The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, July 12, 1900, Image 1
VOL. XIV.
TilE DKMOCilACY
fta a. _ at .a* i /n ^4! 2?.
ivieei in roancnai uonvenuun in
Kansas City July 4.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM IS
Manifested by the Twenty-five
Thousand People Who Crowd
in the Hall to Witness
the Pioceodings
Amid scenes of tumultuous cothusiasm
bt fitting such an event and such a
a day tho National Democratic Convention
began iU scbhoiih at Kaunas Oity,
Mo., on last Wednesday, .July 4, th^
natal day of the Republic. It was an
inspiring scono that Chairman Joncn
looked out upon when at noon, after
beating a tattoo with his gave I ho stilled
the tumult and declared the convention
opoD. About him were fully 25,000
people, rising tier on tier liko tlie spectators
in some vast coliseum awaiting
tho appcaranco of the dolcgatca of tho
party, while on cither fido fltrotobed
away tho rows of doBks accommodating
reprcBcntalives of the preBB from every
section of tho oouutry.
It was clearly not a gathering alone
of wealth and fashion. The bronzed
faces of many of the men, their coarse
shirts, collarlcss and soai floss, marked
them as from tho soil. With hardly an
exoption thoy took oQ their coats and
sat shirtslecvod and democratic. Many
> ot the worcou were in oambrics and
gioghams, rather than in summer silks
and laces, and tho gorgeous costumes
and picture hats wero in oasis of duller
huo. It was a gathering none the less
inspired with the patriotic spirit of tho
day, which fouud constant expression
in wild hurrahs at every sound of
"Dixie" or "America."
Early the orowds began to turn toward
convention hall and tho appioachcs
to tho vast cdifico wore filled with an
eager and excited throDg, surging toward
tho many entrances, and seeking
tP gain early admission to tho building.
^ With, them came baids, marching clubs
and drum corps, and to the confusion
of the crash and hurrah was added the
constant craek, boom, sizz of booms and
oracKcrs as mo convention cntnusiasts
and tbo suiall boy vied with each other
in oolebrating tho day.
The convention hall itself at first
glance, looks crude and iuipcifeot, but
this is only in its external ornamentation
of cornice and column. Tho substantial
elements of tho stiucturo arc
oomplote, ready to give delegates and
a legion of onlookers one of tho most
porfcot convention halls ever olforcd to
the gathering of a great party. Tho
Stars and Stripes snap proudly from a
hundred staffs along the gable and at
intervals surrounding tho entire build;
ing.
There are hundreds of these fHgs topping
the structure, giving an idea of its
vastnoss 310 feet lung and 198 feet
wide. Only Friday an army of men
were busily removing tho debris
and they havo Eucc?n Urd so well that
there is not a vestige uinaining. Squads
of policemen were c-aily on tho ground,
keeping back tho crowds and maintaining
quiet. There was little disordor,
however, for tho crowds were good naturcd
and their patriotism was tempered
with discretion. It was notiooablo
that a vory considerable portion of
tho gathering throngs wcro mado up of
women, who profited by tho warm day
to put on their gayest raiment, thus
adding another element of color and
beauty to the blazj of hunting everywhere
apparent.
Tho interior of the building presented
a gorgeous speciaclo of color, alike a
tribute to the patriotio sentiment of tho
day and to the party about to assembio
iu convention. The disposal of flags,
bunting and shields is quito effective,
but here and thero is too great spread
and tanglo of steel to bo subdued by
patriotic dcviocs. Tho great steel roof,
supported by massivo girders is partly
obscured by flags looped into rosettes.
The samo acbemo of flag rosettes makes
a rim of color for the gallery 40 feet
above, sweeping entirely around tho
hall. Lowor down, tho front of another
gallery is Hawing with tho ooats-ofarms
of tho 40 States and territories
with hero and thcro long streamers
caught up into bows and rosettos, while
just back of tho platform is a box bearing
the red, whito and bluo inscription
of tho "New York high school boys."
Hut the eye loavos thciw details of color
aud rests on tho ten magnifioont American
Hags each 37 feet long, which *f
canopied from tho top of thfjjffildfng
to tho sides, two of thSfi^monstor cmDlcms
Hanking the f/Tairmau'a platform
like tho wings of ?*etago. Tho auditorium
is 8hapcd^rk0 a howl with
(hO olmnaf in f kn oon_
trei w^fTotlio scats riso tier on tier on
ev?ry,sid? back to tho remotest corner
?Odo building. The hollow of this
J^owl is whoro ihe real business is to bo
/done, for hero tho delegates and alter
/ nates aro seated and tho platform is
looatcd. Area for delegates is paved
. with stono. The seats are arrangod in
a great oval, tho sido toward tho plat/
form. The folding chairs for tho delegates
and alternates mako a little lako
of yellow in tho bottom of this bowl,
marked here and there by tho tall standards
indicating tho various State delegations.
liaised about two feet abovo
this stono aro tho platatferm juts out
into the lako of yellow like sowo oapo
in the sea.
