The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 6, 1900, Page 2

Report of the Resolutions Committee Adopted With- out @ Protest and Anti-Silverites Proclaim Allegiance to William Jennings Bryan and the Cause H Represents. was allowed to go over until » . »one ’f_the great as giowing trik THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1900 ——————————————————— w. Silver Plaux Unpopular. stration for the party campaign was ad the platform force brought out the ow given the among the issues delegates were in this_exprest »reme place vorites of the nouncement Following this d iln the plat- e being Iimit was regard E platform they of the day was of Webster Davis, former lack of sympat e Democratie party. under the- e of the com- remarkable | ever racked this hi absolute unity n feit toward him and the cause % ting that the very | f Virginia— | was endangered nal Vict&ry. narrowed down Bryan’s Sig: ed, wherever they be. as claimants on our protection. Thou art the supreme ruler of na- tions. Teach us how to make our nation truly great and good; drive from our hearts the lust | of power and the greed of gain. Teach us to | be strong and at the same time humble, that ‘ thus our destiny may not be marred by phari- | seeism or decadence. Grant us unity and sta- | bility that our country, so favored by thee, | may grow in all goodness. struggling for every | noble” cause, fostering the sisterhood of na- ‘ tions, the inculcation of all rights, and, above and power forever and ever. Amen. / Hogg Addresses the Convention. With the conclusion of the prayer Chair- man Richardson made an earnest appeal to the delegates and spectators to pre- [ e S R S S N S . *P4B S DD ¢ 90 D+0—o oo oo > - ik in more gen rvan | the' platform f was a vietory 1 single vote would have t has not been a for in the final paramount’ the choice of a can- FEAST OF ORATORY FOR THE ASSEMBLY Forenoon Session Spent in Lis- tening to Speeches by Party Leaders. g I S S S e @ @+ e R S e S 04-0-00-0-0-0-0-0-0404-5-0-0-06-0-+ moving forward to ents of | k, thirty min 1 in store the gres | uld be a fight in | adoption of be long and hard after it had | preferred to come in at at their stay in the con- 10 longer than i e eieese® o8 o D S S S S AVIS, WHO ADDRESSED THE CONVENTION g STAND IN BEHALF OF ¢ > ALLEGIANCE TO THE REPUB- LICAN PARTY. SO DH SO0 I DI OO0 D000 00000000000Q @crevene was anxious to Hill and on two occasions ed man came through delegates’ seats. a feature at both The Senator, was one of the last of the"New York fon to arrive. Better Police Arrangements. The police arrangements decided improvement over those 1cterized the opening of the con- During the sessions on 3 crowds of spectators owed to congregate in front of the v front of the press geats and up and down the aisles, at times so densely packed that it impossible to pass through them at sc persons were largely respon- | so sensational ible for the confusion that made it utter-) serve order, so that the work of the con- sible during the greater part of | vention might proceed without undue in y for the voice of any | terruption. Sergeant-at-Arms Martin 1 feet from the. ros- | added an Appeal, particularly to the dele- gates, not to bring their wives upon the a ‘swarm of local police were | floor erved for delegates, as it kept and they started in well by | other delegates from the seats to which promptly hustling down the passageways | they were entitied. all persons who were not provided with | Mr. Richardson then announced that the the proper credentials in the shape of | Platform committee was not ready to re- port, and pending word from them he badges. ! b Once the delegates began to put in an [mr\ ted to the platform ex-Governor H_‘l:_ig arance they ca in streams and the | O exas to add he convention. 3 e o Y b Allea lant Texan advanced to the front and space reserved for them filied with great | Blan rapidity. At 10:30, the > set for the | W& opening of the convention, two-thirds of | Is'y"““ them were seated and lh," r('m'x-un'(lurdwcre‘ in_the hall or crowding through the doors. | ! o A o- | one iota of its atti e T e apeakers, Stand . was | Bated by the Chicago/convention, there en greater than westerday, and, with | Was round after round of cheers. But ttering fans they Tormed b charming | shouts when the Governor asserted that background for the high officials of the | the party's platform must contain an un- party, who occupled seats directly in front | of thém. The oid familiar tunes played b: bands in_the galleries brought fort] old familiar yelis from the crowds. As | usual *Dixi R By ey A serviency to the trusts, He closed with The arrival of Richard Croker called | Prediction that a platform appealing to forth a few checrs trom the galleries, and, | the people for a ¢ rrection 0f " exiating as usual when a Tammany man shows up, | ©Vils would bring victory In ‘Hovember. | There St ‘the ory of “HIN Just fo re.