Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-16
CONVENTION HALL SCENE
OF HUGE DEMONSTRATION
Speech Presenting the Presidents s
Name Followed by 45 Minutes
of Enthusiastic Cheering.
BRYAN PLEDGES HIS HELP
Commoner Arouses Delegates by
Lauding Administration From
Which He Resigned-Mar-
shall's Rivals Ignored.

ol. LoCIS, une IO.-HdV-
ing by acclamation nominated
Woodrow Wilson for President
and Thomas Riley Marshall for
Vice President, the democratic
national convention adjourned at
an early hour this morning until
IL am, the committee on resolu-
tions not having the platform
ready to submit.
1t lacked but four minutes OF
midnight when Senator Ollie
James of Kentucky, permanent
chairman of the convention,
brought down his gavel with a
bang and announced that the
ticket which democracy will put
before the people had been com
pleted.
Unhounded enthusiasm marked
the session, with a great demon
stration lasting forty-tive minutes,
when John w. Westcott, attorney
general of New Jersey, mentioned
the name of Woodrow Wilson.
1t was II 81 pm. when the Presi-
dent was declared the standard
bearer for a second time.
Marshall Is Named Quickly.
1t took only four minutes to place
Vice President Marshalrs name before
the convention and to nominate him by
acciamation. Whether superstition
| against naming the ticket on Friday
| had anything to do with the rush to
! put through the vice presidential nom
ination the delegates were not told. but
| that it was rushed was quite evident
to them ali. Senator John W. Kern
| who had prepared a long speech NOM
mating Mr.. Marshall. discarded it and
| in placing the Indiana mans name be-
| the name of the great state of Indiana
he nominated Thomas Riley Marshall
| for Vice President
| There was a wild cheer from the In.
| diana delegates and others and in the
din the rules were suspended and
Chairman James announced that the
Vice President had been renominatea
| by acclamation.
! Rival Booms Ignored.
| Whether the managers of the booms
of other vice presidential candidates
| had expected to present their names
was not known to the delegates. 1t
was quite evident they did not care.
| for none asked questions about the
others. There were insistent calls for
a report from the resolutions commit
| tee and when it became apparent that
the committee was not on the floor, on
| motion Of Senator Hughes. a commit.
tee was appointed to find out when the
platform would be ready. This com.
mittee was made up OF Senators
] Hughes Taggart of Indiana and Var
| daman of Mississippi.
! What is the pleasure Of the conven-
tion?" shouted Chairman James. and
| back came the answer speech" Then
| for a half hour the crowd listened to
| democratic doctrine expounded by SEN
| ator Lewis Of Illinois and Representa-
| tive Hefiin Of Alabama and the recess
| followed. The galleries were empty
| when the recess was taken and the
tired crowd that streamed out of the
dozen exits was composed mostly Of
| delegates and alternates.
Crowd on Hand Early.
The crowd came early last night to
hear the oratory and to see the DEM
onstrations in honor of the candidates
Long before o o'clock. the hour for
convening. the big Coliseum galleries
and other reserved seats were filed
The delegates. however. were slow IN
arriving, and scors of tardy ones were
doomed to wait outside the big build
ling while the Wilson demonstration
was in progress. The crush within
the building was SO great that the
city authorities ordered the doors
closed.
William Jennings Bryan was the first
prominent democrat to run against the
order. The doorkeepers had strict
| orders. and no amount Of argument
could persuade them to let the Nebras-
kan into the hall. Finally word was
sent to Chairman James. who ordered
the doorkeepers to admit the three
times standard bearer Of the democ-
Tracy.
Later Norman e. Mack and chas. F.
Murphy of New York were held up
with many delegates and scores of
newspaper men. When the seriousness
Of the situation was reported to Chair
from the pIatform 10 ths 81 Louis mo-
lice not to refuse admission to any one
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