Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-08

Representative Ollie James or Ken
lucky moved that committee OF three
be appointed by the chair TO wait Oh
the committee 20 ascertain when II
would BE ready to report. This motor
received q second, and was carried
without delay Chairman Clark named
James "a. Clayton Of Alabama ANA 7
II. Bali OF Texas as the committee,
Delegate j. g, Sheppard of south
Carolina created "a Wild shout by de-
claring that the convention wanted 70
hear Bourke Cochran speak
After quiet had been restored 1t was
stated that Mr. Cochran was not IN
the han. a demand for G. A. Towne'
"the sllver-tongued orator was made
but Mr.. Towpe declined TO respond.
In the anxiety t. learn when the COM
mittee on resolution would be ready TO
report the list Of national committee
men had not been confirmed ana the
oversight was gemedied by notion
which was carried by a viva voce vote,
and the procedure Strengthened out
CALL THE ROLL
"The clerk viii call the roll" said
the chairman, FOR the list Of honorary
vice presidents and the calling OF the
roll, designed that for the purpose OF
keeping the convention quiet by giving
Ii something To which Il could listen,
proceeded with much elaboration.
By II o'clock the torrld temperature
IN the han had moderated materially
The result being due TO a heavy rain
storm that passed over the city. The
relief. while not great. was sufficient to
add decidedly TO the comfort Of the
crowd that packed the hail,
when the rolcall was finished,
Chairman clark, who was displaying
decided ability in keeping up the in
terest Of the convention during the te-
dious wait for word OF some kind from
the committee on resolutions, called on
the band 20 play America" His wish
ca were carried out the entire conyen-
tion rising and singing two stanzas Of
the song A motion wns made and
carried that Richmond Pearson Hobson
Of Alabama be invited TO address the
convention.
HoBsoN TALKS.
Mr. Hobson accepted the invitation,
and made his way from the Alabama
delegation to the platform, He was
greeted with a round Of applause, and
the usual cries OF Louder" when he
had uttered but few words. lie com
piled promptly with the request, and
revealed the best ana strongest voice
that has been heard In the convention.
what president has been brave
enough 20 enforce the law against the
labor union yiolat0r Of laW?' II was a
Democratic president he said and APP
plause greeted the assertion.
He passed on the 10 the color ques-
ton, and declared that when the black
or yellow races came into contact with
white people, II that race would not
commit suicide, It must remain abso-
lptely distinct A shout from the south
ern delegations greeted this statement
He declared that Booker r. Washing
ton would soon outliye His undoubted
usefulness II he did not cease 20 yield
TO the teachings and Influences Of the
Republican party and It's chieftains.
FOR RACIAL LINES.
He urged the men OF the west and
north to refrain from depressing the
south by advocating anything that
tended 10 obliterate the racial lines. He
deprecated the fact that I'm the Repub-
lican convention not one man had risen
10 speak against the plank In that
party's platform which urged reduction
of southern representation In Congress
because OF alleged ACKNOWLEDGMENT of
voters In the south.
The speaker worked himself into a
high pitch Of excitement, MS with white
fnce and ringing voice he drew pic
ture Of the approaching battle between
the parties and concluded with the
words, "let us make the Republicans
name the battlefield and let us make
them call It Waterloo
The speaker finished and the band
following him close up, played 1.-THE
Star Spangled Banner and then swung
into Dixie" which received more than
the usual tribute,
BROKE HIS GAvEL.
In his efforts to secure order Chair
man Clark broke his gave handle short
OF
The committee headed by Represent
ative Ollie James, which had been des-
patched TO the rooms Of the resolutions
committee presented Itself and Mr..
James was introduced amid applause.
His announcement was
TO REPORT TONIGHT
Your committee appointed to wait
upon the committee on resolutions re-
port that they have discharged that
duty, The committee informs us that
they Will be unable TO report TO this
uillll q q NlOih lnlllEUl AT
which time they will bring IN an unani-
nous report signed by every member OF
the committee"
Great applause and cheers greeted
this statement and as soon as Mr..
James could be heard again he contIn-
ued:
New York, Nebraska, Virginia and
Wisconsin have all joined hands and
Will bring in platform that win carry
us to a glorious victory IN November"
Again the convention voiced its
pleasure at the news and mighty
shout went up.
CONVENTION ADJOURNS.
Mr. James followed his last an
nouncement at once with a motion TO
adjourn until o'clock tonight, Sec
ond was at once heard and the motion
was carried, the session closing at
1i;5S.