The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-15

finally dispossessed from the stanA
and went back to assuage his tires
vocal chords with just plain CONVEX
sational laudation of Kentucky:
: favorite son.
: 1t was 10: So when James beseech
. ingly lifted his huge hands and ask
! ed for quiet SO he could resume
, A minute later he got order, after
lot of volunteer "shushers" had aided
] in keeping the applauders down
:. The demonstration had continued ex
!. actly seventeen minutes.
r The din threatened to burst forth
minute later when James mentioned
Wilson's name again, but the Ken
tuckian held up his hands warningi!
, and the crowd stopped. Friendly Ton
, Helm danced Jig Of frenzy IN LEAD
ing another outburst when James
wanted to know whether the audi
ence wanted to exchange President
, Wilson ..for one Of the blood-De
spattered monarchs'' Of the world.
James concluded at exactly 1:O1 p
) M and was given big ovation. his
collar was Hopping, a wet starchless
mess over his coat, his bald mead
was beaded with sweat and his fringe
of hair was water soaked-but James
looked happy nevertheless. In his
upper coat pocket he had red
fringed pocket handkerchief Ike a
regular old-fashioned bandanna ana
this he used freely, as he acknoWl-
I edged the crowds plaudits. In the mid
die of the James demonstration, the
crowd began yelling Bryan, Bryan.
The commoner gathered up his
pencils and paper and beat nasty
retreat under the stage back to the
press headquarters. James strove to
! get understanding like Colossus OF
| Rhodes, arms outstretched and pei
lowing forth-but the crowd refused
to simmer down for little while
! For five minutes the noise contin-
ued and with scarcely undated vigor
James pounded for order. Meanwhile
platform committee went on hunt
for Bryan but the Nebrakan had
made good his escape and could not
be located
Eleven minutes after it had first
burst, The noise died out, after James
had worked up another shower Of
perspiration pounding his gaveL But
lit started again in muffled roar of
cries for Bryan.
1.-THE chair desires to state" James
announced, that Mr.. Bryan has COMO
to the City club to make speech.
You will have ample opportunity 20
hear him during the convention
The crowd then consented to sub
side into its seats and hear the report
Of the committee on rules. The re-
port limited all speeches from the
floor to thirty minutes and prescrib-
ed the ordinary routine OF sessions
In conclusion, the committee pre-
scented a resolution providing for
nomination of president and vice
president candidates at eight o'clock
tonight, the convention to remain IN
continuous session until these candl-
dates had been nominated. The res
olution further provided that all sec
onding speeches be limited to nye
minutes. The resolution apparently
struck the delegates right, for it was
received with yowl of approval. :
Senator Reed of Missouri, asked
that the time be made 9 o'clock-not
eight as suggested by the committee.
He said the city of ST. Louis had ar
ranged entertainments for delegates
and he did not believe these arrange
ments should be interferred with
by such an early hour of meeting.
Reeds plea was successful and the
convention therefore decided to meet
at nine instead of eight tonight. me
convention then adjourned until nine
o'clock tonight.
Ollie James Eloquent Speech.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 15.-Hls
voice burning with emotion, Senator
Ollie M. James today eloquently told
the story of three years OF democratic
leadership and lauded Woodrow Will
son as the greatest American of pres
ont day history 1t was the second
kew note speech of the democratic con-
vention. delivered by one of democ-
racy's prize orators and it evoked
tremendous dem onstration for the
democratic standard bearer. James
made an appeal not to swap
horses while crossing 3 bloody
stream and plea for recog-
milton of the president as a
master diplomat" and ''unconquer'
| able leader" Worthy of brilliant rec
ord in the book of history for his
achievements for peace.
THE democratic party is proud OF
the achievements of Woodrow VIII
son." he said He has brought pros
perity and plenty to 1Oo.OOO,O0O Amer
leans. He has given work to every
willing hand in the republic. Every
OVERT owing.
He elevates himself" the Ken
tuckian continued, ito that lofty but
lonely eminence occupied by George
Washington. Abraham Lincoln, and
/ woodrow Wilson, the three worst
abused but best beloved Americans
1.-THE republic ever knew.
HE neither DULLES the weak nor
fears the strong Mexico, England
! Germany and Austria look alike to
! him when America is involved. He
might overlook the wrong OF the
weak but never the insult of the
strong.
HE has struggled for peace. When
the last great day shall come, and
before the court of God, the nations
of this earth shall march in judgment
review, the monarchs of the old world
shall have to answer for this awful
carnage, this heartless orphaning of
millions of children, this cruel widow