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The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-07-18

tell them different. Who ever heard
OF long and delirious applause fol
lowing the solemn invocation Of a man
OF God on such an occasion as this
But that is what happened here. The
good man from Wyoming, who asked
divine guidance for the men who were
here to deliberate and act upon the
surest and best means OF making
president of these United States, had
ne sooner closed his lips than burst
OF applause and hearty "Amens" came
from every section of the auditorium.
braska-possibly belated on purpose
filed into the hall, bearing a large por.
trait of Bryan. The applaudit OF APP
prevail that had been given the divine
apostle from the plains of Wyoming
turned to the more boisterous and Wig
orous sanction of the man whose pic
ture in life-like tints was painted upon
the banner. The roar of cannon could
not have been more deafening. In was
a recognition of leadership that was
unmistakable.
The applause was not long, but II
told the story-it told Of the sentiment
unrestrained in almost every breast. 1t
conferred upon the man of the party.
There was no getting away from it
Bryan was destined to be placed at the
head of the great Democratic host!
Theodore Bell Sounds Keynote.
When Temporary Chairman Theo.
dore Bell of California took the reins
OF the convention in his hands he soon
came to the realization that he was
not pulling the ribbons over any tame
steed. He smiled and looked solemn
in quick succession. His speech was
the keynote of the campaign that Is to
come. OF this speech Col Bob Taylor
Of Tennessee said:
1T was the grandest portrayal of
Democratic principles | ever heard"
Rap after rap was handed the presi.
dent, and then he said; The people
built the White House and elected one
man at time. Under the law no man
can transfer his personal property"
He went after the tariff with hammer
and claws. The tarlff must not be
made the accomplish OF the great mo.
nopolies in robbing the American PEG.
pie" he said, and the audience said
amen He said the Republicans had
promised many things that they had
frgotten after the votes were counted.
They had promised the election OF
United States senators by direct vote
OF the people, but that the long dis.
tpnce between the ballot box and the
senate gave the promised relief too
long time to daily with the cor.
porate powers" and II was reduced to
a phantom when Il reached the White
House Bell wanted an exclusion act
that would not only keep the Chiua.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-07-18

and the enthusiasm of the convention
had not exhausted.
As | write the story here. crowds
in upon my mind myriads OF
Incidents that ordinarily would be
worth reading, but so paramount
is the impression made by the I'M
precedented exhibition OF relenting
enthusiasm that mere incidents appear
insignificant 1t was what might best
Of all success be called a bowling sue.
cess. The cohorts came to name a
man, and they named him. They
came with tributes to twice defeated
candidate and they placed them at
his feet They crowned him with lau-
rels, and II the leaven which was
stirred into riot of fermentation
In Denver loses not its SAVIOR there
viii be something doing next Novem.
Der. Bryan was selected by acclama.
ton after few rounds of strong sup.
port for Johnson. Kern met hard op.
position in Towne Of New York. John
Mitchell Of Illinois and other candi.
dates; but by Townes own act he
threw the support that was standing
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-07-18
The First Outburst,

Dry, statistical-like reports of con.
vention like this would be impossible.
They said II was cut-and-dried af.
fair, Maybe it was; but the man who
did the cutting and drying knew the
contracting and expanding qualities of
the slices. He knew that dried apples
would swell and rice bulge and burst
when anointed with the liquid of in.
spring waters. When the great COM
moner, in his workshop at Fairview,
qrartered, sliced and laid the bits upon
the drying board he knew those quar-
tiers and slices were impregnated with
the germ of enthusiasm, only waiting
the touch of finger or the breath of
suggestion.
II anyone ever tells you this was a
gathering of chilly propensities, you
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-07-18
The Second Day.

