The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-07-16

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Dunn's statement that Bryan was
the free and untrammelled choice of
the militant Democracy brought out
a great outburst of applause, the wav-
ing of thousands of flags and yells
unlimited
When Dunn closed, saying that he
named Nebraskas incompatible COM
mOner, the audience jumped to it's
feet in a flash. New York, New Jer-
sey, Minnesota, Georgia and Della
ware remained in their seats. The
cowboy band blared out Hail to the
Chief"
Mayor Jim Dahlman Jumped upon
the speakers table, waving an Amer
ican flag, the galleries waved thous-
ands of tiny American flags, the fash
light guns fired minutely, the march
of the standards began and amid the
roaring and cheering, yelling and
shrieking of thousands the demon
stratiOn continued. The cowboy band
came out with Aud Lang Syne" the
thousands upon thousands joining in
the little old Scotch melody, the Bry-
an banners of all colors were brand
ished fiercely, great painting of
Bryan was dropped by electric wires
from the roof just above the chair
mans platform and the march of the
standards was taken to the floor of
the convention. The applause, the
racket, the shouting and the savage
cheers started at 9:07 or 1907 central
time. Pigeons from the galleries were
sent flying through tire hall.
Most of the men in the audience.
delegates and guests, had removed
their coats because of the intense
heat and women removed hats and
jackets and these coats and jackets
were waved side ways, upward and
downward. When the cheering ap-
peared to be subsiding the cowboy
band would break loose with stir
ring melody like Maryland. NY
Maryland" and the howls, shrieks and
rebel yels would come crashing in
again. During all the terrible rumpus
the New Workers and the men from
New York, New Jersey, Minnesota
and Delaware sat silent and grinned.
The audience on chairs, tables and
convention hall ratings sang to the
one accompaniment of the band THE
Red, White and Blue" and The Star
Spangled Banner"
1t was a tornado of sound. The
cowboy band switched to Hail, Hail.
the Gangs on Deck, what the hell
do we care. what the hell do we care"
With the thousands singing this ditty
with vim there soon was a repeti-
ton of the demonstration of yester-
day When the demonstration lasted
half and hour Clayton pounded for
order. The audience responded by
swinging the great eagles on their
wires through the air just like trap
eze performers in a circus.
Efforts to quiet the demonstration
were unavailing, the march continued
to the tune Of I'VE Wont Go Home
Until Morning" while a more ardent
Bryan demonstrator with his little
daughter on his shoulder mounted the
chairman's table. The little one was
waving an American flag. Then the
cowboy band broke out with Tam
many"
DR.. O'Sullivan of Tammany said,
while the singing was at it's height,
this is like a thousand camp meet
ings on the banks of the Hudson"
When the demonstration had lasted
an hour, Clayton began in earnest
to demand order. He sent Sergeant
alarms Martin to the floor and Mar
tin commanded the paraders and
their hysterical following to take
their seats. Clayton's tactics were
fiercely combatted, shrieks and cat
calls and howls followed every bang
of his gavel.
Finally many rows Of the electric
lights were shut off IN the hope Of
quieting the tumult. This was me-,
by fierce shrieks of disapproval. When
some of the lights were turned up
again the howls were resumed. Then
all ln6 llBuIS were put out except
those directly over the platform. Or
ders were sent to the band TO stop
playing. Three minutes later COM
plete order was restored and the call
of the states was resumed.
Ex-senator Gearin of Oregon,
seconded the nomination of Bryan on
behalf of California, Washington and
Oregon and the Pacific slope states.
Arkansas, which had been passed
asked to yield to North Carolina and
Governor Glenn of the latter state
also seconded Bryan's nomination.
F. j. Kern moved that the second
ing speeches be limited to FIVE min
utes and the convention so ordered.
Colorado yielded to Virginia and
Governor Swanson of the Old Domin-
ion also seconded Bryan's nomina-
tion.
Connecticut yielded to Minnesota.
This was the first anti-Bryan demon
Etration Of the convention. Bryan