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A . 5H3 MUM ,. VOLUME LV1I1 CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS IS CUT SHORT Representative Champ Clark Did j Not Deliver the Speech He Had Prepared to Spring j on the Delegates. Hour Was Late When He Took the Platform and He Talked But a Few Moments. WHAT HE INTENDED TO SAY Unuttered Speech Full of Iiitprc ration Upon the Chief Exec utive and en Attack on the Tariff. can basis, on which tht father of th republic Intended It la rent and ahull ho mad one mor a government of the people, by the people and (or the people, Instead of a government of the claaaea, by the claaaea and for the CliUMM. . What "Wa Stand Far. "To etate It with mor particularity, w Inalat that exorbitant taxation ahull be reduced to. Just and reasonable ratea; that extravagance In appropria tlona ahall cm; that economy ahall prevail ta all.th transactions of the gavernment; that all the department ahall be thoroughly inveatlgated from lop to bottom by congreaalonal com mittee; that all evildoer of any de gree hall be driven front the public ervlce and properly punished; that the truit ahall be proceeded agalnat by indictment as common and entailer criminal, and that the constitution ac companies the American flag Into the new possession. The proposition that we must sup port President Roosevelt' Philippine policyIf he la right or wrong 1 the veriest rot; a tale told by an Idiot I am willing to go. a far a anyone on patriotism; 1 will support my country in any emergency; but President ASTORIA; OREGON', FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1904. CONVENTION GOES WILD WHEN BRYAN APPEARS TO ADDRESS THE DELEGATES Appearance of the NcbrasKan Is the Sig nal for an Outburst That Went Be yond the Control of the Police. NUMBER 236, Parker's Following Cut In, However, and Succeeded In Reaping for t mt 'at j "mm m a i mm m tne new Tomer tne Harvest wrticrt narj Been sowed lor the Erstwhile Leader Committee Reports Are Adopted and Convention Adjourns. Bt. St LouI, July 7. The democratic convention today adopted the report of the committee on rules, credential and permanent organization. The aesMlon waa opened at 10 o'clock and an hour later took a recess until 2, and adjourned at 1:20 p. m. until 10 o'clock tomorrow. During the day several speeches were organisation elevated blm to the per manent chairmanship, but It wa so Loul. July 7. Representative n country. The time Champ Clark of Missouri, chairman of,"" " V'J Mm"m'L. ... ..... .. r. GOd that It will never arrive ,(,- nmuci turn vi u'tn " hhmii cu- the national democratic convention, did - Alc.B Bryan', effort to overthrow the not deliver hi prepared speech at th. n Amirkan "' P . ' .,.,,. i . .. .... . 'arrogant a ctum or Loul XIV If re opening of the convention today. The, . . . , I Matftd IkV AH A MA.In. n r, .nUl ....... . ' report of the committee on permanent r " , " m v ffinti, ( Oh. ThoM Crlna'tnn DamAAialfl ! a ih . . ..... .tnr4 ft ttm nrnmlliaA hv a At fit A nf late when he gained the platform thatl ' : ' . " . " " "" .. he did not undertak. to deliver the'" Wi ionf .'MerMn .pTh and iu7 Ion. sneh whl,h h. I Mtm t0r th0" political ! h "d h, 1 tur inline ( claiming to be democrat, who go about with sanctimonious mien, saying; ? " 'The president I wrong In hi Philippine policy, but we must sup port the president.' "Out upon all uch crlnglnr Idiocy. Suppoee that, when George III under took to force our father to pay the tamp tax. Patrick Henry, Instead of delivering that great lyrlo speech be- for the Virginia house ot burgesses. This speech had been given out to the presa. Representative Clark' speech wa not over 100 word In length, and he left hi audience to read the re malnder of the address which he had prepared. Hi prepared speech waa In part a follow: , Say Lodge I a Liar. "In hi haste. King David said that all men are liar. Had he been in Chicago while Senator Henry Cabot Lodge wa reading the republican plat form, he would no doubt have pro nounced the same opinion more lels urely, for surely there never wa more mendacity packed Into th name apace In any document purporting to be a grave state paper. Shakespeare say: "Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel Jut; And he but naked, though locked up in steel Whose conscience with Injustice is corrupted.' , "In the Impending conflict our quar rel la Just, and we are in the right beyond all cavil. "To atate it In a general way, our contention is that the government shall pc rciurcu iu ins ucmucraiic-repuoil- j report of the credentials committee and to seat the contesting delegation from Illinois. The controversy wa ended by the rejection of the minority y a vote ol Though Mr. appearance on