The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-09


 St Louis, July S.-The democratic nat ional convention tonight adopted a plat form by viva voce vote and listened to nominating speeches for president. Judge Alton B. Parker was nominated by Mar tin w. Littleton and William Randolph Hearst by D. M. Delmas. Both orators were applauded at length. Anti-Parker delegations attempted to create enthusi- asm for their candidates but the Parker men remain undisturbed and unconcerned. Hearst delegates paraded the hall, but the showing was small in comparison With the Parker procession which preceded.
 Nominating speeches for favorite sons, candidates and seconding speeches for both Parker and Hearst occupied the con vention for several hours. The conven- ton hall seats about 10,500 persons and from the appearance hundreds more had been admitted The floor and lower and upper galleries contained thousands or swetering men and women, obvious to the fact that the crowded condition of the hall endangered every life.
 Looked Like Huge Basin.
 The coliseum interior looked like h: re fasin with bottom and sides formed by closely packed persons. Not an aisle could befseea. They were filled by spectators who could find no other places. Outside and inside the crowds were the same except for the fact that those within the hall were satisfied and those without were turbulent. As soon as the convention had been called to order Chairman Clark announced that the report Of the commit tee on resolutions was ready. Senator Daniel read the report as chairman of the committee. The confusion was so greaf that not word could be heard three feet from the platform. The great climax cf the convention, the nomination or candidate for President. followed immedi- ately upon the adoption of the platform. Chairman Clark called up that order or business without delay. Alabama was called and yielded to New York. MT. Tittletons speech immediately pleased his audience and when he concluded pande- noninum ~eigned. Flags waved, banners were held aloft and great as was the crowd delegates carrying the standards of the Parker states paraued through the convention pushing, trampling and ngnt- ing all who obstructed their progress ne scene was one of tremendous con1usloh. Then was enacted scene that recalieu an incident of the democratic convention ,n c,hicaeo which nominated William j.. Bryan eight years ago.
 Dramatic SCenc EHdStSo.
 Like Minnie Murrary the woman III white who from a gallery over the s'ase was then cheering for Bryan. two glris in vyhite snrang to the front of the plat form and waved flowers and flags. The ,orrg women were Misses Adele and Evelvn Heywood of St. Louis. With re- newed outbursts the immense throng cheered them until picture or Judge Parker on a six by nine foot canvas, at tracted thunderous cheering thousanos' The cheering continued fully 9 minutes. Even then. ten minutes elapsed before the chairman dared to call the next state. Arkansas yielded to Tennessee and Sena- ter Carmsck took the platform ana sec onded the nomination of Judge Parker. There was great confusion during the speech.
 California, a Hearst state was next in order. D. M. Delmas of that state was recognized and there was some cheering as he made his way to the platform, but it was not prolonged The hall was bedlam when MT. Delmas concluded.
 Great Crush Around Doors.
 The crush of visitors around the doors and inside the convention hall at o clock the time set for the opening of the con- ventions was greater than at any previous session. It was something rarely equal ed at any national convention. Extras had spread the news over the town that a nomination was to be expected tonight At two or three entrances the pressure on the doorkeerers and policemen was so great that their lines were broken and many persons without tickets forced their way into he hall.
 It was a crowd that, judging from the symptoms, came with some intention os participating in the proceedings for cheers and applause, and comment was forthcoming on every occasion.
 The general reception of the evening was given to Senator Hill of New York. who made his first appearance in the hall.
 Gen. Nelson A. Miles was also present for the irst time
 Ats o'clock there was not vacant seat in the vast auditorium. From the plat form to the topmost gallery was packed with delegates, alternates and spectators The heat was intense On the outside the crowd was even greater than within tha coliseum It had been rumored that tbe doors were to be thrown open to the nublic. This was not true, but bogus tickets were sold. Many of the bogus ticket holders got Tn and others less for tunate blocked entrances.
 The streets on the four sides of the coliseum were impossible The police tried without effect to keep clear passage ways. There ~as no attempt made in any entrance to restrict the crowd in any way and by the time the chairman called inc convention to order the hall was fIled to the danger line ana beyond
 A series of energetic tnumps on ths presiding officers table were given by Chairman Clark at 8:03 in an endeavor 10