The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-10


York delegates stood and cheered
with the otrers, but the majority re-
NAMED seated
sir Banners Missing. a'
Only six banners were missing
from the states In the parade through
the aisles after the grouping at the
stage had broken into procession.
They were Maryland. Minnesota. New
York. Georgia. New Jersey and Della
ware
Many Bryan banners. which had
been brought into the hail were
quickly caught up by the marching
delegates and carried through the
aisies. one OF the largest being from
the Monroe club. OF st. Joseph. Mo.
The members OF the Missouri dele
cation bore up 20 the platform a
white banner bearing the words
Missouri wifi give Bryan hfty thou
sand majority"
Press Seats stormed.
In a few seconds a red. white and
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portrait Of Bryan. was beside Il and
then came various state standards.
which were grouped on the rostrum
In the same way as yesterday. The
crowd OF shouters. apparently fren-
zied were carried away b ytheir feel
ings and literally stormed the press
seats along the aisle leading 20 the
speakers stand They broke down
chairs. and well nigh overturned the
strong writing tables by sheer physi-
cal weight A number OF newspaper
men and telegraph operators wefe
compelled 10 hastily leave their seats
In order 10 avoid serious injury. -
fierce was the rush OF frantic shout
ers.
Like Crazy Men.
At $50 when the tumult had con-
tlnuod for % minutes. the parade
halted 81 front OF the speakers stand
and there. with state standards clus
tered In the thlcket, the marchers
stood aud yelled like men whose
political enthusiasm had for the time
being bereft them Of all sense.
Lasted an Hour.
When the noise had continued for
just fifty-fiye minutes. the sergeants-
alarms began their FIRST efforts 20
still the uproar and to clear the aisles
The state standards in large meas
ure were returned TO their places and
one hour after It's commencement the
excitement and noise were subsidlne.
At 1920 p m. when the demon
STATIONS last cry had died away.
Chairman Clayton directed the secre-
tary 10 continue the calling OF the
roll Of the states. Arkansas was
passed and California yielded to Ore
gon. Ex-senator Gearing. OF that
state. was then introduced 10 second
the nomination OF Bryan.
Governor Glenn. OF North Caro-
Ina. seconded the nomination of
Bryan.
; A motion was made and carried
limiting the secondIng speeches 20
Ave minutes.
The next speaker TO second the
nomination OF Bryan was Governor
Swanson. OF Virginia.
The opportunity OF the Johnson
supporters came when the roll call
reached Connecticut and that state
gave way to Minnesota. Winfield s.
Hammond. OF the latter state. took
the stand amid considerable volume
OF applause TO nominate Governor
John A. johnson. OF Minnesota.
Demonstration for johnson.
The demonstration following Ham
mond's nomination OF Johnson con-
tlnued "a mlutes.
As soon as the Johnson demonstra- .
ton subsidized Handy began his speech
nominating Judge Gray.
The resolutions committee entered.
and Handy suspended his speech, but
as soon as the confusion subsidized he
resumed his speech.
Platform Read.
Handy concluded at 1859 d. m,
amid applause. and at midnight Gov
ernor Haskell OF Oklahoma, present.
ed the platform.
The governor called forth loud
cheers from The convention when he
announced that there was no division
among the members of the commit
tee ard that ne represented them all
in presenting the report He then
read the plai
Scattering applause greeted the
various planks as they were read by
Haskell.
The reading OF the injunction plank
was heard with deepest attention and
the declaration in favor Of the ere
vision OF the injunction lay" was
first applauhed and the other sections
we're warmly approved, when the
Rank was FINISHED. the convention
Ike into cpeers.