The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-28

the night of wild disorder was strewn
about the place State standards.
broken and battered. leaned drunken
ly above the heads Of the delegations.
Several Of the delegates slept fitfully.
head on breast, awakening with n
room. Even the police on duty along
the aisles leaned heavily upon the
seats or shifted uneasily.
1t was o'clock when Wescott con-
cluded and his peroration set off an
other demonstration by the Wilson
forces. The sleepy delegates awoke
to life and aided by the band they
raised din. Once more the stand
ards were wrenched from the places:
the Wilson banners were again put in
appearance and the parade around
the hall once more was on.
Five minutes after the demonstra
tion opened found the parade piled
in struggling mass Of delegates,
marchers. chairs and banners at the
head of the center aisle. The yelling
continued and the band aided the up
roar. Up in the gallery the shrieking
automatic auto horn again turned
sounds.
Chairman James, when the demon
stration had been fifteen minutes un-
der way, decided 1t had gone far
enough and pounding his desk. or
dered the sergeant-at-arms to clear
the aisles and then ordered the roll
call resumed.
The clerk called Florida and that
state was passed. Georgia was next
| on the list and announced ]. r. An
derson to second the nomination Of
Underwood.
While Anderson lauded Underwood
<I~
each end of the hall gradually grew
grey with the coming dawn.
The day has at last dawned on
true democracy" declared Anderson,
and the big crowd watching the slow
~ lighting windows applauded vigor-
ously.
Illinois furnished few minutes Of
! oratory by Douglass Patterson who
seconded the nomination Of Champ
Clark.
At 4:35 a. m. Indiana was called
to nominate Governor Marshall Of
Indiana. At sos a. m. shively hn-
ished his speech. Dawn dimmed the
arclights in the hall. A cheer greeted
the conclusion Of the speech and the
Indiana delegation swung out big
Marshall banner. For the first time
the band appeared on the floor Of the
SOuSSAlioA anu 1e00 tu0 QdIdQo
through the aisles. The Hoosiers
marched to the strains oh ION the
Banks Of the Wabash" Senator Kern
was prominent in the procession
marching behind the big Marshall
banner. The Marshall band and DEM
onstration awakened the few specta-
tors left in the galleries. The DEM
| onstration. however. lasted only hve
minutes
Iowa. Kansas; Kentucky. Louisiana.
Maine and Massachusetts, were passed.
Michigan. was reached and George p.
O'Brien made brief speech second
ing the nomination OF Woodrow Wfl-
son.
As soon as o'Brien left the plat.
form another Michigan delegate, John
e. Kinnane, made a speech secondinE
Clark's nomination.
Judge Alfred jacques Of Duluth on
behalf Of Minnesota seconded Wilson'S
nomination. He exceeded his time
and the crowd. smothered his con-
clusion in cheers.
Governor Earl Brewer Of Missis-
sippi took the platform. to second the
nomination Of Underwood. He made
an address bristling with figures Of
speech and was frequently interrupt
cd. When his time was up his voice
was drowned in flood Of noise.
Missouri yielded to Colorado and
Charles F.. Tew took the stand to
second the nomination Of Clark.
At 8 q. m. the convention was still
listening to the nominating and SEC
onding speeches. Underwood. Clark.