The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-07

gate and an alternate. Mrs. Mary G.
c. Bradford is Denver's voting repre-
sentative in the convention and Mrs.
Ii. J. HAYWARD, of Salt Lake is the
delegate from Utah. 1t was the first
west had been given opportunity of
seeing real women politicians partici-
Eating in national affairs.
Great Snow-Banks.
On the way to the convention hall
the delegates and spectators encoun-
tered a novelty in the shape of snow
banks in July. Great quantities of it
had been brought down from the
mountains and banked along the
streets leading to the hall. band
concert preceded the calling of the
convention to order.
Bryan Is cheered.
Just as the reading clerk started in,
a banner of the Bryan volunteers of
Nebraska, was brought into the hall,
and it set the crowd to cheering wild
ly. The banner was slowly carried
to the Nebraska delegation at the very
front of the hall. the band playing
Dixie" AS aoon as the cheering
ceased, the banner was removed by
order of Chairman Taggart. Then
came another rather weary wait, as it
became necessary to clear the aisle. 1t
took Secretary Woodson and num-
Der of serseants-at-arms and police
men to get order. They had just
about accomplished this when the
California delegation, headed by gor
geous blue and gold banner, marched
in, upsetting all of Woodson's work.
1t was half past twelve when Tag
CART made a final effort to get the con-
vention in order and succeeded. In
calling the convention to order, Mr..
Taggart said:
LAS chairman of the democratic ma
tional committee. it becomes my pleas
ing duty to call this convention to Or
der. and in so doing, l cannot refrain
from the suggestion that in numbers.
in personnel of delegates, in enthusi-
asm and in determination of victory.
1t is the greatest political convention
ever assembled in the United States.
1t is certainly appropriate that such a
convention should meet in this west
ern city, whose citizens have shown
their generous hospitality on every
hand and whose enterprise and energy
are attested by the erection of this
magnificent auditorium. In this con-
nection | desire to express the thanks
of the national committee to the peo-
pie of Denver and especially to the
members of the Denver League, whose
unselfish and untiring work has con-
tributed so much to this successful
and happy opening of the campaign of
1908"
The formal call for the convention
| was then read.
| Right Rev James A keane was
then introduced to lead the convention
in prayer. The entire convention
rose as the prayer was made.
FIash-Lieht of Prayer.
! The tick of telegraph instruments.
which were sending out the reverend
prelate's words as they were spoken.
made a curious and unique accompa-
niment to the petition for Gods bless
| ing on the deliberations of the conven-
1
exploded his flash in the midst of the
prayer. After an invitation from the
women of Denver to the visiting wo-
men had been read, the list of tempo
rary officers was announced. The
! names of Billy" Woodson and others
were cheered by their friends as they
were read out.
Theodore E. Bells speech made a
strong impression on the thousands OF
people in the convention hall.
Following Bells speech the nomin.
ations by states of delegates selected
as members of committees on perman
ent organization, credentials. resolu
tions and order of business will take
place. Then an introduction Of reso
luton of sorrow at death of former
President Grover Cleveland will be
read after. which adjournment for the
day will be taken