The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-07

\. L. ldukcd ana MI J. L. N~ohNC, II was
my privilege, in company with Mr.. L. c
Rowland of Honolulu and Mr.. P. L.
Topic OF Kauai to attend the sessions OF
the Democratic National Convention re-
Gently held in St Louis. The tickets
which Mr.. IauEea gave us entitled us
to seats IN the best part of the Coliseum
where we could both see and hear all
that took place
AS a spectacle, the convention was
kaleidoscope OF interesting events. No
spectator OF whatever political faith
could fail to have an absorbing interest
and excitement. even. in this gigantic
meeting of one OF the great parties where
its leaders were waging mighty war
for the framing OF platform and the
naming of a man for their standard bear
er who would be popular with the ''peo~
pie"
The convention met in the Coliseum
which, as it is soon to be torn down to
make way for a Carnegie Library, has
held a national gathering for the last
time Its main floor. platform, balconies
and galleries hold according to varying
estimates from 10000 to 1900 persons
but, at times Of excitement when the
din was Ioudest, the larger number
seemed far too small an estimate. / he
decorations were simple; the lofty dome
of the roof had solid back ground OF
yellow from which fluffy streamers OF
white. two or three feet in width, were
suspended: along the edge of the balloon
les were strung festoons of patriotic red,
white and blue amidst which could be
seen the state and territorial seals, IN
front of the raised speakers platform
stood the state standards whose white
body red borders, and blue names gave
another patriotic tinge to the decora-
tionS.
The convention, like all big bodies.
was slow-noving. The nominations Tor
President which the papers confidently
advertised for Thursday, did not come
until late Friday night. The delays were
numerous The fight over the seating
of the Illinois delegation consumed one
afternoon; the speeches OF Williams ana
Clark were long; the committee on res
olutions worked from Thursday even
ing at 8 90 until Friday at 2 100 P m.
in an attempt to frame platform &C
ceptable TO ALL They were so successful
however that after the reading or IL,
hardly a minute was consumed III auopl-
ing it. The chairman and sergeant-at,
arms were frequently put to their WIS
end to provide amusement Tor the ahN
ious delegates and denonstratlye gal
Democrats
were called upon to speak. When
Rorr1e Cochran of New York, for whom
the demand was vociferous, sent back
word that he was mot in the Hall
ripole-half humorous, half inpatient
nassed over the convention; the band
responded indefatigably to sergeant-at-
arms Martins frequent demands; an,
kee Doodle "There1l be Hot lime,
"Star Spangled Banner" Dixie" and
other tunes kept a semblance OF order.
INV Old Kentucky Home" brought the
Kentucky delegation to It's teet, ana
some enterprising Kentucklan eXtempof-
lied a GIee club which sang the song to
the plaudits of the multitude In tran
tic moment. the chairman had the vaSt
audience stand and sing America. oile
of these waiting spells was renewed by
Richmond Pearson Hobson, VINO de
livered the campaign speech that ne mao
used against Bankhead IN his eHorts u
get seat in Congress. HIS clear re-
sonant voice and the merit OF MS speeGIt
gradually won him the close attention oI
the audience-an attention WhlSh was
at first denied him.
The audience was at times almost uii,
comfortably demonstrat1ve. he STI1ail
movements. the waving of 10000 PAIN
leaf fans. the hum of conversation, the
shutting of feet of this vast concourSe
made a resounding and reechoHg NOISE
like the ''rnurmur of many waters which
made speaking in ordinary tones OF voice
unite inaudible even in the balconies:
The result was yells of louder louder
the clapping OF hands, and the stanlplhg
of feet TO force weak lunged and thick
Tipped speakers to try TO do the lf'lpoS-
sib1e Some uTtra-tactful speakers MADE
COMPLIMENTARY references to this lnteres.
on the part of the audience and caIied
II democratic demonstration: others
stood hopeless and helplessly by me
speakers stand while the chairman Dr3Ne
the table with his gavel and the poIioe
made Intellectual efforts to queH the US
turbance which would usually stop oI
its own accord after several minutes ,
After one of these noisy moments WheIl
:, str;nde,,+ voice had particularly irrltated
chairman Williams in an attempt 10
speak. he said:
Gentlemen. in the day when the angel
Gabriel shall stand upon the highest
mount of the world. and with mega
phone announce the crash OF creation
there will be somebody to interfere
with what he has to announce by cry
Of louder" All of the presiding OH
GERS. made hoarse by attempts to MAKE
announcements which could not be heara
at last resorted to the clerks VINO took
turns in making megaphones out OF tnelf
hands and in shouting the DECISIONS VI
the chair