The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-09
CONVENTION WATTS
ALL TIE MORNING
Does Little but XII Time Pend.
Ing Report on Reso.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July Sat 1913
this morning Chairman Clark let fall
his huge gavel.
1.-THE convention will be in order" he
demanded.
The clerk then; picked up the mega
phone and announced that the session
would begin with prayer by Rabbi
Samuel Sale, of ST. Louis.
The. delegates and spectators at once
rose to their feet and stood during the
invocation. There was no trouble in
securing order. for the long delay had
wearied the delegates and they seemed
anxious for action.
At the conclusion of the prayer an
announcement was made at the order
of Chairman Clark that he was deter
mined to have order, and that any
person raising row will be taken out
by the police
A demand was made for the report
Of the resolutions committee. AS no
response was forthcoming, it was de-
termined to call the roll of states for
the purpose of having the names of
the next national committee an
nounced.
New National Committee
There were cheers at the announce
ment of the name 5of Robert D. Sulli-
van as committeeman of Illinois, but
the demonstra ton assumed still larger
proportions at the Intention of Thomas
Taggart, of Indiana, which followed
Many other names were cheered as the
cali proceeded. The Pennsylvania del
egation arose andg Isaluted the an
nouncement of J. Mo Guffey as their
national committeeman.
A call for the committee to meet at
the Jefferson hotel jas, soon as the con-
vention adjournS sineodie was made.
Delegate j. C. Shepherd, of South
Carolina, created a wild shout by de-
claring that the convention wanted to
hear Bourl1e Cochran speak. After
quiet had been restored 1t was stated
that Mr.. Cochran was not in the hall.
A demand for C. A. Tewne, ..the sill
Ner-tongued orator. was made. but
Mr.. Towne declined to respond.
In the anxiety ITO learn when the
committee on resolutions would, be
ready to report the list of national
committeeman had net been eenfir1ned,
and the oversight was remedied 4by a
motion, which was carried by a.. viva
Voce vote, and the procedure straight
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..The clerk will call the roll" said
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| vice. presidents" and the calling of the
roll, designed more for the purpose of
keeping the coRy efation quiet by Civ
ing it something tes which sit would
listen, proceeded with. 1n7uch Sdelibera-
ton % sytlfF s5f5si sfas4 .ta<e
BY II O'Clock, the tbrgtd temperature
| in the hall had moderated materially,
the result being due tosa heavy, rain
storm that passed over the, city.
When the roll call was finished
Chairman Clark, who was displaying
| decided ability in keeping up the in
terest OF the convention during the
tedious wait for word Of some kind
from the committee on resolutions,
called on the band to play America"
and asked the delegates and spectators
| to sing at the same time. His wishes
were carried out. the entire convention
rising and singing two stanzas of the
| song.
Hobson Appears
A motion was made and carried that
Richmond Pearson Hobson, of Ala
bana, be invited to address the con-
vention. Mr.. Hobson accepted the in
yitation, and in a few moments made
his way from the Alabama delegation
j to the platform. He was greeted with
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