New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-07

price OF wheat during the first Bryan-McKinley
campaign. The utterance of the name called
forth a little applause. A second later ne men
toned Bryan again, ard the applause was not
repeated
A mention Of Grover Cleveland was cheered
Justify. a moment later the first scene of the
session occurred. Mr.. Williams declared that
:; was brazen effrortery Cor the Republican
party TO attempt to seize the laurels of Grover
Cleveland. A genuine outburst OF applause fol
lowed. Cheer after cheer rolled through the
hall, and. though the chairman used the gavel
vigorously, the convention soon beyond his
control.
. -NeW-Hampshre delegates climbed upon their
3 seats and yelled vigorously. One OF the Hearst
2 instructed Iowa delegation stood up and waved
his hat frantically, and a wild chorus answered
him.
THREE CHEERS FOR CLEvELAND.'
Three cheers for Grover Cleveland shouted
an Alabama delegate. and they came with power
and enthusiasm.
or No cry came from Nebraska, where Mr.. Bryan
and his friends sat quietly without taking part
IL the noise. Again and again the cheering
came In dense volume. despite numerous cries
OF Order and strenuous pounding of the chair
mans gavel The cheering lasted eight min
utes
Tim" Murphy. of St Louis. standing in the
centre aisle and encoura ging the demonstration.
was first requested TO take his seat and then
elected from the hall by John 1. Martin. ser
geant-at-arns. Murphy rushed toward the
platform by Martin through a railing and down
a narrow stairway leading under the stage.
Another encounter between Murphy and Mar
tin took place in the passageway under the
stage. Murphy then permitted himself to be
taken out by two officers.
INV al hat bo to assist in
securing quiet but his efforts misunder-
stood and. at the direction Of Sergeant-at-ArTns
Martin. he was forcibly elected from the floor by
police officer. and landed among the newspaper
men. He said he endeavored 10 explain that he
had been acting in the interests of quiet and
order, but his explanations fell on a deaf ear
and despite his expostulations and threats he
finally was taken from the building by the police
in charge of Captain Schroeder.
WILLIAMS THREATENS To STOP.
For several minutes after the Murphy incident
the demonstration continued. Finally, in des-
peration. Mr.. Williams threatened to discontinue
his speech
You have placed me here; am your servant:
IL you don't want me TO continue IT is your
pieasure!" he cried.
This was effective and Mr.. Williams secured
control the demonstration that his mention of
Cleveland had caused dying slowly out.
BY this time his voice failing, and he was
heard with difficulty even by those near the
platform Cries of Louder were heard in
various parts Of the hall.
II wish had the lungs 10 speak louder but
cannot" answered Mr.. Williams.
So rapidly did the noise increase that Mr..
Williams began TO address himself directly to
those on the platform. This brought forth from
the galleries loud cries Of ''Time!' and
Louder"
Mr. Williams. with all the voice he had left'
turned to the audience and with considerable
feeling took up the race question. When he re
ferred to the incident at the Republican conven-
zion. when a colored child and white child
were both on the platform waving flags during
one of the demonstrations. there We're cries OF
This is a white mans country
A DIsORDERLY CROWD.
So great did the noise become that the SER
nt-at-arns went down into the hall and or
aered the aisles cleared. But the police had diff
Iiculty in carrying out their Instructions. Mr..
Williams had by this time been speaking an
hour and forty minutes. He spoke only a
Few words more, ard concluded his address
greatly exhausted. The perspiration was
streaming from his face, his collar was a soft
roll of linen and his voice could not be heard
twenty feet from where he stood
JTR. WILLIIMSS SPEECH.