The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-07


 followed by Dixie" were played. Both selections were cheered until the music was nearly drowned
 As the preliminary business of naming working committees was completed the delegates started to leave the hall. An nouncement of the meeting places for the committees on resolutions, credentials permanent orgs nization and others was made, and at 2;50 the convention ad- journed until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
 Several Calls for Order.
 At the national democratic convention this afternoon early in the speech of Temporary Chairman Williams the Michi- gan delegation entered the hall and there were several calls for order. Cheering was evoked by the speakers statement that MT. Roosevelt had found praise for only those peers, George Washington. Abra- ham Lincoln and himself. and when he asked if the Hell-roaring Jake Smith or der was a sample of the moral senti- ment for which the republicans stood a lusty cheer broke forth.
 A considerable part of MT. Williams speech was delivered under great difficult ties for the speaker and those of his nearer who were supposed to be most di- rectiy interested in his remarks. The aisles leading past the delegates were packed by dense throngs who kept up constant hum of conversation that smoth- cred MT Williams voice.
 Policemen Preserve Order.
 Policemen who were stationed in the space around the platfrom to keep others away did 1t by occupying the space them selves, to the exclusion of all others. Several times the speaker stopped ana asked that the talking cease, in order that he might make himself peter un- derstood.
 Passing from the discussion of MT. Roots speech, the speaker took up the republican platform. Mir. Williams drew picture of the country's condition at the time of President Clevelands first inauguration. declaring that much of the distress that came in the early nineties was due to republican misrule that had gone before. Under Benjamin Harrison, he said, for three years all hope had we'll nigh vanished from the business world He scored the attitude of the republican party on the financial question, declaring it had been full of inconsistencies and absurdities. He mentioned the name Of MT. Bryan in discussing the price of wheat during the first Bryan Mckinley campaign. The utterance of the name called for little applause and some cheering. A second later he mentioned the name again and the applause was not repeated
 Great Cheering for Cleveland.
 A mention of the name of Grover Cleve- land was cheered Justify. A moment later the first scene of the session occurred. MT. Williams declared it was brazen eff frontery for the republican party to ar- tempt to seize the laurels of Grover Cleve- land. genuine outburst of applause fol- lowed. Cheer after cher rolled through the hall and although the chairman used the gavel vigorously the convention was soon beyond his control. New Hamp- shire delegates climbed upon their seats and yelled vigorously. One Iowa man of the Hearst instructed delegation from that commonwealth stood up and waved his hat frantically and a wild chorus an- swered him.
 Three cheers for Grover clevelandp' shouted an Alabama man. and they came with genuine power and enthusiasm. NO cry came from Nebraska. Here MT. Bryan and his friends sat quietly without taking part in the noise. Again and again the cheers came in dense volume despite mum erous cries of order and the strenuous pounding of the chairman's gavel Then MT. Williams sat back and watched the scene he had created. As the cheers and cries fell there would be renewed ----~~~~---~~>- <Ho~kiu.nd ~A Ttrg~d R.~aN