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the permanent officer* of the convention, •nd that In addition Hon. Lincoln Dixon, of Indiana; Hon. Jeff I'.dtard. of Mi.—outi; Hon. William Cromwell, of Kentucky, •nd Hon. W. F. Abernatnef. of Illinois, be recommended as assistant secretaries. “Your committee further recommends to the convention for honorary vice presi dents. honorary secretaries and members of the notification committee and national democratic committee the gentlemen sev erally named by the states and territories. “JACK J. SPALDING. "Chairman. “3. F. WEST. "Secretary." Chairman Thomas, after announcing the adoption of the report, without debate appointed a committee consisting of For mer Governor McCreary, of Kentucky; Daniel Campau. of Michigan, and Major Phelan, of San Francisco, to escort the permanent chairman to the platform. Owing to the densely crowded condition of the aisles. It required some little time for Messrs. Can>i*u. McCreary and Phe lan to get close enough to Mr. Richardson to escort him to the platform. The four men. march.ng in single file. the column headed by Governor McCreary, plowed the'.r way to the side of Chairman Thom as. Governor McCreary advanced to the front of the platform and slid: “Gentlemen of the Convention—lt gives me great pleasure lo Introduce to you the permanent chairman of this conven tion James D. Richardson, of Tenncs- Mr. Richardson repeatedly bowed his acknowledgments of the cheers that ■wept tn wave after wave through the hah. The first token of approval given to his addnes was that which greeted his first mention of It to 1. The app.ause, however, was rather feeble and scalt* r l:g Much more energetic was the shout tint followed the declaration that the coming campaign was to be a tr.ai of the republic against the empire. The hall tad hee-me very quiet by this time and the address of Chairman Rich ard. m was given a tnu?h l«etter hearing than any that had proceeded it. His arraignment of the failure of the r«-publ. an party to establish Hmetal.lsra and the creation Instead of a single gold was received with manifesta tions ot hearty approval. Name of Bryan Set Them Wild. The com lu.-.>«n of Chairman Richard ton's speech was the signal for terrific -»’j ' and luxrs. His mention of the name of William J. Bryan brought the «.Hiv. niion to its feet in a frenzy of en thtisiasm. Delegatis sprang upon tneir chai is. waving nats. handicercbefs and umbrellas in the wildest fashion. By a <o:nni-u Impulses the poka bearing th> < f the states were torn up and thrust Into th. air. Then down tile aisles toward th* speaker's uesk came groups «>f d« .. gates, surrounding one man who Ixld the name of the state aloft. Texas ■nd N- w lurk became engaged in a rival ry as to which should hold the name of the state the higher tn the air. Tluj Lone F:ar state had won at the outset, for the New York standard nid l<een grasped by «»n< of the smallest men of the deb gallon. This was quickly remedied. wh<n the Tammany men saw themselves in second place. The pule hearing the name "f the slate was grabbed from the small maa and he »a» bumped down into h's ch-ur nnd Mr. K. liar s» txed it. Mr. Kellar put T. i. - in : •—-••nd p ace in a flash ax. J try *- h-’ might, the T«xsui coulu nut pis. o the name of i.is state one foot ahead of that of New York. Wild with enthusiasm, the T vans, grasped their man. raised him «-n th-ir . -ul.krs and N« w York was ,- wn an :. . ut. as before, it went down ta ri ■ li-her. Rich or.. Croker. Grad.. Carroll and half a dozen others of the •• ’• gation. » >m*_- to Kellar's sssist am. a : i:» .mid mot the Emp. re stale M rar iba ceiling by a foot than r«*.ts i.ad been able to reach. 'A..ie lit . strife »•* gomg or. the fren i. tber delega i 1 from all parts of the hall MMB came p.uu -ng ihrouta the thtoiig. carry ing ib-«. tai.- em lem. They becam > ■ n~e>. pu. bed in front of the speaker's . k - - •■ . erring ax.- suai i- • raise the rnuna of the.r siau .. i•. with that ot New Xork I’* l '* effort w i.-- <- . h'.wwer. New York k-pt Us piste. Georgia on Top Once. Th- Gtx-rgia men. wrought up by their faller to .- ual New York, unde a :Usn\, for the »;«eakcr’s stand. They went through the crowd with a force that uo oppuwiivn of the .towd before them cou.d prvv nt and. I isu.ng. sheving. climbing and ch Ing. tht y hotel* 1 their man up >.i the p.atf •rm and lift-d him upon a chair. The . ft-.rt was sue.x -sf ti and New York was « upied once more. Kellar is no small man to bold against all of the crowd of struggling, puri.ng nicu and the Tam n.anj rowd was nearty ready to drop witii exhaustion, but a glat.ee at the Geor gia banner brought new strength into their arms and Mr. Kellar went up still higher and New York was on top once more. The convention by this time was in a state of frantic excitement. The mm from Hawaii, carrying their large laiuiH, camo down the ar-ie, followed by a shouting inott. which bore ail befote it. The band rtru. k up The Stars and Stripes For •vcr." and to its Inspiring strains the crowd .