Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-14
STEVENSON NOMINATED.
Named on the First Ballot for Vice
President.

President.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 6.-The fisaI
day Of the national democratic con.
vention opened clear and hot, and the
crowd began to gather early. Long
before the convention was called t.
order the vast auditorium was packed
At 1918 Chairman Richardson
brought the convention to order.
Rabbi Mayer, OF Kansas City, offered
prayer.
At the conclusion of the prayer the
roll call for the nomination of vice
president began. Arkansas yielded to
Illinois for the purpose OF placing
Stevenson in nomination.
The confusion had become so over.
towering that all business was sus-
pended. The police and the sergcants
at arms struggled yainly to quiet the
mob, which got well High uncontTolla.
BILE. Men fought TO retain their
placcs. and there were many exciting
encounters. lt took fifteen minutes
TO restore some amblance of order,
and then the spokesman for Illinois,
Representative James Williams, pre-
scented the name Of Stevenson. Will
liams spoke rapidly and briefly, and
ut The mention Of Adlai Il. Stevenson,
Illinois was on It's feet cheering Wild
Is. Kansas was up also, as were Ala
bama, ArkanSas and n large number
of delegates in different parts of the
hall.
The applause was vigorous, but did
not last above a minute.
Towne's Name Presented.
gVsI. III Ill l.1 T-,,4.,,,
and that state gave way to Minnesota
amid cheers. J.. 4. Rosing, of Mime
sofa, then took the platform ~ pre-,
sent the name of Charles A. Towne.
When he pronounced the name OF
Towne there was cheering from the
Minnesota delegation, which rose to
it's feet. waving flags in frantic fash
ion. The galleries joined in the APP
plausc with feryor, but there was less
enthusiasm among the delegates.
iIiil Urged to Iiun.
While the galleries were %enthusing
over Towne there was an excited lit.
tie group about the chair of ex-Scn-
ator Hill. In il was Croker.
you must take the nomination and
save the day. said Edward Murphy,
eXcitedly.
II cannot, I cannot" replied Hill,
his face white and set. II do not
want IT,"
you must take it, said Croker,
leaning over him, while Norman l.,
Mack and Frank Campbell held Hill,
one on each side, and urged him to
accept.
An excited man from New Jersey,
shaking his finger under Hills nose,
shouted:
"You can't refuse! You can't re-
fuse! The party must have you to
save u.s."
II don't want it. You can name
Stevenson. He's as good as l am"
said Hill.
Then turning to Murphy and Gro
ker and gripping his hands he said:
"Please don't force this; please
don't
Murphy then gave an indication OF
a prearranged scheme to nominate
Hill by saying TO the excited Jersey
man:
"You keep quiet; 1t will be all right.
We have it fixed"
Meanwhile the confusion continued
to he so great in the hall that even
after the chairman had recognized
Governor Thomas of Colorado. to sec
ond the nomination of Towne, not a
word in his speech could be heard.
Finally former Senator White went
TO the stand and in a ringing voice
warned the convention that If order
was not restored he would o that
the galleries be cleared.
Grady Presents Hii!'s Name.
Governor Thomas then proceeded.