Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-10
WILD FOR BRYAN.
Democratic Convention Cheers Name
of Nebraskan an Hour and a Half.

Democratic Convention Cheers Name
of Nebraskan an Hour and Half.
Denver, July 8.-The first great Bry-
an demonstration of the convention
occurred today when Senator Gore, Of
Oklahoma, responding to repeated calls,
mentioned the name Of the Nebras-
kan. He said: THE president Of the
United States has said that his opin-
ion of our constitution is unfit for pub
lication. That is true of many Of the
opinions Of the president Of the Uni
ted States" Continuing, he said: Eel
low Democrats, the great secretary of
war came to Oklahoma and waged
war against our constitution. He ask
ed us to give up our right of liberty,
and self government, but by vote Of
thousands upon thousands, we reject
ed the advice of Taft and accepted the
advice Of Bryan"
Mention Of the name brought the
convention to its feet in the first real
Bryan demonstration. Delegates from
nearly every state jumped to their
chairs and yelled. Many members of
the New York delegation Joined in
cheering, but the majority remained
in their seats. Minnesota and Della
ware were conspicuous exceptions to
the general celebration.
A Bryan banner which had been
lurking in the rear Of the hall, was
rushed to the stage and waved above
the heads of the chairman and speak
er. The point of flagstaff caught one
of the suspended eagles over the chair
mans desk and brought it crashing
to the floor. 1t was quickly caught
up, however, and held above Senator
Cores head The band joined in the
demonstration with lively music. APP
plause was relaxing somewhat when
the band poured oil on fire by striking
up Dixie"
Senator Gore, who had caused the
terrific outburst, waited for a time for
the noise to cease and then quietly
turned and seated himself against the
railing Of the platform, waiting for the
uproar to subSide. After fifty-five
minutes of intense demonstration, the
cowboy band left its place in the gal
lery and joined the procession Of
standard bearers on the floor. The
huge decoration eagles were snatch
ed from their posts and borne about
the hall Georgia's delegation, in the
midst of the cheering crowd, was con-
spicuous for its absolute silence. The
only state standards finally left in their
places were Georgia, New York, Della
ware, Minnesota, Connecticut, Mary
land and New Jersey. After 10 minutes
Of yelling the perspiring and scram-
bling delegates with their standards
left the platform, around which they
had gathered and started on a march
around the hall. Back and forth in
front of the press seats, the excited,
shouting Bryan men carried their
standards, but cheers by this time
were beginning to decrease in volume
and a few blue markers returned to
their places on the floor of the hall.
Many state standard bearers formed a
circle about New York's delegation
and cheered their lustiest. The pro-
cession started to leave the stand but
a halt was caused by a delegate who
yelled so wildly that his false teeth
flew out. They rolled under the press
stand and he got down on his hands
and knees to recover his eating ma
chinery while the parade behind him
halted until he had recovered his
teeth, clapped them into place and
was ready to yell again for his polit-
ical faith. The band kept up a con-
tinuous stream Of music. The dele
gates danced up and down to the
measures of "a Hot Time" and shout
ed the chorus Of Marching Through
Georgia." While the latter air was
ringing through the hall determined
assault was made by the frenzied
Bryan shouters on the Georgia
standard, but the delegation in
quick fashion showed that it was as
dangerous to March Through Geor-
gia" as ever ii had been in the days OF
the war 1t was the only southern
standard that remained unrooted and
where it was planted it stayed On
they went through the aisles their
collars torn wide open. their neckties
reduced to shreds, or entirely gone,
their faces streaming with perspira-
ton. and tossing their hats and hand
kerchiefs as high as their weary arms
would allow. and yelling at the same
time with all the power of their torn
and tired thrOats.
After the demonstration had been
in progress one hour and seventeen
minutes Chairman Bell made his first
effort to stop the tumult. An hour
and twenty-Seven minutes after Sem
ator Gore had mentioned the name of
Bryan. a majority of the state stand
ards were in their proper places and
the demonstration had practically
ended, although scattering cheers
were still ringing from all parts of the
hall. At $50 Senator Gore resumed
his speech.
The early meeting today was pro-
ductive Of little practical progress as
the principal committees were not
ready to report. But it had the effect
of exploding the long pent-up Bryan
enthusiasm, which took n signal from
Senator Cores eloquent reference to
the Nebraska leader and burst into a
whirlwind of enthusiastic tribute last
ing one hour and nineteen minutes,
more of expiring echoes, establishing
convention record Of one hour and
twenty-siX minutes or fully thirty
nine minutes in excess of the Roose-
Welt demonstration at Chicago. which
held the record until today.