Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-28
Ono Of the Wilson banners was hoisted
In the Ohio delegation and read:
"Ohio gives 10 votes for wilson,.
Parade Files Into Hall.

From a side entrance q parade nled
into the hall. Banners bearing the
names Of twenty New York counties
and the words. Wilson and VIM" were
carried by the marchera Wilson ban
ners Of every description fell into line.
The New Jersey. Texas and Pennsyl-
vania standards swung into the process
sion.
Many OF the marchers were not dele
gates, but outsiders and spectators
Half Q dozen uniformed messenger
Big Wilson banners were hung over
the edge of the gallery when the
demonstration began. One OF these an
nounced Wilson as the Yankee
Doodle Dixie candidate"
| One of the marchers carried in q big
rooster that was held on high by an en-
thusiast. who climbed into the press
stand. Meantime the crowd kept up a
terrific din, whistlins. cheering ana
umbrellas were raised, and some of the
spectators in the galleries began throw
ing improv1sed confetti among the dele
gates.
Wilson banners to the platform. follow
Ing the example Of the Clark adherents.
but the officers Of the convention ordered
rade about the hall. Meanwhile. Mr..
Westcott stood waiting an opportunity to
! speak.
Passes Clark Record.
At 3:1e am. the Wilson demonstration
passed the record made by the Clark peo-
| pie earlier In the session. It had been
under way an hour and five minutes. At
this time the noise began to subside and
tho sergeants-at-arms started In to clear
the aisles. the police assisting. At 800
i 49, lA0u oo<n pod
Then some one brought an electric auto
mobile horn in the hall, and pandemonium
broke loose again.
Mr.. Westcott began his nominating
speech of Gov. Wilson at 1925 and nm
ished at o'clock.
BY the time Wescott was we'll into his
| speech q somnolent quiet had settled over
| the big hall. broken every now and then
the speakers eulogy Of Wilson. The gal
| leries, half flled with both men and
women, had subsidized into sleepy silence.
| A few busy boys and men passed about
| for a substantial consideration-to the ex-
| hausted delegates and spectators.
Like q Circus Ground.
The convention floor had taken on the
| appearance Of q circus ground AFTER the
performance. The debris Of the night of
Wild disorder was strewn about the place.
| Tho state standards, broken and battered
leaned drunkenly awry above the heads
Of the delegations. Several Of the dele
gates slept fitfully, head on breast,
awakened with start as each gust of
applause swept the ROOM A highly
| coiored Autograph of Wilson glared down
from one Of the galleries where 1t had
been hoisted during the Wilson demon
stration. Even the police on post along
| the aisles leaned heavily on the seats or
shifted uneasily.
Westcott's Yeroration set of another
demonstration by the Wilson forces. Inc
sleepy delegates awoke to life and, aloeo
] by the band. raised din. once more
the standards were wrenched from tne
places, the Wilson banners again put IN
an appearance and the parade around
| the hall once more was on. !
Five minutes Of demonstration iouno
the struggling mass of delegates. march-
ers chairs and banners at the neao OF
the center aisle The yelling continued
and the band aided the uproar. In
the gallery the shrieking automatic auto
horn again was turned loose 10 aoo 10
the pandemonium OF sound.
James Pounds Tor Order.
Chairman James. when the demlsnstra-
don had been fifteen minutes under way.
decided that It had gone far enough He
pounded his desk. ordered the sergeant
t-aruas to clear the aisles and then or
A>~~A that tha roll call ne reaumed