Arizona republican., 1908-07-09

DenNer, July -lHe BdiISIleS WeiS well filled long before the first dele gates and alternates began to make their appearance for the night session. A great crowd of sightseers were gathered outside the auditorium, as it was the opinion of many visitors that the night session would reveal repro duction of the spectacular scenes en- acted during the day. The delegates were of another mind, and did not pour into the hall with the same alac- rity as was shown by the public.
 The officers of the convention and the members of the credentials com mittee were in panic as the time ap- preached for the opening of the con evntiOn, because the majority report of the committee was missing. The precious document was in the posses sion of a stenographer and he could not be found. The same individual was also in possession of a speech to be delivered by Representative James of Kentucky, who was also in mental dis tress because of the absence of his oration. The last seen of the stem ographer was at l o'clock.
 Chairman Callahan of the credentials committee was rushing hither and thither about the hall frantically send ing messengers and working the tele- phone to every spot where his imagin- ation allowed him to suspect the miss ing stenographer might be in retire ment. Callahan finally went to Chair man Bell with the information that t,.o Ha m cr1p gested that some of the speakers fill in the time in the lapse before the missing report could be found.
 The convention officials, after a short conference. held after Callahan had rushed away on another hot chase, decided no work should be un- dertaken by the convention tonight eX cept to consider the report of the ere dentials committee. The debate on the majority and minority reports. it was agreed should be limited to thirty minutes on each side. The report of the committee on permanent organiZa- ton and the speech of Chairman Clay ton went over until tomorrow.
 At S:30 the report of the credentials committee was brought to the hali, but Chairman Bell had wandered off and could not be located. The delegates and spectators put in another period of inactivity while pages and messen- gers were securing the hall to bring the chairman to his desk and duty.
 GUFFEY AT WHITE HEAT.
 Colonel Guffey. about whom the storm of the night was expected to center, appeared on the floor shortly after 8 o'clock and was immediately surrounded by a number of his lieu tenants and sympathiZers, prepared to take up the battle in his behalf. Cuff fey seemed pale but determined. With clenched fist and furrowed brow, he talked with great emphasis and eXpres sion to those about him. one of whom was Peter O'BOyle, the chief aide of the Pennsylvania delegation. O'Boyle was scheduled to speak in defense of the colonel in case of an attack from any quarter
 When Chairman Bell had been brought back after bringing down his gavel with a rapid tattoo. he gave vent once more to the stereotyped cry, "The convention will be in order; gen tlemen will take their seats"
 It llONtNtE. tlu HOl dl once come to order, nor did the gen tlemen take their seats,'' for the req son that a number of letter carriers were distributing mail among the del egates. The galleries finally helped the chairman out and a storm of misses quieted the turbulence on the floor.
 It was SAY when the business of the evening was taken up and MT. Or mond of Florida was recognized to move that Representative Richmond Pearson Hobson of Alabama be invit- ed to address the convention. Min gled with cheers of "HObson. Hobson," were many cries of No. no"
 AN UNWELCOME ORATOR.
 Chairman Bell put the motion to viva voce vote. and there were ensu- ing storms of aye" and mo-" some of the delegates supplementing their neg ative votes by the demand Give us the committee reports, We want to do business"
 Please permit the chair to an nounce the result" said the chairman soon as he could be heard above the confusion. "I have a very sensitive ear and l will decied the vote a tie. It it, therefore the privilege of the chair to cast the deciding vote. I cast it in the affirmative. Congressman HObson Is invited to address the convention"
 Cheers and a few misses followed Hobson to the stand, but he received a warm welcome as he stood beside Chairman Bell. His first words show ed that he realized that his speech at that particular moment was not en- tirely welcome to all delegates for he declared that he would not venture to make the address, if he did not feel 1t his duty to do so. but he would deliver himself of the truth as he be- lieved he saw it. He then began and at some length led up to a discussion of the Japanese incidents several