The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-09
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Band Got Lost.
] Tile band at last left its place n
the gallery and Joined the parade
through the aisles, playing Marching
Through Georgia. Tho man Will,
! the big brass horn had troubles that
were equal to those of the bass drum
mer in getting through the crowds.
Pennsylvania's standard was the first
lreturned to it's place, but the example
/ apparently had little effect upon the
other States.
The band finally got separated in the
srrging crowds. and its members In
ldulgcd their individual tastes in regal
ling those about them with music.
/ From time to time bearers of the
Estate standards would break away
from the aisles and rush to the chair
mans desk.
/! Senator Gore. with placid counte-
nance and unseeing eyes. sat upper
turbed, waiting for the tumult to end
thefore resuIning the speech that had
lstarted the Demonstration He chatted
from time to time with Chairman Bell
A rallylng point for the band was es-
| published on the stage at last, and the
Iscattered musicians hurried there TO
AJoin in 1.-THE Red, White and Blue"
I a patriotic selection made way for
sstill another edition of Hot TimeH
when tho musicians had assembled IN
full strength.
Hhooped 1t Up.
After the uproar had continued fifty
minutes Maine Joined In the parade,
which was constantly swinging up and
down the aisles Kentucky and Penn
sylyania. however, had returned 70
n frat an
seemed for the time to be dying down.
The band woke >the echoes with "a
| Hot Time" and the ocean OF cheers
was again in flood-tide. sergeants-
lat-arms. carried away by the frenzy
| of the occasion. left their posts and
Joined in yelling with the exultant
throng. Men cannot scream forever,
and the signs OF a let down We're un-
mistakable and more ,frequent. It
was only waning when another cheer
opened the enthusiasm again. Men
Etramped through the aisles, their coll
lars torn wide open. their .neckttes re-
'lduced to shreds or entirely gone, their
faces streaming with pers piration. and
tossing hats and handkerchiefs as
thigh as their weary arms would all
low, shouting hoarsely at the sane
time with all the, power of their torn
and tired Threats.
The crowd finally gathered In front
OF, the sneakers stand. and packed into
a compact mass. burst forth anew in
|cheers for Bryan, for themselves and
each other. fat, bald head ed. man
from Ohio climbed upon press table,
and, acting as feheer master, called for
Iyells from - every delegate OF every
State that his. eyes co uld light upon.
lI'umuit Ends mt Last. -
During oil this time while one OF
| me greatest out bursts Of political en-
thuslasm ever witnessed in any no
,litical convention was heginninE swell
F, Ing and dying down, the blind man who
Started It was on the Speakers sta nd.
!, seeinga nothing of what his voice had
icreated,
At 1885 o'clock, after the darnonstra-
ton had been in progress for one hour
Iand seventeen minutes. Chairman Bell
made his first efforts to stop the tu-
mutt, pounding with some vigor' on the
desk with a big gavel.
Cries Of ''sit down'.Eand some Kisses
We're heard but there was "a distinct
falling of In the volume of sound, and
iscme progress toward restored order
was made after five minutes OF con-
tinuous pounding. m IS 5 q lS
At&2:47 p NJ. ono hour ana twenty.
seven minutes after Senator Gore had
mentioned the name OF Ms Bryan, "a
majority OF the State standards were In
their proper places and the dem on.
istration was practically ended, al
Though sea tered che ers were st rls-
ing from all parts Of the hall, HisseB
came with them, and this II ad 4 SO mo
effect In quleting the Demonstration
NAtE2:5O r. NJ Senator Gore resumed his
speech. lli3
MY scountrymeh" he said "to the
lgrcater and older States *ot this great
Ircpublic, Oklahoma has only this to
say Go thou and do ikewise,''"
Cheers and 2appla created Senator
Gore as he made his way from the
PLATFORM. Tho chair again re cpgnisedI
Mr.. j ames. Of Ken uGky, Who gain
moved tina t a recess until r.. M. bo
taken. ",
Mi. Bell put the motion, and, With-
out 4 waiting fora negative vote, dos
hclared It carried, an q the session was
ended. S. n IS 81 III Is RI
DRY4AN,t DEEPLY TOUCHED,
IsNPREssEs AI'PAE CIATION
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