Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-07

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the center aisle and encouraging the
demonstration was first requested to
take his seat and then elected from the
hall by John I. Martin, sergeant-at-
arms. Murphy was rushed toward the
platform by Martin, through a railing
and down a narrow stairway leading
under the stage.
Another encounter between Murphy
and Martin took place in the passage
way under the stage Murphy then per-
mitted himself to be taken from the hall
by two officers. Murphy Said that he
! endeavored to assist in securing quiet,
but his efforts We're misunderstood and
| at the direction of Sergeant-at-arms
Martin he was forcibly elected from the
floor by a police officer and landed
among the newspaper men. He said he
endeavored to explain that he had been
acting in the interests of quiet and or
der, but his explanations fell on deaf
ears and despite his expostulations and
threats he finally was taken from the
building by the police in charge of capt.
Schroeder.
For several minutes after the MUIR
ply incident the demonstration contin-
ued. Finally i'm desperation Mr.. Will
liamS threatened to discontinue his
speech.
You have placed me here. l am your
servant. If you don't want me to con-
tinue, it is your pleasure" he cried.
This announcement was effective ana
Mr.. Williams secured control, the DEM
OnstratiOn that his mention of CleVe-
land had caused, dying slowly out.
When he said that he had heard that
Dewey, Schley and Miles were Demo-
Gratis; that n Republican adminisra-
ton had Snubbed the first, tried to dis
grace the second and insulted the third,
the convention again broke out into
shouts and applause.
So rapidly did the noise increase that
Mr.. Williams began to address himself
directly to the persons on the platform.
This brought forth from the galleries
loud cries of time" and louder"
Mr.. Williams with all the voice left
turned to the audience and with con-
siderable feeling took up the race ques-
ton. When ne referred to the incident
at the Republican convention when a
cOlored child and a white child were
both on the platform waving flags dur
ing one of the demonstrations, there
We're cries of this is a white mans
country"
| So great did the noise become that
the sergeant alarms went down into
the hall and ordered the aisleS cleared.
But the police had difficulty in carrying
out their instructions. Mr.. Williams
had by this time been speaking an
hour and 25 minutes.
"NOW for a few words in conclusion
said Mr.. Williams, land if you are as
pleased to hear that conclusion as / am
to conclude. this will be the most de-
lighted audience that ever existed"
Mr.. Williams spoke but few words
more and concluded his address greatly
exhausted. The Precipitation was
. streaming from his face, his collar was
n soft white roll of linen, his voice was
worn and could not be heard 20 feet
from where he stood.
AS he finished after speaking for I
, hour and 40 minutes the band struck
up n medley of patriotic airs. the stir
ring strains of Dixie calling forth the
wild cheers that never fail to follow the
: song no matter when or where rem
I dered.
1.-THE delegates are invited to visit
the Exposition said Mr.. Williams.
land the clerk will read the invitation
The last few words We're lost in cries
of bryan" Bryan that came swift
and thick from different parts of the
hall.
Cheers mingled with the calls and it
was fully minute before the voice
of the clerk was able to rise above the
tumult. Mr.. Bryan remained quietly in
his seat during the demonstration made
by his friends and gave no outward
sign of his recognition of the applause
that had greeted his name.
| Delegate Powers of Michigan. was
recognized by Chairman Williams to
return the thanks of the convention to
the Exposition of the courtesy shown
and made a brief speech of acknowl-
edgement.
The motion to accept the invitation
with which Mr.. Powers concluded was
adopted unanimously.
Ser2eant-at-arms with bundles of
Exposition tickets were at once sent
throughout the seats occupied by the
delegates and alternates handing them
!, to chairmen of the delegations.
When the ticket paSSerS had nearly
finished their task the chairman an
nounced that the roll of states would
be called. each state as it's name was
called to send up to the chairman's desk
the names of it's committeeman selected
i'm caucus.
After announcing the time and place
for the various committee meetings Il
motion was made by BOurke Cochran
that the convention adjourn until 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning. The mo-
ton was adopted and the convention
adjourned ut $50 o'clock
THE RULES COMMITTEE