the floor of the convention were cheer ed far beyond any previous demonstra tion, it made few votes. The align ment of delegate proved the correct ness of previous estimate of the dl- and the roll call was asked for, but the report was adopted finally without resorting to that method of determin ing the action of the convention, a a result of a ruling by the temporary chairman, acquiesced in by the conven tlon, which bad the effect of refusing representation to the delegates who had come from the Philippines. Th Afternoon' Work. It remained for the afternoon aeaslon to create that degree of atrife which make the convention interesting to the masses. This was the contest re lating to the Illinois delegation. It wa known that Bryan would take an active part In the matter at odd be lieved to be overwhelmingly against him. The crowd in the galleries and other apace In the hall allotted to spec tatora showed hpw great a drawing card he is. Practically every seat wa occupied and the aisle crowded. On prised to find a tiny baby lying face downward In the and. The man at once notified some near by women who ran to the scene, and one of them gathered the child up In her apron and took it to her home. If left an hour or two longer It would have chilled to death, as the evening air wa quite cold. A physician waa called and the child given nourishment, and It I now alive and well Indlca tlon were that It had been born only a few hours. Officer looking Into the case are confident they know who the mother !, but a the child did not die and no particular crime waa committed, no action will be taken. The baby will probably be taken care of In some orphan asylum. The mother I supposed to be a girl about 1 year old, who ha been re siding with her parent la a tent close to where the child lay. She had been known to be in a delicate condl tlon for some time past ONE BALLOT AAY DECIDE THE CONTEST Indications Are That First Roll Call Will Develop Enough Parker Votes to Secure His Nomination. Hill Is Anxious That There Shall Be No Choice Until the Sec ond Ballot GOLD PLANK IN PLATFORM WORK IS BEING RUSHED. vision between those who favor the I the clatform sat distinguished rue'sts radicals and those who are supporting! in greater number than on any previous ... i . the conservative element, which Is now In control. Great Ovation to Bryaiw-( The ovation given to Bryan waa one of the greatest ever witnessed at any which precipitated the revolution and. of the notable eventa for which the anion still stirs the heartlike strains Immense Coliseum Is famed. It wa of martial music, had arisen In hi bearun before the afternoon session of place and ald gently a a uckllngthe convention had been called to or dove: 'Hi most gracious majesty Isjder and lasted for 12 minutes, with o wrong about this stamp tax business, much furore that Temnorarv Chairman but we must, a loyal ubject. upport J William and all of hi assistants. In-, mm, rignt or wrong.' And suppose , eluding 100 policemen, were unable to Washington. Jefferaon, Warren, Adame, reetore order. Quiet came from con Lee, Hamilton all that glorioua host fusion only after the Parker force or warrior and aagea had weakly Joined In and by persistent effort turn- agreed to that, what would we be to- ed the tide to a great counter demon day? Instead of belna the riehent ra. I ktf atinn fnii Htm Vw VapVm ma that PUbllC In all the flood Of tlm. -lh. ravnrtta Kan.11.lut. fni tfca nr.il. would still be English colonies, ruled by British pro-consuls and governor general without any voice whatever In the government under which we live. (Continued on Pag S.) Clothes For Active Men ) The harder you are on your clothes the more reason for being sure they're Hart, Schaffner & Marx clothes. These clothes are not only made to look well; but they're made for wear. And as long as they wear they look well. You will find them the most economi cal clothes you ever had both for the service they'll give you and for the satisfaction in ap pearances you will get V Mm .... -illM ' f 'WW v dential nomination fully reaped the harvest of the enthusiasm sown for Bryan. '',, Cheer Turned to Parker. The Inconsistencies of a great organ ised body, such as Is formed by spec tator and alternate making up a cession. The increased attendance was to a great extent due to the fact that Bryan wa stated ta speak on a mat ter sure 'to engender feeling and pu lled debate. Bryan Tak Platform. Bryan's appearance waa the aignal for a hair-raising outburst. The noise of the demonstration Increased In vol ume even after It seemed that the limit of endurance must have been reached. Alt other displays of en thuslasm were dwarfed In comparisoa After the applause had continued un broken for more than