Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-08
CONVENTION WANTED REPORT.
Committee Appointed to Ascertain
When it Would be Ready
To Report.
NOT UNTIL 8 O'CLOCK TONIGHT.
Then it Will Bring in One Signed by
Every Member-lt is Anxious
ly Awaited,

ST. Louis, July S,-Chairman Clark
arrived at 10 minutes after 10 and was
received with few handslasps,
Twenty minutes after the delegates
were in their seats no word had been
received from the resolutions commit
tee and Chairman Clark dispatched a
messenger to learn when It would be
ready to report Private advices were
to the effect that 1t would be several
hours before the report could, be pre-
scnted ana the prospects for a short
session grew stronger. one OF the sec
retaries shouted through the mega
phone. THE band viii please play
Home Sweet Home
CHEERS FROM TIE WEARY.
There was a Wild cheer from the
weary, perspiring delegates and specta-
tors as the familiar strains lioated out
on the air Anything with the word
Home seemed to please greatly, for
the cheers were repeated few min-
utes later when my Old Kentucky
Home was rendered. Dixie called
forth the Inevitable yclls, and the Texas
delegation added 20 the enthusiasm by
unfurling their Lone Star flag and WaN-
ing Il wildly
Temporary Chairman Williams soon
came down the aisle chewing leisurely
at that eyer-p present cigar and was
greeted with cheers.
"ON THE BANKS OF THE WA
BASH
The band was requested to play "on
the Banks OF the wabash and the In
diana delegation showed its apprecla-
ton by climbing on chairs and cheer
ing Justify.
The messenger which Chairman Clark
had sent TO the committee on resolu-
tons returned with a gloomy report
OF the unreadiness OF that committee to
appear with It's important document
and the waiting continued.
BEGAN WITH PRAYER
AT iO:4S a. m. Chairman Clark arose
and let fall his huge gayel. The clerk
picked up a megaphone and announced
that the session would begin with pray
er by Rabby Samuel Safe Of st, Louis.
The delegates and spectators at once
=, arose and stood during the convocauon.
| At the conclusion Of the prayer an
| announcement was made at the order or
| Chairman Clark that he was deter
| mined TO have order land that any per-
sons raising row will be taken out by
| the police
A demand was made for the report
| Of the resolutions committee. As no
report was forthcoming It was deter
| mined TO call the roll OF the states for
| the purpose OF having the names OF
! the next national committee announced.
| There were cheers at the announce
mont OF the name Of Robert d. Sulli-
| van as committeeman from Illinois,
but the demonstration assumed still
larger proportions at the mention Of
Thomas Taggart Of Indiana. which fol-
| lowed.
! The Pennsylvania delegation arose
and saluted the announcement OF ]. NJ.
Guffey as their national committee
| man.
A call for the committee to meet at
the Jefferson hotel as soon rs the con-
vcention adJourns sine die was made.
CALL FOR REPORT.
Another call was made for the report
Of the committee on resolutions Az
the call dld not bring any result. secre-
tarles OF the convention commenced to
work the telephones vigorously In an ef-
fort 10 put the chairman " the cOnven-
ton In touch with the chairman OF the
committee in order 10 ind out when he
would be ready with his report.