The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-06

aisles leading past the delegates were
packed by dense throngs who kept up a
smothered Mr.. williams voice Police
men who were stationed in this space
around the platform to keep others
away did it by occupying the space
themselves to the exclusion of all 9TH
ers. Severa 1times the speaker stop
ped and asked that the talking cease
in order that he might make himself
better understood
Takes Up Republican Platform.
Passing from the discussion of Mr.
Roots speech the speaker took up the
Republican platform.
Mr.. Williams drew a picture of the
country's condition at the time of
President Cleveland's first Inaugural
ton, declaring that much of the dis
tress that came in the early nineties
was due to Republican misrule that had
gone before, under Benjamin Harrison.
He said for three years all hope had
we'll nign vanished from the business
world. He scored the attitude of the
Republican party on the financial QueS-
tion. declaring that IL had been full of
inconsistencies and absurdities. He
mentioned the name of Mr.. Bryan in
discussing the price of wheat during the
first Bryan-Mc campaign. The
utterance of the name called forth
little applause and some cheers. A
second later he mentioned the name
again and the applause was not re-
peated-
Cheers for Cleveland.
a mention of the name of Grover
Cleveland was cheered Justify. The
when Mr.. Williams declared that it
was brazen effrontery for the Repub-
Hcan party to attempt to seize the
laurels of Grover Cleveland. A gen.
uine outburst of applause followed,
cheer after cheer rolled through the
hall, and although the chairman used
the gavel vigorously the convention
was soon beyond his control.
New Hampshire delegates climbed
upon their seats and yelled vigorously.
One Iowa man of the Hearst instruct
ed delegation from that common
wealth stood up and waved his hat
frantically and a wild chorus answered
him. Three cheers for Grover Cleve-
land" shouted an Alabama delegate,
and they came with genuine power
ana enthusiasm. No cry came from
friends sat quietly without taking any
part in the noise Again and again
the cheers came in dense volume de-
spite numerous cries of "Order, or
the chairmans gavel.
Then Mr.. Williams sat back and
watched the scene he had created. AS
the cheers and cries fell there were
StratiOn lasted eight minutes.
Tim Murphy of ST. Louis, standing
in the center aisle and encouraging the
demonstration, was first requested to
take his seat and then elected from
the hall by John I. Martin. sergeant
alarms. Murphy was rushed toward
the platform by Martin through a
railing and through a narrow stairway
which led under the stage. Another
encounter between Murphy and Mar
tin took place in the passageway un-i
der the stage. Murphy then permitted
himself to be taken from the hall by
two officers.
Murphy said that he endeavored to
assist in securing quiet, but his ef-
forts were misunderstood.
Threatened to Quit.
For several minutes after the Muir
ply incident the demonstration con-
tinued- Finally in desperation Mr..
Williams threatened to discontinue his
speech. You have placed me here.
am your servant If you don't want
me to continue it is your pleasure he
cried This announcement was effec-
tive, and MT. Williams secured con-
troll of the demonstration that his
mention of Cleveland had caused, |
dying slowly out.
When he said that he had heard
that Dewey, -Schley and Miles were
Democrats; that Republican admin |
istratton had Snubbed the first tried |
to disgrace the second, and insulted
the third, the convention again broke
out into shouts and applause BY that |
time Mr.. Williams voice was falling |
1t grew weaker and he was heard with