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Show fill WE i CLEVELAND j 6k Striking incident 1 in Convention. ; I Prolonged Applauso Greets ! H Name of Former Demo- ! I cratic President, I I Bryan and Followers Who Have Con- H trolled Party for Past Eight i 1 Years Almost Ignored. ' jfl ST. LOUIS, July 6. The Democratic H National convention today listened to BH an extended speech from Representa- IH tlve John Sharp Williams, its tempor- IH nry chairman, appointed the commit- iflB tees necessary to perfect a' permanent 'HB organization and adjourned. vR In a session lasting two hours and fifty ID minutes ono striking incident over- IH t'hadowed all other proceedings. That HB was the enthusiastic and prolonged um cheering which greeted the name of IM Grover Cleveland. While the outburst III which greeted the name of the former 1 H Democratic president before Its last ml syllable had fallen from the lips of the H temporary chairman waa noteworthy in BO Itself, it was magnified by contrast Hi with the greeting accorded the actual H persons of men who stood for all that jD has been opposed by Mr. Cleveland and Hi within the party during the last eight Hj Bryan Lieutenants Unnoticed. Hff James K. Jone3, chairman of tho Na- H tlonal committee, went .onto the plat- H form and took his ssat unnoticed. H Practically no greeting was given him SH When hp fnrtA iho rmivanllnn nrlVi tH gavel In hand. There were other stal- flfil wart lieutenants of the Nebraskan who Utn entered the hall until acclaimed, and RU lastly Mr. Bryan himself, who for the ) first time during two national cam- Hi palgns, was greeted with silence. ' Hf Bryan Forgotten. H Eight minutes after the gavel fell the H twice-named candidate of his party HI passed on at the main entrance and W sought his seat unheralded and un- jfflr heeded. A few moments later he arose Hi and pushed his way to a seat nearer Htll the aisle where, standing a moment, Hi ( to give greeting to his friends, he was Hi I caught sight of and applauded. But tho HI I measure of applause was but a ripplo Htll when compared, to tho storm . called Hnl I forth by Cleveland's name. Hill Wild for Cleveland. Hggl Listening attentively to tho Demo- Kkf cratlc doctrine laid down by Mr. Wil- H( Hams the Conservatives found occasion Hill for the first demonstration when refer- HI I encewas made to the record of Former Hi I President Cleveland. All the shackled WU party Interest wlilch had laid dormant Hi I through two National conventions was Hfli released as by the touch of a trigger. Kill The name of Cleveland was echoed HI I from a thousand throats. Hats, hand- H! If kerchiefs, fans and arms waved, dele- laVtfJi gates and spectators stood on tlielr , Btilll chairs and the last semblance of order HI II waa turned Into confusion which con- HI III vention officials were powerless to sub- Hi 11 Conservatives in Control. iHllli While the outburst was at Its height I Brill Mr. Bryan's following attempted to j HI III convert the demonstration Into applause I Rflii for their, leader. The name of Bryan I SI III Was yelled lustily but in aln. Shout- IB IIS Ing of "Grover" and "Cleveland" was WL 111 renewed and the Bryan following was Unl I hissed. The greatest significance was Hf j I attached to the showing made by tho ilSulll E Conservatives. Their absolute control fflfj II of the convention Is no longer doubted. s ffltf even by those who have heretofore de- fl II 1 cllned to be convinced. Tho nomination j Hf II I of Judjjo Parker for President Is as- ffilH I sured beyond any possibility of defeat. Hill I Bounced From the Hall. H 1 An incident of the demonstration was HIRiIIh an altorcation betweon Sergeant-at- vSHffi IH' Anna John L Martin and an over-r.eal- f?fi iEf- ous man who was giving vent to his riMllliJi' enthusiasm In a manner which con- r HI Iff1 vention officials deemed offensive. As Si nil v Chairman Williams was knocking . f'llfi IlT splinters from his desk In an effort to l MJ jjli unrig me convention 10 wiua ao no Ullilifntv could proceed with his address a man S III! W$ in the vicinity of the New York dele- V m Mil gntlon was seen motioning delegates ulill II and spectators to continue their ap- ft 111 I lif? plauso and encouraging the galleries to Cllllr 111 i ignore the chairman's order for silence. nmlllll'l Th6 man resented Interference from the filflinl M fiergcant-at-arms and in the end was . 