The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-08
WILL BE NO MINORITY REPORT
Convention Will Proceed Promptly to Nomi-
nation of President.
Vice Presidency Seems Likely to Go Over
Until Saturday.

! ing of the bass drum and two dozen
| snorting brass horns, the talkative
gentleman sat down and kept quiet.
Chairman Arrives.
Chairman Clark arrived at 10 min
utes after 10 and was received with
a few hand clapS. Twenty minutes
after the delegates were in their seats
no word had been received from the
resolutions committee and Chairman
| Clark dispatched messenger to
learn when it would be ready to re-
port Private advices were to the
effect that it would be several hours
before the report would be presented
and the prospect for short session
grew stronger. One of the secretaries
called through a, megaphone: THE
| band will please play Home, Sweet
Home A." There was a wild cheer from
the weary, persPiring delegates and
spectators as the familiar strains
fioated out on the air. Anything with
the word home seemed to please
greatly, for the cheers were repeated
lucky Home" was rendered. Dixie"
called forth inevitable yellS and the
Texas delegation added to the enthus-
iasm by unfurling their lone star flag
and waving it wildly.
Temporary Chairman Williams soon
came down the aisle chewing leisurely
at that ever present cigar and was
greeted with cheers
the megaphone to play ION the Banks
of the Wabash and the Indiana
delegation showed its appreciation by
clim bing on chairs and cheering
Justify.
The messenger which Chairman
Clark had sent to the committee on
resolutions returned with a gloomy re-
port of the readiness of that commit
tee to appear with its important docu-
ment. and the waiting continued.
At 1O:47 a. m. Chairman Clark
arose and let fall his huge gavel. The
clerk picked up the megaphone and
announced that the session would be
gin with prayer by Rabbi Samuel Sale
of st. Louis. The delegates and spec
tators at once arose to their feet and
stood during the Invocation There
was no trouble in securing order, for
the long delay had wearied the dele
gates and they seemed anxious for
action.
Wait for Platform.
At the conclusion of the prayer an
announcement was made on the or
der of Chairman Clark that he was
determined to have order, "and that
any person raising a row will be
taken out by the police"
A demand was made for the report
of the resolutions committee. AS no
response was forthcoming, it was de-
termined to call the states for the
purpose of having the next national
committee announced.
There were cheers at the announce
ment of the name of Robert d. Sui
livan as committeeman of Illinois.
but the demonstration assumed still
larger proportions at the mention of
Thomas Taggert of Indiana, which
followed. The Pennsylvania delega-
ton arose and saluted the announce
ment of J. NJ. Guffey as their ma
tional committeeman.
A call for the committee to meet
at the Jefferson hotel as soon as the
convention adjourns side die was
made.
Another call was made for the re-
port OF the committee on resolutions.
I AS the call did not bring any result,
the secretaries of the convention COM
menced to work the telephone vigor-
| ously IN an effort to put the chairman
OF the convention in touch with the
chairman of the committee in order
TO md wnen he would be ready with his
report Representative Ollie James of
kentucky moved that a committee of
three 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 carried
without delay. Chairman Clark named
James H Clayton of Alabama and T.
h Ball, OF Texas. as the committee.
Delegate ]. c. Sheppard of South Car
olina created a wild shout by declaring
that the convention wanted to hear
Bourke Cochran speak After quiet
mad been restored it was stated that
Mr.. Cochran was not in the hall. A
demand for c. A Towne, the silver
tongued orator, was made, but Mr..
Towne declined to respond
In the anxiety to learn when the com
mittee on resolutions would be ready
to report the list of national commit
teemen had not been confirmed and
the oversight was remedied by motion
which was carried by a viva voce vote
and the procedure Strengthened 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
it something to which it could listen
proceeded with much deliberation.
By IL O'Clock the torrid temperature
in the hall had moderated materially,
the result being due to a. heavy rain
storm 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.
They Sing America
When the roll call was finished
Chairman Clark, who was displaying
decided ability in keeping up the in
terest of the convention during the