Tho platform is flanked on oaoh sido
by ro/vs of press seats, strotohing baok
200 feet. Tho platform itself presents
evidenoo of elegance, even gorgeousnofcs,
and is far more elaborate than
tho counterpart at Philadelphia. Beneath
tho chairman's ^^^retohes a
(Tli
rioh turkish rug of orimson hue, while
a great leathern scat acrommodates the
uian who holds the gavel. Instead of
a table boforo him the gavel falls upon
a strungo wooden pedostal, similar to
those used in supporting a catufalquo.
The seoretary of tho convention has
another raised platform with a hugo
ohair of loathorn elegance, while tho
lessor otlioials, clerks and stonographcrp,
havo tho usual spread of pino
boforo them. Altogether the arrangements
aro admirabloin their dotail and
oombino to givo the most porfeot machinery
for tho transaction of tho busi
ncss of the convention.
At 10.110 Q'olock the streets surround
ing conventionjb^l wcro densely paoked
and every* .uiauto added hundreds more
to tho eager, surging mass. Line* of
wire cable had been thrown around the
building 10 feet from tho wall to keep
back tho throng, and within this area
polioomcn maintained a clear space
whilo tho tide of humanity pressed up
to the cables and threatened to tako the
building by storm. Tho doors wero not
opened until lato, as the doorkeepers
woro being drilled, and thero was no rolief
for tho waiting multitudo. Inside
the building officials were shouting orders
to their armies of attendants,
pages and incssongors woro bciDg sout
to their stations und tho last details of
preparation were being exeouted. At
10:45 several of tho doors wcro opened
and tho great sweep of soats begun to
bo dotted with groups of spectators.
Soon tho aislos leading from tho publio
entrances bcoarno moving curronts of
men and women hurrying to the points
of vantago. Gradually the hugo circle
took on motion, animation, color, and
tho hum of many voioos oohood through
the hail. An unusual number of ladies
was in the assemblage, their bright
summer dresses vying with tho splendor
of the decoration. It was evidently a
frnn ant! mnv craftinrinir au tlin Urn*
..WW ? V-MJ 0WV..V4.ue, v?*V ???OW
proportion of tho men divested themselves
of their eoats and sat in shirt
sleeves, mopping their shining faoos
and wielding palm leaf fans.
Want to Defeat McKinley
A stauuch Bryan Democrat who wa9
present at tho recent mooting of tho
Anti-Imperialist League in New York,
on tho 25th of Juoo last, when (juoried
on tho subjoot by tho Augusta Chronicle,
said: ,4Tho anti-imperialists want
to dofoat Mclvinloy, first and foremost.
If they oan best do so by voting for
Bryan, they will ondorso him at their
next confcronoo. If tho Republican
leaders among them think an independent
Ropublican candidate will draw
moro votes away from MoKinloy, and
best aid Bryan's election, thoy will
probably put out suoh a oandidato. Of
oourso, I am a Democrat, without re
gaid to any other party, and will support
Bryan."
Negro Labor No Good.
The Columbia Record says: "There
are probably 85,000 negroes in Charleston,
nevertheless the cotton mill in
that city which is being operated with
nogro labor finds it extremely difficult
to sccuro the hundred or so of hands
that it needs. Of the colored population,
probably ono in every three may
bo called an idler, while only oho of tho
other two works steadily tho year
arcund. All that the mill requires is
that the employe shall take an intorest
in the woik and put in full timo, but it
seems that tho Charleston darkoy, cannot,
or will not, comply with these simple
and reasonable conditions."
Ilepullcan Hypocrisy.
Tho Columbia ltcoord calls attention
to tho fact that while tho Republicans
carried Oregon by 10,000 majority, a
proposed amendment to tho stato constitution
repealing that section of tho
instrument which forbids "any frco
nep to or mulatto to oomo to, resido or bo
within this Stato, or hold any real estato,
or make any oontracts, or maintain any
suit therein," was snowed under. This
is ono of tho many cvidonoos of tho sort
of love Northern pcoplo outortain for
the negro. They only take sides with
him as against the white people of tho
South."
Twelve Persons BurntFiro
in tho orowdod tenomcnts, No.
127 to 131 Adams street, Hobokcn,
early Wednesday morning caused a loss
of 12 livos. five of whom wore members
of tho Winklor family, who wore oaught
by tho flames while asloep. Tho building
was a threo story wooden affair and
oontained about 15 families who woro
midn lirimolnua ii? fir/i TI.?o mill
j vuv ?*iU. a lie/ TTIII
bo oared for by the poor master. Tho
tenements burned were of comparatively
small value and tho lo^aijc^s'thought
will not oxoocd $6,000 ^^^ origin of
the fire basjiio^t-^oo learned.
xJ?h<STo* aro no bettor pills made than
tfoWitt's Littlo Kirly Kisers. Always
prompt aud ocrtaiu.