-..mmenced to march around the f or yelling like mad m> n, waving every thing t ey < mid pres* into service. Hand kercblefi. umbrellis. state bau rtrs and national eolcra were united into a tn.-'ate wave and beneath It mar--hei a crowd of men fairly beslie themselves with excite ment. With flushed fares. down whi h the perspiration rolled in streams, many without coats and vests, they went round and round tho hail. . 1 11 ■ ... ■ Cleaning House Once or twice a year the good house wife has a thorough bouse cleaning. The bouse has been swept and dusted every dav m the year, but the housewife knows that tn spite of vigilance dust accumu lates in cracks aud corners, and is only to be removed by special effort. It's the same way with the body. You look after it every day. You take all the ordinary precautions of cleanliness and health. Yet the body needs it* special cleaning to rid it of the accumu lations of waste ami poisonous matter which invite disease. Doctor Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, taken regu larly once or twice a year, would save many a sickness. It purifies the blood, strengthens the stomach, and cleanses the body of p-usonous accumulations. ’Last spring I had a severe attack of pnen ta'.cu wBKh left me with a bad c<«gh. and •'<»■ .est my lung* m a verr bed rendition.' wn.-< Junn M kuwiel!. fc*q .of Hreut. Cherokee Nat . Ind Ter 'I had no appetite and was so we k I could scarcely walk My breast was all -ore With running sores I sottwo bottles In Pierce • Golden Medical Disc rerv which I believe saved my latte. I cannot expreaa my g.wtiti»ie to you lam able now to do very go-1 work- lit lierce's Medical Adviser, in paper covers, sent free on receipt of 21 one cent stamtis to j«v cost of mailing only. Addrcrf Dr. R. V.' Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y. shouting, yelling and screaming at the top of their voires. Those delegates who did not join In the march lent most efficient aid tn Increasing the uprear. The band did its shaie and the toots of tin horns and the beaters of sheepskins worked away for dear life. Nobody knew what they played, but nobody cared. They were doing their full share and that was all that was necessary. Afl< r the excitement had continued for fifteen minutes. Chairman Richardson at tempted to bring order out of the chaos that ruled upon the floor. Now and then the patter of his gavel could ho heard and every time the sound reached the ears£>f a delegate he shrle-ked tho louder. Twenty minutes after Chairman Rich ardson had mentioned the name of Bryan, which, like the wave of a magician, had conjured up a scene that lias seldom been 1 witnessed In a convention, he began to ■ rap for order; but the delegates were not I yet ready to yield the floor, even to the | chairman of the convention. The band Iln the gallery started a patriotic air. and despite the continuoua efforts of Chair ! man Richardson to restore order, the I demonstration continue.! for tunc oad a i half minutes longer, ft' total length b. tag 1 twenty-nine and a half minutes. J Order then was sufficiently restored to 1 enable the chairman to r< cognize L>< |e | gate J. G. Joluiron. of Kansas, who made I a motion that the convention adjourn un til 10:30 o’clock a. m. tomorrow. At l.»:3l the chairman declared the con ■ vention adjourned. BRYAN BY ACCLAMATION. Kansas city, July s.—(special Correspondence.)—Bryan by ac clamation and with a display of enthusiasm demonstrating harmony in party ranks and an honesty in demo -1 cratic victory. A patform splendidly American. ni3gniflcently democratic in every sen tence given a remarkable reception. A record-breaking day as conven tions go—such a day. taken as a whole, as no other convention has ever known. From the beginning of the. morning session until the close tonight, there was never a dull moment. Nowhere else in the world and at no time has there been such a continuous, spontaneous outburst of enthusiasm —honest enthu siasm from the heart. There was noth ing of the manufactured article In all this. Democrats need no Hanna to di ’ rec; them to on applauding so as i to establish a time record; democrats are never perfunctory In their demon strations ot approval or disapproval. Being natural and normal they have fen lags and do not hesitate to express them. Today they felt gloriously happy , ! and they gave a continuous perform ance in illustration of the fact. The presentation of Bryan’s name and the announcement of his noniir.a tion were greeted by outbursts of the j same •■haractor as that of last night when Chairman Richardson first men tioned his name tn the convention. Per fect pandemoniums of happiness and Joy were those. Nor was the great personal tribute I paid Hill, of New York, unexpected. The efforts of