The San Francisco call., 1904-07-09
BoURKE COCHRAN WANTED.


Representative Ollie James of Ken
lucky moved that a committee be
appointed by the chair to wait on
the committee and ascertain when 1t
would be ready to report. This mo-
ton received a second, and was car
ried without delay. Chairman Clark
named James H. Clayton of Alabama
and T. H. Ball of Texas as the commit
tee.
Delegate ]. c. Shepard of South
Carolina created a wild shout by de-
claring that the convention wanted
to hear Bourke Cochran speak.
After quiet had been restored it was
stated that Cochran was not in the
hall. A demand for c. A. Towne, the
silver tongued orator" was made, but
Towne declined to respond.
In the anxiety to learn when the
committee on resolutions would be
ready to report the list of national
committeeman had not been confirmed
and the oversight was remedied by a
motion which was carried by a viva
voce vote and tn procedure straight
ened out.
The clerk will call the roll" said
the chairman, for the list of honorary
vice presidents" and the calling Of the
roll, designed more for the purpose of
keeping the convention quiet by giving
something to do, proceeded with de-
liberation.
By IL o'clock the torrid temperature
in the hall moderated materially, the
result being due to- a heavy rainstorm
that passed over the city. The relief
while not great was sufficient to add
decidedly to the comfort of the crowd
that packed the hall.
When the roll call was finished,
Chairman Clark. who was displaying
decided ability in keeping up the in
terest of the convention during the
tedious wait for word of some kind
from the committee on resolutions,
called on the band to play America.
His wishes We're carried out, the en-
tire convention rising and singing two
/ stanzas of the song. A motion was
made and carried out that Richmond
Pearson Hobson of Alabama be in
vited to address the convention
HOBSON TAKES PLATFORM.
| Hobson accepted the invitation and
made his way from the Alabama dele
CATION to the platform. He was greet
ed with a round Of applause and the
usual cries of louder when he had
uttered but a few words. He complied
promptly with the request and reveal
ed the best and strongest voice that
has been heard in the convention.
! What President has been brave
enough to enforce the law against the
! labor union violatcr of law?" 1t was
Democratic President, he said. and
applause greeted the assertion.
| He passed on to the color question
and declared that when the black or
yellow races came into contact with
white people. if that race would not
commit suicide, it must remain abso-
lutely distinct. A shout from the
| Southern delegations greeted this He
| declared that Booker T. Washington
would outlive his undoubted useful
ness If he did not cease to heed the
teachings OF the Republican partv.
He urged the men of the West a,d
North to refrain from depressing the
south by advocating anything that
tended TO ooliterate the racial lines. He
deprecated the fact in the Republican
convention that one man had risen r.
speak against the plank in that Marty,
platform which urged a reduction ~
Southern representation in Congress.
because OF alleged disfranchisement n
| voters in the South.
The speaker worked himself into ,
nigh pitch OF excitement as with whit,
lace and ringing voice he drew a mic.