| At the termination of Governor Hogg's T i thi: DA arehitars address Chairman Richardson stepped The audience began to manifest signs | forward to say a few words to Scrgean of impatience as the time went by for | &t Arms Martin, and the crowd took ad- Calling the convention 1o order and the | Vantage of the opportunity to start the giiclaly made no mation to proceed. Tus | of the galleries, but practically little of it 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 the we D known leaders went to the platform to ‘n,%y:nt;ldezreelannnun:fig.homr R confer on the status of the committees’ | o Gentlemen, 1 have the honob to Infre- business, among them being White of Cal. | JUCe, "‘tvgw Hon. A. M. Dockery, Mis- ifornia. The fine band labored incessant- [ SOurl’s favorite son. Speech by Dockery. 1y to Gifset the confusion and the med- ley of patriotic airs served $o keep the | are . pysilary was warmly. recefved and crowd in good humor and maintain the | patriotic fervor. to the top of their standard the huge horns of a Texas steer, surmounted by the legend “Texas gives 200,000 majority,” there was a roof-cracking shout and an enthusiastic tribute to Texas Democracy. Governor Beckham of Kentucky was given an enthusiastic welcome as he came | t% in, a large number of delegates crowding | With around to shake him by the hand. :d enthusiastically. He was in ice and i e hall. When he declared that did not propose to surremier gre ch the party to 1. Tt was noticeable that the delegates the | Joined with the body of spectators In the the | tribute to the 16-to-1 idea. Governor Hogg arraigned the policy of calls were hisses. vigorously and when order was restored the Republican administration for its management of the Philinpine question was greeted with the usual demonstra- tion of lp?lmlue. His assurances that Bryan would be the next President and his condemnation of any alliange be- tweengdhis country and Great Britaim met iean Fichardson Scatdell T SNSRI went up, chiefly from the silver delegates. platform assemblage. He swung the gavel | WeRt up, chiely from the siiver gelegates. lustily and above the din could be heard his call for order. Slowly quiet was |G¢orsia delegate. brought out of the confusion and the 5 chairman presented Right Rev. John J, | SBeaker. Glennan, for the opening invocation, the entire audience, delegates and spectators, | the Georglan. standing revorently with howed heads through the building. It was as follows: Father, we Invoke thy protection and guid- | applause. He closed his speech wi consult the welfare of humanity and thy'| gon's nomination next November. lory. May thy kingdom come, thy will be Sone on earth as it ia in heaven.' Thou art inc I Milwaukee’s Mayor Talks. finitely fust. Grant that justice and equity | A4 the conclusion of the speech of Mr. may find expression in all our efforts; that, Aefining and defending our own rights, we may | Dockery Mayor Rose of Milwaukee wa cautiously abstain from violating the rights ot | ¢alled to the platform to address the con- others. Thou art fath@ of the poor and the | vention. —He made a- fine impression. oppressed. We, thy children, then must look | Dressed in a black sult and standing eas- upon the poor as our friends, and the oppress- | lly and speaking fluently, he soon cap- LD ENTHUSIASM FOR PLATFORM AND NO MINEE' Ex-Senator Stephen M. White of California Delivers One of the Most Eloquent Speeches of the Con- all, thy fatherhood. To thee be glory, honor vention in Seconding the Nomination of the Nebraskan. tured the convention. His voice was clear | later when he promised k] and ringing and penetrated to the utter-| would be carried safely for the Demo- most parts of the hall. cratic party. His remark that e s Speaking of Wisconsin, he said that al- | there had been a \'nnslderu:h:(r: dex "n Lh[‘ . though it had given a majority against | criminals from his State evoked laug and applause and a few cries of ‘Taylor.” “We ph:n'(— had such a dose of Republi- sald the speaker, “that Ken- Bryan in 189, it could be brought this year into the Democratic column by a proper platform and a suitable running | can rule, mate for Mr. Bryan. He said the De- | U ot mocracy was in the saddle to fight for the | Which the Democratic pa; principles enunciated by Thomas Jeffer- | No matter what the pla son, who, in the present day, was personi- fled by William J. Bryan. through its principles.” & He d to leave the stand and was Mayor Rose made a strong appeal to the mcttwl':ll{xnsloudurrel?s of “Go on!" but the convention_to remain by the great army | I X g ik ! ¢ th of German voters throughout the country. | young Governor only bowed and left the ose voters, e declare: el the bal- ~ o v b ‘ After