Dr. B, Norton.
Tho Deadly Cigarette
Tho oigarotto has proved to bo deadly,
even when boing soookod by another
person. In Norristown, Pa., tho other
day, Charlos Frioka. a non-user of tobaooo,
attended an opon air oonoert.
Near him sat a man smoking a oigarotto.
Tho smoke floated in Frioka's faoo and
ho ihhalod it unintentionally. A fit of
coughing ensued. It oausod the rupturo
of a blood vosssl and the young
man died.
For burns, injuries, piles and skin
diseasos uso DeWitt's Witoh Hazel
Salve. It is the original. Counterfeits
may be offered. Uio only DoWitt's.
?>r. E, Norton.
Shut Down Proposed.
The ootton manfaoturing selling committoo
of Fall River, Mass., voted
Wednesday to reoommend to tho manufacturers
a shut down of tho mills for
four weeks between this date and September
1 at the option of the manufacturer.
It is understood that 1,000,000
spindles are represented in the agreement
already reaohed to curtail.
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CONWAY.
BRYAN THE LEADER
Unanimously Nominated for President
by the Democrats.
STEVENSON SECOND PLACE.
Proceedings of tho Greatest Democratic
Convention Ever Held.
A Disgusted Republican
Comes Outfor Bryan.
Tii? DriUlQacatio National Convention
w?9 catted to order at Dboclock on lafit
Wednesday, .July 1, by chairman Jonos.
As tho wavo of applause f-ubsidod
Chairman Jonos rapped vigorously and
repeatedly, stilling tho tumult and then
abovo tho din his voice could bo heard
announcing: "Tho convention will
ootno to ordor. Tho sergeant at-arins
will sco that the aisles are cleared."
Tho first business of tho convention was
tho reading of tho formal call by Soorotary
Walsh. Tho chairman now announced
the prayer by Uev. S. W.
Neol.
"Geutleincu will please bo in order, )
said Chairman J ones as tho huut and i
hustle again broko looso after tho
prayer. "Wo must have quiet on tho i
fi tor. Gentlemen of tho convention, 1
havo the honor to prosont to you tho 1
Democratic mayor of Kansas City, <
Janus A. llccd. A shout of applause
went up as tho slcndor form of Mr.
Hoed oamo to tho front of the platformGo
spoke deliberately and with a ojoar, ]
resonant voioo that easily penetrated to <
every corner of the hall i
Tho first burst of applause that greot- (
ed tho mayor's spooch of welcome oamo <
when ho spoke of tho universality of |
Demooratio dootrino which had ponotrated,
ho said, whorovcr liberty was
known and loved, llo dwelt at souio
length on tho progross of tho principles
of the Demooratio party which originated,
he said, with tho liberty-loving
people of Franoo and Fngland, and
came to this continont for its larger
growth and ultimato development. His
allusion to tho early leaders of the
Democratic party, Jefferson and Jackson,
evoked outbursts of ohccrs. Go
doolared that .Jefforson belioved in expansion
only, as it mado homos for
Amorican men -upon their owu continent.
Dwelling at length on tho progress
made by tho Dovrtbcratic party in tho
oauso of human rights, Mr. Heed grow
impassioned in his eulogy of tho good
work dono by it through all tho years ]
of its cxistonco. A yell of applauso '
greeted his anoouncouiout tint tho convention
waB gathorcd upon Democratic
Boil and aB the guests of a Democratic
constituoboy that had always been in
tho forofront of tho political lights of
tho country. When lie declared that in
tho namo of that Democracy ho bid tho
visitiug delegations welcome, and
prophesied oortain victory at tho polls
in Novombcr, ho was intorruptcd by
loud choers and tho applausj when ho
finished v/as loud and long.
About this timo the entrance of D. B.
Hill caused considerable enthusiasm
and oalls wore mcro mado for him.
After tho applauso had subsided tho
chairman introduced Gov. Thomas of
Colorado, tho toinporary ohairman. A
round of applauso grootcd Gov. Thomas
as ho ascended tho platform. Ho looked
tho ideal presiding offioor, dignified,
tall, blaok garbed, his faoo showing intellectuality
and force of character.
Ho hold in his hand tho typewritten
manuscript of his speech and in full
round voioe, easily reaching to the remotest
corners of tho building, ho began
his address as toinporary chairman.
It was a plain, patriotio Democratic
speech. At tho conclusion of tho <
flpocoh tho building rang with applause,
tho ohcering being aooouipaniod by tho
flutter of tho national oolors throughout
tho hall.
Tho first sotnblanoo of genuino enthusiasm
was created whon the socrotary
of tho convention, Charles A.
Walos of Iowa, roso and read a resolution
offered by Daniol J. Campau of
Michigan, that the Declaration of Ijpdopendonoo,
"drafted by tb,f? Deuioorat
of Democrats, T?v?ma? J-." .son,"
bo read to ?<jnvontion on this, tho
ATiiVcrsary of tho nation's natal year.
