The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-09

The cheers were repeated later when he said: The President of the United States has said that his opinion of our constitution is unfit for publication. That Is true of.many of the opinions of the President of the United States.
 Fellow Democrats. the great Secre- tary of War came to Oklahoma and waged war against our constitution" !" continued Senator Gore. "ffe asked us to give up our right of liberty and self government. But by a vote of thou sands upon thousands we rejected the advice of Taft and accepted the advice of Bryan.5
 The mention of the name brought the convention to it's feet in the first real Bryan demonstration. Delegates from nearly every state jumped to their chairs and yelled. Many members of the New York delegation joined in the cheering but a majority remained in were the exceptions to the general celebration. A Bryan banner which had been lurking in the rear of the hall was rushed to the stage and waved above the heads of the chairman and speaker. The point of the flag stan caught one of the suspended eagles over the chairmans desk and brought it crashing to the floor. It was quick iy caught up. however and h cid above
  in the demonstration with lively mu- sic.
 Sergeant -arms Martin after he had thoroughly mussed the senator's hs with the eagle. put the great stuffed bird so close to the seantor's nose that he must have started back had he been able to see what was going on. The applause was relaxing some what when the band poured oil on the fire by strik ing up "Dixie" and instant ly the flame was burning hercely and brighter than before. The young man with the Bryan banner held his place on the speakers stand by the side of the senator. waving the banner to and fro. careful however, to tear no more eagles from their perches.
 Senator Gore, who had caused the terrific outburst. waited for a time for the noise to cease. and then quietly turned and seated himself against the railing on the platform. waiting for the uproar to subside.
 Georgia's delegation, in the midst of the cheering crowd. was also conspicu- \ous for its absolute silence. When the demonstration had proceeded for some fifteen minutes, a delegate from Iowa caught up the standard of that State and led a march to the stage, where there was a grouping of the States. It was a wild rush to the platform, in which there was confusion. Delegates other than those carrying the heavy standards, joined in the surging crowd. invading the space set aside for work ing newspaper men. and seriously in- terfering with their labors. The only State standards that finally left In their places were Georgia. New York, Deleware, Minnisota, Connecticut, Maryland and New Jersey.
 When the enthusiasm was at it's ~A @No A.. .AM around and upon the platform included Rhode Island. Porto Rico. Alaska, South Dakota, West Virginia. Iowa, oregon. Kansas, Virginia, Montana. Texas Pennsylvania, Illinois, Oklahoma, Arr kansas, South Carolina, Washington. New Hampshire. North Dakota, Louisi- ana, North Carolina, Florida, Wiscon- sin, California.
 Paraded Around Hall.
 After ten minutes of yelling. the delegates with their State standards, left the platform and started on a pa rade around the hall. Back and forth in the aisle in front of the press seats the excited, shouting Bryan men car ried their standards. but the cheers were by this time beginning to decrease and few of the blue markers were returned to their places on the fioor of the hall.
 Caltfonia'e Bryan banner heavy with gold tassels and fringe. was carried to the stage while the cheering continued unabated and cries of "whoop-er up' came from the delegates in the front row. Maryland at last deserted from th e stay at homes and It's banner was taken into the midst of the parade. Many of the State standard bearers formed a circle about the New York delegation and cheered their lustre. A wildly enthusiastic delegate from Ok lahoma clamored upon the press tables I'd secure a vantage point from which to display his State standard. He was dragged down by the newspaper men wtth scant ceremony. He then at- temnted to go on the platform once more but Sergeant-at-Arms Martin stopped him. He persisted. however. and after some argument was allowed to carry his point.
 The States of Idaho. ohio and Massa- ehusetts soon joined hirn. while the hand played Hall, Hail. the Gangs Ali Here" The band then struck up ''My oid Kentucky Home" while the delegates ana spectators joined in the ch horus. The procession then started tn leave the stand but a halt was caused by a delegate who yelled so wildly that his false teeth fell out They rolled under the press stand and he got down on his hands and knees to recover his machinery while the parade behind him halted until hs elapped hiB