Evening journal., 1904-07-08

chairman MiilhmS, VINO was ready 10 |
call the convention 10 order, started in
to subdue it with his gavel. Soon that
was drowned out completely. Seeing
that he was getting no aid from his
fellow convention officials, Mr.. Will
liams contented himself with n desul-
tory pounding with his heavy mallei
which could be seen. hut not heard.
The confusion IN the hall was unprece-
dented Strong lunged admirers OF
the Nebraskan openly left the seats
in the spectators reservation and mass
ed about the Nebraska delegation. The
noise Of the demonstration increased
In volume even after It seemed the
limit Of endurance might have been
reached.
A Parker Denomination.
The Parker men at once sought &c
Offset the Rryan demonstration by
cheers on their side. The men Of the
south came 70 the front In this effort,
and the Georgia delegation, who carry
a blue silk banner inscribed, Georgia
Parker Delegation" every ,iime they
march into the hall at onde waved Il
high and started toward the platform.
An enthusiastic delegate from South
Carolina caught the sign Of his state
from its stan. tore up the strips and
after brandishing the red and white
disk wildly shook IL at the Bryan
Hearst men ana then placed # nat
against the blue banner as though he
were mailing the dag Of his country to
masthead.
The Parker men came up swiftly
now, and before the South Carolina
man had lowered his hand the men
from Arkansas. Alabama and Pennsyl-
vania were turning over chairs and
pushing through the aisles on their
way to his side.
After Pennsylvania and Mississippi,
New Jersey, Tennessee, Indiana, Lou
isiana, Texas, Connecticut and Vir.
ginia. The demonstration had resoiv-
cd itself into Parker outbreak more
than testimonial 20 Bryan. and Il so
eighteen minutes after Mr. Bryan en-
tered the hall.
AS the noise began 70 subside Chair
man williams secured a huge mega
phone and endeavored 10 announce that
the recess had ended and 1t was time
for the convention 10 come TO order.
There was still so much confusion, az
the huge gathering was trying TO com
pose itself, that the chairman's voice
oven through the megaphone, wal
hardly audible. IL was finally ascer
tained that the committee on creden
tials was ready 20 report
At 3 o'clock the report OF the com
I mittee on credentials was read b.
I Chairman Head Of the committee.
d fight over the District Of Columbi
contest lasted half On hour. The dec
l. sion of the committee finally was ar
n proved by the convention.
Y Mr.. Bryan then took the platform d
: behalf OF the minority report IN favo
e Of the Harrison delegates from Illinois
He began reading his report at 3.4
/. O'Clock.
( The reading Of the minority repor
occupied thirty-nve minutes. He aske'
for fifteen minutes for each side TO dis
o cuss it.
I Mr.. Bryan Speaks.
4 Mr.. Bryan was the first speaker un
der his motion TO adopt the minorit
a report. He said he had come her
n trusting that the party would agree o
= a platform and on candidates He r,
o gretted that he had 10 speak on th
/ subject before the convention. II
made an appeal for reverence for IN
= Democratic doctrine of majority rule.
a mo party can hold together tina
n does not respect the right Of the me
e jority TO rule he said
y He likened the Hopkins faction +
~ Illinois to "a band Of train robbers,
,s saying:
/. "They planned what they did as dl
70 liberately as a band Of train robber
n plan a robbery, and they have the at
}. daciy to come here and say 10 you tina
because they have certified what the
- have done you cannot go behind it.
j "As well mightys band Of train rol
] bers certify that they took up onl
4 voluntary collections for religious pul
n poses and expect you to take them O
"a their word"
Il Mr.. Bryan made a fierce attack o
~ John F. Hopkins and carried the ga
,e leries by storm.
/, Mr.. Bryan's denunciation of H0pkin
became more bitter as he concluded.
large part Of the audience cheered hil
- wildly as he sat down.
!, Judge Menzies Of Indiana spoke Il
!, the Hopkins faction and was frequen
+, ly interrupted by cheers and Kisses.
Frank r. Quinn, chairman Of the III
= nois state convention, was the ne,
y speaker.
I, Il am a Democrat who believes
I. majority rule" he shouted, ana 1.
IA. galleries screamed.
at Il am too good a Democrat 10 ca
ar any one a train robber or a thief n
r. less know the facts. stand he
n and tell William J. Bryan 10 his tee
~ that he is dishonest"
4. Groans and Kisses drowned the spea
NJ er's further attempt.
H. Mr.. Bryan then replied at consider
bic length TO the sharp attacks Of b
n opponents and finished by demandlI
n a roll call. The minority report WI
le defeated. the vote standing 6i7 TO 29g
p The Morning Session.