The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-10
Platform Adopted Unanimously by Convention
Conservative Injunction Plank PIeases
Authorization for Enlargement
OF Powers for Railroad Com
mission AppIauded

/ time arrived, he equaled in duration
even if it proved to be eqaulled in in-
! tensity
! When Dunn declared that his candi-
! date was the choice of the militant
/ Democracy OF the country, the con.
vention broke in with wild checrs.
The everready flags were tossed
alott, aud a roar Of applause swel (
through the hall While the cheering
was at its height white dove was
let loose from the gallery and flew
across the convention ball. while tie
delegates hailed it with great enthuj
iasm and Cheered as long as it was
in sight
Response Was Electric
Dunn brought out the name of
William Jennings Rryan' with In
tense dramatic force and the response
from the great throng was electric.
The delegates sprang up. the gallares
followed suit aad the demonstration
was underway In manner that for
the time being at least, promised to
rival yesterdays exhibition eof en-
thusiam,
A few moments after the cheering be
gan an immense oil painting of BRYAN
was lowered from behind the monster
American shield which had reposed
over the chairman's desk ever since
the convention began. The appear
ance Of the picture raised the pitch of
the outhurst.
Wednesdays Scenes Renewed,
1t was not long before the scena
of yesterdays prolonged demonstra
ton was renewed The delegates
poured from the convention floor onto !
the already oyercrowded stage James |
Dahlmau, of Omaha, Bryan leade |
Jumped to the secretary's desk and !
urged the thrOng forward State |
standards We're grouped about the +
platform. The gallaries and delegates ,
were on their feet waving thousands /
of flags and cheering themselves |
hoarsc Many of the New York dele
gates stood and cheered with ths
others, hut the majority remained |
seated
Six Banners Missing
Only six banners were missing
from the states in the parade through
the aisles after the grouping at tie
stage had broken into procession
They were Maryland, Minnesota, New
York, Georgia, New Jersey and Della
ware.
Many Bryan banners which hal
been brought into the hall were quick
" caught up by the marching dele
gates and carried through the aises,
one of the largest being from the
Monroe Club, of St Joseph. Mo.
The members of the Missouri dele
cation bore up to the platform white
banner bearing the words Missouri
will give Bryan fifty thousand major
ty"
Press Seats Stormed.
In few seconds a red. white snl l.
1lue standard of Nebraska. bearing
VI '''"it VI bi Ndus WAS NfSlIt II dUt
hen came various state standards.
which were grouped on the rostrum
n the same way as YESTERDAY The
'rowd of shouters. apparently frenzied
we're carried away by their feelings
md literally stormed the press seats
'long the aisle leading to the speak
RS stand. They broke down chairs. /,
md well nigh overturned the strong
writing tables by sheer physical
weight. A number of newspaper men
md telegraph operators were cont
'elled to hastily leave their seats n ,
rider to avoid serious injury so fierce I
vas the rush of frantic shouters.
Like Crazy Men.
At $50 when the tunlult had con
inued fer % minutes. the parade halt
d in front of the speakers stand. and
here, With state standards clustered
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