The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-12

The secretary then announced that
the permanent organization COMMITTEES
was not ready to make a report and de-
sired a conference at once.
Acoustics Of the Hall Are Not Good.
Because of the wretched acoustics OF
the hall. Chairman Williams requested
the chairmen OF the New York and
Illinois delegations to repeat all an
nouncements- Mr.. Williams created
great laughter when he said:
SO dreadful are the acoustic proper
ties of this remarkable meeting Mace
b a my friend Ollie James, OF Ken
lucky, who has a voice like the bull of
Bashan and in whose Difference n a
bull retired from business, confded Ia
me that even he could not be heard in
this place."
Call for Credentials Committee Report
The next thing in the order Of busi-
ness, said the chairman, lis the repor,
Of the committed on credentials. The
chairman Of the delegations pass that
along?"
II suggest" said John Cadwallader
OF Pennsylvania. that the megaphone
be adopted"
We'll, will you get the megaphone?'.
retorted the chairman. The clerk
made a second announcement OF the
call for h credentials report.
That committee at once announced
that il would not be prepared to re-
port until 2 o'clock.
The chair then recognized William F.
Sheehan. of New York, who moved that
a recess be taken until 2 o'clock.
The convention was instantly in an
uproar Of confusion as the delegates
and visitors rose to leave.
The motion to take a recess was
agreed to by a viv voc vote and the
morning session came to a close at
11:04.
Afternoon Session OF the Convention.
With the promise of a contest of giant
orators over the adoption Of the report
of the committee on credentials, the
convention hall was filled early for the
afternoon session. Long before the DEL
egates began to arrive the galleries
were filled. The band gave a concert
which was appreciatively applauded,
and every number was encored. Wom-
en- again predominated among the spec
tators. The convention officials have
managed to organize and are maintain
ing excellent order. C%rowding of the
platform and visiting between the
state delegates has been prohibited.
Delegates came in slowly n to their
places without causing demonstrations
of any character. The band held the
undivided attention Of the gathering.
The attendance was larger than at eth
er of the previous sessions.
Ovation Il Bryan.
William j. Bryan was given an ova-
ton when he entered the hall just prior
to the opening Of the afternoon session
Of the convention. He was half way
down the aisle when he was first rec
ogniZed. There came a terrific yell
from a group of delegates in the rear
of the hall and instantly it was caught
up by the crowd and the cheers rolled
up in a roar. Mr.. Bryan passed Slow
ly down the aisle, picking his way
through the delegates who were massed
In the aisles. He paid no attention at
first to the demonstration. but quietly
took his seat.
The galleries joined in the cheering
with terrific enthusiasm. hundreds of
the crowd standing up in their chairs
and waving hats and handkerchiefs
frantically. The band struck up n
the friends Of Mr.. Bryan, believing this
to be an effort to smother their shouts,
at once yelled louder than before.
A man climbed to the chairman's
table and began to waive his arms up
and down, shouting unintelligibly. In
a moment Mr.. Williams caught sight
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trousers hauled him down.
"A wild frenzy Of yells followed the
act of a Nebraska delegate who seized
the Nebraska state sign n waved it
high in the air. Delegates from Ken
lucky, North Dakota, Missouri and
Montana, took the cue n catching UP
their state signs fastened with them
to the Nebraska delegation, where they
waived them in a circle around the
Nebraska sign.
Parker Men Try to Offset the Bryan
Demonstration.
Daniel J.. Campau, of Michigan. a
gold Democrat, did his best to lead the
enthusiasm by rushing up the steps
leading to the chairman's platform and
waving his hat wildly. The Parker
men at once sought to offset the Bryan
demonstration by cheers On their side.
The men of the South came to the front
in his effort and the Georgia delega-
ton, who carry a blue silk banner in
scribed Georgia Parker Delegation"l
every time they march into the hall,
at once waived it high and started to-.
ward the platform. An enthusiastic
delegate from South Carolina, caught
the sign of his state from its staff. ~
the steps and after brandishing the
red and white disk wildly shook it al
Bryan and Hearst men and then
placed IL nat against the plue banner
though he was mailing the flag OF
his country to a mast head.
The Parker men came up swiftly now.
and before the South Carolina mar had
his hand, the men from Arkar-I
sas, Alabama and Pennsylvania were
over chairs and pushing
through the aisles on their way to his /,
side. After Pennsylvania came Missis-
New Jersey, Tennessee, Indiana |
Texas, Connecticut and Vir-
ginia. The demonstration had resolved
itself into a Parker outbreak, more
than a testimonial to Bryan, and it so
remained to the finish, which was eigh-
minutes after Mr.. Bryan entered
the hall.
The Bryan Demonstration Was Pr-
Arranged Say Some.
The Parker men claimed hat they |
had Information before entering the
hall that the bryan demonstration had
been arranged between the Hearst men
and Tammany, and they were prepared