The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-12
STORY OF THE NIGHT SESSION
Platform Adopted With Hardly Dissenting Vote.
Scenes of Turbulence and Unbounded En-
tnuSiaSm--.T The Nominating Speeches

tllo vast assemblage.
When an especially good point was
made by the speaker he would applaud.
His hand clapping was always the sig
nal for a great outburst of cheers.
When he said that Parker did not
Pretend to be the master of the Demo-
cratic party but was proud to be its
servant, the people went fairly wild
with iubilation.
His reference to the admirable plat
form upon which Parker would stand,
brought more cheers.
His appeal to the men of the west,
that as New York had for eight years
followed their candidate, they should
now follow the candidate of the east,
touched tender spot in the hearts of
tho delegates. When he concluded by
TIE announcement, that Gin the name
Of the constitution, liberty and peace,
New York names Alton b. Parker as
its candidate for president" pande-
rionium gone mad burst its bounds.
Delegates jumped and howled, pound
ed each other over the back and waved
iiags, standing ali the while.
Every woman, man and child in the
great assemblage were on their feet
but the demonstration was a contrast
to the Bryan ovation, for the widest
enthusiasm was reigning in the en-
closure that bound the delegation.
The New Workers started parade
that caught like wildfre. Alabama
Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Louisiana
ana Indian Territory fell ir. TLey,ihac
rot gone far when North Carolina
chased Texas and its lone star flag fol
the next position. Tennessee, Missis.
sirpi, Maryland, Alaska, Oklahoma
Virginia, Michigan, Utah and Georgia
trooped along each delegation headed
by its standard.
The New Jersey standard followed
Michigan. Tammany Hall sat quie
curing the carnival of noise and the
standards of Illinois, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, Minnesota, Rhode Island
West Virginia, Iowa and Ohio neve
moved.
Round and round the hall the fren
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along. Cheers and the footing of horn
We'd with the ear penetrating rebel vel
that has been heard in National con
ventions of both parties.
In and out the frenzied rooters went
The band played my Country, 'Tis o
Thee and the volume of jubilatiol
swelled. The standards were taken t
the platform and there fianlled hug
portrait of Judge Parker, inscribed
The Peoples Choice"
A rebel flag was unfurled in the pro
cession. Another outburst
Adele and Evelyn Haywood of 81
J Louis waving boquets on the platform
did not detract from the effectiveness
of the demonstration.
Ex-senator Hill of New York was a
young as the youngest from his antics
He waved his hat, then clapped hi
! hands; them did any old stunt that h
could, within the narrow confines mad
by the crowds of sweltering humanity
In the rear of Hill huge cowbel
, adds to the din.
Michigan's blue silk banner is wav
ing from the platform and the ma
who waves it wears an expansive gri
at the attention he is receiving. Bu
J the fellows who carried to his side tn
} huge portrait of Parker felt that the
J Ead done their duty in a jubilatin
! fashion, for II an increased volume @
sound was possible it came then.
A saturnalia of jubilation manifesto
itself in the galleries, when the hug
Parker portrait banner broke dowr
? tuppling the portrait to the floor. Th
gavel of the presiding officer pierce
the din, after thirty minutes of revelry
The band struck up I'VE Kept tn
Pig In the Parlor' and the noise grad
ually diminished.
Arkansas was called out next. Sh
, yielded to Tennessee ard Senator CaI
: mack took the platform to secon
Parker's nomination, amidst splen
l did ovation.
: The senator had not progressed fa
when shouts of "Hurrah fer Hearst
came from different portions of til
. galleries.
t "Put him out" yelled the delegates
: Kisses were heard on the floor an
they were re-echoed from tho gallerie
e The senator's voice could be clearl
e hard but there seemed to be a dispC
sition on the part of the galleries
: drown him.
s Cheers, cries of louder" hand claI
: ring and more cheers interspersed h
remarks The chair had to repeated
\ hammer for order. re-
:, When California was called ID. /
h Delmas took the platform amidst
!. tempest of cheers from the Californi
delegation.
: He was given close attention In h
presentation Of William Randolp
}. Hearst. When he referred to him 6
'one who twice supported him VIII
0 sits yonder under the banner of N,
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