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Show BRYAN SUFFERS A COLLAPSE Strain of Convention fork, Cause. His Bronchial Tubas Badly Affected, One of His Lungs Slightly. St. Louis Gathering Has Established a Record for Hard "Work and Long Hours. ST. LOUIS, July 9. The strain' upon party leaders during the last three days has been the most severe In the history his-tory of political gatherings, and It Is beginning to tell on many delegates, especially the delegates on whose shoulders shoul-ders has fallen the bulk of the committee com-mittee work. William J. Bryan has already suffered a temporary collapse. Ho left the hall about 5.30 this morning, as soon as the nomination was assured, without waiting wait-ing for the completion of the roll-call, and, accompanied by his brother, entrenched en-trenched himself in his room at his hotel, where he gave orders that he was not to be disturbed under any circumstances. cir-cumstances. In addition to the los3 of sleep he ha3 undergone, amounting now to nearly seventy-two consecutive hours, ho Is troubled with a bad cold, and his brother and his closo friends aro doing all they can to force him to tako some rest. He was not at the afternoon session of the convention. Bronchial Tubes Affected. Senator Pettlgrew of South Dakota ""s among uie lew persons permitted to see Mr. Bryan and he made a brief call upon him at -1 o'clock this afternoon. after-noon. After leaving Mr. Bryan's room the Senator said that Mr. Bryan's bronchial bron-chial tubes had been badly affected and that two physicians had been called In. They found one of the lungs slightly slight-ly affected, but a change for the better had taken place, and the physicians expressed ex-pressed the opinion that all danger had passed. They ordered completo rest, however, and Mr. Bryan will go to a place in the country nar here. He will not again appear In the convention. Senator Pettlgrew expressed the opinion opin-ion that Mr. Bryan would later define his attitude toward the Democratic ticket, but said that he would not do to until he could have time to give most careful consideration to what he might say. Hill Very Nervous. j David B. Hill was late- In arriving at. the hotel this afternoon, and even his Joy at the success of his candidate did not hide the fatigue and nervousness which the long sessions of the resolutions reso-lutions committee and of the convention, conven-tion, and the numerous caucusses In which he was a leader, have brought upon him. "I am feeling better. I have had four hours' sleep," said Senator Tillman as he arrived at the Coliseum this afternoon; after-noon; but he found few of his conferees con-ferees who shared that feeling with him. John Sharp Williams was used up after his 11 rat session as temporary chairman, and for the last two days has been suffering from hoarseness. Chairman Clark Used Up. Champ Clark, the permanent chairman, chair-man, at this afternoon's session was unable to make himself heard beyond the first four rows of scats, although lie keeps a cough-drop In his mouth all the time. He has his secretary to make-the make-the announcements for him through the megaphone. Theso are only a few of the leaders who show the strain of the last few ' days, and It is the consensus of opinion opin-ion that this convention has established a record for hard work and long hours. |
