New-York tribune., 1908-07-10
RULES SUSPENDED TO PERMIT NOMINATIONS

Democratic Club of Omaha waved TO the plat
form. This the signal for the assembling
of the standards. In turn went to the platform
Nebraska, Iowa. Pennsylvania North Dakota.
Illinois. Mississippi West Virginia. MassaShu-
setts. Florida. South Dakota. the Philippine ISL
ands, Utah. Kansas. Arizona. North Carolina Wy
oming. Washington. Arkansas. oregon. Alaska
Wisconsin, New Mexico. Vermont and Michigan
procession carried the standards around and
around the hall. The Texas standard bearer
pretty much all in physically and a hand
some blond woman took hold of it and the
two went around together. the Texans cheering
like mad when they came past the delegation
But there sat Tammany just as on Wednes-
day GRIM sinister and unmoved. Murphy.
Cohalan Nixon and the entire Empire state
phalanx sat unrespensive. thinking, no doubt.
of how on election night the lights will go out
early at Tammany Hall and the Republicans
will be doing the cheering. just as in 1870 and
1900 and through it all the New York. New
Jersey. Georgia. Delaware. Minnesota and
Maine delegations sat immovable-
Men in the upper gallery. back Of the speakers
platform IoOsed white pigeons which circled
until exhausted and then dropped into out
stretched hands. The band struck up Aud
Lang Svne" but the delegates used the words
Were here because we're here" The Missouri
people from the rear of the hall produced big
and ven show you"
Mrs Ruth Bryan Leavitt and William j.
Rrvan ir were showed to the front Of the
speakers platform, and the enthusiasm was re-
doubled .Tammanyr and Hot Time spurred
the tagging spirits of the great Democratic
sweatshop. for this is what it had become by
this time and the tumult was not allowed to die
down And through il all New York sat IN
moved like cold bottles in ice chest When
N-ov- NFrrE
the guards pressed up closer together. looked
their defiance and obeyed orders
The band plaved MY Old Kentucky Home,
the audience singing it. The close Of the re-
frain was rounded with terrific outburst OF
cheering
At s:ss bang. went CIayton's heaviest gavei
The vhacls We're answered by redoubiec yeils-
1t meant plainly enough that there were mors
cheers 10 come. At intervals the fashlisht men
contributed TO the smoke and heat. the flashes
being signals for renewed cheering large
Prvan banner, carried by the Monroe Club, or
Denver. was carried about. on the platform
alfalfa Bill Murray boosted little girl page
70 his shoulders. and the child waved a banner
70 the air. I'VE Won't Go Home Until M.'rning-" e"
The platform at the end of forty minutes was
hacked with shouting men and women. 2nd then
everv one sang or whistled "A Hot Time in the
Old Town Tonight.
Again and again the chairman tried 70 qulet
the tumuIt 1t didn't work Women volan-
teered as standard bearers. swinging through
the aisles with masculine abandon Half crazy
delegates walked over the desks of the re-
porters.
say Young Teller" hoarsely growIed a Texas
delegate. how in time you write descrlp-
ton Of this?'
.You'u cool off next fall" the rejoinder
Al the end of fifty minutes the heroic at
mosphere disturbers were weary and dripping.
but they were game.
.Bve-bye-bye. Love" and the camp meeting
melody. oh Happy Day were sprung by the
faithful band but IL didn't put out the fire
large portrait of Bryan was lowered from De-
hind shield high above the speakers plat
form All the noise provoking machinery re-
sponded to the touch of the Bryan operators
No one would have been surprised at the end
Of sixty minutes if William ]. himself had
popped up through trapdoor and told the
ebouters how sincerely surprised he was
chairman Clayton made repeated mock efforts
10 restore sanity. and he didn't look unhappy
when he failed The Grand Old Flag" and
..Babv Mine didn't soothe the war paint people
who with the help Of numerous lusty cowboys
In the galleries seemed determined 20 beat LIS
Yesterdays high water mark of hysteria.
During bloodless semi-riot throng of mer
and women eluded the guards and crowded
closely TO the box occupied by Mr.. and Mrs
Iongworth. trying TO shake hands with them
Mrs Longworth took it all in good humor. TIL
electric switchman tried the effect of shuttins
off the big lights one by one but it did not d
much good. At 1O;lS. after continuous nois'
fusillade of hour and twelve minutes. Chair
man Clayton got his wild horses under cOntro
and the secretary resumed ths reading OF TN
cali When the proper time was reached Senate
Gearn took the platform and seconded the nom
ination OF Bryan.
The most impressive fact OF the Democrat