The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-07
Furnishes Music at Opening of
Denver Convention.
Played "Dixie' With Usual Eff
feet on Southern Delegates.
HID THEIR BANNER.
Michigan Delegation Not AL
lowed to Display 1t.
Nebraska Delegation Makes a
Spectacular Entrance.

Convention Hall. Denver. Col, July
THE plan of designating seats for
the delegates in the Democrat conven-
ton was today amplified on the
speakers platform where chairs for
the members of the national commit
tee were placed every one being plain
~ marked with the name and state of
the man for whom it had been set
apart. At 1880 O'Clock when the hall
was less than one-third filed, the first
music of the convention crashed from
the upper balcony. A splendid band
of some so odd pieces, uniformed in
the costume of the western plains
blue f1annels. peaked hats and red
handanna handkerchiefs flung about
the neck-played series of patriotic
selections to the applause of the in
coming crowd
The usual precautions against fire,
observed in large convention halls
were disregarded by many of the del
egates, notable in the Virginia section,
where half a dozen men puffed pipes
and sent up whirling clouds of smoke
from their cigars. One or two North
Carolina men INDUCED themselves in
smoke which they only interrupted
when the band after playing a medley
Of southern airs. swung into Dixie"
and then they in common with the Of
tenders from Virginia forgot their to-
bacco while they rose and cheered the
old time air. The mass of delegates
and spectators followed on as they
always do as the strains of Dixie"
are heard, and for few minutes the
hall rang with shouts of delight.
Taggart Comes In.
National Chairman Taggart reach
ed the convention hall at 11s45
o'clock, accompanied by Temporary
Chairman Bell. and they were liberal
ly applauded as they made their way
to the platform. The delegates and
spectators were pouring more rapidly
into the hall at this hour and there
was the usual hum of confusion that
always marks the approach of the
converting hour.
When the Georgia delegation reach
ed the hall it was announced that the
position they will take on the presi-
Dental nomination will be determined
at a meeting to be held at $50 to-
morrow morning. This question was
to have been decided at the meeting
held this forenoon, but by unanimous
action a postponement was ordered 1t
was stated that the Georgia delegation
would act as a unit when a decision
was reached.
The Michigan delegation which had
marched to the convention hall, car
rying large-silk banner, bore it into
the hall and were promptly ordered
by the sergeant at arms to bear it out
again. They compromised by laying
it on the floor underneath their seats.
After all the delegations had been
seated with the exception of Nebraska.
the delegation from that state made a
spectacular entrance. They came
marching in a solid column down the
center aisle holding high a large ban
ner of red. white and blue silk on which
was painted a portrait of Mr.. Bryan.
Above the picture were the words:
bryan volunteers" and beneath it, "Of
Nebraska
Delegates Mount Chairs.
The sight of the banner and the
march of the Nebraskans created great