New-York tribune., 1908-07-09

records when the blind Senator from the Baby
State" led the sound -lunged up Bryan hill
AT 1924 O'Clock Chairman Bells gavei fell on
unheeding ears. 1t was several minutes before
he got the audience quiet enough for the Rev.
DIR Christian F. Reisener 10 lead in prayer.
The suggestions made to the Deity were SO
modern and pungent that at the close delegates
and ralleries broke into roar of applause. Inc
doctor had informed the Deity that the Amer
can people stood for s'the square dear anu aii
the other business policies.
Then came a marching club. and theh Seh"-
tor Grady, who made perfunctory moeioh' AS
chairman of the committee on rules ano oroei-
Mr. Martin OF Arkansas delivered panegyrio
for the national chairman Of the committee anu
then Mr.. Martin made Grafton In honor Vi
the statesman who was thrust out of the senate
py some of the Arkansas statesmen present
A CALI. FOR J. S. wHAIIEN
Tho first hearty laugh came when Chairman
Bell in stentorian tones, SAID; jim =,
whalen, Secretary of State of New hoIh' -
wanted by Governor Hughes on the ioiie VI
rsnce telephone The delegates ho"ieu O.
idea of a Republican Governor yanhhS -
gate out of a Democratic Nationai Cofi' ei'-"
talk with him over the wire. suddenly II 81 =.
Mr.. Bell that there was something huiiiOi'"0
il and he joined in the laughter
This is nc laughing matter" said t'e ciisil-
..1. shous that all good Democrats are
eetting together"
..r desire 20 announce" said Mr.. Bell, minute
Letter chat the Michigan delegation has lost us
rs;b,e and if II is returned without oeiaS III"
delegation will be much gratifed-
cute lanes. OF Kentucky, then moved an @u
sournnent until o'clock. Delegates an O,e
she hall yelled mo" and there were cries ioi
Rail Of Texas: Gore, of oklahoma; Hoo aS
Tor Of Tennessee and others MT hehllei' 'A
washington moved that Senator BOZ iaE''l
of Tennessee the country fiddler, oe asheo ~
address the convention 1t was soloeh op
,,ort,,,s,v, for Bob but he was not on hano.
Then a hunt was made for ex-senator Nha4i ie'
A Toune. Also absent. But Senator Gore was
o.or+ "r am requested to announce" said
che hind man. that the Michigan Bible mas
,een found in the den OF the Tsmmany Ileer'
where If is regarded as great curiosity. Inc
delegates "Ha-ha-ed.'
.-The President Of the United States says 'hat
his opinion Of the Oklahoma constitution Is hot
fit to print" continued Gore THAT is true Oh
she opinions Of the Pr dent OF the ohi'eu
States on many other things. By majority OIL
more than one hundred thousand Oklahoma re-
sected the advice of Taft and accepted the a0-
vice Of Bryan"
hiSNeANo~Ah
s. pjn. This is where the fireworks lasting an
hour and twenty-eght minutes were toucheo OIL
Hats and newspapers went into the air, dele
xstes Jumped on chairs, the band played Dixie
which brought even Mrs. Longworth TO her feet
I3rran banners began 10 wave. One carrying
the legend bryan Volunteers of Nebraska" was
started for the platform. Half way up the steps
ST. tore down the stuffed eagle over the speak
ers stand.
THE ROAR INCREASES.
The roar increased. The play was on Inc
trained observers in the press rows generally
,aok ont their watches TO keep history straight
II WAS 1:21 and about ten seconds The ap-
plause differed from that at Chicago in that IN
The WINDY City" the galleries led off. To-day
the galleries were, for the greater part or the
time iistless, the woud-be postmasters DOING
nearly all the work Suddenly, at the end of
eight minutes, a delegate wrenched from us
fastening the standard of Texas and darted
3nto the aisle All that happened thereafter
for more than an hour was pretty much Of the
same piece Standard after standard was
Nrenched- loose and Joined the procession, in
,luding all except those Of the unconverted del
eeations from New York, Delaware, New Jersey,
Minnesota. Connecticut, Maryland and Maine.
Tammany sfuggef, on Mnrphy's order stood
guard over the New York standard, and hit
Two or three Bryan shouters in the face as they
laid hands on the brass pipe surmounted by
.,lep York" over at the base Of the Mime
sofa standard two large Scandinavians glowered
at the Bryan men as they surged toward them
sconnecticut" was partly torn from its moorings
Sv the Bryan men. but was rescued.
AS the noise began TO flag Mrs Ruth Bryan
1eavitt. sitting with Mr. and Mrs, Nicholas
1,ongworth was drafted on her fathers account
end pushed to the platform. She waved Bryan
banner. assisted by Mrs. Mary c. {. Bradford,
a Colorado delegate and woman suffraglst
Blind Senator Gore couldn't see any OF the
show but the flags and banners carried TO the
speakers platform tapped in his race 'he Bryan
boosters roared into his ear and he must have
selt the noise The cowboy band was brought
aoprn from its gallery and marched TO the plat