Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-09
The BRYAN SHOW

H. DN IAN OHUH
I The early meeting of the convention to-
day was productive Of little practical
! progress as the principal committee
were not ready TO report But Il had
the effect of exploiting tho long pent up
Bryan enthusiasm which took the signal
! from Senator Gure's eloquent refercncc
to the Nebraska leader and burst into a
whirlw!nd Of enthusiastic tribute lasting
ono hour and n minutes with seven
minutes more of the expiring rcpor; :
Of clamor. establishing the convention re
cord OF an hour and 26 minutes or fun
% minutes in excess Of Roosevelt :
demonstration at Chicago which held the
record until to-day? It was decisive
exhibition of the oyerma stcring strength
OF the BRYAN column and one II the mos,
dramatic convention pictures ever
! presented as the standards ur tho States
were torn from their moOrings aud borne
| through the hall until they stood
together on the platform like an army II
! banners. proclaimng th"" united
allegiance to Bryan. Amid this storm
of Bryan demonstration tho SIX standards
of New York. New Jersey. Delaware.
Georgia, Minnesota and Connecticut
stood rooted in their places the rallyinG
points of little groups unmovel by the
! frenzed scenes about them Throughout
I the hour ana ~ minutes The deafoninS
uproar continued ehbng and flowing
! in enthusiasm, women joining with tho
men in bearing the Bryan standards
aloft while the whole asScmhlaEe OF
1000 people joined in the tumultuous
demonstration.
WILD RUSH TO PLATFORM
When the demonstration had proceeded
, for fifteen minutes a delegate from Iowa
caught up the standard OF that state
and led a march to the stage where
there was a groupin; of tho states A
wild rush to the platform followed.
Delegates other than those carrying the
heavy standards Joined in the surGing
crowd invading the space set aside
for working newspaper men and seriously
| interfering with their labors.
A wildly running delegate from Okla
homa clamhered upon the press tables to
secure a vantage point from which to
display his States standard. lie was
dragged down by tho newspaper men.
| He then attempted to go upon the plat
form once more but Sargeant-at-Arms
|
and after some argument was allowed
to carry hts point.
The States Of Idaho. Ohio and Massa
chusetts soon Joined him while the band
played Hail, Hall the Gangs All Here.
The band then struck up My old
Kentucky Home" while the delegates
and spectators Joined in the chorus
YELLED OUT FALSE TEETH
| The procession then started to Leave
the stand hut halt was caused by
delegate who yelled so wildly that his
| false teeth few out. They rolled under
the press stand Down he went on his
hands and knees TO recover his machin-
cry while the parade behind him halted
until he had recovered the teeth, clapped
| them into place and was ready to yell
again for his political faith.
| In the midst of the riot OF noise and
tho conference of marching delegates. tho
constant boom OF flash lights from tho
photographers added to the pandemo-
mum. The standard bearers finally in
vadcd the galleries. Maine and Alabama
leading the climb to the second tier, The
band kept continual flow OF music
which finally started the delegates to
singing when Hail. Hail. the Gangs All
Here" was struck up
MRS. BRADFORD ON THE STAGE
| The Colorado standard was carried to
| the stage after the demonstration had
been In scocession for three quarters OF
| an hour. This time II was carried by
Mrs, Mary Bradford of Denver. ons Of
that States delegates and her State