IS minutes. Tern porary Chairman Williams again tried to get the attention of the delegates, but failed. Parker Man Cut In Then It waa that the conservative forces turned to the aid of the chair. They started the applause for Parker. Hi name, on a purple banner, proved In a flash almost a magnetic as Bryan. From one Idol to another the gather Ing turned. Some of the standards which were marched to the Parker OwtM 1IM ky But Iduffaw i Sui P. A. STOKES, One Price To Everybody great political convention were aptly rally a few minutes before had been illustrated in today' gathering. Thou- part of the Bryan demonstration, sands of throats cheered Bryan a j Finally, after much effort, order wa lustily as they did when he was chosen restored, and the report of the com- rour years ago as the democratic can- mlttee on credentials was read. Then didate for president. The great tumult followed the debate and the defeat of to tne uninitiated would have been Bryan's attempt to have the minority proof positive that the Nebraskan more report adopted. than ever was the hero of his party; Clark Takes the Chair. and yet, when a banner bearing the The report of the committee on per lnscrlptlon, "Georgia's Parker Delega- manent organization was made. Mr. tlon," was taken to the platform and WllllHms named Senator J. W. Baliev held aloft where all could see it, the of Texas and Representative Cockran applause waa directed that way. With- as a committee to escort Representative out pausing in their enthusiasm, the Champ Clark to the nlatform to as. great throng of men and women shout- sume the chairmanship. Williams said Ing the name of Bryan switched to In yielding the gavel that he was not Parker, as if their only ambition wa reluctant to part with it, and his to cheer and make great noise. sighed relief when his labors were The Morning Session. over showed that he was in earnest The morning session of the conven- Delegates and spectators alike were lion waa witnout material interest ex- tired out when the nermanent chair cept for the dissension caused by the man stepped forward to address them, objection to that part of the report Clark summed the situation up and from the committee on rules which wisely made only a few remarks, and provided for the seating of the dele- recognised a motion to adiourn until gate sent by our Insular possessions. 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. The mo Several delegates discussed the report tlon carried with cheers. " TWO LITTLE GIRLS DROWNED. Loat Their Lives Near Mouth of Wil lamette While Wading. ' Portland, July 7. Word reached here today of the drowning of Rita and Anna Cleloha, aged, respectively, 11 and . IS years, near the mouth of the Willamette. The parents were camping near the spot. The children were wading in the river and running out to meet the swells of a passing steamer when a wave larger than the others swept them from their feet and drowned them In sight of their parents, who were picking berries near by. were recovered. The bodies LEFT BABE TO PERISH. Heartlesa Mother Placea NewBorn In fant on River Bank. Eugene, Ore., July 7. Quite a sen sation has been created here by find ing a new-born nude girl baby on the banks of the Willamette river. The child was found by a man who was driving his cow home. He was at tracted by Its feeble cries, and, peer ing into a clump of brush, was sur- Two Thousand Tons of Rook Being Uaed Daily at the Jetty. Hammond, July 7. Work on the Jetty goes on early and late under the careful upervteion of Assistant Engi neer Hegardt About 2000 ton of rock are used dally, of which about 1000 tons come by rail" from Bugby, and the balance by barge from Fisher's Landing. The sea dredge Chinook Is working at the mouth of the river every day the weather Is good. Officer of the dredge express themselves as well sat isfied with the result which are be ing; attained. The government tug Mendell Is now making soundings on the bar for the purpose of determln Ing the extent to which the Chinook ha deepened the harbor entrance. T. Nicholson, assistant to CaDtain Qoodale, and Mrs. Nicholson spent a noiseless Fourth at their ranch near Kalama. Mrs. Nicholson has gone to Tacoma for a short visit with her daughter. Mies Frances Glan and Miss Haset McGuire left Saturday on the steamer Guy Howard for Fort Columbia to apend a few day with Mr. and Mrs. Wilkerson. Mis Thyra Knudson of Astoria said a visit to friend at Hammond last week. Mis Grace Bradley returned Thar- day from Portland where she spent the Fourth with friends Gordon and Alberta Chlvill wer f Portland for the Fourth Hammond celebrated the Fourth in orthodox fashion plenty of noise' a parade, speech-making and llterarv exercise, sports, fireworks