So far as Colorado was concerned,
she had ordered perfect day, There
was not cloud in the sky, and the
snow-eapped peaks OF the eternal
Rockies glared in the distance. But
they always glare, for every day In
Colorado is a day of sunshine. How
different, too, was the atmosphere
from that dished up by the weather
man when the Republican convention
was ON at Chicago In Denver there
was no waving of fans, No coats
were remoyed-no perspiratlon rolled
down the face of the fat delegate from
New Jersey-all was cool and invigor-
ating.
Possibly this mile-high atmosphere
had something to do with the endur-
that were to be tested later In the
day. The convention opened with
prayer-it closed with whoop. The
parson thanked the good Lord for the
best type of citizenship the world has
ever known and the ball was on Its
way. 1t was coming, first slowly, now
bounding in spontaneous leaps OF en-
thusiasm. and again in smothered
rumblings. There was cloud mot
larger than a mans hand" lowering
over Convention hall. or this l will
tell you later
The Associated Rose Marching club,
of Milwaukee, entered the hall, led
by band They played Dixie" and
the crowd roared. Dixie always
brought the house down Now and
then the Volunteers of Nebraska
would raise their banner, bearing Bry-
ans portrait, and there was applause.
Then came the dry routine again.
Chairman Bell must be a humorist.
When things got too quiet he inter
rupted the proceedings by reading q
fake telegram which stated that John
F. Whalen. secretary of the state OF
New York, was wanted at the long
distance telephone by Gov, Hughes.
This enliyened things. Another no
tice was read. II said;
"Lost-The delegation from Michi-
gan has lost its Bible" This was the
first intimation anyone had that Mich
igan had Bible, and the convention
smiled out loud.
There was lull. People seemed to
be waiting, breathlessly, for some
thing to turn up, A calm always pre-
cedes a storm. 1t was calm-painful
ly so. They were waiting for the com
mittee on credentials to report. Many
had gone to the convention hall with
out their luncheon. They were hungry
and restless, 1t was the first sign OF
dullness, and no one knew why. Then
came a cry for speeches.
speeches." That was what was
NEEDED.
Someone wanted to hear Senator
Towne OF New York, but he was moi
10 be found. Kentucky then wanted
to adjourn until night. The vote was
put. but there were too many noes.
And they waited-that vast audience
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-07-18
ENTHUSIASTIC DEMOCRACY
Stirring Scenes at the Denver Con-
VentiOn Described.
The Big Gathering Will Go Down Into History as Rec
ord Breaker for Enthusiasm The Interesting
Incidents and Side Lights
BY A. U. MAYFIELD.

1t was a Bryan convention from
start TO finish; no other human being
could have filled the bill. Gov. John
sons name was presented, but it
would not take.
He was a good man, but the people
wanted Bryan, and Bryan they would
have, and did have
There was never another convention
In the world like this one. All others
were tame affairs in comparison. Great
men from Europe had come to see it.
They maryeled. They were astound-
ed, They cheered, they sang, they
wept with emotional enthusiasm as
did the loyal thousands. II was
mighty to behold. American to the
core, and the cheers were heard
around the world.
The selection of John w. Kern OF
Indiana, Bryan's running mate, was
more commonplace in comparison, al
though it showed the lung power
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-07-18

Convention Hall, Denver obey
the command of my state and the
mandate of the Democracy of the ma
ton when ! offer the name Of Amer
icas greatest commoner, Nebraska's
gifted son, William Jennings Bryan"
1t was an eloquent climax in the nom
ination speech by lgnatius J. Dunn,
and although the mass of people had
expected 1t for hours and hours, It
came like fash of lightning on the
azure skies, and the thunder of ap.
pause was the unmistakable sanction.
For over an hour the cheers, the cries
and yells were incessant II the out.
burst Of the previous day had been
indeseribable. this one was unthlnk.
able.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-07-18
by him over to Kern, and the conyen,
ton was at an end.