1 i Hlf fllivc ejected from the convention hall. The i,Mft fJT disturbance was of a rough and tumble f flBl if order though no blows Avero struck. HI ill Who Man Was, MlHt llffl It was learned tonight that tha man ifilfljlT who was ejected from the convention llIflilR today, and who gave his name as Tim 'rill ll Murphy of Si. Louis, was no other than iili I i "Mike" Padden of New York, from Con- 'lit! r f gressman Tim Sullivan's district. Pad- ; (atl lil'i n den claims that he was only leading the Mlttl Ij f cheering and that Sergeant-at-Anns Iffil fifl Martin had no business to Interfere. Ami J,J The great coliseum where the con- jfJ JiK vention Is being held is admirably MilfUlM adapted to accommodate the surging rlvIltflMl crowds which pressed for admission as f Lfll )f soon as tho doors were opened. Before 'Irtfll ll 11 o'clock the spectators' seats began J! j i f to fill although the spaco on the floor 'W ll il allotted to deleuates and their alter- - j f t L nates remained barron until noon, 'Mufjlf when the session was called to order. "IfjHBw' Decorations Beautiful. jln That the duty of decorating the im- film I' mense hall was entrusted to skilled H IM hands was apparent from the first glimpse of tho Interior. The general effect Is a mammoth nrched canopy of buff, ribbed and fringed In white with walls formed of alternate strips of red, white and blue. Tho balconies are caught up every few yards. Medallions bearing the coats of arms of the states are placed about the balconies at regular reg-ular Intervals but only flowers are used In tho settings for the platform. One of the crowning features Is an Immense furled flag which Is pendant from the center .of the flag. The flag will be dropped Into prominence when a nomination nomi-nation for president has been made. Standards Are Striking. The standards locating tho State delegations dele-gations are among the striking decorations. decora-tions. Pointed, fringed and lettered, after the manner of old-fashioned railway rail-way semaphores, the standards extend several feet above the heads of tho delegates. They are fastened to rods of Iron which are llrmly fastened to tho floor so they cannot be dislodged in moments of enthusiasm. Though there were many early arrivals ar-rivals In the convention hall tho ushers had difficulty In making them take peats. There "vvag a disposition to loiter in the aisles, which continued long after af-ter Chairman Jones swing his ponderous pon-derous gavel In tho first call for order. No Applauso for Dignitaries. The arrival of dignitaries attracted comparatively llttlo attention. David B. Hill, chairman of tho New York delegation, and others boomers of Parker, Par-ker, Tammany Leader Murphy, Mr. Bryan, Democratic members of the Senate ajod many otberr prominent In National affairs and conspicuous before the country, took their places In the hall practically unnoticed. In some Instances In-stances there was local applauso in the vicinity of the seats of some prominent figures, but that was all. Mr. Bryan entered the hall first, without any rec-cognatlon rec-cognatlon from the gallery. He retraced re-traced his steps some minutes later and held a reception in the center aisle. Friends gathered around him to shake hands, and then his presence was noticed. no-ticed. The cheering, however, was not prolonged. Distinguished Visitors. Many persons of distinction were given places on the platform. Among tho distinguished visitors were Mrs. Charles Mercer Hale, daughter of Judge Parker; Mrs. Daniel Manning, Circuit Attorney Folk of SL Louis and District Attorney Jerome of New York; Former State Senator Reagan, the only surviving member of the Jefferson Jef-ferson Davis cabinet; Senator Bacon of Georgia and Senator Bailey of Texas; Tex-as; Former Governor D. R, Francis of Missouri, president of the Louisiana Purchase exposition and cx-Gov. Mc- IMlllan of Tennessee. Little Scheming on Floor. Little political scheming was in progress pro-gress on the floor of the convention hall. The anti-Parker delegates were so much in the minority that there appeared ap-peared to be no basis for clever manipulation. manip-ulation. The action of Ohio late last night closely following Pennsylvania's declaration for the New York Jurist and the band-wagon tendency displayed by other delegations which had been counted In the anti-Parker ranks had a telling effect upon the opposition. Though the opponents professed not to be disheartened by stories of Parker gains and continued to claim that more than one-third of the delegates had pledned themselves never to vote for Parker, few persons could be found who were willing to listen to those who were' backing the Held against the fa- Heat Was Intense. By the time a majority of the delc-gates delc-gates had arrived at the coliseum every breath of cool, outside air had been ab-. sorbed. Fans were waiving vigorously