The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-16

for some time compelled a suspensiHh
OF the roll call,
Further delay was caused by the
demand of a poll Of the New York
delegation. on this poll many New
York delegates including Parker re-
NAMED silent, the majority being for
Bryan. The entire vote being cast
for him under the unit rule, Penn
slyyanla was similarly called and It's
vote was divided. Tho convention
adjourned at $3.50 this morning until
p. m, after a continuous session
OF more than eight hours, As the
delegates and speakers left the hall,
echoes OF enthusiasm continued to re-
vertebrate throughout the building,
wmle crowds outside took up the
shout and bore It along In the dark
and silent streets, awakening the city
just as the pale red Of dawn was
breaking in the cast with a resound-
ing cheer Of Bryan Bryan! Bry-
LAM"
Men and women were bowled over
in the mad rush OF the flag bearing
enthusiasts, one woman fanted and
was carried from the hall.
The nomination Of Johnson pre-
cipitatcd another whirlwind of ex-
element which If not so long sus-
tanned, was hardly less enthusiastic,
Minnesota delegates standing on
their chairs, were the center of the
demonstration while groups OF scat
tered delegates lent their energies
to those Of Minnesota, The gale
rises also seemed to contain an ample
supply Of Johnson enthusiasts.
The Gray nomination also receiy-
ed its full share of enthusiastic APP
proval although the nominating
speech OF Levin J. Handy was FREE
quently interrupted by the impatient
crowd and finally by the arrival OF
the committee on resolutions, bear
ing the completed platform.
1t was after midnight when the
nominating speeches we're Temperate
Ily suspended TO receive the report OF
the committee. The platform was
read and enunciation of party prin-
ciples was received with close atten-
ton and frequent demonstrations.
The platform was adopted with a
rousing unanimous vote Speeches
secondiug the nominations of the
cand dates were then resumed with
limit Of five minutes for each
speech.
1t remains now nnly to nominate
a candidate for vice president and
the work of the convention is CON
Guided. This, nominAsion will be
made this afternoon, Most OF the
delegates were utterly wearied after
their long vigils and the nerve rack
ing agitations of New York, and II
was today before men Of action began
TO again take up threads OF discus
sion on the vice presidential situa-
ton.
Prior to the elimination OF the
scene in the convention hall, when
the nomination OF Bryan had been
made, the assemblage had listened
for hours to oratory of nominating
speakers which moved them fire.
quently to outbursts Of feyerish ex-
element. .'.
1t had been expected that the plat
form would be ready at z in the
evening but at that hour the COM
mittee was still struggling with 1t,
and announced later It would be
midnight before they could report.
At Q o'clock the nominating
speeches began,
Alabama, the first state on the
reel yielded to Nebraska, and fgna-
thus j. Dunn of omaha took the plat
form to nominate Bryan He spoke
in good voice, with great earnestness
and a sympathetic audience greeted
each utterance Of tribute to the Ne
hraskan with demonstrations that
we're an evidence Of approval. His
concluding passage was a fervid trlb'
ute to the Commoner and was a sig
nal for long continued uproar, RI
valling in intensity and duration, the
demonstration OF "Wednesday, The
whole assemblage was dashed into a
fury OF excitement. Delegates seiz-
ed state standards and gathered them
on the pretiding officers platform
while the galleries broke into tu-
multous clamor, The demonstration
lasted upward Of forty-five MINUTES
and at times assumed such proper
tons OF madness as they rushed
through the asles, then a serious
damage to the roof, but a panic was
averted.
Following Is the speech of the
Hon. Ignatius J. Dunn, nominating
William 1. Bryan at the national