constitutes 'h. typical
and the true American. William J. Bryan of
Received With Applause.
The. first token of the approval given to
mention OF u to l. The applause, however.
was rather feeble and scattering. Much
more energetic was the shout that followed
the declaration that the coming campaign
was to he 4 trial OF the Republic against
the empire.
time. and the address of Chairman Richard
son was given much better hearing than
any tht haa PRECEDED H. MS naTtr fo
establish bimetallism and the creation IN
stead OF single gold standard. was re-
ceived with many manifestations OF hearty
approval
The conclusion OF Chairman Richardson's
speech. which he had arranged under six
teen separate heads, was the signal for
terrific applause and cheers.
Wild Outburst for Bryan.
His mention of the name of Wiiam J.
Bryan brought the convention TO It's feet
10 a frenzy Of excitement. Delegates sprang
upon their chairs. waving hats. handker-
chiefs and umbrellas in the widest fashion.
The pDi,s hearing the of States
torn down and thrust into the air
Then down the aisles toward the speakers
desk came groups of delegates surrounding
one man, who held the name Of the State
aloft
rivalry as to which should hold the name
OF the State highest In the air. The Lone
Star State had the advantage at the out
set. for the New York standard had been
Erasped by one of the small men Of the
delegation. This was quickly rernedied
when the New Workers saw themselves in
The pc bearing the State name was
grabbsS +: m the small New Yorker. He
was Bump: down into his chair. and Mr..
Keller pLr Texas in second place in a flash.
and. try az desperately he might. the
Texan could not play the name Of HIS State
within one foot OF that of New York.
Wild with excitement, the Texans
srssped their man and raised him on their
shoulders. and New York was down again
but. as before. il went down only TO rise
higher. Richard Croker. Grady. Grady and
a half-dozen others aided. and the emblem
While this strife was going on between
the two States. frenzy had taken hold OF
the other delegations. and from all parts
of the hall men came pungins through
the throng. carrying their State emblems:
They became denseiy packed in front OF
the speakers desk. and. yelling and cheer
ing like maniacs. they strove 20 raise the
name of their States level with that ot
New York The effort was useless how
Held firm by the Tammany men. New |
York kept its place.
The Georgia men, wrought up by their |
, failure to equal New York. made a rush
Nor the Speakers stand. They went through |
the crowd with force that no opposition
before them could prevent and. pushing,
clawing and showing. they hoist, |
ed their man upon the platform and lifted /
The effort was successful and New York 4
was eclpsed once more; & He was :, no ,,sbina shSl
men, and the Tammany men were nearly
ready to drop. !
Convention Nearly Frantic.
glance at the Georgia banner brought
new strength into their wearied arms and
new deterninatio-. into their hearts, and
Mr.. Keller went up still! higher. ana Ne"
York was on top once more
The convention by this time was IN a
state OF frantic excitement The men from
Hawaii, carrying their large banner. came
down the aisle. followed by a shouting
mob which bore all before IL. The band
struck up The Stars and Stripes and 70
its inspiring strains the. crowd commenced
90 march around the floor. yelling ike mad
men, waving everything that could be lifted |
Hats, handkerchiefs. umbrellas, State en- |
blems. banners and the national coors were
united and beneath it all marched a crowd |
of men fairly beside themselves with excite |
ment. With flushed faces. down which |
the perspirstion rolled in streams. many |
without coats and vests. they went round
and round the hall. shouting. yelling and |
screaming at the top Of their voices. /!
aFe ent os eeen d aid In en-
the uproar. They could contribute nothing |
but their voices and their hats. but they |
brass. and the latter as though they |
were designed for one nights wear
only The band ho-n did Its ,hs share ana
of sheepskins worked away for dear life. /
Nobody knew what they playedInobody |
and that was all that was necessary.
Chairman Powerless.
After the excitement had continued for i
fifteen minutes Chairman Richardson al |
ruled upon the floor Now and then the |
pa;ter Of his gavel could be heard. am \
every time the sound reached the ears !,
delegate he shrteked louder. Time after /
time the chair attempted to restore quiet. |
but he was utterly lost and overwhelmed at |
each fresh effort.
Precisely twenty minutes after Chairman |
Richardson had mentioned the name Of /
Bryan. which, like the waving Of a magic |
wonderful enthusiasm as has seldom been |
witnessed in a political convention, he be- |
gan to rap for order. But the delegates /
were not yet ready to yield the floor even
TO the chairman of the convention.
The band in the gallery started a patriotic 4
air. and. despite the continuous efforts of l
the chairman TO restore order. the demon
stration continued for nine and a half min
utes longer. Its total length was twenty
nine and one-half minutes
- Order then was sufficiently restored TO
ena BILE the chairman to recognize Delegate
J; G. johnson of Kansas. who made a mo-
ton that the convention adjourn until 1879 /
a m. tomorrow.
At 1924 the chairman declared the con-
rention adjourned.