the convention to get Hill to the front before this indicated , what the delegates would do if they were given the chance. But there were two c.utburats of par ticular significance, two that wore not among the expected, line of these was over Webster Davis, recently a favored son in the McKinley household, who made a bri’.liant and frrvid speech re nouncing allegiance to McKinley and McKinleyism. and declaring for Bryan. The other unexpected demonstration I was that over the platform. Nobody oxpectStl much in the demonstration line over the platform, but the unex pected happened today. To Senator 1 Tillman fell the lot of reading the plat form. and splendidly did he perform the task. C ose attention was paid to every sentence. There was liberal ap plause up to the paragraph defining ’he party’s position against republican imperialism. As the reading of that, | with its climax declaring this to be the paramount Issue of the campaign, was completed, there followed an out burst which can only tie described ns marvelous. No other word fits the case. That vast audience broke into a parox ysm of enthusiasm manifested in every conceivable way. In an Instant 20.000 flags flashed in the air and for half an hour there was a wonderful display of patriotic fervor over this magnificent uttcranee of democratic policy. I might take a page of The Constitu tion in describing the acenes and incl den’s and yet not tell half the story. I doubt if any pen could do it Justice - certainly not this feeble one. The polit ical significance of it all is apparent, however. It means that the democrats, the masses, consider imperialism the great Issue of the campaicn and that as between the republic and an empire the people propose to stick to the re . public. Oldham, of Nebraska, who presented ! Mr. Bryan's name, has a sort of a trag . edy manner combined with a Stuart Robson voice which militated agiinst j . the effectiveness of his speech, but it will read well. Hill was the dramatic figure among those who made second ing speeches, but his was by no means 1 the only good speech. Tomorrow the work of the conven tion will be completed by the selection of a vice presidential nominee. It is announced on authority that Mr. Bry an will not lie here, despite the efforts of Kansas City to get him. Patriotic Speeches Made. i Convention Hall, Kansas City. July 5- ! Convention hail was again bcs!cg<«d to- I day by eager and excited thousands and long before the time set for opening ths F.-coini day’s proceedings of the conven- * ti..n nil of tho etraeta approaching th* building were massed with humanity, moving forward to tho many entrances. Hxpectancy was at a bigtl pitch, as it was universally felt tliat the day had in store the great ev.-nts of the conventon. The crowd w'aa anxous to see Senator Hill and on two occasions when a baJd i headed man came through the door lead ing to th., delegatee' seats they sat up the cry of "Hi.l" which had proved so • Fensa’lonal a feature at both sessions yesterday. The senator, however, was one of the Inst of the New York delega . tlon to arrive. The police arrangements of the hall were a Je-feled improvement over those that characterised the opening of the con vention yesterday. A swarm of the local police wen- on hand and they staited In w-eil by promptly hustling down the I pa.--ageways all pe-sons who were not decorated with the proper credentials ui the shape «»f bodges. At lo i’. the time set for the opening of th- convention, two-thirds of tnc dele ' gates were seated and the remainder were I in the hall or crowding through the doors. Audience Grows Impatient. The andijnee begun to manifest signs of Impatience as the time went by for calling the convention to order and the hvm of the multitude increased into a dull roar. The aisles were jammed and the area in front of the platform was choked with a shuffling mass of delegates, officials and subordinates. Many of th well known leaders went to the platform THE WEEKLY INSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, JULY 9, 1900. PRINCIPAL POINTS OF THE PLATFORM Reaffirmation of allegiance t o the constitution. Government not based on the consent of the governed is tyranny. Porto Rican law enacted by the republican congress is denounced, as it taxes, without representation, people who were pledged to honest treatment. Prompt fulfillment of our promises to the Cuban people is demanded that the raid of the carpet-bag gers may be cut short. Policy of the present administration in the Philippines is condemned land) denounced because it puts the United States in the fdlse and un-American position of crushing with military force the efforts of former allies to achieve liberty and self-government. Favors election of United States senators by the people. Opposes government by injunction, denounces the black list and favors arbitration. Recommends that congress create a department of