Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-07-09
MAY NAME
LEADER
TONIGHT
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL coNvEN-
TloN ADJouRNs THIS MORN.
ING TO AWAIT REPORT.
NO WORK ACCOMPLISHED


P. Hobson Makes Impassioned Ad-
dress to the DeIegates-Bryan De-
feated in the Illinois Fight.
st. Louis, Mo-, July S. - The excit-
ing debate of yesterday had the ef-
feet of bringing out an increased at
tendance at the convention this morn
ing. Dense crowds of sightseers sur
rounded the building on all sides half
an hour before the time set for the
opening session.
Heat is Oppressive.
Conditions inside the hall bade fair
to be worse today than on any previous
occasion. The heat was sitting even
before anybody had entered the hall.
Extemporaneous Orator.
AS the convention proper was a trifle
slow in opening a long haired individ-
ual in the gallery mounted his chair
and addressed those within hearing on
the virtues of Bryan and the moral OBJ.
liquity of those who are politically op.
posed to that gentleman Finally the
band was called upon to drown him
out
Resolutions Committee Slow.
Chairman Clark arrived at 1910
O'Clock and was received with few
hand claps. Twenty minutes later the
delegates were in their seats and the
chairman dispatched a messenger tc
learn when the resolutions committee
would be ready to report. Meantime
the band entertained the vast assem-
blage with patriotic airs.
Convention Called tUfOrder.
At 10:47 Chairman Clark called the
convention to order and introduced
Rabbi Sales, of st. Louis, who deliver.
ed the opening prayer.
No Resolutions Report.
The audience stood during the in
vocation and at it's conclusion de-
mand was made for report of the res
.olutio1s committee. AS there was NO
response a formal roll call of states
was made for the purpose of having
the names of the next national commit.
tee announced.
Sullivan and Taggart cheered.
There were cheers at the announce.
ment of the name of Roger G. Sullivan
as committeeman of Illinois, but the
demonstrations assumed a larger pro-
portion at the mention of ''Tom" Tag
gart of Indiana Many other names
were cheered as the call proceeded.
Hobson Addresses Convention.
While the report of the committee
sent to inquire when the resolutions
would be reported was being awaited
the band entertained the crowd with
patriotic airs and calls went up from
different parts of the hall for speaker
Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson re
sponded to repeated calls and address
ed the convention.
Bravery Only in Democracy.
Hobson revealed the best and strong
est voice thus far heard in the conven
tion He said the only president brave
enough to enforce the law against {
labor union violator of the law was {
democratic president.
The Race Problem.
He passed on the color question ant
declared that when the black or vel
low races came into contact with white
people, if that race would not commi
suicide it must remain absolutely dis
tinct. He declared Booker T. Wash
ington would soon out live his undoubt
ed usefulness if he did not cease tt
yield to the teachings and influences O
the republican party and its chieftain
Speaker Greatly Excited.
The speaker worked himself into
high pitch of excitement, as with {
white face and ringing voice he drew
a picture of the approaching battle be
tween the parties and concluded wit
the words LET us make the republi
cans name the battlefield and let III
make them call it Waterloo
Clark Breaks Gavel.
In his efforts to secure order Chair
man Clark broke the gavel handl
short off.
Adjournment Till O'clock Tonight.
The committee which had been dis
| patched to the rooms of the resolr
tions committee then presented itsel
and announced that the resolution
committee would bring in unaimou
report signed by every member of tn
committee at s o'clock tonight. Grea
applause greeted the announcement
The convention then, at 11:5S o'cloc
adjourned until o'clock tonight.
Hills Trust Plank.
| The discussion on the trust nlanl
was continued at length until Hill pre-
sented a substitute, which was unanj
mously adopted and which provide
| that whenever a trlISt or a oopo l,;,ot;.,,
effects monopoly in the production O
distribution of an article of trad
outside the state of its origin it ma,
be restricted by appropriate Legislation