The Van Buren press., 1904-07-09
JUDGE GEORGE GRAY.

JUDGE Gee
had heard that Dewey, Schley AMI
Miles were democrats; that a repub-
lican administration had snubbed the
first, tried to disgrace the second, and
| insultei the third, the convention
| again broke out into shouts and ap.
| plause.
Mr. Williams flow of oratory was
uninterrupted for some time. A re-
sponse of applause followed his de-
nunclation of the republican claims
of prosperity because of the tariff
| Cries of louder" were again heard in
various parts of the hall. u wish |
had the lungs to speak louder, but |
cannot" answered Mr.. Williams.
Mr.. Williams, with all the voice left,
! turned to the audience and with con.
siderable heat upon the race question.
| When he referred to the incident at
the republican convention when a
! coored child and white child were
| both on the platform waving flags
during one of the demonstrations,
| there were cries of This Is white
mans country"
SO great did the noise become that
the sergeantat.arms went down into
| the hall and ordered the aisles cleared.
| But the police had difficulty In car.
| ryng out these instructions. Mr..
| Williams had by this time been speak.
| ing an hour and twenty-five minutes,
Now few words in conclusion"
| said Mr.. Williams. And If you are
as pleased to hear the conclusion as
| am to conclude this will be the most
| delighted audience that ever existed"
Mr. Williams spoke but few words
more, and concluded his address
greatly exhausted. The persplratIon
was streaming from his face, his col
lar was a soft white roll of linen, his
voice was worn TO a fra2zle and could
not be heard twenty feet from whore
he stood,
As he finished the band struck up a
medly Of patriotic airs, the stirring
strains OF Dixie" calling forth the
wild cheers that never fail to follow
the song no matter when or whore
rendered.
"Thc delegates are invited to visit
the exposition" said Mr., Williams
"and the clerk will read the invita-
ton"
The last few words were lost In
cries of Bryan" Bryan" that came
swift and thick from different parts OF
the hail,
Cheers mingled with the calls, and It
was fully a minute before the voice Of
the clerk was able 10 rise above the
tumult Mr. Bryan remained quietly
In his seat during the demonstration
made by his friends, and gave no out
ward sign Of his recognition of The ap.
plause that had greeted his anne, Dole
gate Powers, Of Michigan, was rccog.
nI2cd by Chairman WAllams to return
the thanks Of the convention to The eS-
position officials for the courtesy
shown and made d brief speech OF ac-
Acknowledgement
The motion to accept the invitation
with which Mr. Powers concluded was
adopted unanimously
Sorgeant.at-arms with bundles os cS.
position tickets were At once sent
throughout the seats occupied by the
delegates and atcrnatcs handing them
to the chairmcn OF mo delegations.
When the ticket passors had nearly
finished their task the chairman an.
nounced that tho roll Of states would
be called each state % Ita name was
called to send up - The chalrman's
desk tho names OF ia committeeman
selected In caucus,
while the roll nnll was In progress
tho spectators concluding that the In
tereatng scenes Of he convention were
nnlBhod by the day streamod out by
thousands Tho noIso " their exit and
tho TALKING throughout he hall was ~
general that the ol'rk9 could be- heard
with great difficulty Tho announce,
ment of Mr. Bryan IA \ member Of the
resolutions committee from Nebraska
called forth a cheer from such uf his
friends as were able 10 hear the am
nounccment David u Hlll's name rs
n member from New v5rk also brought
0 shout Of applause"
As The roll was hnlshed and the call
began for those states which had not
answered on tho first call. Chairman
Williams drew cigar from his pocket,
lighted II Ond commenced To smoke
with great satisfaction, n0lwllhetand'
lng the fact that numerous signs pfos
hlbitng the Indulgence were posted all
around the building,
After announcing The time and places
for the various eommltleo meetings q