The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-23
MORNING SESSION.

Under very ausplcious circumstances
The Democratic state convention met in
the Toler Auditorium yesterday morning
Most OF the delegates loafed around the
hotels and talked over the slate made the
night before by some ~ the leaders
Then the band came along and the dele
gates began focking 70 the meeting place.
y few moments past 10 o clock the band
began playing and the delegates came
n crowds. They were seated without
confusion and by the time J. Mack Love
chairmau Of the state central committee
was ready 10 call the delegates 70 order
almost every man that had voice in the
affairs Of the party IN this state, was in
his seat The entire first floor was filed
N delegates. The raised portion az the
rear Of the building was occupied BY al
tcruetls and the invited guests
Cieorsc Young. chairman of the local
decoration committee and his corps Of
men. had deliberately decorated the build
ins. la re center Of the dome was a
huge American rag and red. white and
blua hunting was draped from the edges
of This liag on the supports or the ball
couy were hung many small American
tags
The delegates were arranged according
l0 confessional districts The Fourth
district delegates were seated TO the south
off the stase and occupied az the sec
ton OF seats 10 the right o. the south
center section
The delegates from the Fifth district
were seated az the front of the section
south 81 the main aisle and right behind
them were the delegates from ths big
Seventh.
At the front OF the section north of
the main aisle were the seats reserved
for the delegates from the Second dis
trict and back OF them. but confined 10
the south II the section OF seats were
the delegates from the sixth and 20 the
north II the sixth sign told where the
Third district delegates were located.
NorIh ~ the stage the delegates from
the First district were located
Each on the districts had sign placed
IN q conspicuous place which toii who're
The delegates from the various districts
were located and whsn . delegate en-
rered the building, he had re trouble in
fnding his comrades.
The gallery was reserved for the pub
Hc. when the ccnventlcn was called 20
order therc was haif o dozen ladies'
seated 81 u. north SIDE q the gallery
and this number was added 60 as The
work progressed Until there we're per-
hans dczen ladies il the ban.
There WAS enc laGy who had a seat IL
the body Of The haM She was Mrs. liz
zie sheldon ard she vas q delegate from
STATE Bar associstlar- All the ladies took
deep interest ia The wu-i- ~ The con-
veution and rot one lsfJ thsir seats unus
the convention was ready O. ad5cr-n f1r
1irner ard % allow The committees %
make up q report
aEack Love called The delegates %
order ard announced Rev. F,itchey, 4
The ST. johns Episcopal church who
offered PRAYER
The Tuxedo quartet e this city. was
next introduced ana they sang 6 hearty
welcome song u the delegates Tilsse
vsurS men have fine v0icss and the dele
gates liked thelr music 50 vel th1t thtT
gvsre forced so respond ~ an ercore
The Quartet IS composed eff Felix Ne
Seal Murray kirEvood Cal Herman
szd Mr. Ticker. with Mss Grace Gasp
u,an as acccupanlst-
The secretary ther read The CAL f9r a
SKATE convention and the chairman then
announced inst Juslse jesse HaF-sker.
- sh.s city had tssa sietersuirzs, on cy
che ssate central clul-uirtsc as temper
,-ry eha5r-a1 ara NJ II Pcpaerel ten-
norary sfr-eg1ry- The announcer -rt -
these names brought forts G. 5000 round
-of applause frcm the 6e.esates and octh
gentlemen were selected by acc1a nation.
= 3lacz Love then introduced Judge