Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-18
"Inudor.v eame COON several sectlons

OF the hall
$50 present to the convention
Louder" the speaker again was in
terruptcd
The following report"
Louder louder" came the shouts
as Senator Hopkins began the first sem
fences OF the prepared platform.
II cannot go any louder" explained
tho senator and continued to read from
the typewriter manuscript.
II was not long before the reader
came to the first passages of the pre-
amba according high praise TO the
president and at the mention of his
having won so conspicuous Il place in
the history of the world there was APP
plause and some cheering but no at
tempt ut demonstration.
Although Senator Hopkins II a speak
err with excellent cnunCiation and a
clear, resonate voice, making himself
audible throughout the hall 1t was a
task that taxed the powers to the ut
most The roar of conversation In the
convention swelled steady as the sena-
tors voice grew a bit husky. and some
OF the planks were not heard clearly by
the mass of the delegates,
The tariff revision plank was not
heard or if It was 1t was disregarded
entirely. Not single handicap fol-
lowed as Senator Hopkins finished the
reading OF that plank
The noise OF conversation increased
steadily and II was only q short time
before Senator Hopkins was practically
submerged in the vocal struggle. Chair
man Lodge sat quietly at his desk TAX
ing little apparent note of the situation.
A white haired delegate from Colorado
finally became restless.
"Mr. Chairman" he called, bring
some order"
Gang went the chairman's gavel and
he said;
"Tho chair must request the CALLER
les to cease from conversation so aud
ible as to prevent the delegates from
hearing the resolutions"
The hall was instantly quiet and
Senator Hopkins went on in compar-
| ative auIet It was only q few min
utes, however, before the roar OF
| voices again became prominent and
| sweued steadily, giving promise of an
other interruption to the reading
ANTI-1NJUNCTIoN PLANK.
When the anu-injunction plank
was reached, the words, Integrity OF
| the courts called forth applause.
There were cries of NO" when the
| suggestion was made that necessity
| existed for change in the present
manner Of issuing iniunctions. The
| conclusion Of the plank was generously
applauded
The reference 10 the negro in the
platform and the reiteration of the
party's demand for the enforcement
OF the thirteenth, fourteenth and fif-
| teenth amendments to the Constitu-
ton, called out applause.
For a third time the delegates on
the floor called for order in an effort
| to stop the veritable roar of converse :
| ton which swelled from all quarters of
| the hall Senator Hopkins also turn
ed in an appeal TO the chair. Senator
Lodge pounded heavily on the table
but his admonition was needed only
for few seconds when the hum OF
| voices again grew to proportions that
practically drowned the speakers
| husky and fast-failing voice.
| The vigorous and continuous waY-
| ing OF fans by the IA 600 spectators
| and delegates in the Coliseum gave Ia
| the immense living picture as viewed
from the stage the fluttering effect OF
| a microscopic film on exhibition.
Senator Hopkins made another ap'
peal for a semblanee of order and Sen.
ator Lodge welded the gavel with some
strength but again the rapping was o
little avail.
Delegates and spectators alike still
We're lost in discussion OF the anti-in
junction plank and seemed to have littl
1
lined by the reader.
APPEAL BY HOPKINS.
A few minutes later Senator Hopkins
once again positively appealed 10 the
| chairman for assistance in his struggle
against the uproar In the convention
and once more Chairman Lodge asked
| the galleries to cease audible CONVEX
sation" and once more the gallery sub
sided for a few seconds, and then broke
out again,
Senator Hopkins went steadily on
and suddenly he was himself brought e
a stop by a sharp rap of the gavel in
tended to produce quiet He turned &c
the chairman expecting him to again
address the galleries, but the eyes and
attention of the chairman were else
where and Senator Hopkins turned
again to his task.
The reading Of the platform was con-
cluded at ll:l6.
MOVES PREVIOUS QUESTION.
II move the previous question ON the
report | have just read. and the minor-
" which will be read by Representative
Cooper"
II was Senator Hopkins who spoke.
Kansas and Ohio seconded the mo-
ton and II was put to a viva vooe vote
and carried. although there were many
noes" raised in opposition
l. Representative Cooper, rs he ad'
vanced to the front, was greeted with
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