Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-09
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The Niaht Session.

The Night Session.
The crush of visitors around the
| doors and inside Convention hall, at
s o'clock, the time set for the opening
of the convention, was greater than at
any previous session. 1t was some-
thing rarely paralleled at any national
! convention. Extras had spread the
news over the town that a nomination
was to be expected, tonight, and the
crowd was greater than at any previ-
GUS session. At two or three entrances
the pressure on the dOorkeepers and
policemen was SO great that the lines
were broker and many persons with
out tickets forced their way into the
hall.
The first from the line of reception
of the evening was given to Senator
Hill of New York, who made his first
appearance in the hall Gen. Nelson
A. Miles was also present for the first
time.
At O'clock there was no vacant
seat in the vast auditorium. From
platform to tOpmost gallery it was
packed with delegates, .tternates and
spectators. The heat was already in
tense. On the outside the crowd was
even greater than within the coliseum.
So far as the interest of the masses
was concerned tonightSs session was
what all strove to witness. 1t had
been rumOred that the doors were to
be thrown open to the public. This
was not true but tickets sold so cheap
ly that they were within the means
Of all.
There was no attempt made at many
entrances to restrict the crowd in any
way and by the time the chairman
called the convention to order the hall
was filled to the danger line and be-
yond.
In the gallery there was not an un-
occupied inch of standing or sitting
room. The passageWays under the
building were completely chOked by a
pushing struggling mass. with which
the sergeant and the police
were utterly unable to cope. Several
thousand people We're packed under
meath the main floor, Vainly endeavOr-
ing to gain admission to the auditor
ium. The congestion here was highly
dangerous in itself, but still the crowd
poured through the entrances and still
no effort was made to keep them back.
A series of energetic thumps on the
presiding officers table were given by
Chairman Clark at sos o'clock in an
endeavor to call the convention to Or
der. The reading clerk ordered the
floor officers to clear the aisles. AS Mr..
Clark stood at the desk, Senator Dam
| iel of Virginia, chairman of the reso-
| lutions committee, made his way to
| his side with a copy of the platform
| In his hand.
Without delay 1t was announced that
| the report of the committee would be
received.
At this statement a great cry went
up. Many delegates jumped to their
| feet an the first demonstration of the
| night session occurred.
Becoming impatient at the delay,
| Senator Daniel began his announce
ment in the midst of the uIToar.
II am instructed to make to this con-
vention," he began, this unanimous
| report from the committee on resolu-
TONS"
| "A great hum of conversation and an
| all pervading noise of shuf1ling feet,
moving bodies and scraping chairs,
mingled to drown the Virginian's voice.
Powerful as it is, he could not be heard
| 10 rows of seats from the stand on
which he stood.
Ten minutes went by with the same
disorder, the reading of the platform
not being heard when another interrupt
ton was made at the instance of Chair
man Clark, at which order was demand
ed but Intellectually.
Senator Daniel. however, refused to
be disturbed. He proceeded with the
reading of the platform, regardless of
the fact that not one soul in the hall
except perhaps the stenOgrapher, who
stood at the steps just beneath him,
heard a word.
Senator Daniel concluded reading the
platform at S.55 o'clock.
When It was observed that he had
ceased. the convention broke into
cheers.
Senator Daniel said: II am unani-
mously instructed by your committee
on platform to move the previous ques-
ton on it's adoption, and L now make
that motion"
1t was adopted by a viva voice vote,
two or three delegations voting in the
negative. and they apparently in a
spirit of fun.
Chairman Clark then put the motion
to adopt the report and another viva
voice vote carried it.
Temporary Chairman Williams
| mounted the steps leading up to the
platform. swung his hat around his
head and the delegates, following his
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| again. while the band played Hail Co.
| lumbia.'