Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-07
CONVENTION BY BULLETINS.

CONVENTION BY BULLETINS.
ST. Louis, July 7.--10:10 a. m.-The
Coliseum is nearly filed with the eN-
ceptfon of the space allotted to dele
gates. The weather is greatly i'm
proved today and opened much cooler
The band is entertaining big audience
with lively airs.
1913 a. m.-The convention is called
to order. Chairman Williams was
cheered as he took his place on the
platform. Delegates are arriving rap
idly.
The convention is discussing the
status of the delegates from Porto
Rico and the Philippines islands.
The chair refused to recognize the
gentleman from the Philippines on the
grounds that he is not member of
this convention.
11:oO a. m.-The convention favors
the report of the committee seating the
Porto Rico delegates.
HOS a. MAS the committee on
credentials report they are unable TO
report before 2 o'clock, recess was
ordered until that hour.
1850. The majority of the delegates
almost filled.
st. Louis, July 7.-Senator Hill today
reiterated his statement that he was
making no attempt to nominate Parker
on the first ballot.
When the convention adjourns today
1t will be until 10 o'clock tomorrow
when the platform committee will be
ready to report.
The standards of South Carolina,
Alabama, Pennsylvania. New Jersey.
Indiana, Kentucky. West Virginia,
Michigan, Connecticut, Joined with
with Georgia and were taken to the
platform amidst a great tumult.
2:14. Bryan entered the hall and
was cheered heartily The movement
began in the galleries and spread to the
platform. Some of the delegates join
ed in cheering.
2:17. The majority of the delegates
remained seated during the demonstra
ton, which continued.
2:22. The demonstration has lasted
eight minutes with little sign of sub
siding.
The standards of Missouri. Iowa,
and North Dakota We're carried to the
Nebraska standard amidst a tremend-
Gus din. Most of the delegates re-
tained their seats.
At 2.23 cheering for Bryan had about
ceased and the delegates were resum-
ing their seats.
2.23 A Parker banner was unfurled
by Georgia. causing the widest possi-
BILE scene, the entire convention ap-
partently joining in the roar.
2:37-Chairman Williams Is trying
to announce the order of business thru
the megaphone.
2:3S-The chairman calls for the re-
port OF the. committee on credentials,
and the convention is awaiting the ap-
pearance of Chairman Head. Bryan
starts for the platform with the docu-
ment, evidently minority report. An
other demonstration in the galleries,
but delegates remained seated.
st. Louis, July 7.-As he was going
into the hall Permanent Chairman
Clark said to the Associated Press:
IF we don't get blocked. ] see no
reason why we should not dispose of
the nomination for president some time
tonight"
The reception being rendered Bryan
is something remarkable and the APP
plause grows greater every moment.
Delegates and visitors join. Everybody
on their feet.
3:05-Chairman Head, OF the COM
mittee on credentials, has reached the
platform and the majority report is
now being read.
310--The majority report was in
line with the decision already published
and Head moved it's adoption. The re-
port declared in favor of seating all
delegates who were on the temporary
roll call with the exception of Alfred
Orendorff, who substituted for Duncan
Best of the Twenty district of
Illinois.
3:15-Brysn 3: appears with minority
report. Chairman Williams warns the
gallery to keep order or he would have
the galleries cleared.
---------------------- --------------
space than any other document pur-
porting to be a grave state paper He
then said: In the impending conflict
our quarrel is just and we are right
beyond all cavil. To state it in a gen
eral way is that the government shall
he restored to democratic republican