The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-07

ton had snubbed the first. tried to dis
/ grace the second and insuhed the
third. The convention again broke out
/ into shouts and applause. By this time
/ Mr.. Williams voice was falling II
grew weaker and he was heard with
difficulty even by those near the plat
! form.
I Mr.. Williams flow of oratory was
uninterrupted for some time. A re-
| Spouse Of applause followed his de-
nunciation OF the Republican claims
/ of prosperity because CT the tariff.
Cries of Louder were heard 81
wish I had the lungs to speak loud
! er, but I cannot" answered Mr.. VIII
! Iiams.
what did you say?" came a voice
I from the gallery.
Race Question.
/ So rapidly did the noise increase that
Mr.. Williams began to address him
+ self directly to the persons on the
platform. This brought forth from the
/ galleries loud cries Of Time and
/ Louder" Mr. Williams, with all the
I voice he had left. turned TO the au-
dience and began talking upon the
race question. When he referred to the
incident at the Republican convention
/ when d colored child and white child
were both on the platform waving
flags during one of the demonstrations.
/ there were cries of This is a white
Z mans country" So great did the noise
/ become that the sergeant-at-arms went
down into the hall and ordered the
! aisIes cleared. But the police had diff
fculty in carrying out these instruc-
tions. Mr. Williams had by this time
nd E~-flK-
minutes.
Now for a few words in conclu-
sion" said Mr.. Williams, and if you
are as pleased to hear that conclusion
as I am to conclude. this VIII be the
most delighted audience that ever ex-
listed"
Mr.. williams Exhausted
/ Mr.. Williams spoke but a few words
more. and concluded his address great
! ly exhausted. The persDiration was
streaming from his face; his collar was
a soft. white roll of linen; his voice
was worn TO a FRAGILE. and could not
+ be heard twenty feet from where he
stood. As he finished. after Speaking
for one hour and forty minutes, the
hand struck IN a medley Of patriotic
airs. the stirring strains Of Dixie
calling forth the wild cheers that never
fail to follow the song. no matter when
or where rendered
The delegates are invited to visit
the exposition said Mr. Williams
and the clerk viii read the invita-
ton
The last few words were lost in cries
Of Bryan" Bryan that came swift
and thick from dieffrent parts Of the
hall Cheers mingled with the calls
and it was fully a minute before the
voice of the clerk was able TO rise
above the tumuIt. Mr. Bryan remained
iauietly=in his seat during the demon
Fstrati0n made by his friends, and gave
no outward sign Of his recognition OF
1 the applause that had greeted hi:
name.
Delegate Powers of Michigan wa:
recognized by Chairman Williams Il
return the thanks Of the convention
to the exposition for the COURTESY
shown. and made a brief speech O.
Acknowledgement.
Invitation Accepted.
The motor. to accept the imitation
with which Mr.. Powers concluded, wa
accepted unanimously Sergeants-at
arms delivered bundles of exposition
tickets to the chairmen of the delega
5 tions. Wher the ticket passers Ia,
nearly finislTed their task the chair
man announced that the roll of state
would be called. each state as its nam
] was called 10 send up TO the chair
mans desk the names Of its commit
teemen elected in caucus
While the roll call was in progress
the spectators concluded from the in
teresting scenes that the proceeding
were finished for the day and streamet
out. Noise and talking throughout tn
hall was so general that the clerk
+ could be heard only with great diff
Guilty The announcement of Mr. Bryal
as 4 member of the resolutions com
mittee from Nebraska called forth
cheer from such of his friends as wer
able TO hear the announcement Da
vid & Hills name as member from
New York also brought q shout of ap
plause.
After announcing the time AM
places for the various committee meet
iugs. a motion was made by BoUrk
Cochran that the convention adjourn
until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning Tn
motion was adopted and the C0nven
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