The San Francisco call., 1908-07-10
FIVE STATES STILL
AGAINST W.I.BRYAN
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fly leave their seats in order to avoid
serious injury so quick and so herce
was the rush Of frantic shouters.
The dove that few through the hall
while Dunn was speaking was but the
first of a flock that was now turned
loose. They flew about the hall wild
with terror, seeking some escape from
the maddening tumult and uproar that
ranged on the convention floor
STATE STANDARDS KEPT STILL
The standards of New York and
Georgia were quickly made the OBJ
jects Of attack and the crowd endeaV-
ored to drag them up and carry them
in the parade that was going round
and round the hall Strong hands
however. held the poles. and deter
mined men were gathered close about
them. It was evident that they could
only be secured after a fight. and the
parading enthusiasts quietly passed
along only to be soon succeeded by
others The men from Georgia and
New York. however, held their ground
throughout the demonstration and the
standards never moved.
Other states that kept their markers
in place, although they were not made
York and Georgia, were Delaware, New
Jersey and Minnesota
At $50, when the tumult had con-
tinued for % minutes, the parade halted
in front Of the speakers stand and there,
with the state standards clustered in
thicket, the marchers stood and yelled
like men whose political enthusiasm
for the time being bereft them Of all
sense.
MANY WATCH PARADE
The crowd in the parade was not
nearly so numerous as that of yester-
day. and many delegates mindful of
torn clothing and sore throats remained
upon their chairs watching the demon
stration. II was not that their 10y
atty was less than the day before, but
they had been through the battle once
and all Of them were not anxious for a
repetition Of the experience Of the day
before.
After 80 minutes Of the demonstra-
tion the pounding Of Chairman Clay
tons immense gavel could be heard
above the roar Of the crowd. At first,
however. ii seemed only to serve as an
incentive 10 a greater outpouring Of
what seemed to be an ineXhaustible
supply Of Bryan cheers.
WOMEN SEEK SHELTER
been brought 10 the floor by their hus-
bands among the delegates, in danger
Of being crushed by the frantic shout
ers and marchers. sought refuge in the
sections set apart for the newspaper
men and WHICH had been kept reason
ably clear OF the invaders after the
first great onslaught.
Some of the enthusiastic shouters
on the speakers rostrum lassoed the
stuffed eagles which were suspended
overhead and soon they were swing
ing forward and backward as in
fight.
A feature Of the demonstration never
before part Of a national convention was
that the greater part Of the cheering
and uproar was distinctly heard by
the candidate at his home 500 miles
away. A telephone 10 whose wires were
attached an immense megaphone had
been placed in the hall, and Bryan at
the other end Of the wire was at Fair
view, where he was able to hear the
cheering which filled the hall.
We won't go home till morning"
played the band, and the crowd yelled
Its approval.
SPEECHES BY sECONDERS
The demonstration that followed
Dunn's speech lasted one hour and u
minutes, until 1920, and when the last
cry had died away Chairman Clayton
directed the secretary to continue the
call OF the roll of states. Arkansas
passed and California yielded TO Ore
gon- Ex-senator Gearin of that state
then was introduced 10 second the NOM
inatiOn Of Bryan.
Arkansas, which had passed early in
the roll, gave way to North Carolina,
and Governor Glenn Of that state took
the stand TO second the nomination OF
Bryan.
Fred J. Kearn Of Illinois made a mo-
ton, after Governor Glenn had con-
,luded, that seconding speeches be lin
tied to five minutes. The motion was
carried with wild yell of approval
The next speaker who rose to second
the nomination Of Bryan was Governor
Swanson of Virginia.
HAMMOND NAMES JOHNSON
The opportunity of the Johnson sup
porters came when the roll call reached
Connecticut, and that state gave way
TO Minnesota Winfield S. Hammond of
the latter state took the stand, amid
g considerable volume Of applause, to
place the nomination Of John A. John
son Of Minnesota
Although he was speaking to a mass
Of delegates who had conclusively
shown their preference for another
candidate, Hammond made a most
favorable impression on the conYen-
ton for himself and his candidate.
By the time that Governor Johnson
had been placed in nomination the gal
1ery crowds had materially dwindled.
The aisles no longer were filled, and
there were many empty chairs.
That all the cheers were not yet
killed in the convention was made
manifest when Hammond concluded.
The local sons of the North Star re-
sponded with a cheer, and a number OF
delegates in Massachusetts and Okla
hOma jumped in. A liberal amount Of
applause came down from the galleries.
but the noise was but a whisper COM
pared with the terrific roar of the
Bryan demonstration. Some of the
Georgia delegates mounted their chairs
after A few minutes and added their
voices TO those Of the Minnesota men.
Chairman Clayton was somewhat less
tolerant in dealing with the Johnson
shOuters than he had been with the
Bryan followers, and commenced TO rap
for order in the flood tide of enthusi-
asm. The band also failed to respond
to Johnson's name and sat silent in
their places, much to the wrath of the
Minnesota delegation who sent 10