Mr. Campau said .
Tho Kepublioan party rooontly in
Philadelphia, thecradlo city of liberty,
whero tho Deolaration of lndopondonco
was written and tho constitution was
framed, did thore endorse an administration
which has repudiated the constitution
and nominated a president
who has betrayed the principles of tho
Deolaration. This oonvention is composed
of mon who havo the samo faith
as was in their fathora in this Immor
tal instrument. As the reaffirmation
of Demooratio fealty to tbe fundamental
principles of American liberty, I
move,,Mr. Chairman, that tho olork bo
direoted to road tho glorious Deolaration
of lndopendonoo, drafted by that
Demoorat of all Domoorats, Thomas
Jefferson, and adopted 124 years ago
today.
With cheers and applause the resolution
was adopted, while tho band in the
sonth gallery played patriotio airs in
lead of the onthusiasm.
Then ? dramatic seono oooourod. As i
the v?6t audienco was quieting down to 1
listen to tho reading of the doolaration,
two men appeared upon the platform ]
bearing oarofully in their arms two <
largo objoots, oaoh oompletelv shrouded ]
in tho Stars and Stripes. They were I
Slacod, tho one upon tho other imme- 1
iately to the right and front ef the '
ohairman. Delegates and speotators I
craned their neoks to see what was ]
about to oo our. '
Quiokly advanoing to the fiag-draped i
^ f
I
ivvn
S. C.. THURSDAY. JU
joots, a handsome man doftly lifted
t?io flag froiu a splendid bust of Mr.
Br/an As the familiar features of tho
other distinguished loader were rooognized
by delegates and spectators, a
tornado of applauso swept over tho audionuo,
Froui Bido to sido tho bust was
turned, that all might know whom it
represented.
Whtu tho applause had subsided,
CharlosS Hampton, of I'oiosky, Mich.,
read in magnificent voice tho immortal
declaration of independence. As tho
full and rouuded sontonco? of tho great
stato paper rolled through tho hall the
cheering and cuthusiasiu iicrcased and
when Mr. Hampton had tonoludcd tho
tromondous applauso fairly shook the
building. When the orator had finished
tho declaration of independence and
tho applauso had ceased. Miss Fulton,
of New. XQrk,,wiu iu trod need and sung
"The Star Spsm^L * ,or," tho au
dicnoo standing and ob'fring and applauding
after caoh v(ft?V It was an
innovation at a uabioLai convention.
Thcu as sho finished th }**t strain tho
band took up "America*" and led by
Mies Fulton, the great mass of 20,000
pooplo broko into the atirring words
"My Country 'tis of Thftj," singing it
through with unison and closing with a
cheer.
The convention having adjourned for
dinucr reassembled at half past four
o'clock. As soon a* e oonvontion
was oallcd to order Ch&rlos S. Harnp
tou of I'etosky, Mich , advanced to tlio
front of tho platform anj road a telok'rain
from the Democrat ussouiblcd in
Tammany hall, celebrating tho 124th
anniversary of tho dcolvr?tion of indo
ponucuoe. mo iltopar, U was signed j
by Thomas Ij Feituci. ^rand sachem
ol* Tammany hall, and W.*6 as follows:
"Greeting to tho Democrats of tho Natiou;
1 Five thousand Democrats now colo
bratiug tbo Uuinlxod a?v twonty-fourth
declaration of indopondonco at Tammany
hall want to join you in hoping for
\ vindicating of tho principles enunsiatod
124 years ago today by tho immortal
Thomas .lefforson.
"Thomas Ji. Feitnor.
"Grand Saohcm."
Tho reading of tho telegram was rosoived
with trcmondous applause, tho
Now York dolcgation loading in tho demonstration.
Tho committoo on orolontials
not being roady to roport tho
jonvontion adjourned to half-past 8
j'olook io tho cvoning, when it rcassombled.
Kx Gov. Atgold, of Illinois,
tvas introduced and delivered an able
uldrcss to tho oonvontion, wliioh was
ticartily applauded. All during tho
ipocoh thoro woro orios for llill. All
tho oommittcos mado their roports and
tho oonvontion was pormauontly or^aniziod
by tho eol^otian of J. D. ltiohinTson,
of Tenn.,' as cha .mau. A com- i
a 1 A- at I
JilllUU UDUU11UU II1U KUUIIUUJHI) lO 1110
platform and ho assumod tho gavel.
Flo delivered a most patriotic addrcBS.
rho first token of approval given to his
iddroBH wcb that which grooted his flrst
mention of Id to 1. Tho applauso,
aowever, waH rather fooble and soat.oring.
Mucli moro onergetie was tho
ihout that followed tho declaration that
:ho ooming campaign was to bo a trial
>f tho ropuhlio against tho empire.
