Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-07-14

in tho Coliseum. The streets on the tour
sides of the Coliseum were impa.sabl"
Long after tho hall was filled the crowd
pressed against tho entrances.
Frequently half n dozen people you'd he"
allowed to enter on 4 single ticket. Tn r."
was no attempt made at many entrances
to restrict the crowd and the han was
filled to the danger Inc and beyond.
DANGEROUSLY CROWDED.
= is doubtful If ever before in any large
gathering in the United states were the
rules governing admission to a large con-
vnrtion So utterly ignored. considovati ions
for the safety Of the public 50 thrust
aside. as they were AT the convention to-
night. Tho doors were practically thrown
open to tho public and at $50 O'Clock
tho aiSi"s were packed so that no one
could pass through them in either di-
r"ction. In the gallery there "as rot
AN unocCupicd inch Of standing or sitting
room. Tho passage ways under tho build
irr were completely chokod by a pushing.
struggling mass with which the sergeant
alarms and the police were utterly UNI
able to cope. Several thousand people
were pa-h'd underneath tn" main floor
VlnlN trying to gain admission TO the
auditorium. The congestion here was
highly dangerous in itself but the 'ruHd
poured through the entrances ana NJ
effort was made to keep them back.
HEADING ON THE; PLATFORM.
\ series Of energetic thumps on tho
presiding ":fiC"r's table were given by
Chairman CLARK ut SOC O'Clock IN an en-
d"aNor to call ia" convention to orucr
1hc roa.iiu': Cl'r ri, ordered the floor of
iiccrs to clear IT, aislcS. AS Mr.. Clark
stood 80 III iosk. senator Daniel OF Viz
pini1. chtirni9n of tn" resolutions com
r1Ittce ma L. his way tn his side WITH 4
| COPY Of the platform in his hand
Nth"Nt delay it WAS announced that
! tie report Of the committee would be re.
D criVol
/ At Ills statement a great cry went up
anG the nrst demonstration of the nigh,
S'eeion oco urr"d.
becoming impatient at the delay Sen
ntor Daniel began hi announcement il
tE' mi let Of tho uproar.
~ am instructed tn make to this con
Vont"n.' h. logan. "tnis unanimous re
Tort from The committco on resolutions.
Tho senator's persistence had the de
red "H"rt. although it vas several min
ut's before tho convention composed it
son and warning tol 10 he given tina
11i"t must be reserved cries o
"loud"r' were r'poat"dly made as Sen
ator Daniel proceeded
GREAT DISORDER.
y Ftnnt hum of conversation and an al
r"rNading noise Of Shutting feet. mOvinj
bodies ana raping chairs, mingled I,
drown IN" NirgiNiar's voice I,e coul,
/, not h' heard ;on rows OF seats from tn
stand
An Ohio d"lonatc mounted his ch,i
, ana, after repeatedly addressing tn
,, chairman ~ load IIN3'r demando
, order.
AN reht sit down AMI keen still an
We viii hay" order r"tortcd Mr.. ClarN
Thor, urlIing tu tho clerk. he direct a
. rGaln that the alslos la clcarod senate
Earieis "Hhaustior from his long SOS
sion with th" resolutions committee va
apparent. 70 the vast audience whc
faced hio, he wos bat silent igurc wit
, moving lips.
Ten minutes went 10y with tho sar1
disorder. tn" reading of tho platform no
Icing hoard. when another iutcruiptio
VAS made ~ the irstnrco Of Chdrma
Iirr,:. nj which ORDER vas demandc,
but Intellectually.
Disturbances resulting from cries f.
order from various portions Of the Ia
cvhaurtod The patience Of Chlirma
Clark and lc gave personal directions
have several persons CnlctCd or put oU
; Senator Daniel. however, refused to /
l idieturhoF. lie proceeded with tho rca,
, / ing If the platform regardless of II
, fact THAT not one soul in the hall exec
, perhaps the stenogral her VII" stood
thc steps Just beneath lin. heard a wor
Senator Daniel concluded reading II
platform ut SIS o'clock. When it W
observed that he had ceased reading 4
convention broke into cheers.
PLATFORM ADOPTED.
Senator Daniel said:
Il am unanimously instructed by 20
committee on platform Ia move the pr
- vious question on its adoption, and nc
make that motion.