the cheers with which Governor ance of power between the Democratic Em‘khum'scspv-»rh was received subsided, and Republican parties. Gne’ of, (he deledn “We belleve that we can securg thelr co- | 1, tupeful old song, “My Old Kentucky operation” he sald, earnestly, “and this | (¢ uneTU, O 08, MY QUG SR convention ought to hold out to them | yigor’the singing being followed by 8T will present >rm may be Hon, Stephen M. White of California, Who Made an Able Address Seconding the Nomination of Bryan, B R IR S Y ? D R e e e e e ey ] { with the words reverberated | e n 1996, as promuli- | s wna | this broke into a whirlwind of approving | tor Hill » 1 o | eauivocal and specific declaration for 16| .oant'at Arms Martin moved up and down 4 “ W | the administration in the Philippines and | 0 A plot Time imare | on forelgn affairs generally and its sub- | from the delegates. Mingled with the | Chairman Richardson wielded his gavel | | tn_Kansag City. When the Texans raised | Nis prompt attack upon the conduct of | | peal to ail Democrats to stand together | spoke briefly and was frequently applaud- thusiastic hurrahs for “‘Dockery” | 2 v * from the Missourians. His appeal for (Beckbam of Kentucky. Youfte, v harmony *along the fundamental princi- Prayer by Dr. Glennan. n{?s'l' :net‘:vivh & chgr.tsla;x:e;vhc‘vr;tn mht\- ; .. | ute later he said, ‘‘Gen , on to At 11 o'clock the slender figure of Chair: the platfortn, whatever it may b9,” & yeil1 “I can't talk every way,” replied the “Then talk this way a little!” shouted (Toe first iention of Dewey's name since the opening o e convention was e e OrdS or the prayer echoed | fmade by Mr. Dockery while disussing the platform, but the name of the famous O Almighty Bternal God, our Creator and | admiral was received without a rlP e‘t:f th the ance. We pray thee also to guide thy people | gssurance of Democratic success and the Rere” aesembled that in all things thes” mhy | Selehration of ‘the. centennial of Jefter- every.inducement to stand by us.” cheers as the 3 = id ] 2 a young Governor resume The fight of the approaching campaign | his seat. EAacan e aa aal e an ac, ] Appeals for Conservatism. Chairman Richardson, at the conclusion of ‘the demonstration, introduced Hon. J. W. Miles of Maryland, who addressed the | convention in support of comservative ac- tion on the platform. While the rural Democracy of his State, he said, would | stand by that great tribune of the people | William Jennings Bryzn, he begged. th | convention that it would take no action that would imperi] the chances of victory for Mr. Bryan. was beating, he said, in time with ever the Chicago platform, but he felt that | such friends of Bryan as Senator John W. Daniel of Virginia, whose fealty was be- yond question. | those who had any desire of carrying such States as New York, Indiana, Illinois and | Virginia. | “In the name of God,” he shouted earn- | estly, “if the men in who stood by Bryan in 189 are not his friends where are hi§ friends to be found?” As Mr. Miles concluded, Chairman Rich | ardson anounced that he had been formed the platform committee woul ready to report at 3:30 o'clock. Thereu | a motion was agreed to to adjourn unt'l | that hour and the vast audience flled out | of the building amid enthusiastic shout | for the favorite leaders and the enliven ing music of the orchestra. 'BRYAN AND FREE | SILVER TRIUMPH ¢ | Demonstrative Outbursts Char- $| acterize Proceedings of B R B S S * * | the Convention. | (!,‘ KANSBAS CITY, July 5.—Although the . | time from the adjournment of the mo: ing se on and that set for the ope s of the afternoon was over two hou t | no time were the galleries of the great hall more than one-third emptie Thou- | sands of people t out the journment, | being determi > miss no part of t | excitement they believed was to follow. | An hour before the time set for the open- ing of the afternoom session there was not a seat to be had in the galleries. By 3:10 nearly all of the delegates were rea for business and awaiting the arriv | Chairman Richardson. © When, at p. m., he made his appearance there s | a ripple of applause. ate: a come prepared for the mination of Mr | Bryan. Dozens of them carried small d a whistle to toot should avail could on to toot it a little t., and | man who had purchas | when the opportunity | not resist the temptat in advance of the proper mc | the squawking the little instruments could be heard in all parts of the hall The crowd by 3:40 was the greatest that had attended any session of the conven- | enter the building. | upon the floor until it s | that there could be room for One man in the gallery crawled out { upon one of the steel trusses going across | the building and there, dangling his le | fifty feet above the heads of the pe | on"the floor, he quietly re newspaper. Lukewarm Toward