Tho conclusion of Chairman ltiohirdaon's
Hpccoh, whioh ho had arranged
iudcr 16 soparato heads, was tho Bignal
'or territla applauso and cheers, ilia
uontion of tho nnmo of Colonel ilryan
jrought the convention to its foot m a
ronzy of enthusiasm. By common impulse
tho polos bearing tho names of
itatcs wcro torn up and thrust into tho
lir. Then down tho aisles toward tho
ipoaker's dosk camo groups of delegates
surrounding one man who held tho
latno of tho stato aloft. Texas and
S'cw York booamo ongagod in a rivalry
is to whioh should hold tho namoof tho
itato highest iu tho air.
Whilo this strife was. going on bc,woen
tho two states, tho fronzy had
akon hold of tho other delegations and
rom all parts of tho hall men camo
dunging through tho throng carrying
hoir stato cmbloms. They booamo
lonsely packed in front of tho speaker's
desk, and yelling and ohoering liko
naniaos, they strovo to raise tho namo
>f their stato level with that of Now
?ork. Tho effort was useless, howivcr,
and hold firm by tho Tammany
mon, New York kept its plaoo.
Thoso dolcgates whe/1Jd not Join in
:ho maroh la?J avust efficient aid in injrea&Yfg
tho uproar. Their contributed
mthing but thoir voices 1 (ft thoir hats
md handkerohiofs, but :i/\ they used
U fiiMt. t? t.hniiffh thnv It ?rfl ma/In nt
miss, and originally dosvjfciod for ono
light's wear only and tlryfast two in a
nanncr usually as en^??*j/u. Tho
land did its sharo anjiMitho tootcrs ol
torus and tho beatcrf*Sf,f ghoop skins
vorked away for dciHlifo. Nobody
enow what they playotH hobody oared,
rhoy woro doing thoirVtill gharo and
hat was all that was noSeggary.
Aftor tho exoitoinent lad continued
or 15 minutes, Mr. ll^ohardson atomptod
to bring order out of tho ohaos
hat ruled upon tho floor. Now and
hen tho patter of his gavol could bo
toard, and overy tirao the sound reaoh)<1
tho ears of a delegate ho shriokod
,ho louder. Timo after timo tho ohairnan
attempted to rostorc ordor. but ho
iras utterly lost and overwhelmed in
lis efforts. Preoise twonty minutes
iftor Chairman Riohardson had monioncd
the namo of Bryan, whioh liko
ho waving of a magio wand and conjured
up a soono of such wonderful on.husiasm
as has soldom beon witnossod
n a political oonvontion, ho began to
ap for ordor; but the aelegatos woro
lot yot ready to yield tho floor evon to
,ho chairman of the oonvontion.
The band in tho gallery started a
patriotic air and despite tho continulus
efforts of Chairman Riohardson to
restore order, the demonstration continued
for nine and a half minutes
iongor, its total length being 29) minvtos.
Order then was sufficiently roitored
to enable the ohjfitman to reoogniae
Delegate J. G. Johjfson, of Kansas
who made a motion that\he convention
adjourn until 10:30 Thursday morning.
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LY 12, 1900.
TilK 8EOONI) I)XV.
Convention hall was again besoigod
Thursday by eagor and oxoitcd thouhands
and long boforo tho tirno set for
opening tho soooud days proceedings of
tho convention all of tho strcota approaching
tho building woro solidly
massed with humanity moving forward
to tho many cntranoos. Kxpootancy
was at a high pitch, as it was universally
felt that tho uay had in storo the
great evonts of thn eonvontion. The
oonvontion mot at 11 o'olook, and after
prayor by tho Hight llov, J. J. Glonnon,
bishop coadjutator of Kansas
City dioooBo and pastor of tho
oathcdral of tho Iuiiuaoulato Conocption.
Aftor sovcral gontlomon had
addrossod tho oonvontion, Mr. Jones,
in a clear voice, announced: "I am
authorized by tho oommittoo on rosoluw
lions to prcHont tho platform agrcod
upon and 1 will yiold to tho Sonator
from South Carolina, Mr. Tillman, to
read tho dooumont."
Mr. Tillman now stopped to tho
front and was grcotod with a ohocr
Ho read tho platform in a full round
voice, easily hoard throughout tho hall.
(1'ho platform is given in full in
another oolumn )
As ho prococdod caoh plank was
greeted with applause. Tho sonator
acoompanicd his reading with emphatic
gestures, striding up and down tho
platform, turning this way and that,
after his mannor in tho sonato. There
was a howl of approval as ho olonohod
his fist and fioroely unsigned tho oourso
of tho administration in Cuba. Hut
it remained for his roading of tho declaration
that "imperialism is tho paramount
issuo of this campaign" to cvoko
a storm of applause. Tho dolcgatos
sprang to their foot, standing on thoir
chairs, waving hats, handkorohiofs,
umbrellas, digs, while tho gallcrios
took up the chorus and carried it along
for many minutes.. Sonator llill could
bo socn marshaling tho hosts to chocr.