ton was at an end,
A Sea Of suraing Humanity.
Like the great waves OF the restless
ocean, now dashing against the rocks
and shoals of the shore; now refux-
ing in subdued tides; now roaring and
surging in the strong winds of a
mighty storm, rocked and pulsated
with human animation, sat the great
sea of humanity in Convention hall at
the opening of the convention. Voices
of 10000 souls buzzed and hummed
and groaned, II was spectacle,
fraught with enthusiasm and expee-
fancy, that one would long remember.
They were waiting-those thousands
of Joyous, yet sanguine spectators
waiting to hear the gavel fall upon
the marble slab at the chairman's
stand.
And then at last it came-rap. rap,
rap-but no heed was given, The
chairman of the national committee,
stern and determined in features, held
aloft his hands and would have quiet
ude. But none came. The band in
the balcony struck up tune, but the
humming and buzzing OF voices ceased
not. The tension of anticipation of
what would or would not happen was
too tightly drawn, and the handspring
that impelled the human tongue to
wag was not yet run down.
Thus 1t was for nearly an hour
not an obstreperous audience, wild
and hilarious but an audience that
was getting acquainted with itself
buzizng, humming, swaying, and good
natured, But it was to have its visit
out, and the time came for restoration
of order-and it was had.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-07-18
Little One Grown Up

50 far the convention had not
.hown any material difference from
he ordinary country convention, eI-
fept that it was grown up, Enthusi-
asm wag. always ON tap but even that
is found in the back districts where
the road supervisor is TO be named.
There was the routine of business
the appointing Of committees, the
drafting of resolutions, the settling
Of contests. the lobbying and the but
tenholins-iust like you see in your
little home conventions but 1t was
all good naturedly. The first day
closed with resolution in respect OF
the memory of the late Grover CleVs-
land
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-07-18

II was inspiring
1t was dramatic!
II was pathetic!
A mana man without the sight OF
eyes-had pressed the button.
He came from the youngest state in
the union He was proud that his COO
ing state had been given place with
the grown-ups at the first table. He
rejoiced that the advice OF Bryan had
been taken There he stood calm,
happy-silent-s ightless.
The mighty enthusiasm went on. 1t
was growing into screams. Men and
women were climbing upon their seats
and crying aloud with approval, Half
an hour had passed. There was no
abate.
Directly opposite the ehairman's
stand hung the enlarged portrait of
Grover Cleveland About the gilt
frame Grape was resting softly In
that silent face there seemed to be
animation. 1t looked down upon the
seething mass of wild humanity and
seemed to say:
What manner of man Is this?'
II was impressive! 1t was grand!
Ii was solemn! 1t was strangel
The cheering continued
What manner of man is this2"
There must have been something akin
to supernatural in the mention Of the
mama pryan Nh nna could etov tho
storm, and no one tried
For one hour and 2s minutes there
was no abate. The bands played
everything from Dixie" to Aud Lang
Syne' and the chairman made no in.
reference lie had no show. One
could hardly imagine human beings
raising such rumpus. But II was
American-it was Democracy turned
loose
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-07-18

But there must come time OF emo.
ing to all things earthly Even Bryan
enthusiasm, aided by the sustaining
atmosphere of Colorado could not last
en- masse forever.
Sine die must be written at the
end Of the page Finis must appear
The curtain must fall aud the lights
must go out
Thus ended one Of the greatest gath
erlngs this country has ever known
Thus closed convention that has in
duced more genuine enthusiasm thaR
any like gathering in America
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-07-18
Advertising Rates.

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inch per month. Locals , esa.s =
line. Legal advertising at leg Al .z set
Small discounts on long time eoh''as.'
Resolutions of respect, ooitaat IT,
etc. over ten lines at local rates. ~.
tees of entertainment, etc whete AZ
mission is charged, S cents.
All bills payable monthly
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-07-18
Hobson Gets a Frost.