labor in charge of a secretary with a seat in the cabinet. Insists on the reduction and speerly repeal of the war taxes and a return to the time-honored dem ocratic policy of strict economy in govermental expenditures. Demands the continuance and strict enforcement of the Chinese exclusion law and its application to the same classes of all Asiatic races. Favors the immediate construction, ownership and control of the Nicaragua canal by the United States, and denounces the insincerity of the plank in the national republican platform for an Isthmian ca nal in the face of the failure of the republican majority to pass the bill pending in congress. View’s with indignation the purpose of England to overwhelm with force the South African republics, and speaking for the entire American nation except its republican office-holders, and for all freemen every where, it extends our sympathies to the heroic burghers in their unequal struggle to maintain their lib erty and independence. A strict maintenance of the Monroe doctrine is demanded as necessary to prevent extension of Eu ropean authority on this continent and as essential to our supremacy in American affairs. Condemns the Dingley tariff as a trust-bree : ing measure, skilfully devised to give the few favors which they do not desire, and to piaco upon the many burdens which they should not bear. Opposes militarism, as it means conquest abroad and intimidation and oppression at home. It means the strong arm which has ever been fatal to free institutions. It is what millions of our citizens havo fled from in Europe. Private monopolies are designaled as indefensible and intolerable, as they destroy competition, con trol the price of all material and of tho finished product, thus robbing both producer and consumer; and lessen the employment of labor and arbitrarily fix the terms and conditions thereof and deprive Individ ual energy and small capital of their opportunity for betterment. The principles of the national democratic platform adopted at Chicago in 1896 are reaffirmed and in dorsed and the demand of that platform for an American financial system made by the American people themselves, who shall restore and maintain a bimetallic price level, and as part of such system the immediate restoration of the free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1 without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation, is reiterated. to confer on the status of the conven tion’s business. White, of California; Si;->- den. of Texas; Cable, of Illinois, and -Mc- Creary, of Kentucky. A tine band labored incessantly to off set the confusion and tho patriotic airs s. rv<d to keep tho crowd in good hum r and maintain the patriotic fervor. \\ hen tho Texans raised to the top of their standard th ■ huge horns of a Texas steer surmounted by tho legend ’Texas gnes yw.COu majority,” there was a roar an 1 shout and enthusiastic tribute to Texas’ democracy. Governor Beckham, of Kentucky, was given an enthusiastic reception as he ..line in. a large numlier of delegates crowding around to shake him by the hand. „ , At 11 O’clock the slender figure or Chairman Richardson loomed up above tho platform asstml.luge. He swung ti’-O gavel lustily and atvOVe tho din, faintly could t»e heard Ills calls lor or.ier. •q.nvly '|'i t was brought out ... th.- con fusion and th • chairman presentea Bev. John J. G erman lot the open.ng Invoca tion the entire audience, d- legates and spectators, standliig with bowed netids, while the words of the prayer re-echoed through the bt ilding. » „ r lvpr z-i, a lr- With the . onc.usmn of tho prajer < han man Richards m made an .su mst apia tl to the delegates and spectators to pic- Fervv order eo that the work of the con vention might procct 1 without uudae In terruption. Hogg Heard by the Assembly. Mr. Richardson announced that the platform committee was not ready to re port and. pending word from them he invited to tho platform ex-Governor Hogs Os Texas, to address the convention. Ihe giant form of the Texan advanced to the frant and was greeted .-nthus.as u eady. Ih.ssesslng a good voice his words le v.wlx rat< <1 through Lho hall. \M,.n ho decland tho l arty did »< t nropo-e to surrender <-ne iota of its attl ted •'n I''- 1 ' as promulgated hy the Chi cajo convontK.r., then was round arier round of Hi’Plan-- But this the whirlwind of a 1 proving siiou.s gove-nor asserted that the partj - P-at foun must .omtain m unequivocal and oeelaration for lt> to 1. It was noth able that the delegates joined with he Is-dy ot m the tribute to tru-t- He c.tse 1 with a prediction that t°rfng '‘‘v O, thc l, teniih.at'on of Governor Ilo «“ “ address Chairman Richaidson sltppc forward to a few words. to> v /mVae v “u'e’oPPorim.ity to start the vantage _ .. , a n.o from uli quar- cry lor 11. ■ » pra-tically attU When <.rder was restored m some degree, souri's favorite son. Dockery Warmly Received. Mr. Dockery was warmly rect-iv.d and his prompt attack upon the conduct of the republkan administration for manag.meut of the ra- was gr ted wtth th- usual dem rnstra tlon vs applause. His assurances that Jtryan would be the next president of the United States und his condemnation of £ ny alliance between this country and } Ugland brought the same enthus astlc .