The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-06

KANSAS CITY. July 6.-Adlai E. Steven
son was nominated for Vice President by
the National Democratic Convention at
2;SO o'clock this afternoon.
On the first ballot Stevenson got 5S31z,
but enough votes were changed to make
him the nominee.
CONVENTION HALL. Kansas City,
June 6.-As early as o'clock the streets
leading to the Convention Hall were
thronged by people anxious to secure their
seats for the third and last day of the
Democratic National Convention AS re-
suit, when the band struck up its over
ture. at 10 o'clock, the galleries were al
ready filled.
As on the previous sessions, the fair sex
appeared to be in the majority, and their
bright dresses and waving fans made IN
animated picture.
Special interest was manifested in to-
G-4 nC-o4oAi- Aot wv ANeASSAAS- IL AA9er
and perhaps the most important. was the
most interesting to the crowd which was
the weII-defned rumor that William J.
Bryan would himself be present and ad-
dress the Convention. This idea was wide
" spread and generally believed. and OF
course. everybody was anxious to see and
hear the newly nominated candidate for the
Presidency. II was not until late in the
morning that the news spread among the
crowd that Bryan would positively not be
here
The other reason for the particular in
terest today was the knowledge that the
candidate for the Vice Presidency would be
selected from among the number of favor
ito sons who have been mentioned. While
the managers may have had a notion as to
who was to be the man to run with Bryan,
the general public was at sea.
A Sen of Humanity.
BY 1920 the galleries were packed to
overaowlng. and on the floor it seemed
Impossible loA aLOlutI ltlSuu " oALIOLt
in. Yet they kept coming. and somehow
they managed TO fnd. if not seats, at least
standing room.
This Convention Hall is probably the
only one Of which the expression. pack
ed 10 the roof" is literally true. Two gal
leries run across the middle OF the hall
way up next to the roof. and those people
up there who were not fortunate enough
to have seats stand up and press their
heads against the girders.
There are other galleries besides these
and at every session they have been crowd
ed to their utmost capacity. 1t has been
q good -natured crowd too, and today they
were just as enthusiastic and apparently
as fresh and ready for a good Democratic
yell as though they had not already been
through two days of long speech-making
sessions.
AS usual the delegates are little tardy
in arriving, and the hour of 1O:3o arrived
with only about two-thirds OF them pres
ent.
Chairman Richardson was himself tri-
ne tardy. and when his tall, spare figure
appeared upon the platform at 1O:41, the
crowd applauded vigorously.
Chairman Calls for Order.
1T was 1O:47 when the Chairman's gavel
'elI, but It was several minutes later be-
f,-> The delegates who had been clus-
.e=ea In groups all over the hall, were
seated and a semblance of order was re-
ST. e. 4 hush fell over the assembly
wbsr Chairman Richardson intrduced
Sebh Henry Mayer, of the Kansas City
Jewis5 Synagogue. who opened the pro-
ceedir gs with prayer.
When the delegates again became quiet
Senator Tillman, Chairman OF the Confer
ence Committee appointed yesterday to
corter with the Populists and Silver Re-
put .ican parties. was recognized. Mr.. Till
man stated to the Convention that the
committee had been unable to agree upon
O candidate for Vice President
Opened for business.
Business opened at 1875 and Chairman
Richardson. whose voice was a trine
hoarse this morning, announced that nomi-
nations for Vice President were in order.
The call of the roll of States for nomina-
tions was then begun.
Alabama passed without naming anyone
Arkansas announced that she would yield
TO Illinois for the purpose Of placing in
nomination Adlai f. Stevenson. At this
there was applause.
A demand was made at this point that
the sergeant should clear the
aisles of the people who were standing
therein and creating so much confusion
that it vas difficult to hear what was 60
Ing on.
While this was being done the impatient
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