Show HIS SPBECH WELL RECEIVED Great Audience Gave the Governor Bounds of Applause His severe arraignment of tho in trenched enemy drew n ripplo of ap plause and as ho proceeded his well rounded sentences were punctuated with generous and hearty manifesta tions of approval Dcsplto his strong voice the con fusion In the hall hal became so great that much of the 01 speech was lost to the delegates and spectators An Incessant hum sounded through the building mingled with the rustic of thousands rustc of fans the shuffle of countless feet of messenger and ofllcials and tho occasional occa-sional yell of some demonstrative spec tator The audience grew fretful un der the disorder and tho Inability to hear and there were shouts of Louder L Loud-er mingled with demands for order I Gov Thomas proceeded boldly however how-ever aid when above the racket ho wag heard to exclaim South Africa the crowd caugh the Idea that he was pay Ing a tribute to the Boers and enthusi astic applause went up There was another an-other cheer when tho crowd caught enough of the reference to the Isthmian canal to know that It was to be under American operation and control At tho conclusion of the speech Iho building rang with applause the cheer tlC InS being accompanied by tho llutter 1lulcl of tho national colors throughout the hallViANTED WANTED DECLARATION READ The first semblance fl of genuine oJ en thusiasm created was when the secre tary of tho convention Charles A Walsh of Iowa arose and read a reso lution offered by Daniel J Campau of Michigan that the Declaration of In dependence drutted by that Democrat of Democrats Thomas Jefferson Demoeml Jefmson be read to the convention on this the menlol anniversary an-niversary of the Nations natal day CAMPAUS RESOLUTION The Republican party recently I in Philadelphia the cradle city of liberty where tho Declaration of Independence was written and the Constitution framed did there indorse an Adminis ration which has repudiated the Con stitution and rcnominatod a President who has betrayed tho helled principles of the u Constitution This convention Is com I jioscu 01 men oc tno same faith as wore I tho fathers of that Immortal Instru i ment As a rcafflnnatlon of Democratic I Demo-cratic fealty to the fundamental cratc Cal principles I princi-ples of American liberty I move MI l Chairman that tho clerk he directed to read tho glorious Declaration pf Independence I Inde-pendence drafted by that Democrat of I cHOClat 11 all 1 Democrats Thomas Jefferson and I I adopted 121 J years ago AVIth cheers and applause the resolu ton was adopted while tho band In the south gallery played patriotic airs in load of tho enthusiasm DRAMATIC SCENE OCCURS Then a dramatic Hcene occurred Aa the vast audience yas quieting down G J I L ZV i S I l 4 f J to listen to the reading of the Declaration Declara-tion two men appeared upon the platform ton form bearing carefully In their arms two large objects each shrouded In tho Stars and Stripes They were placed the one upon the other Immediately to the right and In front or the chairman Delcsratcs and spectators craned their necks to seo what was about to occur BUST OF BRYAN UNVEILED Quickly lulviinclnr to the Jlagdrapcd object a handsome man deftly lifted the Hag frQm a splendid bust of Mr Bryan As tho familiar features of their distinguished leader were recognized recog-nized by delegates and spectators a tornado of applause swept over the audience From side to side the bust was turued that all might sec whom it represented DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE INDEPEND-ENCE READ When the applause subsided Charles Hampton of Michigan read In I mag nlllccnt voice Ute Immortal Declaration Declara-tion of IndepcndenccV As lie full and rounded sentences of the great state paper rolled through the hal the cheering cheer-ing and enthusiasm Increased and when Mr Hampton had concluded the tremendous applause fairly shook tie builtllncr INNOVATION IN CONVENTION When tho applause ceased Miss Fulton Ful-ton of New York was introduced and sang tho StarSpangled Banner the audience standing and cheering after each verse I was an innovation in n natiOnal convention Then as she finished fin-ished tho last strain the band took up America and led by Miss Fulton 20000 people broke Into the stirring words My Country TIs of Thee singing it through with unction and closing It with a cheer STAMPEDE TOWARD IIILL Then somebody started the cry for Hill Hill1 In an Instant Maryland Mary-land Tennessee Louisiana Mississippi New Mexico were on their feet wavIng wav-Ing their standards and yelling Hill Dave Hill The pounding of the chairmans gavel had no effect and for n time J looked like n concerted movement to stampede for tho Now Yorker