Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-07-06
In Convention In Worlds Fair
City,. Large Attendance.
John S. Williams TEN.
porary Chairman.
FIRST CHEERS
FOR TEXAS
Bryan Received 0vation...Presiding Of
fcer's Eloquent Speech. coliseum
Beautifully Decorated.

St. Louis, July 6-The Democratic
national convention convened here to
day In the exposition building. Long
before the doors were swung oper
vast crowds thronged the streets in
the vicinity of the main entrance: The
preliminary skirmishes have taken
place and the big contest for nomina
tions for President are now on in earn
est. The decorations of the hall were
of a most elaborate kind and the gen.
eral effect pleasing. The hall is vast
ampbitheater and all participants in
the convention proceedings occupy
positions on the main floor which
forms an ellipse, the chairman's plat.
form with ample seating capacity ris-
ing at the center in the rear. The Sec
ton allotted to the delegates is direct,
ly in front of the platform.
Texas Received the First Cheers.
ST. Louis, July 6-The first ripple OF
applause that went across the conven-
ton hail, came from the galleries when
the Texas delegation marched in, bear
ing their flag of red, white and blue
with single star. This was at five
minutes to twelve and up to that time
not a hand clap had been given to a
man entering the hall. The platform
was crowded with members of the ma
tional committee but the crowd paid
no attention to them. Exactly at noon,
Chairman ]. K. Jones of the national
committee, called the convention to or
der. His appearance on the platform
brought forth loud cheers from floor
and galleries. Shortly after, William
J. Bryan was seen by the crowd, and
cheered After roll call was read a
prayer was offered by Rev. John E.
Cannon of the Grand Avenue Baptist
Church of st. Louis. During the invo-
cation the convention stood. The con-
vention cheered loud and long when
Temporary Chairman John Sharp Will
Jams was introduced. Mr. Williams
delivered his speech calmly and with
out gestures. His voice was clear but
not powerful and at first failed to reach
all parts of the hall
John Sharp Williams Speech.
St. Louis, July 6-John Sharp Will
Jams began his speech with the state
ment that St. Louis was most appro-
pirate place for holding the Democrat
ic convention at this time when cele-
brating the centennial anniversary of
the acquisition of the Louisiana terri
tory, an anniversary of real, not
pseudo expansion, expansion where a
white man could live and settle, not
so called expansion by the mere super
imposed force of the flag and military
authorities" The chairman then took
up the Republican national convention
which he criticised as cut and dried
affair, with everything dictated in ad-
vance. He also took up the speech of
Temporary Chairman Root and criti-
cised it piece meal, and then, turning
his attention to the platform, treated
it in the same manner. Among other
matters he objected to the statement
in their platform that the Republi
cans had fought successful war with
Spain He said he believed that the
war was fought by the whole country
He showed that the Republican state
ment that the hard times of 1898 were
due to the Cleveland administration
was inaccurate as the hard times be
gan in Harrison's administration. He
also pointed out other features in the
Republican platform which he showed
to be fallacies. Mr.. Williams said that
from 1901 to the outbreak of the Civil
War the Democrats were in the ascen
dency, nine-tenths of the time and
ninetenths of the time our people were
prosperous beyond all precedent al
compared with other people, contem
poraneous with them or prior to thei
time
AS Mr.. Williams proceeded, his voice
increased in volume and he was listen
ed to very attentively.
Concerning Tariff Policies.
Touching on tariff Mr.. Williams sai'
the perfectly ideal protective polio,
would be one which did not admit
single possible competitive product o
another country to protected
market. In so far as protectionisn
falls short of that result it is failur
from the protectionists' standpoint
But as President Mckinley said, W
cannot always continue to sell withou
buying. Plainly our foreign commerc
had grown, not because of, but IN spit
of. obstructionis which have bee
nlaced in the current of trade. To sur
nm the Republican platform Chairma