‘.nt 1 .11 tiid cries of •‘Hurrnh for Dock e'rv' " trom the Missr/uri deb gallon His w hen a inhrnte later he : aid ’<lentlemeu, ~, t v nto the platform, wlia ever it ma> bl’” a jell *«“ UP thieily irom tho stiver ••Talk this way a little,” shouted, a Georgia delegate. "1 can't talk every way. ’ repl od the ’ “Then talk this way a little,” shouted the Georgian. The first mention of Dewey’s name ine iii.i ; convention was f ? ni ? u „e a He r rioaed l h!*remark« d urance of democratic su cess snd the .Cebiat.on of the centenmal of Jefferson’s r< minatlon of Mr Moot’d S oi’ ke k w IS called to tn.rolatfortn to address n-tvxre "nd s’ n i am* aking fluent v he soon lurre.i the audiemn’. Ills vmce was clear und rtng.ng. am P the uttermost parts of th« hall. Rose Pleads for Germans. Speaking of Wisconsin, he said that al though it had given a majority agatns Mr Bryan in 1896 It could bo brought this year Into the democratic column by a proper platform and a suitable running mite for Mr Bryan. He said the de mocracy of the United States was In the saddle to fight tor the principle* enun ciate.! by Thomas Jefferson, who. in the rr . « nt day, was personified by William J. Bryan. . , _ Mayor Rose made a strong appeal to the convention to remember the great army of German voters throughout the United States Those voters, he declared, hold the balance of power between the demo cratic and republican party. “We believe that we can secure theli co-operation." he said with eatnestness, “and this convention ought to hold out to them every inducement to rtand by ' The fight of the approaching campaign was to be made, he maintained, east of th Mississippi river ant! north of the Ohio, and he wirned the ••onv n i »n tliat utib-ss the deniocra’.i'c party could c; rry Some of those states victory would scarce ly !'<' possible. This stat tnent was re < ived with cheers fr on not only the audl eii”“. but from delegates. "Hill.” "Hill” tame the cry again as Mr. Rose concluded, but the New Yotker v 1 not present and tlb' bands broke out with the "Star Spangl'd Hanner” The p.i'riotie stiu ns had no sooner subsided th.iti another Hill wave passed over the assemblage. Both l'li ilrinan Richardson and S’ r g.-mt-at-Arn: ; Marin mov'd up and <1 ..wn th” front of he platform, gesticu lating wildly and ni.udng pantomime ;.p --p .ds for order. V hen the Hill ilemon s': ;tlon hid calmed, the ci:alrm:ui liitro di.eed .1. E. McL’tiilotigh, of Indianapolis, for another .spe’ . h on urt'etit u'.lostii t’S. }!. said only .1 L a words and then, per ceiving George Fr< d Williams on the stand in 'Alli- ;>”!•’d conference with the chairm.in. the audience yelled wildly for the leader from tin- < >i<l Hay Slate while another element continue.! the demand for Hill. Williams Has a Resolution. When quiet was partially secured the cl’..”.fr recognized -Mr. Williams, who sub mitted a resolution reciting: "That a committee of nine delegates be appointed by tho chair 1 r the purpose of conferring with the silver republi an end popull-t parties, now gaih red in Kan sas City.” Shouts of “no. no” followed, but the r .dution was put to a vote and amid much confusion on the floor waa u« elated adopted. Congressman James WiLcins, of 1111- r yr bad h DIGESTION. [lmperfect digestion Is more ttrlous J ... *nd far reaching In Its effect than U i',.! j’■ generally understood. Such a condl* ’ j tlon throws the system into disorder, M fills it with Impurities and Irpov IHj f-.i erlshes the blood. This Mat* of j .'4 jZ things Is like an open gateway to J ", disease because germs that may be 'J| In the air we bresthe at once sell* K* r' such an opportunity to attack the 4, M ya f ! vlt»l organs. They slowly undermine ■ $ f' the strength and energy, and a col* ■ lapse comes—usually at a tfmo when V r a strong healthy body is most needed. H | ra PRICKLY H I ASH I 1 i 1. d Isa fine regulating tonic which filters L/l through the body, fasting out Injurl* 1 '4 | ous matter, stimulating the digestion ‘ 1 (As and nourishing and strengthening « 1 IL'* every weakened part. It also purtfies 4 q the blood, sharpens the appetite and < 3 creates energy In this way It r«> ► J stores the system to perfect order. ■ For trr«r»**f *»▼«! «OT»«ate. <%roetc ••■•tlpatloff, 4a»« imck foal braailu art otbag ; traablaa <•• ta f «*• •iwctloae fa tba toowela, Fricklj Aak Bi Hara la a tpaadf SOLD AT DRUGGISTS. J £ r. Price, SI.OO Per j | Bottle. . SSk I 3' XTjlff! nols, was then Introduced by’ Ch.'itiTr.an Richardson. Ho opened his remarks by an appeal to all democrats to