The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-09

The band in the gallery worked without
cessation. and whenever il struck up any
thing with a chorus that the crowd was
able TO follow they yelled the words ~
the air with wild enthusiasm. Delegates
danced up and down the aisles 10 the
measure of "A Hot Time; and shouted
While the latter air was ringing
throughout the hall. a determined assault
was made by the frenzed Bryan shouters
upon the Georgia standard which. up TO
this time. had been kept firmly rooted IN
it's place. The delegates showed in quick
fashion that Il was as dangerous 10
March Through Georgia as ever IL had
around their little yellow flagpole bearing
the name of their state in white against
a background of blue. and stuck staunchly
to their guardianship. 1T was the only
southern state standard that remained un-
rooted. and where II was planted Il
stayed.
Led by Woman.
The Colorado standard was carried
again TO the stage after the demonstration
had been in progress for tnree.quarters OF
an hour This time il was in the hands OF
Mrs Mary c. c. Bradford OF Denver. one
of the states delegates, and her appear
ance called out renewed cheers. Mrs.
Bradford. who is delegate al large, was
Woman in White" who played such an
important part in stampeding for Bryan
the galleries during the Chicago conyen-
ton of 1896. She was soon Joined by an
other woman. also in white. who struggled
desperately TO hold up the heavy, banner
of California beside the speakers desk.
Her strength. however. wa
the task, and she was compelled to sur
render il to stronger hands.
The Cowboy band at last left its place
in the gallery and Joined the parade
through the aisles playing Marching
Through Georgia the man ha, WIN ar tne on oIs
eoualled by the bass drummer In get
ting through the crowds.
PENNSYLVANIA standard was the first
returned 10 it's place, but the example APP
parentIy had little effect upon the other
states.
Maine Joined in Parade.
After the uproar had continued for
fifty minutes Maine joined in the parade,
which was constantly swinging up and
down the aisles. Kentucky and Pennsyl-
yania, however. had returned to their
places and the demonstration seemed, for
a time. to be dying down. The band again
woke the echoes with "A Hot Time, and
the ocean of cheers was again in flood
tide. Sergeants at arms. carried away
by the frenzy of the OCCASION LETT tnelf
posts and joined in the yelling. exrltant
throng. Men. however. cannot yeil Tor
ever nor is their strength inexhaustible.
and the signs of let-down were unmis-
taxable and more frequent. IL was only
waning strength. however, that put any
check on the enthusiasm.
Men tramped through the aisles. their
collars torn wide open. their neckties re-
duced to shreds. or entirely gone, uleir
faces streaming with perspirauon, ana
tossing hats and handkerchiefs as hlgh as
their weary hands would allow. yelling at
the same time with all the power OF tneir
torn and tired Threats.
The crowd finally gathered in 'front.' Oh
the speakers stand and packed into a
..fp They hurst forth anew III
cheers for Bryan, for themselves and each
other. a fat. bald-headed man from ONO
climbed upon press table ana. acths "a
cheer master. called for yelis from every
delegate of another state that his eyes
could light upon.
The convention band finally got sepa-
rated in the surging throng and its mem
bers INDUCED their individual tastes IN re-
calling those about them with music, FROM
time to time the bearers of the state
standards would break away from the
aisles and make another rush to the chair
mans desk.
Gore Patiently Waited.
Senator Gore. with placid countenance
and unseeing eyes. sat unperturbed, wait
ing for the tumult to end before resum-
ing his speech that had started the DEM
onstration. He chatfed from time 10 time
with Chairman Bell who stood guard
against the rush of the thoughtless.
a rallyiDg point for the band was es-
tablished on the stage at last and the
scattered musicians hurried there TO join
in THE Red. White and Blue"
The patriotic selection made way for
still another edition of "A Hot Time.
when the cowboy musicians had as
sembled in full strength
Greatest Demonstration in History.
During all this time while the greatest
political outbursts even seen in any con-
vention was rising, dying, swelling up.
and again passing away. the blind man
who had called it into being sat damned
against the edge of the speakers railing.
seeing nothing of the spectacle his voice
had created He was for the time for
gotten. but he rested quietly on his totter-
ing perch. secure in the knowledge that
his need would be given when quiet was
once more restored.
At 2:36 o'clock. after the demonstration
had been in progress for an hour and
seventeen minutes, Chairman Bell made
his first efforts TO stop the tumult. pound
ing with some vigor on the desk with a
big gavel. Cries of sit down. and some
Kisses were heard. but there was a dis
tinct falling off in the volume of sound
and some progress toward restoring order
was made after five minutes of continuous
pounding.
Lasted Hour and Twenty-seven Min
utes.
At 2:47 o'clock one hour and twenty
seven minutes after the senator had men,
toned the name of Bryan. majority of
the state standards were in their proper
places and the demonstration was practi
caily-ended. although scattered cheers
were still rising from all parts of the hall.
Kisses came with them and these had a
strong effect in quieting the bedlam. and
at 2:sS Senator Gore resumed his speech.
MY countrymen." he said. ito the
greater and older states of this great re-
public Oklahoma has only this to say:
Go thou and do likewise.
Cheers and applause greeted Senator
Gore as he made his way from the plat
form.
The chair again recognized Mr. James
of Kentucky. who again moved that a
recess until S D. m. be taken.
Mr.. Bell put the motion. and without
waiting for a negative vote. declared ii
carried. and the session saded.
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