Ho held a fan high abovo his head and
added his voioe to tho shouting. A
second timo Sonator Tillman roau this
doolaratiou, and now oven a grcator
demonstration than boforo carried tho
oonvontion off its foot. Suddonly
hundreds, then thousands of minaturo
Amcrioan llags wero passed among tho
dologatos and tho wholo floor of tho
vast stiuoturo bccamo a soa of flags.
An instant later tho flags swopt ovor
the galleries liko a mass of flamo.
Bundles of thorn wore tossed upon tho
scats and distributed. Tho soono was
magnificently inspiring and tho groat
audionoo was worked up to a fovor
heat. On caoh flag was tho devico:
"Tho constitution and tho flag aro inseparable,
now and forovor. Tho flag
of tho ropublio forovor; of tho empire,
never."
Whilo the demonstration was at its
hoight, tho band sont another thrill
through tho audionoo by playing
"Dixio" and a modloy of patriotic airs.
Stato standards woro again torn from
their sookots, bannors woro raisod and
a triumphal procession of tho dolcgatcs
marched about tho hall. Now tho
strains of tho baud turned to "My
Country, 'Tis of Thoe," at whioh tho
ontiro nudioneo, as with a single voioo,
joined in a mighty and swelling ohorus.
Amid tho billowing of flags oould be
socn a tall standard bearing tho inscription:
"Foroiblo annexation would bo
criminal aggression"?William MoKinlcy.
It wan at this juncture that tho olimax
was sprung upon tho groat assembly.
A hugo flag had boon (lung aoross
tho roof botwocn two trussos, and as
tho signal was given tho eords wore out
and slowly it unrolled its white and
orimaon folds as it foil graoofully and
swung over tho platform slightly to tho
roar and south of tho speaker's desk.
Tho banner was an enormous affair,
being fully 50 foot long and about onohalf
as wido. Upon tho whito stripos
were tho printed sontcnoos in large lotters
of bluo: "Constitutional governinonts
dorivo thoir just powors from tho
consent of tho governod."
"Tho constitution and tho flag, ono
and inseparable, now and forovor."
"Tho flag of a republic forover; of an
ompiro, novor."
"A ropublio oau have no colonies."
To the vast majority of thoso in the
hall tho flag was an unoxpootcd inoidont,
and its appearanco was tho signal
for a frantio roar, whioh caused
overything that had gono before it to
sink into insignifloanoo. For full two
minutes tho cords of tho flag caught
and would not permit it to fall to its
full length. It waB caught up just
enough to provont tho oonvontion from
reading tho inscriptions upon tho banker,
and until thoy wero reloasod and
tho banner ftwung froo. tho onthusiasm
inoroasod ovory second. Whon finally
every word was visible thore was a oli
max of ohoors that was deafonin?.
Sonator Tillman stood surveying the
storm and awaiting an opportunity to
procood. Tho chairman poundod his
gavol and appoaled for order. But the
maroh of tho dologatos boariag their
standards and bannors, ran on uninter?
if I w f a? m tMiit aii
lU^tVUI/ AVI UI1UUIUD.
As Senator Tillman was about to reHumo(
ho remarked that tho thread of
his discourse had boen broken and that
down South they wero in tho habit of
saying "Hell has brokon looso in Georgia."
"And," said the sonator vooiferously,
"if Mark Hanna had boen hero a few
minutos ago ho would have thought
'hell has brokon loose is Missouri.' '
Thore wore ories of "good, good,"
when tho trust plank was read. When
tho sonator teaohed tho reaffirmation of
the Chioago platform, with the declaration
for Free silver ooinago at a ratio
of 16 to 1, pandemonium again broke
loose, But the demonstration was
faint in oomparison to what had just
ooourred when imperialism was announced
as the "paramount issue."
Many of the delegates stood on their
ohairs and waved flags and oheered, but
a very considerable nu^W^rinore than 1
half?hold their ^^.or Hi
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while Mr. Crokor waved a flag until it'
broke, and Goorgo Krod Williams led
tho Massachusetts oontingont in salvos
of ohocrs. Oaoof tho New York dologates
raised a standard bearing the inscription:
"Don't think there aro no Id to 1'ors
in Now York."
Tho demonstration lasted four and
ono half minutos.
Thoro was intense soorn in tho senator's
voice as ho read tho platform arraignment
of tho Hay Daunoofote
treaty, evoking bingled laughter and
applauso. Tho Boer plank brought an
othor ohoor and tho sonator received a
round of applauso as ho olosod.
Whon tho applauso had subsided
Ohairman .lonos of tho platform committoo,
said ho had bocn instructed to
uiovo that tho platform bo adopted by
tho oonvention by aoolamation.