stand to gether on one platform, which, ho de clared, would be broad enough to hold them all. He spoke briefly and was fre quently applauded. As Mr. Williams took hie seat Chair man Richardson announced: “We will now be addressed by Governor J. W. Beckham, of Kentucky.” Instantly there was a roar of applause and delegates and spectators s; rinsing upon ih.lr chairs to got a better view of the young governor cf Kentucky, wav. .! their hats and handkerchiefs fran tically. The greeting was a fitting counterpart to the reception given to Governor Tay lor, of Kentucky, in Philadelphia. When Governor Beckham reached the stand where all could see him he was given a rect ption as enthusiastic as any extended by the delegates to any speaker who has thus far addressed the convention. The young governor of Kentucky Is a man of live feet, nine or ten, slender and clean sha.ven. He was dressed In a mod est black suit of serge and spoke slowly ami with deliberation, and evidently weighed his words carefully. His first assertion that in his opinion tho enthu siastic reception extended to him was due, not t<> personal, but to the “outraged democracy” of his stated, called forth an other roar of applause, which was equal led a moment later, when he promised that Kentucky would be carried safeJy for the democratic party. His remark that of late there had been a considerable exodus of criminals from his state evok ed laughter and applause and a few cries of "Taylor!” Anything Suits Kentucky. “We have had such a dose of republican rule,” said tho speaker, “that Kentucky is prepared to accept any platform which the democratic party will present. No matter what the platform may bo, Ken tucky will stand upon it and win through its principles." He turnefi to leave the stand and was met with loud cries of “Go on,” but the young governor only bowed and left the platform. After the cheers with w'hlch Governor Beckham’s speech was received had sub sided, one of the delegates In Montana's delegation started the old song, "My Old Kentucky Home,” and one verse of It was sung with vigor, the singing being followed by great cheering us tho young governor resumed his seat. Chairman Richardson, at the conclusion of the demonstration, Introduced Hon. W. J. Miles, of Maryland, who addressed the convention In support of conservative action upon the. platform. While tho ru ral democracy of his state, he said, would stand by that great tribune of the people, William Jennings Bryan, he begged the convention that it take no action that would imperil tho chances ot victory fur Mr. Bryan. Bis heart was beating, he said, in time with every principle of the Chicago platform, but he felt that such friends of Bryan as Senator John W. Daniel, of Virginia, whose fenlty was be yond question, ought to be listened to by those who had any desire of carrying such states as New York, Indiana, Illi nois and West Virginia. "In the name ot' God,” he shouted, warmly, “If the mon In these states who stood by Mr. Bryan in 1896 are not his friends, where aro his friends to be found?” As Mr. Mlles concluded chairman Rich ardson announced that he had been in formed that the platfdrm committee would be ready to report at 3:30. Thereupon a motion was agreed to to adjourn until that hour and the vast au dience Hied out of the bunding utnid en thusiastic shouts for the favorite leaders and the enlivening music of the orchestra. Convention Goes Wild Over Bryan. Kansas City. July s.—lt was not until 4 o’clock that Chairman Richardson, turn ing from a conference with Governor McMillin and Senator White, rapped tho convention to order. The platform com mittee, headed by Senator Jones, D. J. Campau. Senator Tillman and Judge Van Wyck. had Just pushed their way through the dense throngs, and proceeding to the platform had taken eeats flanking tho chairman. Mr. Richardson appealed long and vainly for order. Tho portly form of Senator Jones, silver haired and serious, advanced to the front of the stage and In ciear voice, he announced: “I am authorized by the committee on resolution to present the platform agreed upon and I will yield to tne senator from South Carolina, Mr. Tillman, to read the document.” Mr. Tillman read the platform In a full round voice, easily heard throughout tho hall. Each plaaik was greeted with ap plause. The senator accompanied his leading with emphatic gestures, striding up and down tho platform, turning thlg way and that, after his manner in the senate. There was a howl of approval as ho clenched his het and fiercely ar raigned tho course ot the administration in Cuba. But it remained for his reading of the declaration that “lmi>erlalism is the paruncunt issue of this campaign,” to evoke a ftonn of enthusiasm. The delegates sprang to their feet, standing on their chairs, waving hats, handker chiefs, flags, umbrellas, while the g.il 1< rles took it up the chorus and carried it along for