The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-10
into the midst Of the parade.

into the midst Of the parade.
Many Of the standard bearers form
ed q circle about the New York dele
cation and cheered them Justify.
A wildly enthusiastic delegate from
Oklahoma clambered upon the press
table to secure . vatange point from
which to display his state standard
which OF display his state standard,
He was dragged down BY the news
papermen with scant ceremony. He
then attempted to go upon the plat.
form 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 Mass.
achusetts soon Joined MIN while the
band played "Hail, Hail! the gangs
all here"
The band then struck up MY Ken
lucky Home" while the delegates ana
spectators Joined In the chorus. The
procession then started to leave the
stand but q halt was. caused BY .
delegate who yelled so wild that his
false teeth few out. They rolled UNI
der the press seats and down he went
on hands and knees to recover his
eating machines, while the parade
behind him halted until he recovered
the teeth, clapped them into place
and was ready to yell again. In the
midst Of the noise and confusion OF
marching delegates the constant boom.
of fashlight explosions from the
photographers added to the pande-
monium.
The standard bearers finally invaded
the galleries. Maine and Alabama
leading to the second tier: The gal
leries had already taken the full share
in the demonstration.
The band kept up a continual flow
OF music which finally started all the
delegates to singing when"Hail, Han,
the gangs all here" was struck up.
The band IL the xgallery worked
without cessation and when ever it
up anything with a chorus that
the convention was able to follow,
they yelled the words Of the aid with
wild enthusiasm. Delegates danced
up and down the aisles to the meas
les Of "a Hot time and shouted Il
OF Marching through Geor-
gia."
Determined Effort.
While the latter air was ringing
throughout the hall q determined as.
sault was made by the frenized Bryan
.houters upon the Georgia standard
which up to this time had been Kept
firmly rooted in It's place. The dele.
gates showed In quick fashion that
It was dangerous to march through
Georgia" as ever it had been in the
days Of the war. They rallied around
their little yellow flag pole bearing
The name Of their state in white
a black ground of blue and
stuck staunchly to the guardianship.
It was the only southern state stand
ard that remained unrooted and
where it was planted it stayed.
Woman In White.
The Colorado standard was carried (
again to the stage after the demon
had been in progress for
;hree quarters of an hour. This time
I was in the hands Of Mrs. Mary
@. Bradford Of Denver, one Of the
state delegates, and her appearance
called out renewed cheers. Mrs. Brad
ord, who Is a delegate at large was
Intended to be a parallel to the fam
woman In White who played
'uch an important part In stampeding
or Bryan in the galleries, during the
Chicago convention of 1896. She was
loon Joined by another woman, also
n white, who struggled desperately
hold up the heavy banner Of Cali
ornia besides the speakers desk. Her
'trength, however, was not equal to
he test, and she vas compelled to
urrender to stronger hands.
The cowboy band at last left its
'lace in the gallery and Joined the
through the aisles playing
Marching through Georgia."
The man with the big basshorn had
roubles that were only equalled by
he bass drummer in getting through
he crowas.
Pennsylvania Retlres.
Pennsylvania standard was the
lrst returned to its pace but the ex-
.mple apparently had little effect up
n the other states. After the up
oar had continued for so minutes,
daine Joined in the parade which was
constantly swinging up and down the
isles. Kentucky and Pennsylvania
lowever, had returned to their seats
nd the demonstration seemed for the
lrst time to be dying down. The band
gain woke the echoes with IA hot
and the cheers again flooded
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