The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-10
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 der was used. The explosions also served to i'll the upper portion of the hall with choking white smoke. adding vastly to the discomfort of those al- ready forced to breathe the heavy at- nosphere of the upper strata.
 The members of the Missouri delega- ton bore up to the platform c white banner bearing the words. Missouri will give Bryan so.oeo majority" In few seconds. the red. white and blue standards of Nebraska, bearing the por- trait of MT. Bryan. was beside it. and then came the various State standards, which were grouped on the rostrum In the same way as yesterday. The crowd of shouters. apparently frenzied. were carried away by their feelings and literally stormed the press seats along the aisle leading to the speakers stand. They broke down the ch airs and we'll nigh overturned the strong writing tables by sheer physical weight. A number of newspaper men and tele- graph operators were compelled to hastily leave their seats in order to avoid serious injury. so fierce was the rush of frantic shouters.
 The dove unloosed in the hail while Mfr. Dunn was speaking. was but the first of flock that was now liberated. They flew about the hall with terror. seeking some escape from the maddening tumuit and uproad that ragged on the convention floor.
 The standards of New York and Geor- gia were quickly made the objects of attack and the crowd endeavored to drag them up and carry them in the parade arour2 the hall. Strong hands. however. held the poles and deter mined men were gathered close about them. It was evident that they could only be severed after fight. and the parading enthusiasts so quietly passed along only to be soon succeeded by others. The men from Georgia and New York, however, held their ground throughout the demonstration. and the standards never moved.
 Other States that kept their markers in place. although they were not made the objects of attack as were New York and Georgia, were Delaware, New Jer- sey and Minnesota. At s:30.s wh en the tumult had continued for twenty-three minutes, the parade halted in front of the speakers stand, and there, with the State standards clustered in thicket, the marchers stood and yelled like men whose political enthusiasm had for the time being bereft them of all sense.
 The crowd, in the parade was not nearly so numerous as that of yester- day and many delegates. mindful of torn clothing. tramped toes and sore threats. remained upon their chairs watching the demonstration. It was not that they loyalty was less than the day before, but they had been through the esbattle once. and all of them were not anxious for repetition of their tracking and lung-tearing expe- rience of the day before.
 Hail, Hail, the Gangs All Here" from the busy gallery band set the crowd to singing and moment later, under the lead of crashing brass. the chorus was changed into deafening roar of 'Tammany."
 Lost Their Clothing.
 Many of the delegates in the midst of the crushing turmoil on the floor lost their hats. their coats and finally stripped tn hemselves of collars and ties.
 After thirty minutes of the demon stration. the pounding of Chairman Clayton's immense gaveI could be heard above the roar of the crowd. At first, however, 1t seemed only to serve as an incentive to greater outpouring of what seemed to be an inexhaustible supply of Bryan cheers.
 At this time many women who had been brought to the floor aby their husbands among the delegates. were in danger of being crushed by the fran tic shouters and marohers. and sought refuge in the sections set apart for the. newspaper men and which had been kept reasonably clear of the in- vaders after the first general on- slaught.
 Some of the enthusiastic sh cutters on the speakers rostrum lassoed the stuffed eagles which were suspended overhead, and soon they were swinging forward and backward as in flight. This was kept up until two of the fee thered pendalums had been drag ged from their slender thread-like supports down on the heads of the dis tinguished gathering of the platform kJ<e rryor .Nf A,,k surprised at the sudden appearance of the birds.
 A feature of the demonstration never before part of National Convention was the greater part of the cheering and uproar was distinctly heard by the candidate at his home 500 miles away, telephone to which was att tached an immense graphaphone which had been placed in the hall. and Mir. Bryan was at the other end of the wire at Fairview, where he was able to hear the cheering in his honor that filled the convention hall.
 We Won't Go Home Till Morning" played the band and the crowd yelled 1 its approval of the sentiment.
 Forty-f1ve minutes after the name of I Bryan had been mentioned, Chairman | Clayton again tried to stay the tumuif. 1 but in vain. Another i've minutes elapsed and he tried once more, but did | Aa wavers from his own desk.
 Mir. Clayton stood the invasion a few minutes longer and then bodily drag l ged the men from his desk. With un- lifted hand he stood trying to restore 1 order, and there were increasing signs now that the outburst had about run | its course. Half of the delegates tired | and hot, had resumed their seats. When | the noise had continued for just fortv- | fve minutes, the sergeants-at-arms be- | gan their first efforts to still the un- roar and to clear the aisles. The word was given to messengers that if | was desired that the paradink should cease. message was sent to Inc band in the gallery to cease playing and 1t willingly obeyed the instruc- tion, the players being almost exhaust ed by their severe work In the torrid 1 gallery near the roof. These messages had some effect. but 1t was impossible for such an uproar to die away in an instant. The State standards in large | measure were returned to their places. and one hour after it's commencement the excitement and noise was subsid- Ing. Another message calculated 10 cause cessation of the shouting was the turning out of many lights in the clusters on the ceiling. This had a marked effect and a storm of hisses that was directed at the shouters from all parts of the hall, helped the work amazingly.
 At lo:20 ?. Fn., when the demonstra- tion's last cry had died away, Chair