many minutes. Hill Keeps Cheering. Senator HHI could bo seen marshaling the hosts to cheer. He held a fan high above his head, and added his voice to the vociferous shouting. A second time Senator Tillman read this declaration and now even a greater demonstration than before carried the convention off its feet. Suddenly hundreds. then thousands of miniature American flags were passed airong the delegates and the whole floor of the vast structure became a sea of flags. An instant later the flags swept ever the galleries like a mass of flame. Bundles of them were tossed upon the seals and distributed. The scene was magnificently Inspiring arid the great audience was worked up to fever heat. On each flag was the device The constitution and the flag, one and inseparable, now and forever. The flag of the republic forever, of an empire, never.” Dixie Causes a March. While the demonstration was at Its height the band sent another thrill through the audience by playing "Dixie” and a medley of patriotic airs. Amid the billowing flags could be seen a tall stand ard bearing the inscription; “Forcible annexation would be criminal aggression. “WILLIAM Me KIN LEY. Here a climax was sprung upon the great assemblage. A huge flag had been flung across the roof between two trusses and as the signal was given the cords were cut and slowly it unrolled its white ajid crimson folds as it fell gracefully and swung over the platform, slightly to tho rear and south of the speaker s desk. The banner was an enormous affair, being fully fifty feet long and about one-half us wide. Epon the white stripes were painted the following sen tences in large letters of blue: “Constitutional governments de rive their just powers from the con sent of the governed.” “The constitution and the flag, one and inseparable, now and for ever.” “The flag of a republic forever, of an empire never.” “A republic can have no colonies.’ The chairman pounded his gavel and appealed for order, but the march of tho delegates, bearing their standards and banners, went on uninterruptedly for twenty-two minutes. As Senator Tillman was about to resume, he remarked that the thread of his discourse had been bro ken and that down south they were in the habit of saying— “ Hell has broke loose In Georgy!” “And.'' added the senator, vociferously. “If Mark Hanna had been here a few minutes ago he would have thought hell had broke loose in Missouri." There were cries of “good! good!” when the trust plank was read. When the sen ator reached the re-affirmatlon of the Chicago platform, with the declaration for free silver coinage at a ratio of 16 to 1, pandemonium again broke loose. New York Delegation on Chairs. The New York delegation stood on their chairs and cheered, but a considerable number —more than half—held their seats. Senator Hill was among those who main tained quiet, while Mr. Croker waved a flag until it broke and George Fred Wil liams led the Massachusetts contingent In salvos of cheers. One of the New York delegates raised a standard bearing the Inscription: ‘Don’t think there are no 16 to ONERS in New York.’! There was Intense scorn In the senator’s voice as he read the platform arraign ment of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, evok ing mingled laughter and applause. The Boer plank bre.ught out another cheer and the senator received a round of ap plause as he closed. Ills voice through out was admirable and he made himself heard throughout the vast hsll. When the applause had subsided. Chair man Jones, of the platform commute", said he had been Instructed to move that the platiorm be adopted by the conven tion by acclamation. Tho motion was put. and amid a roar of cheers and applause the platform was adopted without a word of dissent. The nnnouncement by Chairman Richardson of the adoption of the platform was followed by a stunning shout which ma<l<- the build ing ring from one end to the other. Th<*n followed a stirrlnc nnd dramatic scene. The plank denouncing the English policy toward tho Boers had called out im mense applause, but when it was an nounced by Chairman Richardson that ihe convention would be addressee! by Hon. Webster Davis, former assistant secretary of the Interior, tho crowd manifested its enthusiasm by cheering for quite two minutes as the former republican loader ascended the platform and stood facing the thousands of spectators. Tho speech of Mr. Davis was arranged in order to enable him to announce his allegiance to the democratic party and the demo cratic platform and to the ticket of the convention. Davis Addresses the Convention. In dramatic style and with the force and magnetism of an orator. Mr. Davis began his address. He denounced as a “mallctous He" tho statement that he had been forced to leave his office in ’he present national administration. He pic tured in brilliant and flaming sentences tho “cruelties and aggressions” practiced by Great