and a dance. Many Hammondites spent the dav in Astoria, and all expressed themselves as well pleased with the city's big ceieDratlon Miss Alice Sweeney of Warrenton Is spending a few days with Miss Ellen McGuire At the annual school meeting held recently Charles Johnson was re-elect ed a member of the board, to serve three years. Mr. Johnson is now be s'"mg ins fourth term. P. J. Glani was elected clerk of the board The Hammond baseball team is no materializing very rapidly. There was considerable talk of forming a ball team, but the enthusiasts have failed to get together for other than oratori. cal purposes. , . .. . . Notes From Fort Stevens. Contractors Fastabend and Van Pat ten are making good progress with the new buildings at the post. The foun dations of the structures are composed of 18-foot stone walls, some of which had to be carried to a height of 15 feet The stone Is secured at Astoria. The post presents a somewhat oulet appearance since the major portion of the troops went to Vancouver. In more than one way the absence of the men Is felt at Hammond. Captain Goodale comes down from Astoria every two or three davs to inspect the work on the new buildings j ai me post. SiibjCvoi mlttee Has Voted for It ' X...A. t - ma- w r . . . uut a iay ue jvnocKea out Bryan's Tariff Plank la Accepted. THE MARKETS. New York, July 7. Silver, 58Uc: Union Pacific, preferred, JO 5-8c, s, Chicago, July 7. Wheat: July new opened at 8890c; barley, 4250c; nax, 11.12; Northwestern, 117&. San Francisco, July 7. Cash wheat. tl.25. Portland, July 7. Wheat: Walla Walla, 69c; bluestem, 77c; valley, 7gc, "acoma, July 7. Wheat unchanged. St Louis, July 7. Before tomorrow night the democratic convention will have adopted a platform, nominated candidate for president and vice pres ident and adjourned aine die If the program of the leader can be carried out The Parker people with their usual cautiousness, refused to give out any figure tonight but August Belmont wa authority for the statement that Parker would be named on the Brat ballot Indeed, the Impression is gen eral that in spite of Hill' desire to allow the first ballot to pass. It will develop enough vote to nominate. The Illinois delegate, many of whom are supposed to be giving Hearst luke warm support, were reported tonight as determined to vote for Parker a the first ballot because they say they were offended by the action today In attempting to unseat Cable, Hopkins and others. The renort. however re ceived a denial from Hopkins himself. The Parker men are talking now of securing his nomination on. the first ballot but they do not anticipate that more than two ballot at the outside will be necessary. The anti-Parker men are building some hope upon the action of the sub committee on platform in adopting a gold standard plank, and are asserting that some of the southern state In structed or pledged for Parker will de sert hfan If the convention -adopts gold standard planks. . With the end of the convention la sight there is still a chaotic condition in regard to the vice presidency, ant the outlook now is that a large number of candidates will be voted for, and perhaps several ballots taken before anyone is chosen. Among those whose names are connected with the second place are Governor Alexander M. Dock ery and David R. Francis of Missouri David R, Kern of Indiana, James R. Williams of Illinois, Senator John W. Daniels of Virginia, Governor Charles R Aycoek of North Carolina and George Truner of Washington. Making the Platform. The sub-committee of the committee on resolutions spent the day perfect ing details of the platform, concluding with the adoption of a gold standard plank. The plank was voted on durinr the absence of Bryan and Congress man Williams, and the ballot stood S to 3. The afflrmatlvB . . v.k ncic voni by Daniel. Hill, Pattison, Hamlin, Ca ble, Poe and Davis; the negative by Du Bois. Shlveley and New-lands. The understanding was that If Bryan and Williams had been present they would have cast their votes in the negative. At a late hour doubt was expressed of the gold democrats ever belna able to hold their plank before the full com mittee. Bryan's Tariff Plank Adopted. After considerable full committee adopted Bryan's tariff plank In lieu of the one submitted by the sub-committee. The Bryan plank is short but more direct than that of the sub-committee. It declares in effect that all tariff for protection Is robbery, and advocates a gradual reduction along lines that will not disturb business Interests. Interesting Session Expected. It is expected that tomorrow's ses sion of the convention will be a most Interesting one. A contest over the platform Is likely, especially the gold plank adopted by the sub-committee.