Tho motion was put and amid a roar
of ohoora tho platform was adoptod
without a word of dissent. Tho announcement
of Chairman Richardson
of tho adoptiou of tho platform, was
followod by a stunning shout whioh
made tho building ring from ono ond to
tho Other* Thon followod a stirring and
dramatio 'scene. A plank in tho platform
donounoing policy toward tho
Boors had ca^lod out immonso applauso,
but whon it was anuounood by Chairman
Richardson that tho convention
would bo nddrossed by Hon. Webster
Davis, formerly assistant sooretary of
tho intorior, tho orowd manifostod its
enthusiasm by cheering for two minutes.
Thon tho formor Republican lcador as
oended tho platform and stood facing
tho thousands of spectators.
Tho spoooh of Mr. Davis was ar
ranged in ordor to cna^lo him to announeo
his allogianoc to tho Demooratio
party and tho platform and to tho
ticket of the eonvnntinn In ilramdiin
stylo and with all tho foroc and magnetism
of an orator Mr. Davis bcgau
his addrosfl. lie denouoood as a "malioious
lie" that ho had boon forced to
Icavo his othoo in tho prosont national
administration. Ho pioturcd in brilliant
and flaming sentences tho "oruoltios"
and aggrossions practiced by Groat
Britain upon tho foroo of South Africa.
Ho oxprosscd his intonso satisfaction
that tho Domooratio party had incorporated
in tho platform a plank so cordially
and enthusiastically ondorsing
tho oourso of tho Boors, which was tho
oauso of liberty and justioo. As ho folt
ho said, that this groat rcpublio should
not chain itsolf to tho ohariob wheels
of tho empire that was crushing liberty
to doath in South Africa, ho boliovod it
to bo his duty to ally himsolf with tho
Domooratio party.
His aooount with tho llopublioan
party ho rogardod as fully balanood.
Ho owed it no furthor obligations.
Theso sontiuionts mot with muoh applauso.
In oonolusion, in announcing his intontion
of SUDnortine thn l),imnnp?lirt
party and it? ticket, Mr. Davis said,
with groat omphasis: "I aland upon
thin platform and Bhall support VV. J.
Bronniogs." It was a curious and
laughablo cont usion of tho ayllablos of
Bryan's name. But the orowd know
what he meant and ohoerod him widly.
As Mr.' Davis oonoludcd tho band
struck up "Hail to the Chief," and whilo
it was rendoring tho air he held an informal
rooeption upon tho platform.
Chairman Richardson was tho first to
grasp his hand as he concluded; thon
Hoaator J. K. Jones and others orowdod
around him until ho had groat difficulty
in rotaining his feot. llo left tho platform
as soon as ho was ablo, but on
tho way to his soat ho was given shouts
of approval by thoso whom ho passod.
Tho band passed from "Hai! to tho
Chief" to "America" and tho convention
sung it; but the band would play
no moro.
BIIYAN KNANIMOUSI.y NOMINATED.
It was now announoed that tho next
businosB boforo the oonvention was tho
nomination of a candidate for prosidont
of tho United States, and tho soorotary
bogau to oall tho roll of Htatos. AlaImnii
win firal rtnllml
"The Stato of Alabama," said tho
chairman of the delegation of that
Stato, "yioldn to Nobraska tho privilogo
of naming tho noxt president of tho
United BtatCH."
, VV. I). Oldham of Nebraska, who was
topresonttho namo of Mr. Bryan to
tho ooDvention, was waiting by tho
ohairman'e desk, and as the ohairman
of tho Alabama dologation rosuinod his
soat ho oamo forword and in a fow
graooful words oxprossod his appreciation
of tho favor extondod by Alabama
in surrondoring its timo to tho Stato of
Mr. Bryan. IIo thon put Bryan in
nomination dolivering an eloquent
spceoh.
Mr. Oldham dolivercd his eulogy of
Mr. Bryan with impassioned forvor.
As ho approaohed the oloso of his ad
dross ho raised both hands high over
his head and spoko slowly and with an
energy that oaused his voice to ponotrato
into overy oornor of tho hall.
"And?that man is?WILLIAMJKNNINGS?
BUY AN,"ho oonoludod,
bringing his hands lower with oaoh
word until tho last had been uttored,
when ho brought them up with a sweep;
but quioker than his motion was tho
answoring oheor that swept across tho
oonvention. It was a simultaneous
roar from all parts of the hall. Up
went tho delegates on thoirohairs. ovor
their heads wont tho flags and above
them all soared and rang the oheers for
Bryan. Tho band loyally performed
its share, but tho noise of its oieation
was but a drop in tho torrent. The
men from the State of Nebraska flung
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SHOCKING STORIES.
The Murderous Zealots in Pekin
Order Wholesale Slaughter.
"K?LL THE FOREIGN DEVILS"
They Cry. Many Foreigners Dead
and Many More Wounded.
Women and Children
Starving.
