The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-30
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DEMOCRATS ! I X 4
ARE RI Re- READY FAD
hell On CALIFORNIA 70 De TEN.
PoRARY CHAIRMAN.
is FAVORED By BRYAN
Scommtttse 81 Convention Arrange
mont Meets Ia Denver and Places
Leaders y Posltions Of Importance.
Sullivan OF illinois Makes Fight.

Leaders IN Positions Of Importance.
Sullivan of Illinois Makes Fight.
Ss Denver, June 27.-Theodore A. Bell
OF California was today chosen as tenn.
porary chairman OF the democratic
nation convention by the committee
on convention arrangements. No Sc.
lection was made for the permanent
Craftsmanship, this matter going over
until the. meeting Of the full national
committee IAN be held. The names
most prominently mentioned in this
connection, at present, r Represent
alive Henry D. Clayton OF Alabama
and Judson r. Harmon Of Ohio.
Governor Joseph w. Folk OF Mis-
souri, and Senator Joseph w. Bailey Of
Texas are also strongly favored. 9th
er appointments made BY the commit
tee on convention arrangements and
which will unquestionably be made
permanent, are as follows:
Officers Of Convention.
General secretary, Ury Woodson Of
Kentucky; assistant general secre-
tary, Edwin Seton, Washington, d.
O.; sergeant-at-arms, John /. Martin
Of Missouri; chief assistant sergeant
alarms. ]. g. Fem of Indiana; chief
doorkeeper, Eugene w. Sullivan Of
Z Illinois; parliamentarian. N. D.
Crutchfield, Of Kentucky; chaplain
for opening day, Rev. James j. Keane.
archbishop OF Wyoming.
Those present at the committee
meeting today were Chairman Tag
CART, Secretary Woodson, Roger Sui
Ivan Of Illinois. r. N. Johnson of
Texas. James G. Dahlman Of Nebras-
ka, Norman Mack Of New York and
Governor James Osborne of Wyoming.
Two members, John 4. McGrau OF
West Virginia, and Clark Howell OF
Georgia were absent, the proxy Of the
former being held by Mr.. Sullivan Of
Illinois while Ury Woodson repre-
sented Mr.. Howell.
It was rumored early in the day
that Roger Sullivan, who is chairman
on convention arrangement. would
make 9 fight against the selection Of
Mr.. Bell al chairman.
No Sure Thing.
It was said that while Bell was
said to be favored by VIM. ]. Bryan,
he was not ardently desired by Mr..
Sullivan and some Of his friends, and
the report vas that six votes out Of q
total Of nine would be cast against
Mr.. Bell when his name was men
toned.
NO fight developed, however, and
the temporary chairman was selected
unanimously within a few minutes az
ter the committee convened and with
out another name suggested.
Lat add democrats
r. M. Johnson,,of Texas, offe,ed the
motion selecting Mr.. Bell as tempo
:aiy chairman, and It was promptly
accepted.
: The committee then selected Ury
Noodson to be secretary ami named
Edwin Seton, Of Washington. who ID
assistant general secretary OF the ma.
ttonal committee. to be- the assistant
secretary Of the convention. John "A.
Martin, Of Missouri, who has for years
been sergeant-at-arms OF the Demo-
cratic convention was selected for that
position and j. G. Fem, Of Indiana,
was selected for. his chief assistant.
Eugene w. Sullivan, Of Illinois,
brother Of Roger g. Sullivan was made
chief doorkeeper.
Wyoming Man Chaplain.
The name Of Right Rev. James J..
Keane. Archbishop Of Wyoming was
suggested for the prayer on the open
ing day Of the convention and he was
unanimously chosen. It was decided
to leave the selection Of chaplain for
the subsequent sessions Of the com
vention with Chairman Taggart Of the
national committee. and the appoint
ment Of additional secretaries and
sergeant-at-arms with Woodson and
Martin. The number Of reading and
tally clerks was put at : maximum Of
fifteen.
9 Foreign Representatives..
The committee then took up the
question Of seating the delegates and
alternates already chosen from the
Philippine islands and after a brief
discussion Il was decided that the
precedent established by the national
convention Of 1904. OF seating the
Philippine delegates With the alter
Mates, and without votes should be
followed. The national convention OF
1904 decided that the delegates from
\ Philippines could not be received be-
cause the Islands were not properly
! part Of the United States and that
no delegates 70 national convention.
could legally be sent from there.
q lsngthy discussion over the ap-
D0rh0nments Of Tickets Occmnfed 1 fha.