Hill. B e e ° — was to be made, he maintained, east of the Mississippi River and north of the Ohio, and he warned the convention that unless the Democratic party could carry some of those States, victory could | scarcely be possible. This statement was recelved with cheers from not only the spectators, but from the deleg: Crowd Calls for Hill. “HIll!" “Hill!” came the cry again, as | Mr. Rose concluded{ but the New Yorker | was not present and the bands broke out | “Star-Spangled Banner. The patriotic strains had no soon glded than another Hill wave passed over the assemblage. Some of the ew York- ers sought to offset the and by shout- ing for “Grady!" “Grady!” Again the band came to the rescue and the hurrahs vay to “Dixie.” At every pause, however, the Hill shouters clamor- ed for their favorite. Both Chairman Richardson and Ser- @ O R RS T sub- the front of the platform, gesticulating wildly and making pantomimic appeals for order. When the Hill demonsiration | ad calmed the chairman introduced J. k. McCullough of Indianapolis nother speech on current public que He said only a few words and then, perceiv- | ing George Fred Willlams on the stand in whispered conference with the chair- man, the audience called wildly for the voung leader from the Old Bay State, while another element continued the de- mand for Hill. When quiet was partial- ly secured the chair recognized Mr. Wil- {Iams. who submitted a resolution, reecit- ng: ““That a committee of nine delegates be appointed by the chair for the purpose of conferring with the Silver=Republican and_the Popul parties now gathered Shouts of “No!" “No!" followed the reading_ but the resolution was put to a vote and amid much confusion on the floor | was declared adopted. Congressman James Williams of Tilinois was then introduced by Chairman Rich- ardson. He opened his remarks by an ap- B B e s R e 2 W.D. OLDHAM OF NEBRASKA, WHO MADE A RINGING & SPEECH NOMINATING BRY- + AN FOR PRESIDENT. * Q" OO+ 000009000 @Q had nearly his seat when the e of *“‘Hill !" broke forth. It was coupléd with considerable applause, but the demonstration in honor of the Sena- tor when present lacked several degrees the warmth of yesterday and this meorn- ing when he absent. At 4 o'clock the convention was still . with the exception of music by the band. The crowd had been allowed fuil packed to the danger speaker's desk clear on one platform, which he declared would | body could get in or pass out. T m be broad enough to hold them all. He | had reached the danger point and “the heat became oppressive. 1t was not until 4 o’clock that Chairma ed. As Mr. Willlams took his seat Chair- man_ Richardson announced: “We will now be addressed by Governcr the. conv Beckham Warmly Greeted. the young Governor of Kentuck. thelr hats and handkerchiefs frantically. “age. He held a manuseript in his hands. st suc ‘When Governor Beckham reached the stand where all could =ee him he was | But it was useless to talk aga given a reception as enthusiastic as the | a tumult, and he dropped back into his delegates had extended to any speaker | seat while order was being restored. At who has thus far addressed the conven- | last the noise subsided and Mr. Jones, tion. The galleries did not respond with | in a clear voice, announced: the same heartiness. “I am authorized by the committee on The young Governor of Kentucky is a | resolutions to present the platform agreed ! man of five feet nine or ten, slender and | upon, and I will yield to the Senator from clean shaven. He was dressed in a mod- | South Carolina, Mr. Tillman, to read the est sack suit of dark serge and spoke | document.” slowly and with deliberation, evidently | & Welghing his words carefully, His first | Cheers xor the Platform. assertion that the enthusiastic welcome Mr. Tillman now stepped to the front extended him was due, not to him persor- | and was greeted with a cheer. He read his that Kentucky | tucky is prepared to accept any platform Kentucky will stand upon it and win in Montana started | y principle of | |4 ever, of an empt ught to be listéned to by | | Thee flags and numerous plumes of bright-col- | ored pampas grass were on va- | rlous parts of the fl onally a The gatekeepers were rather lax in ng admission to people, and hun- who had no tickets were allow At 4 p. m. Senator Hill of New York, who be absent from the preceding tWO Ses came through the delegates | door. d at first, and | =on with w |as | at | evoking mingled laughter and app! waiting for the arrivai of the committee on resolutions, and nothing was going on icense by the doorkeepers, and the aisles were point. From the ack to the door- ways the aisles were packed, ’"‘“'“f,;' No- e ja Richardson, turning from a conference with Governor McMillin _and Senator ed up the gavel and brought ntion to order. The platform committee, headed by Senator Jones, D. Instantly there was a roar of applause | J. Campau, Senator Tillman and Judge and delegates and spectators, springtug | Van Wyck, had just pushed its way upon their chairs to get a better view of | through the dense throngs and, proceeding waved | to the platform, had taken seats flanking the chairman. 