Dispatohos from China Hays couriers
who aro arriving at tho floats of government
of tho southorn vioaroys from
thoir agents in I'okin give vivid but
fragmontary pictures of what is being
onaotod in the capital. Those oouriors
seemingly loft l'okin a day or two latex
han tho mossongor of Sir Kobort
Hart, tho inspector general of customs,
who started on tho night of Juno '24th.
Thoy roport that tho ho ads of somo of
tho oapturod le,^ tion guards wore boing
borno through tho stroots at the
top of spears, followed by zealots chanting
"Tapi yang kuoi tao; tapi, tapi,"
(kill the foreign dovils; kill, kill!) Tho
oily'H millions havo been rousod to
patriotic fervor, breaking out into tho
wildest gxoohhcs, while ovor half tho
city oould bo hoard fighting around tho
legationr
Sir Kobort Hart's runner, who was
intorviowed by tho correspondent of
Tho Kxpross at Shanghai, supplomonts
tho tragio sontonoos of tho dispatoh ho
boro by a narrativo of somo things ho
paw. Ho says tho foreigners woro inak
ing n last stand in tho cxtonsivo buildings
and enclosures of tho British legation.
Tlioy had many doad and
wounded. Among them wero somo womon
and ohildron. All woro Hhort of
food, oven of tho commonest necessaries.
The womon woro starving, as
thoy gavo a part of thoir small allowance
to tho ohildron. Tho foroignors,
nevcrtaeloss, woro holding out undor a
torriblo tiro, uphold by tho oxpootation
of roliof. Thoy know they would not
bo abandoned and that tho armios of
thoir govornmonts woro advancing.
Hometimos thoy thought thoy oould
hoar artillery in notion beyond tho wall.
Thoy woro unablo to roturn tho firo of
tho (Jhinoso, oxoopt at momonts when
an assault soornod imminont. Thon tho
maohino guns and rcpoating ritlos toro
tho storming parties to piooos. The
mossongor expressed tho boliof that it
would bo impossiblo for tho foroignors
to rosist much longer, as tho (Jhinoso
wero preparing to battor down tho
walls of the oourt yard, and thoir ammunition
wan running low.
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tho mossongor nays that, sinco some
had boon killed, uot ono othor foreigner
should bo loft alive. Tho Ohinoao soldiers
wcro exhortod to saoritijo thoir
livos without hesitation, if by so doing
thoy oould hoif> exterminate the "yang
kuoi tso." Extromo precautions bad
boon taken to prevent tho foreigners
from oomruunioating with aoy ono outsiilo
the oity, and a number of runners
who had been sent out wcro killed by
tho Chincso. This mcsscngor suoooodcd
in gotting through by Btnoariag his
faoo and olothos with blood and joining
in tho outcries against tho "dovils. '
Ho passed tho remains of foroigners of
Admiral Soymour's foroo who had boon
killed botwoou Laug Fang and Lo Fu.
Thoir bodios had boon out to piooos
and thoir heads wcro carried at tho
ends of bamboos. A largo army of
Manohu Chinsse iinporial troops, with
20 guns, ia reported to bo advancing in
the dirootion of Tien Tsin.
MOilE BAD NEWS.
Tho faot that a relief olurnu has
boon unablo to lcavo Tion Tsin iu responso
to tho pathctio prayer of the
boleaguered legations at Pokin is generally
regardod in London as destroying
almost tho last vestigo of hope for
tho unfortunato foroignors pont up ia
tho (Jhinosc capital. Tho worst is feared:
Shanghai reports that tho international
foroos at Tion Tsin aro suffering from
lack of good drinking wator, owing to
tho Poi Ho river boing choked with tho
corpses of (Jhinesoand othor viotims of
tho bombardment.
Aooording to tho samo dispatch the
intornational troops, so far from being
strong enough to advanoo towards Pokin,
aro not suffioiontly numorous to
attaok tho Chinoso still surrounding
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xiuu a oiu nuu uy a uuouiivi/
firo on tho placo. Thousands of UhinoHo
aro Haid to bo arriving from La
Tai and to bo dcsporatofy attempting to
rooooupy the bridgo loading to Taku.
Prinoo Tuan is said to be publioly be;
behoadiug all the legation guards captured
by tho Chinoso.
Aooording to tho latest Pokin nows,
from Chinoso sourocs tho legations are
at suoh extremitios from lack of provisions
that the womon who esoaped the
bullots aro perishing of starvation. A
spooial dispatch from Shanghai says
Chinoso roports aro ourront that two
othor foreign ministers wero murdored
tho samo as Baron von Kettoler. Prom
the same souroo it is doolarod that the
mission hospital at Moukden has been
destroyed by firo and that the native
Christians havo boon massaored. It is
farther asserted that the foreigners fled
to Now Chwang.
BIT'S SAItais Irritation, Alls DlKNttoa,
jim /I asssjtfsa
IJil Makes Teething Easy,
i ^ V JLtEETHINA Relieves the IV '
mic a?* Troubles of CMMkta w*
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