The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-07

tlon weak and the cloudIcss blue gave
no promise OF relief from the intense
heat. But the grateful wind which has
saved the week from being intnlerable
did not forsake the swelterlng crowds
to-day. 1t blew steadily from the
southwest, hot, 1t is true. from It's pas
sage over the plains. but nevertheless
q wind. 1t swept in through the great
windows at the south end OF the hall,
fluttered the bunting ard flags and fan
ned the vast crowd.
An hour before the convention hall
was opened dense crowds were packed
around the various entrances, and
hundreds more were coming on every
thoroughfare that afforded access to
the hall. Within thirty minutes after
the doors were opened the galleries
were occupied. and still the crowds
around the entrance and In the streets
had suffered no diminutIon.
Hall was Densely Packed.
Yesterday. the hall was SO dsnsely
packed that It was at times impossible
TO move around upon the floor, ona-
fourth OF the delegates we're unable TO
sec the chairman, and three -fourths OF
them could hear nothing uttered from
tt.,e platform. The a:sles werr choked
up to 4 degree that was dangerous AMI
passage through them was ut ell times
difficult. and late in the evening, i'm
possible. This morning the police and
sergeants-at-arms started In with great
visor to prevent any repetition OF the
disagreeable features OF yesterdays
second session and for u considerable
time met with success. but they were
gradually overwhelmed and made COM
paratively helpless by the heavy crowds
that were allowed to pass by the gate
keepers.
The crowd was not as terrific as that
OF last night-great features OF the
convention-the reading Of the platform
and the nomination OF 4 candidate for
the presidency were over.
Sulzer Excited Little Interest.
sulzer was the first vice presidential
candidate to appear in the hall and his
appearance seemed to excite very little
interest. He came down the aisle from
the delegates door. coat thrown open.
hat jammed hard down on the back of
his head. his tall form towering over 4
small Ohio delegate at his side. across
whose shoulders his arm was careless
ly thrown and into whose ear he talked
with great energy.
At lO:i5 Chairman Richardson ad-
vanced to the front OF the platform, q
great bouquet OF sweet peas !p his
hand. and with \ sweep of the lg3Yei
cut off the strains OF the band. Slowly
s;illed the confusion and brought the
convention to order for its third days
work But 1t was some minutes before
there was sufficient qp@ for the OPEN
Ing invocation. and titsnS me great audi
ence arose while Ray. Rabbi Mayer. Of
Kansas City, delivered prayer breath
ing the sense OF responsibility resting
upon, the convention. Il
%Immediatcly following the. prayer the
a-cadii Of st1tes began for the purpose OF
making nominations for the Vice prrsi-
dency. Great confusion prevailed and
very few of the delegates were aware
OF what was going on until AlaEarna
and Arkansas had been presented, and
California was called. Then the dough-
ty face OF Senator White emerged from
the Californians, and In stentorian
tones. he demanded 20 know what was
going on and that the aisles be cleared
OF the dIsorderly intrudcrs. When the
chairman responded tina; California
was being called for nominations, Semi
tor White announced that California
yielded TO Arkansas
Arkansas Yielded to Illinois.
And Arkansas yields to Illinois, to
place In nomination Adiai Stevenson, OF
Illinois" shouted JEFF Davis. the DcnIc-
cratic candidate for governor OF Arkan-
sas, standing on 4 chair and receiving
4 cheer for his mention OF Stevenson.
Now all business was suspended, as the
confusion had become so overwhelming
that the call of.the secretary was in
audible above the roar The police and
sergpants-at-arms struggled vainly TO
dispossess the mob which was now well
nigh in control OF the floor. Men Tough,
to retain their places and there were
many exciting encounters. which at
times threatened TO preclpItate a fight
under the eyes OF the multitude. It
took fifteen minutes to restore some
semblance OF order. and tiirn the
spokesman for Illinois. Representative
james Williams. presented the name OF
Stevenson.
Williams Spoke Rapidly and Briefly.
Mr.. Williams spoke rapidly and brief
ly and at his mention OF Adiai f. Ste
venson. IllIrols was on Its feet cheering
wildly. Kansas was up as was Alaba-
ma, Arkansas, Minnesota and n large
number OF delegates In different parts
OF the hall. The applause, while vlgor-
GUS was short, not lasting above a min
ute.
When the roll call reched Connecticut
that state gave way to Minnesota amid
cheers and cries Of "Townc." L. A..
Rocsing. OF Minnesota, then took the
platform to present the name of
Charles a. Townc.
Mr.. Rocslng Is n tail, powerful man.
with n ynIrn hanttIr, bI ,o,.