How different from the demonstfI
ton at the afternoon session was To
at the night sessioP,--.AnotheEss
was upon the platform
Richmond r. Hobson of Alab:f -
of Spanish bravery and kissing .
larity-was invited to the rostrn15
Hobson had some good ideas bnt -
was too long in getting to them
predicted war with Japan, and hi.
prediction was met with vigorous die.
approval He wanted to talk about .
better navy, but the altitude was too
dry for the audience to listen 10 It
They were too far from water-and, i
their minds, too far from war. D.
Hobson is persistent. he would
down. The climax came when HOB Il
said he had talked with Presid#
Roosevelt week ago and that d.
president expressed his belief that /
United States would have war wi
Japan. e.
There were cries of No" No,
over the convention ha - IN -
10 sc on, but they
He lifted his clinchS u & so6V
cad in defiance, buX tt/frost wa
the convention and Nere was
chance for the captain, Kisses BIZ
buzzing over the great hall, and n
until Chairman Bell threatened I'd
clear the balconies was peace restored
Hobson soon closed 1t was cruel,
pathetic, Brave, noble Hobson--hero
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-07-18

of war-hissed and insulted In hi,
partys convention. Maybe the audi
ence is not to be judged 1t was there
to hear of the commoner, and not OF
war. 1t perhaps loved Hobson for the
heroic deeds he had done. but 1t didn't
want him now. Bryan was the one
mantle one theme-and courtesy
was thrown to the winds.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-07-18

But the greatest apostle of human lib
erty advised us to accept it, and by a
majority of over 100000 Oklahoma
rejected the advice of Taft and &C.
cepted the advice of Bryant"
1t was enough.
The pent up sentiment of the wait
ing audience had burst from its bonds.
The storm cloud that had been gath
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-07-18

did not knowing what would happen
next. The steam chest of enthusiasm
was filling up and something must
happen to let out the steam II hap.
pened. and from the most unexpected
source. Among other prominent
speakers asked to talk little" while
the committee was making ready, was
Senator Thomas p. Gore, the blind
senator from Oklahoma He pressed
the button at an unexpected time, but
the current of enthusiasm that went
through that great auditorium was
electrified thousandfold as the weary
hands of the clock licked on. He had
not spoken a dozen sentences until his
yoise had reached pitch OF eloQuence.
With his hands extended heavenward.
and his sightless eyes apparently
sweeping the sea OF upturned faces.
h. dramatically declared:
A Wonderful Demonstration.
Taft waged war against our con-
siitution. and asked us TO give up our
tight to liberty and self.government.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-07-18

ering was upon the multitude. Like
the rush of many waters came the
torrent of applause. 1t was spontane-
Gus, mighty and unceasing!
Before the storm burst the humming
and the buzzng of the opening session
paled into insigniticance. This was
powerful tumult that shook the very
walls of the auditorium. and echoed
and re.echoed blocks away.
The name of the great commoner
had been mentioned
At first the applause was ordinary.
Then it grew in proportions and
strength. The flood gates of enthusi-
assn had been crushed to earth and
the roar of voices, the hammering
upon seats, the waving of flags and
the tossing of hats and coats in the
air added to the most clamorous, deliri.
Gus demonstration this world has ever
seen or heard.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-07-18

men out. hut one that would exclude
thef Asiatic immigrants"
Ire closed amid a storm Of applause.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-07-18

When quiet came there was no
CONSTANCE to the motion to adJol
and 1t was so.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-07-18
over the convention h

10 SO on. but they
He lifted his clinchS
cad in defiance bu
the convention and
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1908-07-18

How different from the demonstf
ton at the afternoon session was To
at the night sessioP,---AnotheEzz
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
Citizens Want Change in Government

this example by engaging In noisy con.
troversies, II is a logical sequence that
the present form Of government
should gradually be somewhat under.
mined.
Many substantial citizens and large
taxpayers are convinced that one
headed government would work more
smoothly and satisfactorily! This il
no new conviction on their part. II
has been emphasized In recent exhi-
billions of division In the present tri-
umvirate. Il Is true, but the advisable
ity Of concentrated authority has APP
pealed to them for years.
These citizens. however, who hon
estly believe In the wisdom OF a
change for the public good see great
danger In going before congress and
asking for IA change at this time. II
by simple act one commissioners or
governor could be substituted for the
triumvirate they would urge 1t earn.
estly and heartily. But they fear the
proposition would mean the opening
up of the whole question of the rela-
tons between the district and federal
government, with possible alteration
Of the organic act and perchance the
granting of unrestricted suffrage.
Better suffer the Ills we have, they
argue, than invite Ills we know not OF.
especially as the Ills we now have.
though vexatious, impose no heavy
burdens and Involve no maladminis-
tratiOn
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03

