Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-03

out their vocal chords with cheer
ing. The old I'VE Want Bryan
which had been heard in every demo-
cratic convention since 1898, was
about the only distinguishable yell
in the geat sea of sound.
There was "A fight over the Cali
fornia standard and in the end il
was torne to pieces. A woman, borne
off on the shoulders of men. made
off with a part of the. state name and
was carried along to the speakers
stand, where she waved the rem
nant triumphantly before the dele
gates. The Alabama standard also
was smashed to tatters in an effort 10
get it into the parade and there were
scraps over the emblems OF other
states. At the height of the excite
ment a woman dressed in Greclan
got to the top of the speakers stand
and set the demonstrators wild again.
Unable to stem Turmoil.
The turmoil had been on for ten
minutes and still was going loud and
strong, when Senator Robinson tried
to get order.
The cries of Bryan. Bryan" would
not be quoted. however. and. al
though most of the state standards
were back in their places. hundreds
OF delegates remained on their rect
and the galleries refused to be quiet.
Five minutes of work with the
envel had restored some semoiahce
OF order when the avalanche OF
sound broke loose again at the ap.
nearance in front of the platform of
Il woman delegate bearing the rag
ments of the Alabama state banner.
When II had continued twenty MIN
utes In all the demonstration
roaring along almost totaliy ~
ltvious TO the efforts of the chalr ma II
4, IL hoy
loudly with his big REDWOOD gave
and tried to make speech naseeSm !,
iug the convention to be In oTder, III.
he was howled down.
At last, however. he got a nearing
and declared he would clear the "a. .
iorica unless they Quoted down. no.
got results. and after twenty I'll.
minutes of demonstration the ury en
thuaaats let the business OF the con
Nentjon go on. senator Hlassc
charge OF the defense of the pia1IoIi ~
an presented from the committee. then
presented Rainbridge Colby. President
W fiHon'a Secretary of State ana me
fiaor manager of the administrator
fefoea IN the convention.
lie wpa greeted with cheers and pc
gan his address by tribute 10 Inc
ability and past achievements OF MT
bryan
u am not very much concerned with
the idea for governmental heu
II Is " SNAPPER" he continued. we've eo'
ane ar two OF these things. we've
sol the Congressional Record. for in
stance, which somebody has described
as the moat widely unread newspaper
Of the country,
"Meaaing Well Feebly.'
with regard to the liquor question
| SUPPOSE that all of you will vote
ynuf convictions, But l do want to
gay n wntd about MIR. Bryans new
| plan about the league of nations Fol
some time Mr. Bryan was for the
| treaty aud then he began to emulate
Tie republicans and talk about reser-
vaiionss fhey are for the treaty too
| hut they all have reservations in theii
pnokets They remind me of a grouE
~ people who have been described as
| meaning well feehly.'"
Replying To Mr. Bryan's declaration
that a stand for an immediate com.
pfomiHe ratification would pull the
iuik Of the republican, party over
| ,nte the democratic fold. the Secre-
| tary said that tho democrats had
been trying 10 do something like
| that for a iang time,
"Ahd Mr., Bryan" he added, Ger
| tainty has been as successful as any
| une eiHe al that,
mir, Bryan says In 80 many words.
continued the speaker. that no one
| could have brought back better
treaty han ereaident Wilson did. He
| rays no one could have brought back
so coed Il treaty. Then, II that's