Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-07-09
THIRD DAY OF The
GREAT CONVENTION
Party Leaders Are Now Actively
At Work.
PROCEEDINGS MOVE SLOWLY

PROCEEDINGS MOVE SLOWLY
In Sitting Heat Democratic Hosts
Crowd the Great Coliseum and Pro.
ceed with the Business of Nominal.
ing q Standard Bearer.
Convention Hall, 11:56 a. m.-The
convention adjourned until tonight at
which hour the committee on resolu-
tions VIII submit the platform.
st. Louis, July 8.-When the Ma
tional Democratic convention re-as-
sembIed it was hoped by the leaders
chat the work might be concluded to
day, and a sine die adjournment TAX
en-. When the delegates came to-
gether at the beginning of this, the
third day, there yet remained to be
accomplished the adoption of a plat
form and the nomination of candidates
for president and vice president 1t
was appreciated that this might re-
quire three sessions, the last run
ming into the night.
Stirring Situation Promised.
Today's program held out special
Inducements to the spectators. Ora
tory ard stirring situations were
promised in abundance. The report
of the committee on resolutions and
the discussion incident to the cOnsid-
Grafton of the platform recommend
ed. were awaited with keen interest,
as 1t was anticipated that this would
bring forward the big orators-some
of whom as yet had not been haerd.
The committee on resolutions was
IN session all night, working upon the
draft OF the party platform, and a
number of conferences were held to
consider the question of candidate
for the second place on the ticket.
But the feature of the early hours of
the day was the knocking out by the
committee on resolutions of the gold
plank, which had been put in the plat
form. The exciting contests which
marked the session of the committee
throughout the night and the action
on the gold plank was the talk of the
morning hour. AS the delegates arose
their first inquiries were as to what
the resolutions committee had done.
w. J. Bryan, they learned, not only
scored in the first on the money
plank, but secured a modification OF
the tariff plank.
When it was learned that the gold
plank was voted out, it was anticipat-
ed that the fight on the floor over the
platform would be waged with greater
vigor than had been counted upon
as there was promise of stirring
scenes that would mark a climax.
Interest Intensified.
The exciting scenes which marked
the perfection of the permanent or
ganiZation have intensified interest in
the convention and have been suffi
cient to create tremendous demand
for tickets.
Again the day opened with a heavy
Shy Win p1O1u4SS Ol WCdII1GI Ol 1uuEU
the same character as that of the
preceding day. gradually warming UP
as the sun climbed higher into the
heavens.
The exciting debate of yesterday
on the report of credentials committee
had the effecting of bringing out an
increased attendance this morning.
Dense crowds of sight-seers surround
ed the building half an hour before
the time set for the opening and al
though not one in ten of them had an
admission ticket or any hope of pro
curing one, they blocked the streets
in every direction and gazed steadily
at the dingy brick walls where sever
in sitting heat and profuse perspira
ton, striving for the country's gooC
as estimated from the Democratic
standpoint.
Chairman Clark arrived ait 10 min
utes after 10 and was received with
a few hand clasps. Twenty minutes
later the delegates were in their seats
No word had been received from the
| resolutions committee and Chairman
| Clark dispatched a messenger to learr
| when it would be ready to report. Pri
vate advices were to the effect tha
| it would be several hours before the
report would be prepard and the pros
poets for a short session grew strong
| er. One of the secretaries called
| through a megaphone:
''The band will please play Home
| Sweet House."
| There was wild cheering from the
| galleries, among the delegates as the
| familiar strain fioated out on the air
| Acting with the word Home" seem
ed to please greatly, for the cheers
were repeated a few minutes later
when MY Old Kentucky Home" was
rendered. Dixie" called forth The
| inevitable yells and the Texas dele
| CATION added to the enthusiasm b3
unfurling their lone star flag and wav
ing it wildly,
Temporary Chairman Williams sOoT
came down the aisle, chewing leisure
| ly at that ever-present cigar and was
| greeted with cheers. The messengers
| which Chairman Clark had sent tC
| Tie committee On resolutions return
| cd with a gloomy report of the read
| mess of that committee to appear
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