The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-01

Is Ot4Athc evening, ana among the DINERS
were Admiral w. 8. Schl-y, General Nell
son 4. Miles, William B. Hoinblowcr.E
!. August Belmont, Carl schurz, Lewis cass
ledyard. Thomas F. Ryan. John G.. Cars
Isle. William r, Jerome, John b. Mc-
Donald. Perry Belmont William Nlc.Adoo.
Harry Payne Whitney Daniel S. La
mont, Herr1lon Ridder and Edward NJ.
4 Shepard.
Wonderful Ovation.
The meeting was called 10 order exactly
at S o'clock bykJ Hampden Robb. prcsl-s
dent OF the Business Mems Association.
who in the brietest possible speech In
troduced Isador Straus, who presided. MIR.
Straus spoke OF the meeting ut Carnegie
Hall, where he said he was introduced
1.-THE president that was" and announced
i that st this meeting would be introduced
Il '.the President that Will be" t was
several minutes before he could proceed.
The audience arose en- masse, and waved
flags and shouted itself hoarsc. He then
took up the subjec OF tariff reform. which
alone, he declared to be sufficient to make
the great mass OF thinking voters cast
thei! ballots for Alton T.. Parker. tfhe
demonstration OF the few moments before
Tas repeated and outdonc. The throns
chearrd for thirteen minutes. paustnS
long enough to gain breath for 4 re-
newed outbreak. 5l8
Hoke Smith Makes Hit.
IIokc Smith. OF Georgia. former. secre-
tary Of the Interior. was then introduced,
and HI started his speech In a happy vein,
announcing that the candidate would not
arrive for more than half an hour. and
that SO FAR as he was concerned he would
prefer TO hear the audience cheer than
to so on with his speech. lie suggested
TINT he would speak whom they would let
him and stop when the people wanted to
cheer He congratulated New York DEM
ocrats for the part they played in ma
tional campaigns praislng5 Mayor AfcClcl-
Ian and Judge Hcrrick. His references
TO New York caught tho crowd, and when
! some one In a far corner Of the Garden
returned the compliment by loudly cheer.
ing for the Sunny South, nearly every one
In the audience responded.
Wild for Parker.
Mr. Smith had just begun a discussion Of
President Roosevelt's Panama policy,
when, at Q o clock, Judge Parker entered
The building. He was accompanied by
committee of fifty Democrats conspicuous
in State and national campaigns, and the
PARTY had been given an ova ton which
was begun at the Hotel Seville, where
the candidate has headquarters, and com
tinucd until he reached the Garden. He
entered the building by the entrance be-
meath the platform, but before he came
in view of the audience, the signal of his
approach had been given and the ter.
rifle cheering started. Everybody In the
building sprang to mis- feet. The ap-.
plause was one continuous roar. AS soon
as the candidate reached the platform he
took seat near tho speakers table.
Prolonged Cheering.
Chairman Straus made no. attempt to
Introduce him 1t was Impossible to dis.
tinctly hear the bands halfway across
tEe Garden, until the leader caught the
spirit of the occasion and played such
selections as "Therell Be Hot Time"
.Way Down III My Heart I've Got q
Feeling for You" and some OF the pa
triotic selections as we'll, In these the
audience joined In song After sixteen
minutes came a moments lul,tand Chair.
man Straus tried to quiet the demonstra-
ton, but failed. and the band played
taunt!ngy IT Was Only Teasing YOU"
Another minute passed and Judge Parker
, stepped to the fore, but this tended only
tofexcite the audience which refused 10
subsde until tWenty-four minutes Of tun1
broken enthusiasm had passed. u
Judge Parker Begins.
Mr. Smith permitted his speech to stand
unfinished, Judge Parker followed his
manuscript to the letter, hut delivered his
speech In a forceful manner, despite the