NTASHINGTON.-- st. An.
w thony speedily answers his pray.
ers, or some other agency of the lost
and found intervenes to help him, it
may be necessary for Senator McCum-
Der of North Dakota to insert an adj
vertisement in the newspapers OF his
state for a mysteriously missing over.
coat.
In the second week of his strenuous
campaign for the presidency Judge
Taft invaded North Dakota. He was
accompanied by cold wave that met
him at Minneapolis. Great prepare.
tions had been made for his enter.
tainment at Fargo, where the arrange
ments contemplated visit by the
Republican presidential candidate to
big barbecue near the edge OF the
city. All these plans We're outlined TO
Mr.. Taft by a local committee which
boarded the train at Crookston, MINI.
When Mr.. Taft limited that he had no
garment to protect him from the cold,
local committeeman said they would
see to 1t that he was provided with
proper habiliments.
When the Taft special reached
Grand Forks, Senator McCumber got
Fargo on the longdistance telephone
and said he wanted the chairman of
the county committee to be at the
station with an overcoat that would
fit Judge Taft A hundred loyal sons
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03

n HE shock to the modesty OF the
j guardian OF Washington's morals
the other day was almost overwhelm-
ing when his eye caught an animated.
dazzling and highly colored poster OF
the dance OF Salome.
"Ayaunt from my sight. We tempt
ress," he cried as he slowly recov.
cred his moral standard. Forthwith
he determined that the capital could
not gaze upon these pictures OF the
dancer in full career
The edict of this moral censor"
who Is II. l.. Gessford, inspector OF po-
lice, is law, SO far as 1t concerns the.
atrical posters, and so the Washing
ton billboards will be barren Of
Salome.
Thus was Gertrude Hoffman, who
had "a vision of Salome" to present to
the capital at one of the leading the
aters, banished from the sight of the
casual passerby, the street urchin and
the student Of billboard art.
The offending posters now repose In
the dark recesses of the stage OF the
theater, while actors and managers
and attaches gather about and declare
them martyrs to the cause Of art.
"Ain't it awful, Mabel, that such
swell pictures should be condemned.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
DISEASE IS FATAL
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE MAY
INFECT ALL LIVE STOCK.
EVEN MAN MAY BE STRICKEN
Department OF Agriculture Us Leaving
No Stone Unturned To Stamp
Out MaladY,

Washington, d, c., Nov. 30.-The
dangerous nature of the foot and
mouth disease, which is just now
threatening grave ravages in Pennsyl-
vania and other states and which
may spread over wide area If not
controlled, is set forth in bulletin
that has just been issued by DR.. d. e..
Salmon and DR.. Theobald Smith of
the department of agriculture. This
bulletin makes it clear why Secretary
Wilson and his aides are leaving no
stone unturned to crush out the con-
tagion at the outset.
The Foot and Mouth disease Is al
most unknown in this country. 1t is
an old-timer In Europe, where the
Germans have commended with 1t since
1894. 1t is an infectious disease. 1t
prevails chiefly among cattle, sheep,
swine and goats, less frequently
among horses and still less often
among fowls and dogs. The affection
is characterized by a moderate con-
stitutional disturbance with fever and
vesicles or ulcers on the mouth, es-
pecially in the upper jaw, which In
cattle is toothless. The breaking OF
the blisters leaves ulcers which are
so painful that afflicted animals do
not eat or drink. Ulcers of the same
type appear on the foot between the
cleft toes and on the udder. 1t Is a
general infection of the whole ami
NAL. They drawl. hang their heads
and ears, shrink in their milk, which
is infected but not strongly and ex-
certions are highly contagious. The
disease is carried by cattle driven
along the roads or carried on cars,
by human beings in their clothes, by
tools and other farm implements and
by walking over ground that has
been tread by infected cattle. In
cases where human beings are at
tackled, the symptoms resemble those
observed in animals but are seldom
fatal