Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-07-13

were made, chief of which was viii.
liam ]. Bryan's effort to overthrow
the report Of the credentials commit.
tee and seat contesting delegates from
Illinois. The controversy was ended
by the rejection of the minority re-
port of the committee by vote of
CAT nays to 299 ayes. Though Mr..
Bryan's speech and his appearance
on the floor of the convention was
cheered far beyond any previous DEM
onstration, II made few votes. The
alignment of delegates proved the
correctness of previous estimates of
the division between thuse who favor
the radicals and those who are sup
porting the conservatives which is
now in control.
When the result of the contest was
announced the report of the commit
tee on permanent organization was
made. Representative Champ Clark,
who was chosen permanent chair
man, addressed the convention. He
prepared and furnished to the press
speech of great length The hour
was so late when he gained the plat
form, however, that he spoke about
800 words and left his audience to
read the remainder.
Ovation to Bryan.
The ovation given Mr.. Bryan was
one Of the greatest ever witnessed at
any of the notable events for which
the immense coliseum is famed. Il
was begun before the afternoon ses-
sion of the convention had been call
ed to order and lasted for IL minutes
with so much furore tnat Temporary
Chairman Williams and all of his as
sistants, including 100 policemen,
were unable to restore order. Quiet
came from the confusion only after
the Parker forces joined in and by
persistent efforts turned the tide by
great counter demonstration for the
New Yorker. so that the favorite can
didate for the presidential nomina-
tion fully reaped the harvest of en-
thusiasm sown for Bryan.
Switch Cheers to Parker.
The inconsistencies or great un-
organized body such as is formed by
the spectators and alternates making
up great political convention was
aptly illustrated in today's gathering.
Thousands Of throats cheered Bryan
as Justify as they did when he was
chosen four years ago as the Demo
cratic candidate for president. The
great tumult to the uninitiated would
have been proof positive that the Ne
braskan. more than ever, was the he
ro of the party. And with the ban
ner bearing the inscription "Georgia's s
Parker delegation" was taken to the
platform and held aloft where all
could see it, the applause was direct
ed that way. Without pausing in
their enthusiasm the great throng of
men and women shouting the name Of
Bryan switched to Parker as if their
only ambition was to cheer and make
great noise.
st. Louis, July S.-Tempted by the
exciting and interesting events of
yesterdays session, and hoping to
witness equally inspiring scenes to-
day, crowds this morning thronged
toward the convention hall earlier
than usual in order to secure good
seats.
By 8 o'clock the galleries were half
filled, and when the time came to call
the vast assemblage to order there
was scarcely a nook or Granny Of
either balcony untitled with perspir.
ing humanity. The thermometer reg
istered pretty near the 100 mark yes
terday in the hall, and prospects are
that this will be duplicated II not ex-
ceeded today.
Chairman Champ Clark mounted
the platform at the Coliseum at 1918
this morning, but, owing to the de-
lay of the committee on resolutions,
he did not call the Democratic nation
al convention to order until lO:44.
The committee on resolutions an
nounced at 1885 that 1t was not
ready to report
The roll OF states was called to an
nounce national committeeman.
Crowds Of signrseers.
Dense crowds OF sightseers sur
rounded the building on all sides half
an hour before the time set for the
opening session, and although not one
In ten had admission tickets or any
hope of procuring them, they blocked
the streets in every direction and
gazed steadily at the dingy brick walls
where several thousand of their coun-
trymen were in sitting heat and pro-
fuse perspiration, striving for the
country's good, as estimated from a
Democratic standpoint.
Conditions inside the hall bade fair
to be worse than on any previous oc-
casion. The. heat was sitting, even
before anybody had entered the hall.
II really seemed as though the inside
had not been freshened up.
Bryan Boomer Busy.
As the convention proper was a tri-
fle slow in opening, a long-haired In.
dlvidual in one OF the galleries felt
himself called upon to start things
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