The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-10

after a few minutes and added their
 voices to those of the Minnesota men.
 Chairman Clayton was somewhat less tolerant in dealing with the Johnson
 shouters than he had been with the Bry-
 an followers, and commenced to rap Tor
 order while Minnesota was still on It's
 chairs and in the flood tide of enthusi-
 asm The band also failed to respond to
 Johnson's name and sat silent In their
 places, much to the wrath of the Min nesota delegation, who sent to Chairman
 Clayton a complaint of partiality In favor
 of the Nebraska candidate. The chair
 man promptly signaled the band, which
 played two airs. This seemed to satisfy
 the Minnesota delegation, and the demon
 stration had largely subsided within iz
 minutes after 1t began.
 Chairman Clayton, who began to call for order after the the first 10 minutes of cheering and who failed to secure IL, after the Johnson boomers had main tained their demonstration for more than 20 minutes sent the assistant sergeant at-arms to quiet some of the spectators | in the galleries.
 | Order was finally restored after 20 min utes. The house electricians, who had dimmed the lights to help stop the Bry- an demonstration. again tried the oe- vice on the Johnson outburst amt1 some hissing and applause. "I am sorry" said Chairman Clayton, when his voice could be heard, that some of the invited guests of this con vention have abused their privileges, and that one delegate has also abused | his privilege"
 The delegate to whom reference was made was a Pennsylvania youth who | cheered for Johnson with much voioe
 and much persistency. The personal at tention of sergeant-at-arms was re- | quired to quiet him.
 Grays Name Presented. i While the Johnson cheers were slow lv dying and the chairman was strug | gling with the disorderly galleries, '. ] Irving Handy of Delaware was wait 1 ing on the rostrum to name as presl- | dental candidate George Gray of his | state.
 | When MT. Handy had spoken for q | few minutes he was interrupted by the 1 appearance of the long waited commit 1 tee on resolutions. The seats reserved | for the committee on the platform had l long before been filled and there was | a considerable delay and much con l fusion before the spectators could va | cate the chairs and surrender them to l the committee.
 1 After the resolutions committee had | been provided WlIn SealS MI. Ildiluy proceeded with his speech. | He asked the delegates to give him close attention as an offset to the difficulty of | his position In being cut short by the com- mIttee's appearance. The request was greeted with general applause Calls of Time.
 There were calls of "Time," time, ? | from the galleries, and MT. Handy jumped l at the erroneous conclusion that they came from some of the delegates. His ire was aroused and a second he changed | from oratorical to conversational English. What's the matter with your" he de- nanded fiercely of the delegates. What has become of your spirit of fair rlay? 1 have not spoken one quarter as long as the gentleman from Nebraska, nor one-third as long as the gentleman from Minnesota, and you call time me am offering you the best proposition you'll get tonight, and 1 want you to listen to it."
 Cheers greeted his remarks, and MT Handy, with liberal encouragement from the delegates he had unjustly scolded resumed his speech.
 Why heed the cry of passion when prudence beckons you on to victory" de- inanded MT. Handy when another inter ruption came from the galleries. Chair man Clayton pounded for order. 'Hurrah for Bryan, care rom spec tator.
 'Oh, shut up in the gallery" shouted the speaker, who then speedily brought his address to a close.
 Some cheering was heard when MT. Handy had concluded, but there was no attempt at a Gray demonstration "Gentlemen of the convention, said the chairman, q now have the pleasure of presenting to you the chairman of the committee on resolutions, Governor Has,
 kell of Oklahoma"
 Platform Read.
 The governor called forth loud cheers
 from the convention when he announced
 that there was division among the
 members of the committee. and that he
 represented them all in presenting the
 report He then read the platform.
 As the hands of the big clock, opposite
 the speakers platform. reached the hour
 of midnight, an assistant sergeant at
 arms climbed on top of the railing and
 stopped them. It was evident that there
 was no desire to transact the important