'Mr. Richardson appealed The greeting was a fitting counterpart of | long and_ vainly for order. The portly that given Governor Taylor at Philadei- | form of Senator Jones, silver haired and phia. cerious, advanced to the front of the ally, but “to the outraged Democracy™ of | the platform in a full, round voice, easily State, called forth another roar of ap- | heard throughout the hall. As he proceed- | plause, which was equaled a moment | ed each plank was greeted with applause. | G The Senat 1 emphatic & . striding up the platform ng this wa after his manner in was a howl i his fist an imperi orm of el of this cam hi handkerct the galler ried it al Hi d be to cheer. He held a fan high head and added his voice to s shouting. nator Tillman read this ,w even a greater dem- > carried the conven- 3 idenly hundreds, then thousands, miniature flags were passed among the d whole floor of the va c a sea of flags. An instant la swept over the galleries like flames. Bundles of them were tossed up- on the seats and distributed. The sce was tficently inspiring and the & audl waxe to fever heat. On each flag was the device: [ Sasasssssassosssassansad | + + The stitution and the flag are 3 inseparable, now and forever. 4 4 The flag of the republic for- 4 * E .00“000%“0““0“&0‘ While the demonstration was at its height the band sent another thrill through the audience by playing “Dixie” and a £ patriotic airs. State standar again torn _from their sockets, were raised and a tri- umphal t ¢ about th and T at a single d swelling ¢ the flags ¢ aring the ins [ lasssssssnsssssssssasaad ] +* b _would _be + criminal illiam Mec- 4 Kinley + +* D444 0 444040044 0054440 It was at t joined in a mighty Amid the billowing n a tall standard e e was sprung huge fag na between was give t unrolied s it feil tform, an enorme long and Constitut 1 their just power The ¢« order. B bearing thel r mnin There we wh the platform, th with tion fc free coinage at tha to 1, par the "dem. number- Senator » maintai ved a flag d Willlams led the Mas: chusetts in salvos of che One of New York delegates ndard bearing the inscription; among thoss wr Mr. Crok and Ge G++444 4444444440040 4 40000 > 4 + “Don’t_think there o 16 3 rersin New Yorkro e 10 K te & > .om‘ooov’oyéowoooo0¢0‘ The demonstration lasted four half minute and a There % intense scorn In the Sen- s voice as he read the platform ar. ntvef the H Pauncefote treaty. raig; The Boe ¥ plank brought out an the cheer and the Senator recetved a round of aPpiatse as he closed, e lis voice throughout was admirable e himsel heard throug) His reading, 100, was clont the applause subsided Chairman Jomes of the platform committee said ho had been instructed to move that the platform 1 be adopted by the con- vention by acclamation. The motion was put and amid a roar of cheers and ap. plause the platform was adopted withont a word of dissent. The announcem Chalrman Richardson of the adoption o¢ the platfor as followed by a stunning shout whic the building ring fry one end to the other. € ring from ‘Webster Davis Turns Democrat, Then followed a stirring and drama he plank in the pld[fw\'rn—n.:::lf England’s policy ~ toward the had called out immense applause vas announced by (* an ¢ the convention weumen Hon. W Davis, fore the crows cheering_t minut former Republican leader o platform and stood facing thou ‘The speech of Mr order to emable hip m to an- nou ance to the Democratt, party and the Democratic platfora og o the ticket of the convention -~ n dramatie style and with al d_magnetism of a fine orator "\(pr "fiff s began bis address. He said in partc™ nan and Gentlemen of the Comye, ectate very highly the honor wene ferred upon me by Inviting me to g - words at this time. 1 have been hemcoy highly by another party than this fm e I have s that party well and have *- d the account I balanced now. (Greee Lo in ause and cheering). Life—human f1te ) a narfow span between two great amihacill eternities, and life i8 too short for o LiROWN sacrifice his principles or his love of AR to nery (En- er yet for money or for office in repub thusiastic applause and cheering) ® I pe read or heard a platform that was so Intensy American as the platform read here in !-:“V convention. (Applause and cheering) g ccnditions have passed away, ‘questions Eave passed and gone, many ofthem, and new questions are now before the American people. I care not a snap of my finger for party or pri- vate eriticlsm. I care nothing for office, for I Mti.niad on Third l’u[n.