The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-16

nings Bryan as the Democratic candi date for president, precipitated another avalanche of cheers and applause at the Democratic convention Thursday night. The tumult began at 9.10 o'clock and lasted an hour and thirteen minutes. The excitement was fully AIS intense as it was Wednesday. but lacked in lasting powers, although it broke the Roosevelt record in Chicago.
 When MT. Dunn declared that his candidate was the choice of the miIi- tant Democracy of the country. the convention broke in with wild cheers. The ever ready flags were tossed aloft and roar of applause swept through the hall. While the cheering was at its height white dove was let loose from the gallery and flew across the Convention hall, while the Democrats hailed it with great enthusiasm and cheered as long as it was In sight MT. Dunn brought out the name of William Jennings Bryan with intense dramatic force and the response from the great throng was electric. The delegates sprang up, the galleries followed suit, and the demonstration was under way in manner that for the time being at least promised to rival Wednesdays exhibition of enthusiasm.
 A feature ofthe demonstration never before part of national convention was that the greater part of the cheer ing and uproar was distinctly heard by the candidate at his home, 800 miles away. A telephone to which wires at. tached on an immense megaphone had been placed in the hall and Mir Bryan, at the other end of the wire, was at Fairview, where he was able to hear the cheering in his honor that filled the Convention hall.
 That all the cheer was not yet kill ed in the convention was made man. ifes when Mir. Hammond concluded his speech nominating Gov. Johnson of Minnesota. The sons of Minnesota responded with cheer and several del egates in Massachusetts and Oklahoma joined in. Applause came down from the galleries, but the noise was only whisper compared with the terrific roar of the Bryan demonstration. Some of the Georgia delegates mount. ed their chairs after a few minutes and added their voice to those of the Minnesota delegates. The demonstra- ton lasted for 25 minutes. There was no attempt at a demonstration when Judge Gray was nominated.
 Before the vote was announced MT Hammond, who had placed Mir. John. son in nomination, moved to make unanimous the nomination of Mir. Bryan. saying Minnesota knew how to lose we'll as we'll as fight well.
 A great cheer broke from the throng.
 For Judge Gray. Murray Vandiver of Maryland and a delegate from Del aware second the motion of MT. Ham mond There came cries of Georgia. "Gct Georgia in" That state. after a short pause, declared that it also sec onded the motion. which, upon being put by the chairman, was carried with a roar. H. H. Elders of Georgia alone voted in the negative.
 q now declare William J. Bryan to be the nominee of the Democratic par ty for president of the United States, said Chairman Clayton, and the dele gates, giving one wild cheer, began to move toward the doors.
 A motion to adjourn until o'clock Friday afternoon then was carried with a whoop, and at S:42 o'clock the convention adjourned. The big clock in the balcony, however, still marked the hour of Thursday, midnight.