Show AFTERNOON SESSION Thousands of People Sat Out Adjournment Ad-journment of Convention Although the time between the adjournment ad-journment of the morning session and that set for thc opening of the afternoon after-noon was two hours at no time were the galleries of the great hal more than on third emptied Thousands of people sat out the adjournment being determined to miss no part of the excitement ex-citement they believed was to follow An hourbefore the time for the meeting of the convention there was not a seat to be had In any of the galleries B y 330 nearly all of the delegates were ready for business and torbuslncS awaiting the arrival of Chairman Richardson When at 338 p m he made his ap pearance there was a ripple of ap J plause Many delegates had come pre j pared for thc nomination of Mr Bryan I Dozens of them carried small flags and numerous plumes of bright colored I pampas grass were visible in various I parts of the floor foor Occasionally a man whp had purchased a whistle to toot when the opportunity hould avail could not resist the temptation to tOot It little In advance I a Itle of the proper moment mo-ment and the squeaking of the little Instruments i could be heard in all arts al ollhe hal GREAT HALL PACKED The crowd by 1 3lO was the greatest that had attended any session of the convention Thc gatekeepers fro rather lax in denying admission to people peo-ple and hundreds who had no tickets were allowed to enter the building They swarmed in upon the floor until It I seemed Impossible that there could be room for one more One man In the gallery crawled out upon one of the stvl trusses extending across the building and there dangling his legs fifty feet above the heads of the people a on newspaper the first floor he sat quietly reading At 316 Senator Hill of N6w York who had been absent from the two preceding sessions came througn the t delegates door He was not recognize at first and had nearly reachcl hJs seat when the cry of Hill lfll broke forth I was coupled with considerable con-siderable u applause but the demonstration demonstra-tion in honor ot the Senator when present pres-ent lacked several degrees the warmth of yesterday and this looming when he l was absent WAITING FOR PLATFORM At I oclock the convention U still i waiting for he arrival of tho committee commit-tee on resolutions and nothing way go ing l on with the exception of music by the t band The crowd had been allowed full swIng hr the doorkcspcrs and from the t speakers desk clear back to the doorways the aisles were packed solid Nobody could get in or pass out Th Jam had reached the danger point and the heat became oppressive DIFFICULT TO CONTROL I was not until I oclock that Chairman Chair-man m Richardson returning from a conference con-ference i with Gov McMillin and Senator Sen-ator While picked up the gavel nml L brought the convention to order The platform committee headed by Senitor Jones D J Campau Senator TJllman and Judge Van Wyck had Just push d I hell way through the dense thrones Lad proceeding to the platform had tikcn seats Honking the charman Mr Richardson appealed long and vainly ftp order Thc portly form of Senator Jones K crhalred and serious advanced to t the front of the stage He held a roll uC manuscript In his hands but It was hopeless to talk In such a tumult and ho dropped brick In his aeat while order 1 was being restored PLATFORM PRESENTED At last the noise subsided and l Mr Jones inn clear voice announced ram r-am authorized by the committee on resolutions to present the platform agreed upon and I will yield to the uton fenator from South Carolina Mr Till inn mm to read the documenj Mr 1 TlII man now stopped to the fronVnndvris erected with a cheer He read Uiq h platform in I full round voice easily heard throughout the hall |