The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-07-15
Ssooaa Days Proceedings.

VIM. j. Bryan was given an ovation
when he entered the hall just prior to
the opening Of the afternoon session Of
the convention on Thursday. He was
half way down the aisle when he was
first rec gnized There came a ter.
rife yell from a group OF delegates in
the rear Of the ball and instantly it
was caught up by the crowd and the
cheers rolled up in roar. Mr.. Bryan
passed slowly down the aisle picking
his way through the delegates who
were massed in the aisle. He paid no
attention at first to the demonStra-
tion, but quietly took his seat. The
galleries joined in the cheering with
terrific enthusiasm, bundled of the
crowd standing up in their chairs and
waving hats and handkerchiefs frati-
cally. The band struck up and the
friends Of MIR. Bryan believing this to
be an effort to smother their shouts,
at once yelled louder than before.
A man climbed to the chairman's
table and began to waive his arms up
and down, shouting unintelligibly.
In a moment Mr.. Williams caught
sight of him and grabbing the en-
thusiast's trousers hauled him down.
a wild frenzy Of yells followed the
act Of a Nebraska delegate who seized
the Nebraska State sign and waived
1t high in the air. Delegates from
Kentucky, North Dakota, Iowa,
Missouri and Montana took the cue
and catching up their State signs
hastened with them to the Nebraska
delegation where they waved them in
circle around the Nebraska sign.
Daniel G. Campau of Michigan, a
gold Democrat, did his best to lead
the enthusiasm by rushing up the
steps leading to the chairman plat
form and waving his hat wildly.
The Parker men at once sought to
Offset the Bryan demonstration by
cheers on their side. The men of the
south came to the front in this effort,
and the Georgia delegation, who carry
q blue banner inscribed, Georgia Par
ker delegation" every time they march
into the hall, at once waved it high
and started to the platform.
An enthusiastic delegate from
South Carolina caught the sign OF his
State from its staff, tore up The steps
and after bIandishing the red and
white disk wildly, shook il at the
Bryan and Hearst men and then
placed 1t fiat against the blue banner
as though he was mailing the flag of
his country to masthead. The Parker
men came up swiftly, and before the
South Carolina man had lowered his
hand, the men from Arkansas, Ala
bama and Pennsylvania were turning
over chairs and pushing through the
alsles on their way to his side. After
pennsylvania came Mississippi, New
Jersey, Tennessee, Indiana, Louisiana,
Texas, Connecticut and Virginia. The
demonstration had resolved itself into
Parker outbreak more than a tcst.
monial to Bryan and it SO remained
TO the finish, which was s minutes
after Mr. Bryan entered the hall.
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
1t was finally ascertaincd that the
report. just at this instance MIR.
Bryan arose in his place and began
making his way to the platform. Asl
soon as this was observed, up went the
convention again on its feet, and the
cheers arose with fresh vigor. When
Mr. Bryan mounted the platform young
DeFord, one Of the secretaries, got a
GaDle next to the presiding officer and
throwing both arms into the air shout
ed and waved his arms frantcally and
another ontburst Of applause occurred,
but IL was OF short duration. Mr..
Bryan's object In going to the platform
was TO present a minority report to
that OF the credentials committee. lie
is member OF the committee by proxy
bearing that OF Delegate Caspar OF
Nebraska. When Mr.. Bryan was fully
on the platform the spectators In the
galleries to the rear gave him cheer.
He turned around and made many
bows.
Mr. Head, chairman Of the commit
tee on credentials, entered the hall
and made his way to the platform,
and read the report. The report dc
clared In favor OF seating all the dele
gates who were on the temporary roll
call, with the exception of Alfred
OrendOrf, who was substituted for
Duncan @. Best in the Twenty first
district OF Illinois. Mr. Head was
heard In greater quiet than had exist
ed up to the time he commenced to
spead. No sign OF approval or disap-
proyal greeted the decisions OF the
He announced that mi !,
nority report had been submitted In |