The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-10

Of confusion sound and light it really
was.
The frenzied cheers. the blare Of the
bard. the hammering OF the cnaiEndn'
ga1el and the rule Of physl,, misht
which made all The sergeants-at-arms
and police powerless 10 repress the pam
demonium existing most of the time
all these things are now recalled by
spectators like dream.
toughest Of All Crowds.
The crowd which battled its way into
the Coliseum for the session which end
ed al sunrise this morning was not only
Tn. Biggest, but the toughest that had
attended any of the sessions. The night
was sweltering, bur the crowd had
come prepared for any old sort OF heat
Fhey got it, too-in fact, they got more
beat than thrills.
Before the convention had Decn unier
way half an hour il became app.Gei
that most OF the rowdies OF tae daS' had
been tired out by diplomacy. ana that OF
the nomination OF Judge Parker could
scarcely be regarded as one .sr1tl sweet
sorg. precautions had been tsllcc 10,
il necessary. drown any Earring note
Correspondents Barred Out.
Several Of the newspaper CORRESPOND
ents found a pleasant surprise awaiting
after being refused admission by many
policemen, IN spite Of the display OF
badges and tickets given TO them The
newspaper men finally arrived at their
chairs only to find them occupied by
fashionably dressed and stunning look
ing women. each of whom was possessed
Of remarkable staying powers. Ior
neither by looks, threats, or invoking
the aid OF the sergeant-at-arTns could
they be induced 10 vacate the seats
Finally they compromised so far as 70
allow one Of the correspondents 70 sit
down between them
Later correspondents deemed them
selves fortunate in getting in at All. for
so enthusiastic did the police and special
officers become in preserving order ac-
cording to their point OF view that
some twenty-five correspondents were
refused admission, and several Of them
threatened with a clubbing II they made
any further Efforts 70 enter the building
In the meantir>e however, the friends
and patrons OF the doorkeeprs were
streaming in at every door.
Minus Coats and Collars.
Inside the building 10 horde Of hui
manity was ever in :, greater stew Ten
thousand fans waved frantically to and
fro, scarcely able to arouse a breath ff
air between them all. The epidemic Of
shirt sleeves which always prevails at
Democratic convention. set in carly, in
fact several hundred OF the delegates
took the procaution Of leaving their
coats at home IN the first place Soon
most OF the collars had followed the
coats into innoouous desuetude. and it
was apparent the crowd was on hand 10
hear and see ensations-nOthing else.
During the reading of the platform,
though the gavel was pounded ever 50
franticany, not the slightest heed was
I paid TO II. Senator Daniel shrieled with
all his lungs. but TO no purpose. MI
Iittleton's speech produced something
/ ike a hush simply because Tie audi
ence realized It was leading up to the
/ nomination Of Judge Parker
Pandemonium Breaks Loose.
And then for twenty-seven minutes
! pandemonium broke loose. IL was
rumpus IN which the galleries bore little
part They were saving their threats
Cor the first mention of HcarsL's name
J But when in the second march oG the
! delegates around the han the huge pic
ture Of Judge Parker. which headed the
I
OF the Delaware delegates the Hearst
adherents set up a series Of yells which
almost drowned the Parker hackers just
/ for the moment.
! AS time slipped on the crowd began
I TO realize that they were in for an all
night session.
/ Il knew they would never nominate
/ Parker before Saturday morning." said
one man. Friday would be TOO much
/ OF a hoodoo taken in conjunction with
the fact that the Coliseum is On Thir-
tenth Street.
| The Hearst rooters hooted at every
opportunity A Prohobitionist il the
/ balcony raised a roar OF laughter by
crying out:
Now LET'S give three cheers for Cen
eral Miles.
.Iu bet that man is the only human
/ in the place who would take a drink
az this moment II it was offered TO
7 him." exclaimed a Tammany man as he
moDped MS brow.
Excitement in the Air.
The most exciting episodes. however.
were the fights IN the aisies, IA when
/ bei.ted seat holders and special officers
/ bore a part No less than six OF these
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citing enough, the whole situation took
on few more thrilling turns after
midnight. Instead Of getting sleepy the
vast audience became wider awake and
began TO realize that the session OF The
! Democratic convention was 20 be eyea
( more memorable than had been OK
! pected-
IT'S sure 90 be an aH-night session
now" was buzzed from row 10 row.
and instead OF grooming at this pros
pect, the audience Derked up knowingly
as though Il fully realized that there
was going 90 be lots Of fun ahead. The
Z men took an extra hole IN their belts
4 the women leaned back in their seats
4 and smiled as charmlngly as though
4 they were accUs toned 20 great the dawn
/ every morning from an orchestra chair
There WAS an electric current in the
air, the atmosphere having grown just
/ trihe cooler as the night moved on
toward morning. OF a sudden some
rows Of seats ~ the gallery which had
! been vacated filled with new enthusi-
I asts. Tho night had taken on tang, a
I dart, sparkle and q beiligcrent en-
! thusiasm which brought delegates and
spectators alike up 10 concert pt.Sn-
Better Than Diamonds.
i wouldn't have missed this for a