Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-10

| however, 1t seemed only to serve as an
! incentive to a greater outpouring OF
what seemed to be. an inexhaustible
supply of Bryan cheers.
At this time many women who had
been brought to the floor by their hus-
bands among the delegates, in danger
| of being crushed by the frantic shout
| ers and marchers, sought refuge in the
sections set apart for the newspaper
men, and which had been kept reason
ably clear of the invaders after the
first onslaught.
Lassoed Stuffed Eagles
Some of the enthusiastic shouters on
the speakers stand lassoed the stuffed
eagles suspended overhead and soon
they were swinging forward and back
ward as in fight. This movement was
kept up until two of the feathered PEN
dulums had been dragged from their
slender thread-ilke supports down on
the heads of the distinguished gather
ing on the platform
A feature of the demonstration never
before a part of a national convention
was that the greater part of the cheer
ing and uproar was distinctly heard by
the candidate at his home 300 miles
away, a telephone to which wires at
tached on an immense megaphone had
been placed in the hall and Mr.. Bryan
at the other end of the wire was at
Fairview, where he was able to hear
the cheering which filled the hall.
1--WE Won't Go Home Till Morning
played the band, and the crowd yelled
its approval.
When the noise had continued for
| lust fifty-fve minutes the sergeant at
arms began his first efforts to still the
uproar and to clear the aisles.
| Another measure calculated to cause
a cessation of the shouting was the
turning out of many of the lights in
the clusters on the ceiling. This had
marked effect and a storm of Kisses
directed at the shouters from all parts
of the hall helped the work amazingly.
At 1920 %. M, when the demonstra-
tion's last cry had died away, Chair
man Clayton directed the secretary to
continue the call of the states Ar
kansas passed and California yielded
to Oregon. Ex-senator Gearin of that
state then was introduced to second the
nomination of Mr. Bryan.
Senator Gearin mentioned the name
of Bryan in his first sentence, but it
received but a ri 0le OF applause, the
enthusiasm having completely spent it.
self. The senator spoke but few min
utes and left the sta-d with liberal
applause.
Arkansas which had passed early in
the roll, gave way TO North Carolina,
and Governor Glenn OF that state took
the stand to second the nomination of
Bryan.
Governor Swanson of Virginia sec
onded Bryan.
The opportunity of the Johnson sup
porters 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
Mr. Hammond, although he was
a considerable volume of applause to
place In nomination Governor John A.
Johnson OF Minnesota.
speaking to a mass of delegates who
had conclusively shown their prefer
ence for another candidate, made
most favorable impression on the con-
vention for himself and his candidate.
Delegates Acquire Thirst
The heat in the hall, the thick dust
stirred up in the Bryan demonstration,
and the dense clouds of flash powder
| caused intense thirst to nearly every
body in the hall, and water was In
great demand selling at O'Clock for .
cents glass, 1t was at II o'clock SELL
| ing at two small glasses for 25 cents.
Two small boys busted themselves in
supplying the demand and reaped
| harvest.
By the time Governor Johnson had
been placed in nomination the gallery
crowds had materially dwindled. The
aisles no longer were filed, and there
were many empty chairs.
That all the cheers were not yet
killed in the convention was made
manifest when Mr. Hammond con-
cluded. The local sons of the North
Star state responded with cheer, and
a number of delegates in Massachus-
etts and Oklahoma joined in. A lib
eral amount of applause came down
from the galleries, but the noise was
but a whisper compared with the ter
rife roar of the Bryan demonstration.
Some of the Georgia delegates
mounted their chairs after a few min
utes and added their voices to those of
the Minnesota men.
Order was finally restored after
twenty-five minutes.
| While the johnson cheers were slowly
| dying and the chairman was struggling
with the obstreperous galleries I. L..
| Irving Handy of Delaware was wait
ing on the rostrum to name as a presi-
Dental candidate George Gray of his
| state.
When Mr.. Handy had spoken for a
few minutes he was interrupted by the
long waited-on committee on resolu-
tions.
No Gray Demonstration
Some cheering was heard when Mr.
Handy concluded, but there was no
\ attempt at Gray demonstration
Gentlemen of the convention" said
the chairman, IT now have the pleasure
of presenting to you the chairman OF
the committee on resolutions, Governor
Haskell of oklahoma"
The governor called forth loud cheers
| from the convention vixen he an
nounced that there was no dissension
among the members Of the committee.