The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-15
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION
CONTINUED from page L.

named were Ollie M. James, Ken
lucky, permanent chairman; J. Bruc
Kramer, Montana, permanent secre
tary; John |. Martin. OF Missouri
permanent sergeant at arms.
The convention thereupon adopte'
the report and Glynn appointed MOI
man e. Mack, New York City, Gov
ernor Stewart, Montana and Senate
Phelan, California, committee to es
cort James to the platform.
Tie kentuckian who had been wait
ing for the honor to be thrust upo:
him, was near enough at hand for the
committee to perform its work witt
dispatch. AS, the crowd caught
glimpse of the huge bulk of the Ken
lucky solon stalking down the aisle
like Goliath, they gave him an ear
splitting ovation The band caugh'
the popular strains by rafting of
My Old Kentucky Home James
started his keynote speech at II: 05
He spoke slowly, seldom referring tt
the text of his speech. Clad in d
huge skirted brown cutaway and
open front collar, it wasn't long be
fore the heat of the hall, as well as
his own enthusiasm, melted the col
lar away and put dewdrops OF sweat
on his bald head.
James failed to follow the text of
his speech as given to the press and
skipped about from place to place,
charging on a. topic when it seem ed
that ii was of interest to the crowd,
or evoke applause. The first big burst
of cheers came when he declared that
even a world war couldn't make a
panic in the United States.
You're all right, Ollie" yelled a
gallery god, and the Kentucky deiga-
ton shouted back, "he comes from
old Kentucky"
The senator's first mention of Pres
ident Wilson's name came uneypect-
eddy and plainly James was very dis
concerted because he hadn't worked
up to that name more effectively.
when the din broke loose. 1t lasted
only moment.
Back of James on the guests pla-
form, Representative ]. Thomas Hef
lin, his inseparable chum, led the
cheers like college yell leader.
Think tonight, fellow citizens Of
this country will sit with their own
hearths unbroken. Think of the other
ricture-the millions OF mourning
ones abroad, with broken hearths and
loved ones missing Our opponents
may say our course has been vacillat-
ing and weak, but if it has given us
unbroken hearthsides where another
course would have given US sorrow;
God prosper it.
The crowd leaped to its feet with
yells of approval and cheered to the
echo. A moment later, only scat
tering hand clap greeted James state
nient: 81 believe in preparedness for
self defense"
,ames' defense Of Secretary OF
Navy Daniels evoked applause.
eff / had my way" he declared,
I'D have the American navy SO
strong that no foreign shell would
ever fall upon an American city
and an army so strong that no oppres.
sor's foot should ever press on Amer.
lean SOIL"
Another phrase which brought forth
a burst was James assertion: "Presi-
dent Wilson acts; he doesn't rant; he
builds, he doesn't buster.
Without orphaning a single child,
without widowing single wife, with
out the firing of gun. l say to you,
Woodrow Wilson won from the most
militant power that ever brooked over
a battle field, complete acquiescence
in his demands of American rights"
There was an insistent yell and
then cries of repeat it.
James grinned, having spoken from
mem DRY and being unable TO give the
exact words over again. Finally he
front of him to drive home every
word, shouted out the declaration
anew.
This time the crowd literally raised
the roof in registering its approval of
the sentiment. On the back of the
platform Tom Helm did a war dance
of frenzied applause while Senator
Taggart, standing beside James, lean
ed forward and shouted:
Let 'em go"
In a few moments parade of the
standards started with the Texas lone
star flag leading. Cheering swept the
entire hall and galleries.
Bryan sat stolidly through all the
din, tanning himself and apparently
oblivious to the demonstration. The
band blared out in the familiar
strains of "Star Spangled Banner"
and then switched into other patriotic
airs, while the delegates and galleries
yelled in fine frenzy of noise, of
stamping, of hand clapping, of rebel
yells. of just plain screams and beat
ing of canes and fans on chairs.
Seven minutes later there came a
lapse when it nearly died out, and
the crowd, remembering the way they
helped Glynn out yesterday, kept
yelling what did he do?"
He settled by negotiation" would
come back on thunderous accents.
The din was redoubled when Bryan
surrounded by number of han1
shakers, smiled his enigmatic smile.
About the same time the band swept
into "There'll be hot time" and the
whole air was rent with the noise of
approval of the sentiment. most of
the delegates at this time being
aware of the program of the commit
tee rules TO go ahead with nomina-
tions tonight and clean up at once. At
1850 p. IN. demonstration progress
ing Is minutes, nearly died out, but
flag swinging and more patriotic airs
swerved up by band starting off
again.
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