Arizona republican., 1904-07-10
EXPECTED PYRoTEcHNIcs
A Crowd Gathered to Learn the Extent
 of the Disaster

St. Louis, July 9.-The convention did not go into session promptly at the time appointed, although the greater | number of delegates and alternates were in their seats. keyed up to a high pitch of excitement over the possible events of the night.
 The news that there would in all probability be all sorts of political fire works had spread rapidly through the city, and the people commenced to pour into the building. | At 9:10 o'clock Chairman Clark pounded vigorously with his gavel and asked that the delegates be seated and ! the aisles cleared. He did not formally call the convention to order. but as soon as some degree of quiet had been restored Governor Vardaman, of Mis- | sissippi, rose and without formal rec. | ognition by the chair, proceeded to ad- dress the convention on the subject Of the mysterious telegram.
 The confusion of the rabble and mob 1 had -chars scterized every hour of the convention since it's sitting, declared | Governor Nard2man. Let us find out what this rumor is," he concluded, | that has created all the disorder in this hall. Let the gentlemen from New | York to whom the telegram is address, ed read it; let it be read. Let the truth be known and then let us proceed to business. Loud applause followed this declaration and continued as the governor took his seat.
 Chairman Clark replied: Tt is moved that the New York delegation or the member of that delegation who has the telegram that has been bruited about this city-if he has such a one. produce it and read it to this conven- tion."
 George Raines, of New York, asked that the motion be deferred until the chairman of his delegation could he heard from. Governor Vardaman ac- quiesced.
 The conference committee reached the hall at 9:35 and filed slowly along the crowded aisle in the center of the hall.
 Delegates thronged about them ask l ing: What shall we do?"
 ORDERED TO BEHAVE
 Keep your heads and behave" re- ported Senator Tillman with emphasis and he repeated the injunction at num- erous intervals.
 John Sharp Williams. Governor Yard aman, Senator Tillman and Senator Carmack made their way to the plat form with the mysterious message in their possession. A short conference took place among the four and Chair man Clark, while the delegates sang My Old Kentucky Home.''
 Chairman Clark pounded for order, with John s. Williams, standing by his side CT NViCb fo inn Ca'i said the chairman, that on this inn portant matter every man shall have a full and fair hearing. I now introduce John Sharp Williams of Mississippi"
 A QUIETING STATEMENT.
 Mr. Williams spoke as follows: "Mr Chairman, and gentlemen of the con- vention: All of us were very much surprised and excited this afternoon, to hear that copies of a telegram pub- lished in this city had been sent by our nominee to MT. Carmack and others ir this city. l want to tell you that but one telegram has been received. MT Carmack not only received no telegram today of any character that was pub- lished, but never received a telegram from Mir. Parker in all his life. And mo- body received a telegram containing the language in that famous produc- tion..
 "A telegram has come from MT. Par. ker to MT Sheehan, however, which ] shall read in a moment and it is SC important that you should know wha it is, that after I have read it, shal hand it to my friend the governor ot my state, MT. Vardman, and have him read it over again. When you shal