The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-08

St. Louis. Mo. July s.-The Demo-
cratic national convention spent the
morning hours today in waiting for
the report of the committee on reso-
lutions. A COMMITTEES was appointed
by Chairman Champ Clark to call on
the resolutions committee and learn
when the platform would be sub
mitted to the convention. Just be-
fore the noon hour the conventions
emissaries announced that the resolu-
tfons committee would require until
o'clock tonight to prepare its report
but that the action of the committee
would be unanimous and a platform
submitted which was declared would
bring the party "a glorious victory"
The convention then took a recess un-
til o'clock
Chairman Clark had the convention
in hand from the moment the pro-
ceedings began He announced
through a strong-voiced assistant
that the first person raising a row
would be thrown out by the police"
After the committee had been dis
patched to learn the pleasure of the
resolutions committee, the band gave
a concert of popular and patriotic Sc
lections. Bourke Cochran was called
for to address the convention but he
was not present. Former Senator
Charles A Towne was next invited to
take the platform, but declined. Cap
tain Richmond p. Hobson was the
next choice and he was enthusiastic
cally cheered. He spoke principally
plank of the Republican platform and
made an appeal to the north and the
west TO support the south in the posi-
ton the Democratic party of that sec
finn has assumed harvvaaD whites nd
blacks.
At 1O:47 a. m. the convention was
called to order.
When the convention assembled it
was hoped the work might be conclud-
ed today and a sine die adjournment
taken When the delegates came to-
gether there yet remained to be accom-
plished the adopted of platform, and
the nomination of candidates for presi-
dent and vice president. 1t was appre-
ciated that this might require three
sessions, the last running into the
night
Today's programme held out special
Inducements to the spectators. Oratory
and stirring situations were promised
in abundance The report of the COM
mittee on resolutions and the discus
sion incident 20 the consideration of
the platform recommended were await
ed with keen interest.
The committee on resolutions was
In session all night, working upon the
draft of the platform, and number
the question of a candidate for the
second place on the ticket.
But the feature of the early hours
was the knocking out by the com
mittee on resolutions of the gold
plank which had been put in the plat
form The exciting contest that
marked the ommittee's deliberations
throughout the night and the action
on the gold plank was the talk of the
morning hour. AS the delegates
arose their first inquiry was as to
what the resolutions committee had
done w. J. Bryan it was learned
had not only scored on the money
plank but secured a modification of
the tariff plank.
When it was learned that the gold
plank had been voted out, it was an
ticipated that the fight on the floor
over the platform would be waged
with greater vigor than had been
The greatest interest is taken in the
principles to be enunciated and which
viii be embodied in the platform upon
which the Democracy is to make a
stand in the coming campaign. Like
wise the speeches made in the nomina-
tion of those to be the party's standard
bearers and the balloting which would
result IN the naming of the ticket kept
the attending throng in expectancy
The exciting scenes which marked the
perfection of the permanent organiza-
ton have intensified interest in the con-
vention and have been sufficient to ere
ate a tremendous demand for tickets
Then again the anticipation that this
might be the eliminating day of the as
semblage stimulated those who had not
been fortunate in gaining admission
during the first two days Again the
day opened with a hazy sky, the wealth
er gradually warming up.
Dense crowds of sightseeres sur
rounded the building on all sides half
an hour before the time set for the
opening. The heat was sitting even
before anybody had entered the hall
As the convention proper was a
trihe slow in opening, a long haired
individual in one of the galleries felt
himself called upon to start things
himself. He mounted chair and ad-
dressed all those within hearing of his
voice on the virtues of William ].
Bryan and the moral obliQuity of
those who are politically opposed to
that gentleman. A crowd gathered
quickly about him and finally the
band was called upon to drown him
cut
After struggling against the thump-