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HEARST MEN TRIED TO RIVAL
THE PARKER DEMONSTRATION
NOMINATED BY
A CALIFORNIAN
UPRoAR AFTER THE SPEECH.
THIS WAS CONTINUED AND THE
&c.,. CONFUSION WAS GREAT.

As the Call of states Continued Cam
didRtes Were NOminated-Gray or
Delaware and Others Proposed for
the Presidency-Deard of Florida
Seconded the Nomination ct
Hearst for the Hearst wing of the
Delegation.
ST. Louis, July S.-"California," call
ed the clerk.
California" called the clerk.
Mr. Chairman" responded Dele
gate Tarpey. California recognizes as
her spokesman e. NJ. Delmas."
Il recognize e. M. Delmas of Cali
fornia," said the chairman, and vol
ley of cheers came from the audience,
Mr.. Bryan leading it by standing up
and waving small flag.
Mr.. Delmas, who took the platform
to speak for William r. Hearst, while
not possessed of a voice of the strong
carrying qualities of Mr.. Littleton's.
could easily make himself heard by
the majority of the people in the hall
OF greater age than Littleton, he is
not unlike him in figure, possessing a
strong compact form, bordering some
what on the corpulent. He spoke calm
ly. His mention of the gentleman from
Nebraska called forth an enthusiastic
tribute.
DeImns Named Hearst.
Mr.. Delmas' address, which closed
with the name William Randolph
Hearst" was the signal for cheers.
which while. enthusiastic. we're much
less in volume than those following the
mention of Parkers name.
Hearst Men Noisy, Too.
A second gentleman, with red whis-
kers. mounted a chair and attempted
a speech. He, too, was peted down
and a policeman took him to the outer
darkness.
Meantime the demonstration for the
editor-candidate went on, rising and
falling in degree. Fully a dozen
times the line completed the circuit
and then the California banner was
carried up TO the speakers platform
and the other states massed their EN-
bems at the foot of the steps. A
young woman rose up I'm section l.
and waved a small flag. She brought
to her side fifty other people, who
Joined in her tribue, and for time she
was the heart of the storm center
When she sat down the end began
to come. thirty minutes after the first
cheering began.
When a half hour had elapsed SEN
ator Bailey Of Texas took the presid-
ing officers chair and began rapping
for order, but It was some time before
order could be had. Many of the dele
gates and others begai TO hiss in dis
approval. but this only served to spur
on the Hearst rooters, and a battle OF
sound ensued.
When MIR. O'Donneli referred in COM
pimentary terms to "the great leader
Of the past two campaigns" there was
a demonstration I'm which the name OF
Bryan was heard above the uproar.
He invited the "prodigals who had
been feeding on husks" back into the
fold, for, he said, 1--WE need all kinds
OF Democrats In this campaign" His
mention of Parker's name was greeted
with shouts and applause. Colorado
once more Joins hands with New
York" he concluded. "and the echo
comes back Parker, popular rights and
victory
After the applause which followed
O'DonnelIs conclusion, Connecticut was
called and Walter S. Cummings sec
onded the nomination OF Parker.
Many of the spectators began leav-
ing the floor and the galleries, and
the tramp Of their feet was new dis
turbing element.
Handy Nominated Gray.
L. Irving Handy. Of Delaware, fol-
lowed Mr.. Cummings, and nominated
Judge George Gray. He began by
Delaware offers TO YOU her ncblest.
bravest and best" and a cheer went
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