The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-12

Broome contingent. His beard long and
white, tumbled to his waist. Promptly
the irreverent and impolite nicknamed him
-Dowie. and cheered him Justify. The
aged delegate waved a broom, with which
all the Broome county men were equipped,
and seemed to be having lots OF fun. The
badge OF the Westchester crowd was a
yellow ear Of corn fixed to q long iagpole.
Through all the racket and rumpus reared
the voice OF a delegate from Albany, a man
with a voice like the deep note OF a pipe
organ. At intervals he let OF a "Hs-ha-ha'
that drowned out everything else. He was
the hit OF the afternoon session. -
Constantly came the cheers for a straight
ticket. Newspaper photographers started
20 make flashlights from the first tier Of
Of Buildings Salter put a stop to that. Later
the photographers we're Flowed TO take
pictures from the main aisles.
NEARLY TEN MINUTES RACK EFT FOR HEARST
Ihmsen called on Secretary William
A. De Ford to read the call for the con-
v~ention. Mr.. De Ford read IL excelleutly
in a big, far carrying voice. A third Of the
way through he sprang the name of William
X. Hearst. That was exactly what the
crowd was waiting for. They hoped up
to a man and let her rip, hats, canes, hand
kerchiefs. coats, anything they could a
bandmen blew until their already carmine
faces assumed the shade Of a well done
lobster.
The springing Of Hearst's name was the
signal for a carefully planned demon
s~tration, machine made from start to finish.
Back in the hall dozens Of men with shrill
tin whistles started a fiendish racket. Fish
horns sQuawked and a drum beat heavily.
All through the house were men who had
been carefully assigned to start the cheer
ing at the right moment and keep il up as
long az breath lasted. They pumphandled
their arms and bobbed their heads, while
on the stage Ihmsen, Secretary De Ford
and other leaders held stop watches on
the crowd and shook their heads exultingly
as the din went on. A few delegations
grabbed banners and flags and paraded
up and down the aisles, hooraying for all
they were worth. The demonstration lasted
exactly nine minutes and twenty seven
seconds.
Many OF the delegates looked for Mr..
Hearst to enter at that noisy moment, and
We're evidently disappointed because he
present at the opening session OF the con-
V~ention.
DeFord continued reading the all, a
long exposition Of Hearst propaganda, OF
eplgrammatlc rossts Tor money power and
some Brisbane editorials. The delegates
got tired OF the document and tried TO
start another demonstration for Hearst.
Il started up. wayered. fickered and
shortly died a-bornin'. The arrival Of The
Bronx delegation with a band and many
hh6 NP " cNf OuN NNC
shouters were shouted out and fearfuHy
hot and uncomfortable
CHAIRMAN SPEAKS.
Mr.. lhmsen announced Willard A.. Glen
OF Syracuse county az the temporary
chairman; also William A. DeFord as
temporary secretary. and John +. Brush
as temporary sergeant-at-arms. Thu an
nouncement got some cheers and Mr.. Glen
was escorted TO the platform. He began
his speech instantly. He spoke for nearly
leaders Of the Democratic and Republican
parties, particularly Gov. Higgins, Senators
Plat n Depew, Mayor Mcclellan and
Lemuel E. Quigg. When he spoke OF Plat
and Depew a voice cried:
Two lemonsl"
or August Belmont, Judge Parker and
Mayor Mcclellan Mr.. Glen had this to say:
Partner Belmont sits in the executive
committee of the Democratic party and
speaks in the State organization through a
respectable figurehead named Parker.
lGroans, and a voice Hes a dea one d
And in the city of New York through
a igurehead which lacks re~spectability
named Mcclellan IGroans and hisses.I
attack pon Thomas +. Ryan and Mr..
Belmont, who, he declared with banging
fist, dominate both old parties. He talked
about the street railway merger, the gas
ing Attorney General Mayer and Gov. Hig-
gins. Also he told what the Independence
League stood for and how much il pur-
posed to do for the Plain Peepul. The
Plain Peepul in the gallery listened without
visible enthusiasm. 1t was interesting TO
note that at no point in his speech did Mr..
Glen have an unpleasant word TO say con-
corning Benjamin B. Odell. Jr., late partner
OF Mr.. Hearst in the city election. The
adjective Which + supposed to belong
Peerless he applied TO Mr.. Hearst fire.
quently in the course Of the speech.
Before Mr.. Glen began talking, and for a
short time afterward, the convention had
be was a third through the rough house
business began. He was interrupted con-
stantly. Men were up and swarming all
over the hall, ~whooping and yelling. Near
the end Of the speech he couldn't make him
Former Senator W. F. Mackey Of Erie
offered a resolution providing that the
committees on credentials, rules and per-
manent organization, and platform n
resolutions, should each be composed Of one
delegate from every Assembly district.
The resolution was adopted unanimously. |
Voices yelled for adjournment and were
Kissed down.
Delegate from O~nondaga-A point OF pref
erence. As a member Of this committee OF
credentials l protest against appointing US
to meet here on this platform at 1 o'clock
while the others meet down where they can
get something to eat and drink. l move
you that you change II 30 we can meet where
we can get something TO eat and drink.
l~Laughter.l
Delegate from S~aratoga-I move that we
be invited to meet in the dining room OF the
Gilsey House. Cheers and laughter.I
Delegate Mines OF the Sixteenth Assem-
bly, district endeavored to read a resolu-
ton. What Delegate Mines's resolution
was no n will ever know who doesn't
hum up the minutes OF the convention.
He was overwhelmed with c~atcalls, shrieks.
groans, horrid blasts from tin whistles
and leather lunged whoops. The oonven-
ton was fast getting out OF the control OF
the gentle, mild hammered Mr.. Glen. There
fore when a sober motion for adjournment
until 8 P. NJ. came he welcomed Il.