The age-herald., 1900-07-06

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 He held roll of manuscript in his hands, But it was useless to talk amid such tu- mutt, and he dropped back in his seat untli order was restored.
 At last the noise subsded and MT. Jones, in a clear voice, announced: "I am author ized by the committee on resolutions 10 present the platform agreed upon, and 1 will yield to the Senator from South Caro- lima, MT. Tillman, to read the document
 TiIman Was Cheered
 MT. Tillman was greeted with cheer He read the platform in full round voice, easily heard throughout the hall Each plank was greeted with applause The Senator accompanied his reading with em- phatic gestures, striding up and down the platform, turning this way and that, after his manner in the Senate. There was howl of approval as he clenched his fist and fiercely arraigned the course of the ad- ministration in Cuba. But it remained for his reading of the declaration that "imper- ialsm is the paramount issue of this cam paign," evoked a storm of enthusiasm. The delegates sprang to their feet, stand ing on their chairs, waiving hats, handker- chiefs, flags, and umbrellas, while the gall leries took up the chorus and carried 1t along for many minutes. Senator Hill could be seen marshaling the hosts to cheer. He held a fan high above his head, and added his voice to the Vociferous shouting. A second time Senator Tillman read this declaration and now even greater demon- stration than before carried the convention off its feet.
 Suddenly hundreds then thousands of miniature American flags were passed among the delegates, and the whole floor of the vast structure became a mass of flags. An instant later flags swept over the galleries like a mass of flame. Bundles of them were tossed upon the seats and distributed. The scne was magnificently inspiring and the great audience was work ed up to fever heat. On each flag was the device, The constitution and the flag are inseparable, now and forever. The flag of the republic forever. Of an empire, never"
 Band Played "Dixie"
 While the demonstration was at it's height the band sent another thrill through the audience by playing Dixie and medley of patriotic airs. State standards were again torn from their sockets, ban were raised and procession of dele gates marched about the hall. Now the strains of the band turned to My Country, 'Tis of Thee" at which the entire audience, as with a single voice, joined in a mighty chorus. Amid billowing flags could be seen a tall standard bearing the inscription: "Forcible annexation would be criminal aggression.
 "WILIAM MKINLEY"
  assemblage. A huge flag had been flung across the roof between two trusses, and as the signal was given the cords were cut and slowly it unrolied its white and crimson folds as it fell gracefully and swung over the platform, slightly to the rear and south of the speakers desk. The banner was an enormous affair being fully fifty feet long and about one-half as wide. Upon the white stripes were printed the following sentences in large letters of blue:
 Constitutional governments derive their erned
 'The constitution and the flag, one and inseparable, now and forever
 .'The flag of republic forever, of an em- pire, never.
 "A republic can have no colonies
 A Frantic Roar
 To the vast majority of those in the hall the flag was an unexpected incident and it's appearance was the signal for frantic roar, which caused everything that had gone before it to sink into insignifcance For a full two minutes the cords of the flag were caught and would not permit it to fall to its full length. It was caught just enough to prevent the members from read ing the inscriptions upon the banner, and until they were released and the banner swung free the enthusiasm increased every second. When finally every word was visi- ble, there was climax of cheers that was deafenng. The chairman pounded his gavel and appealed for order. But the march Of the delegates bearing their standards and banners went uninterruptedly twenty two minutes As Senator Tillman was about to resume, he remarked that the trend of his discourse had been broken and that down South they were in the habit ol saying, "hell has broken loose in Georgia. And" added the Senator, vociferously, If Mark Hanna had been here few min utes ago, he would have thought hell had had broken loose in Missouri"
 There were cries of Good, good, when the trust plank was read When the Sen ator reached the reaftirmation of the Chi cago platform, with the declaration of free silver coinage at a ratio of 16 to l, pan demonium again broke loose. But the dem- onstration was faint in comparison to what had just occurred when imperialism was announced the paramount issue"
 New Workers Divided
 The New York delegation stood on their chairs and waved chairs and cheered. but A considerable number-more than half