Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-07-11

Ito the Illinois delegation. IL was
known that Mr. Bryan would take an
active part In the matter at odds be-
Z Iieved 10 be overwhelmingly against
him. Practically every seat was occu-
pied and the aisles were crowded.
Flock to Hear Fight.
. The increased attendance to a great
extent was because of the fact thai
Mr. Bryan was slated TO speak on a
matter sure to engender feeling and
. spirited debate When Mr. Bryan
. entered the hall the first sound of APP
. plause I'm the vicinity of the Nebraska
delegation drew every gaze in that
direction. As If TO make up for the
tardy welcome extended Mr.. Bryan
. Wednesday great numbers opened the
. cheering simultaneously from the
center galleries. That there should
be no misunderstanding in regard to
who was the object of the ovation the
Nebraska delegates wrenched from
the floor the standard marking their
location i'm the hall and waved the
hammer high above all others. That
was the signal for Mr.. Bryan's follow
ing TO congregate about their leader.
Adopting the Nebraska delegations
example other anti-Parker states tore
loose their standards and rallied
about the Bryan men.
Deafening Roar.
For a short time some degree of o.
ganization was maintained among the
majority of the delegates but the sight
Of the great human walls forming
the galleries shouting themselves
hOarse. throwing and waving hats.
umbrellas and coats, and many per
sons on the platform yelling and mo-
tioning encouragement. proved too
much for the more orderly delegates
to Withstand. They Joined with the
demonstrative ones. until the thumb
erous applause was converted into a
deafening roar.
GaVel Drowned Out.
As the applause opened Temporary
Chairman Williams. who was ready &c
call the convention To order. started
IN To subdue it with his gayel. Soon
that was drowned out completely.
Seeing he was getting no aid from
his fellow convention officials Mr..
williams contented himself with a
desultory pounding with his mallet.
which could be seen burt not heard.
The confusion in the hall was I'M
precedented. Strong-lunged admir-
ers of the Nebraskan openly left
their seats in the spectators reserva-
ton and massed about the Nebraska
delegation. The noise of the demon
stration increased in volume even ar
er II seemed that the limit of endUr-
ance must have been reached. All
other displays of enthusiasm were
dwarfed I'm comparison.
Even the Band Unhesrd.
After the applause had continued
unbroken for more fhan 10 minutes
Mr.. Williams again tried TO get the al
tention of the delegates and motioned
The band TO play. Again and again
he signalled the musicians, only to
learn a moment later that the instrU-
i
ume of which they were capable. Not
note could be heard on the speak
er's platform. unless It was listened
/ for intently.
Parkerites to the Rescue.
Then it was that the conservative
| forces turned to the aid of the chair.
They started applause for Judge
7 Parker. His name on a purple ban
ner proved almost as magnetic as
I Bryan in the flesh. from one idol to
another the gathering turned. The
/ Georgia delegation. carrying a Park
er banner, marched to the platform
and the cheering was increased. II
I that were possible. The applause
was general. coming from delegates,
I from galleries and other parts of the
/ coliseum. e. The South Carolina stand
ard was held beside the Georgia
/ banner. Inasmuch as the South
1 Carolina delegation was originally
anti-Parker the movement was sig
nifcant. other delegations followed
and soon the standard of Arkansas,
I Pennsylvania. Indiana. New Jersey,
Alabama and others which could be
removed were uplifted over the plat
form. Some Of the standards which
were marched to the Parker rally a
= few minutes before had heen part of
Y the Bryan demonstration.
At ESQ the temporary chairman
was able TO make himself heard and
called for the report Of the committee
ON credentials. There was a long de-
I lay. Chairman Head could not be
found. Mr.. Bryan. custodian of the
minority report. thinking Mr.. Heal
was on his way TO the platform, made
his own way to the front and APP
! peared on the stage. That provoked
another OUtburst which could not be
uuelled for two minutes or more.
The confusion was so great that Mr.
Williams used the megaphone to
make himself heard and various lele-
I cafes ugpd similar instruments in ad-