Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-07-14
EFFORT MADE START
BRYAN STAMPEDE
Demonstration in the ST. Louis
Convention Nearly Equals
That Of 1896.
MET PARKER's DAUGHTER
She and Bryan Shook Hands on tho
Stage. to the Great Satisfaction Of
the Cheering Crowds-Par.
ker's Name Was Kissed.


i"s 5 session 81 inc convention was De
VOID OF interest. The committee ON
rules and order of business reported
and their. ,enor. WAS ,donted
c.n.,a. c.a,. ,s, I,,
"r"'s t"ei 'c'u 'he ,elo''
concerning Porto Rico N the Philip
pines, according to the delegates from
Porto Rico. seats and votes I'm the rom
von,io,
-. d,
N'"'""s 10 nave III report 'e"l
~ s""''e' rom Tue M'''eso.n ana
Shn,,n,Y rnoa"aan an" W,i,a',s
,asd - ~ :, ~ !. ..L't. oon -
a = Mo"a Msep -.
"aop'.yn ,ePoi''
,a,.tna HsauI saau ,ne ,a,,o.ia' e"ai-
n,ao t. man oe'a.eu 20 l,e.uus 1mr.o
W, ~ wv Gu 'i ,he con,sn''oa, me
.,'''"l.,,e ilao 10 cohs.nsr "hs'ner
,r,S e,es'ts nfo the rlsh' 10 N"'e;
,ns u,n,eo sites supreme court nso
.eoiueu INA. tor'o RICO was par' OF Inc
''trl,"rE OF me ti.i'ed states: me
Ht'ie court mad deciued me l'hiilppines
We're not a part "i me united states.
ne committee had followed inns court
ana h'td gwen Porto lico a vote ana
Wl.hheia the vote from the f~niilppines.
senator Jerry south of Arkansas
moved TO amend to include the Philip
pines, criticised the supreme count.
ana was missed. South demanded ~
roll call ON the question, but was de-
leated, the chair declaring the report
recognizing Porto Rico's delegates to
pc adopted. Delegate Molina OF Porto
RICO appeared on the platform TO thank
tle convention for it's action.
Molina spoke briefly and received a
ripple or applause. Chairman Williams
~endeavored to state thai the clerk would
make nm QnnOnnnap1onf ht1f W-oQ In
'errupted by cries of Louder"
Chairnan's Little Joke.
..In tha dow vhor tha A,ga, c.h,,.,
s,,m ms " 49, nv Ansv, Hs
v,n,i," nnis ,. NV nis.eS. non
mesaphone. shall annonnce the crash h
of creation, there will ne some to in
terrupt him by crying Louder
This criticism from the chairman
created q prolonged laugh. The sec
rotary hen announced the permanent
organization committee was not ready
TO make IA report, and desired n on
ference of the committee at once.
Because of the wretched acoustics OF
the hall. Williams requested the chair
men Of the New York and Illinois dele
cations to repeat all announcements.
Mr.. Williams created great laughter
when he said, so readful are the
properties of this remarkable
meeting place. that my friend, Ollie
James of Kentucky, who has a voice
like Bashan, and In Difference to whom
tnat puit retired from business, confided
10 me mat even he could not be heard
chairman Will1ams called for the re-
port or the committee on credentials.
lhat committee that 1t
"ouio not be able 10 report until ?
p' ~.
Snehan or New YORK then moved a
recess unllt Z. Ihe was in
stantiy IN an uproaI OF confusion and
.ne n visitors began leav-
ing. me motion TO lake a recess was
agreed 70 ana 'he morning session
eioseu AZ ll.io ~. III.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
ST. Louis-At 1850 y. m. n ma
jority of the delegates we're in their
seats and the balconies were almost
filed. AT 2:14 Mr.. BRYAN entered the
hall and was cheered heartily. The
movement began in the gallery and
spread to the platform. Some Of tho
delegates soon TONED in the cheer,n1
but the majority of delegates remained
seated during the demonstration which
continued.
At 2:22 the demonstration had l.stea
eight minutes. with LITTLE sign NJ S,,b-
siding. The standards ar Misso,,,,
Iowa and North Dakota were CARRIED to
the Nebraska standard amidst !, tre.
mendous din. Most of tho deIeo.ta.
still retained their seats
At 2:23 n. m, a parker honrer w,s
unf,,rled nv Georpia caus,n~ W. LID
est nossihIe scene ;rha $50 ~
ton was annarentlv ioin;ng IN 10 go
The Georeia h.nnay ,mas hs, ~ ~ aoal.
front and taks, chorsa 20 ~ ~ IL
York deiepa.ion r'ha scaua ia h.aos em
eoual 10 that when Rrvnn sta,~nadns
the Chicago convention IN 1sos ~
parker hanner rrorn Cenra,a uo 1891
ed with hootinp ana hissas r.'a.
South Carolino brouyht its Sraars
forwa I'd and n,iiad ~ IN tha pa.1.au
ha nner A g,eat affort mel
stem the Rrv,n stamnsde ~ :"
The of AIabama pennsr,-
vanis. New Jersey. Indiana EentmSIv
West Virginia. Michigan. ConnacticHt
joined that of Georgia on the platform
amy % s,ea. tumuit:
- 80 .ne cneeIins ,or bryan n
aeoou. seassu ana me We're
;a'an ne. SETS. chairman Will
,is;ne y oes 1aaga ~ ioi's 10 secure order.
0su,,s u hlesaPnone.
~ ne .na,,,aan caileo lor me report
v.h,ia 49, ny on eIeoentiais, n
.nnaa ave- nv .hn vas awalting the
nam,,ittaa NJ Die sha.Iniah OF the
form nvid.ntiv - "en. ~ .ne pat
mort carrvina Jon",nan H ~ re-
rhara 40 s"e VI MS nahd.