Britain upon the Boors of south Africa. Ho expressed his Intense satis faction that the democratic party had in corporated In the platform a plank so cor dially and enthusiastically Indorsing the cause of the Boers, which is the cause of honesty and Justice. But this groat repub lic should not chain itself to the chariot wheels of the empire that was crushing liberty to death in south Africa. He bojteved it to be his duty to .ally himself with the democratic party. His account with the republican party he regarded as fully balanced. He owed it no further obligations. These sentiments met with applause. In announcing hfs intention of support ing the democratic party and its ticket. Mr. Davis said with great emphasis: “I stand upon this platform and shall support William J. Bryan.” As Mr. Davis concluded the band struck up “Hall to the Chief.” and while it was rendering the sir he held an Impromptu reception upon the platform. When a few degrees of the noise had been silenced, he said: “The next business of the convention Is the nomination of a candidate for pres ident of tlie L'nited States. Tne secretary will call tho roll of states. Before doing so the secretary read the names of the members of the committee appointed by the chair to confer with the silver republicans and populists in ac cordance with tho resolution introduced bv George I’Ted Williams, of Massachu setts. ut the morning session. They are: George Fred William. Massachusetts; J. G Berry, Arkansas; W. H. Thompson, Nebraska; Charles Thomas. Colorado; J. S Rose Wisconsin; i'homas H. Martin, Virginia’; J. G. McGuire. California; R. R. Tillman. South Carolina; Carter H. Harrison. Illinois. Calls for Nominations. "Alabama." the secretary then shouted commencing the*call of the roll. "The state of Alabama,” said the chair man of the delegation of that state, “yields to Nebraska the privilege of nam ing the next president of the United States.” W. D. 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K. <'l4 A L U f Ar €'<>. li2-3id Drarberu M. < hl<*MC'». . declaration of independence and on th® : west by the ten commandments.” , As he approached the close of his ad dress he raised both hands high over his he,d and spoke slowly and with an en i >rgy that caused his voice to penetrate into every corner of the hall. “And— .hat I —man is—William—Jennings—Bryan.” ho i concluded, bringing his hands lower wi;a ' each word until the last had been uttered, I when he brought them with a sweep, but I quicker than bls motion was the answor i Ing cheer that swept across the conven- I tlon. It was a simultaneous roar from j ull parts of fit ■ hall. Up went the dele- I gates upon their chairs, over their heads I went Hie flags and above them all soared an 1 rang the cheers for Bryan. The band loyally- performed its share, but the nolso of its creation was but a drop in the tor rent. The men from the state of Nebras ka flung up a large banner, bearing a likeness of Mr. Bryan upon one side and upon the other th word “Nebraska,’’ and a cmallt r portrait. All Stood Together. Whatever may have been the difference I of delegates over the platform, they secm i ed to have forgot them, and all were as ' 0110 man in favor of the. man. New Y'ork | vied with Nebraska and Kansas in venl- I Ing Its enthusiasm. Richard Croker was | on a. chair, both arms aloft, a flag in his ’ right hand. wh : ch he waved vigorously. Hill-was not behind tn the show of loyalty of the nominee and waving his arms he let forth a series of cheers that equaled thosq uttered by any m;in on the floor. Over in Illinois, Ohio, and Indiana, where 16 to 1 is not popular, there was no hesitation now. The die was cast, the gage of battle lifted and they swung into tho line as fiercely as any that had stood unfalter ingly by Bryan in the fight before the committee on resolutions. Round the hall started the Nebraska men with their huge banner and caxcbln# up their state emblems the other delega tions took up th-' march, waving flags and hats and cheering at the top of their \ voices without cessation save for tt.e I breath neces-ary to a f?esh outburst, i Two women from Utah joined in the pa : rade, one of them carrying a small silk I banner of while upon which was ln : scribed: “Greetings to Wiliam J. Bryan from the democratic women of Utah." 1 benator € lark, of .Montana, accompa . rled by a lady, both waving flags with , Intense energy, called forth terrific ap- I plause as they passed about the hall Around th. in came Texas with its long pole surmounted by s:e< r horns and fur ' the r ba* k some of the New Y'ork dele gation, carrying their little flag, bearing the words: u lnk there are no 16 to I’ers in Round and round the hall went march ing columns between two walks of cheer ing men who stood beneath a cloud of ilutt. ting hags. It was a demonstration fully equal to anything that had preceded | yesterday or today when the platform was