Hj In all parts of the hall. Coats were not long in coming off, collars and ties were loosened and the picture was that of a shirt-sleeve convention. The ex- Hj ample set today is sure to bring con- Hj verts and It is safe o say a majority will disregard the conventionalities in the interest of confort by doffing their Hj coats. The day was oppressively warm outslde,and in the hall was uncomfort-able uncomfort-able to the last degree. Windows were, but half opened and the door ventila- Hj tors had been sacrificed in beautifying the interior of the hall. Accommodations Excellent. Hj The hall is an Immense amphitheater. The accommodations for the general public and especially for the press are much more complete than they were at the Chicago convention, and tho best b for the latter that have ever been pro- B vlded at a national convention, every facility for the reporting of the pro-ceedlngs pro-ceedlngs and the prompt dispatch of news to the world at large being af- The participants in the convention proceedings occupy positions on the main floor which forms an ellipse, the chairman's platform with ample seat-ing seat-ing capacity rising at the center In the rear. The section allotted to the dele-gates dele-gates Is directly In front of this plat-1 plat-1 form. A large standard a red, white B and blue disc designates the location B of the various delegations by States and incidentally adds to the attractive-H attractive-H ness of the spectacle. B On either side of the delegates' posi- tlon provision has been made for tho H alternates, the press seats being lo- H cated on the immediate sides of the J chairman's platform. K Directly opposite the platform and In H the rear of the delegates Is a stand B where a band of thirty pieces played j throughout the convention, filling in the Hi gaps with stirring music. H Por Distinguished Guests. H The galleries encircle the ellipse, the H scats rising in tiers. Seats on the plat- H form and one section of the gallery im- H mediately In it arc reserved for Gov- H ernors, members of Congress, Mayors H of cities and others of distinguished H prominence In the party. A hospital H has been provided In the ante-rooms unci is fully equipped with all medical H stores and surgical appliances and with H a corps of doctors and trained nurses. H Naturally the opening speech of John Sharp Williams of Mississippi, leader H of the minority on the lloor of the Na- H lional House of Representatives and H chosen by -the Democratlo national com- H mittee for temporary chairman, was H 'waited wjth keen interest, as. he had j been delegated to sound the keynote of B the campaign and as it was known that H he would deal with questions which H will be of vital importance In the com- H Ing struggle for party supremacy. B Stream of Visitors. A stream of visitors and a drizzle of B delegates were passing Into the hall an B hour before the time set for the opening ot the convention. Tho anxious ones B liurrled to plant themselves in their j feats before any other person should pre-empt them. B The first ripple of applause that went H lcross the convention hall came from B !ne galleries when the Texas delegation 1 narched In bearing their flag of red, 1 (vhlte and blue, with the single star. A B .vhlte ollk banner bearing the lnscrlp- 'ion "Florida Democracy safe and H ound" was borne into the hall shortly H lfter Texas had arrived, and was also j ;rceted with applause. B T1,ls was r,ve minutes before 12, and 1 ip to that time not a handclap had been BB Iffetcd to any man who had entered tho hall. 'The platform was crowded with members of tho national committee. But the crowd paid no attention to them The Philippine delegation camo In with their banner, which was not iloatlng freo like thoe that had entered before It. It wna an American Hag of silk wrapped closely around the staff and tied hard and faBt. . This was done, according to one of tho Philippine delegation, dele-gation, "with deliberate intent," oh if to show that tho Democratic convention did not recognize the Philippines as a part of tho Nation. Chairman Guffey of Pennsylvania strode In closely behind tho Philippine flag, and was heartily cheered. Hot a Note of Music. Not a noto of music was heard In the hall during the long wait between the opening of the doors and tho fall of tho gavel. The concert which usually enlivens tho prelude was absent, and It was Just before noon that a band marched Into the gallery Just opposite the platform. Its leador several times nourished his baton to strike up a tune, but the energy of Chairman Jones In expediting the proceedings left no place for the band. |