As delegation after delegation rose in their seats and the chairmans gavel fell Mr Hill was compelled to rise and bow PANDEMONIUM REIGNED This was the signal for pandemonium and nothing seemed able to stop the torrent of applause A few hisses were met with volleys of cheers and finally a part of the New York delegation arose and joined the applauding hosts Crolcer Van Wyck and the Tammany delegation kept their scats without Joining In Jt For fully ten minutes the applause and disorder continued the steady I knocking from the gavel having no effect ef-fect Each time n new State standard was pulled up and waved the applause began anew NEW YORKER GRATIFIED After his first bow to the audience Hill kept his seat but he could not disguise dis-guise the gratification he felt at the reception re-ception accorded him Friends urged him to take the platform but he kept shaking his head negatively On the platform the chairman and sergeant atarms tried in vain to get order SET CONVENTION WILD Finally Hill himself hoping to stem the torrents of applaus arose Then the delegates and the crowd howled themselves hoarse Hill Platform they screamed Mr Chairman he ejaculated but his voice was drowned In the fierce outburst out-burst of applause Mr Chairman he tried again to say and then drowned out again sank laughing In his scat WANTED TO THANK MISS FUL TONI Just before the demonstration over 1 Mr Hill began Delegate Joshua Alls A-lls a former Congressman from Maryland advanced toward the pint form occupied by the presiding officer waving tho American standard There was So much noise throughout the hall that he could not be heard four feet from where he stood Ho said he had risen to move that the thanks of the convention be tendered to the young lady who had so moved the convention i by l her rendition of a song which had been written by a Maryland patriot The motion was announced in Mr Mills most energetic manner but it was not heard by 0 single delegate and the presiding officer found no opportunity oppor-tunity to submit 11 When after fifteen minutes order had been restored Coy Thomas administered adminis-tered a stern warning to the assem bilge slating that the convention was here to do business and If the spectators spec-tators interrupted the work by unnecessary unneces-sary noise the officers would be directed to clear the galleries NAMING THE COMMITTEES The call of States began for the nam lag of the members of the various com mtees This was tedious work covering cov-ering all the caucus selections of the several States and Territories When the name of Carter II Harrison was called as the Illinois member of one of the committees it brought out n round of cheers and calls for Harrison which for n moment threatened to be a repe tition of the Hill demonstration The names of Ovcrmeyer Senator Black burn George Frederick Williams and W J Stone also elicited cheers VAN WYCK HISSED When Augustus Van Wyck was announced an-nounced ns the New York member of the platform committee there was I storm of hisses and cheers and another demonstration for III1I Delegates Grady and Mailer of New York led In the applause for Mr Van Wycks I name I took a vigorous play with the I gavel to restore order and allow the call to proceed After the name of the last commit leeman had been given Chairman Thomas announced the motion had been I made giving the thanks of the convention conven-tion to the lady who hud sung tho StarSpangled Banner I was carried car-ried WANTED BRYAN INVITED A delegate from Ohio secured the attention at-tention of the chairman by gesticulation gesticula-tion and then mounting on his ch iras ir-as he was recognized moved Unit an L invitation be extended to Mi Pryan to visit the convention A wild cheer of approval went Up before the chairman had been given lime to hear a second to the motion moton CLARK AND HIS BAND While the cheering over the Bryan motion was at Us height the boomIng boom-Ing of a brass band was heard at the south entrance and down the aisle came the band which came here Ill I Clark of Montana and behind H In I column of twos or as nearly as they could keep that way the Jacksonlan club of Nebraska The band was pla pIng p-Ing Dixie and the old air received the yell of delight that greets I ahvaya j The members of the Jacksonlaa rH mcmbCs club had with them a large number of ladles la-dles and as there were no scats for 101 them a dense throng was loon packed In front of the chairmans desk I was Impossible for Chairman Thomas to hear a word uttered four feet from his desk but some delegates near him made n motion to adjourn until 4 I oclock which was put and carried amid confusion so great that not One delegate In twenty knew to what hour I the adjournment had been taken |