Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-09
CLAYTON CHOSEN
TO SUCCEED BELL
Permanent Organization of
the Denver Convention.
new PRESIDING OFFICER
Political Issues Presented to the
Delegates.
CONTRAST OF PARTIES MADE
Speaker Arouses the Enthusiasm of
His Auditors by Declaring That
This Is q Democratic Year.
Will Adjourn Until Evening.

then the convention Will adjourn
till ? o'clock this evening.
| CONVENTION HALL. DENVER. July
! 9. 1 P.M.-The democratic national con-
| vention resumed it's sessions at II o'cloci.
| today with another vast assemblage pres
ent. eager and expectant. and with the
| feeling prevailing that the eliminating
| day was at hand on the presidential nom-
nantion and the platform. State dele
cations were busy during the morning
making their final canvass on the COM
ing ballots and it was 11:4O before the
session actually began.
The feature of the opening hour was
the speech of the permanent chairman.
Representative Henry D. Clayton of Ala
bama, a sonorous presentation of party
aspirations and severe arraignment OF
President Roosevelt.
Frequent demonstrations of wild en-
tilusiasm came from the listening thou
sands. suggestions of the name of Mr.
Bryan being the unfailing signal for tu-
multuous clamor.
The platform is practically complete as
an entirety. and will be presented to
the convention later in the day.
THE convention is likely to hold several
| sessions during the day, with the probabil-
ity Of night session If necessary for
the adoption of the platform and in all
likelihood the nomination of the presi-
Dental standard bearer
Yesterdays strenuous proceedings at
the morning session of the convention and
the late session Of last night had
marked effect on the delegates today.
and they were slow in reaching their
seats. This was particularly noticeable
of the larger states. such as New York,
Pennsylvania. Illinois and Ohio. The men
of the Keystone state had had. in addi-
tion 10 the fatigue entailed by the work
of yesterday, series of conferences TO
delay them. They had planned to meet
before the convention assembled but
this idea was abandoned in favor of an
election for national committeeman TO be
held after all the delegates had reached
their seats in the convention hall This
plan, too. was given up, and it was final
! ly agreed that the caucus should be held
Immediately after the adjournment Of the
| first session of the convention.
Delegates Slow in Arriving.
! At IL o'clock, the hour set for conven-
| ing, scarcely hundred delegates were
! in their places. and it was evident there
| would be quite n delay in beginning the
days proceedings.
! The committee on permanent organiza-
tion had been ready with its report ever
| since Tuesday night. simply holding it
! for ratification, after the credentials com
mittee had completed its work.
| The hall began to fill more rapidly after
! ii O'Clock. each entrance pouring it's
hundreds into the auditorium, which al
I ready had begun to feel the effect of the
midsummer heat outside. Anticipating q
! long session, many of the delegates doffed
| their coats soon after arriving and a
| shirt-sleeve convention was in prospect
| During the wait for Temporary Chair
| man Bell to call the assemblage to order
| before finally relinquishing his gavel to
! Representative Henry ID. Clayton of Ala
! bama the permanent chairman. the Cow
! boy Band. which has earned a wide repu-
tatiOn both for Its endurance and HI. ulIal-
ity OF its music. kept up a lively fusillade
| of patriotic selections with songs of the
| south interspersed from time to time and
calling out the utmost enthusiasm
Chairman Bell Begins Work.
| At 11:3O Chairman Bell began the ten
minutes hammering with his gavel which
he thus far has found necessary in calling
the convention to order . He kept t,p a
monOtonous hammering like that of a
cooper driving hoop on IL barrel but
after tine he gave up and retired. Then
he came back to the front and drove on
another hoop, and followed this with an
other brief rest.
! \ third rapping however. began to pro-
lduce some effect. and the temporary
chairman was able to make himself heard
as he ordered the aisles cleared and re-
ipeAted the sentence which is constantly
on his tongue, Gentlemen. take your
seats"
At II 40 the convention was quiet. and
the chairman announced that the prayer
would be made by Rabbi Samuel Koch of
lSeattle.
After the prayer Chairman Bell recog-
nized Mr.. McQuiston of Pennsylvania who
announced that up to the present time
he had been unable to obtain admission
tickets and badges for the eight contest.
ling delegates from Pennsylvania who were
seated last night.
Roger c. Sullivan arose and stated that
the badges had been issued to repre-
sentative Of MIR. McQuiston. and If he
had not received them it was due to the
failure OF his own messenger.
The chairman settled the question by
directing the sergeant-at-arms to admi,
the delegates.
1t was announced by the chairman tha,
all the members of the new and old ma.
tional committees would meet late in the
afternoon at the Brown Palace Hotel.
Permanent Organization.
As chairman OF the committee on perma.
nent organization. Senator NcCreary OF
Kentucky presented the report of tina,
body. II recommended Henry D. Clay
ton of Alabama for permanent chairman
Trey Woodson Of Kentucky for secretary
and John T. Martin of. Missouri as ser
geant-st-arns. In all other respects the
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