The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-08


/ ing that ne was getting no aid from
/ his fellow convention officials Mr..
I Williams contented himself with q de-
sultory pounding with his heavy NAL
let. which could be seen. but not heard
3 The confusion in the hall was unprece-
dented- Strong lunged admirers of the
I Nebrsskan openly left the seats in the
/ spectators reservation and massed
= about the Nebraska delegation The
! noise Of the demonstration increased in
/ violence. even after il seemed that the
( limit of endurance must have been
[ reached. All other displays of eBthU-
! siasm were dwarfed in comparison
Band Could Not Be Heard.
/ After the applause had continued IN
/ broken for more than fifteen minutes
/ Temporary Chairman Williams again
/ tried to get the attention of the dele
gates and motioned the band to play.
/ Then again and again he signaled the
! musicians only to learn a moment
/ later that the Instruments were pour
/ ing out al the volume of which they
! were capable. Not note could be
( heard on the speakers platform unless
I It was listened for intently. Then IL
was that the conservative forces turned
! TO the aid Of the chair They started
/ the applause for Parker. His name on
/ a purple banner proved almost as mag
Detie as Bryan in the flesh. From
| one idol to another the gathering
turned.
Georgia Started the Ball.
The Georgia delegation, carrying the
Parker banner. marched TO the plat
form and the cheering was increased,
If that were possible The applause
was general coming from delegates.
from the galleries and other parts Of
/ the Coliseum While the delegations
participating were different in some in
stances from those which led the Bryan
reception. the galleries did not dis
criminate. Every new movement was
the signal for renewed efforts. The
South Carolina standard was held be-
side the Georgia banner Inasmuch as
/ the South Carolina delegation was orig
inally anti-Parker, the movement was
significant. Other delegations fol-
lowed suit and soon the standard of
Arkansas. Pennsylvania. New Jersey
and Alabama and others which could
be removed from the floor were up
lifted over the platform. Some OF the
standards which we're marched to the
Parker rally a few minutes before had
been part Of the Bryan demOnstrd-
ton.
Kissing was started from the GAL
leries when the Parker movement broke
out, bat IT was soon effaced by the
shouting masses
Credentials Committee.
When at $50 the temporary chair
man was able TO make himself heard
he demanded order and called for the
report OF the committee on credentials
There was a long delay. Chairman
Head of Tennessee could not be found
Mr.. Bryan. the custodian OF the mi
nOTity report. thinking that Mr. Head
was on his way to the platform TO
make his report, made his own way to
the front and appeared on the stage
That provoked another oUtbuTst.
which could not be quelled for two
minutes or more The confusion was
so great that Mr.. Williams used a
megaphone to make himself heard. and
various delegates used similar instru-
ments in addressing the chair. The
chairman of the committee on creden-
tails was called for several times. and
then someone created amusement by
yelling. The convention mas lost its
Head
Report Delayed.
Word was received by Mr. Williams
thar Chairman Head would be delayed
a few minutes in getting his report
ready for presentation 4 motion to
invite Governor Beckham Of Kentucky
TO address the convention was adopted, (
but he begged 10 be excused Bourke
Cochran was called for. but he was not
in the hail. The band supplied enter
tainment during the wait with con-
cert approximately applauded. Start
ing with the star Spangled Banner
and followed by Dixie" the musicians
provoked spontaneous applause. yam
l1ee Doodle Hail. Columbia and /
Maryland were played BY request.
and kept the convention in good hui
NOR
At about O'Clock Mr.. Head reached
the platform As he began 30 read I
an uproaT started, and Mr. Williams
threatened TO have the sergeant-at- /
arms and the police clear the galleries. +
One man who persisted in his inter I
Tuptions was removed from the hall.
Mr. Head was listened 10 attentively Q
as he read his report and moved its I
adoption. He explained that some Of +
tie contests had been brought 10 the /
convention in the form OF minority re-
ports and suggested that these be j
acted upon separately The contest in I
relation TO the District of Columbia {
delegation Was first considered one +.
of the contestants moved that both 4
delegations he seated and each given 4
half a vote but his motion was lost. /
That left the Illinois case the only one 4
before the convention.
Fifteen Minutes Each.
BY agreement fifteen minutes was
allotted TO each side and Mr.. Bryan 4
opened with a statement that he was /
appearing on behalf Of a minority. He I
launched into a review OF the Illinois I
Democratic convention and referred 10 !
Messrs. Hopkins and Quinn. VINO were 4
IN control. as highwaymen- He COM
pared them also To train robbers The 1
convention he declared had been con-
tToiled BY the minority with 'gavel 4
rule Throughout he was cheered i
and gwen close attention.
Major Menzies Of Indiana. followed. !
speaking for the credentials commit /
tee. He charged Ir. Bryan with 1
ignorance OF the facts concerning tie /
hearing before the committee for the 1
reason that The Nebra had been /
In the room not more than three /
quarters Of an hour.
Facts Versus oratory.
Mr. Menzies began with the state
ment though he could not cope with /
the gentleman from Nebraska in ora
tory he Lad an advantage In the /
knowledge OF the facts. He heard the
facts as a member of the committee on
credentials. while Mr.. Bryan was alb
sent
After reviewing the case Mr.. Menzies
said:
The gentleman from Nebraska
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