The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1908-07-10
CONVENTION DELAYED
Compelled to Await Report Of
Resolutions Committee.
VAST ASSEMBlAGE PRESENT
Listening Thousands Frequently Ap-
plaud the Presentation of Party AS
pirations by the Permanent Chair
man, Henry .. Clayton.


piratons by the Permanent Chair
man, Henry .. Clayton.
Denver, July 10.--The Democratic
national convention resumed it's ses-
sions with another vast assembIage
present, eager and eXpectant State
delegations were busy during the
morning making their final canvass on
the coming ballotting and II was z1:40
before the session actually began. The
feature Of the opening hour was the
speech Of the permanent chairman,
Congressman Henry Clayton of Ala
eama. sonorous presentation of party
aspirations and severe arraignment
Of President Roosevelt. Frequent
demonstrations OF wild enthusiasm
came from the listening thousands,
suggestions of the name of Bryan be-
ing the unfailing signal for tumultu-
pus clamor
The convention was further delayed
BY failure OF the resolutions committee
~ HAbkL1IA lAS ICpOil q I0CtSs W do
taken to await the completion of the
work
Delay In Assembling.
1t was forty minutes after the hour
Iet for meeting when the gathering
was called to order. Rabbi Samuel
Koch Of Seattle, Wash, pronounced
the invocation.
AS chairman Of the committee on
permanent organization Senator Nc
creary Of Kentucky presented the re-
port Of that body. 1t recommended
Henry d. Clayton of Alabama for per-
mansnt chairman, Urey Woodson of
Kentucky for secretary and John l.
Martin Of Missouri as sergeant-at-
arms. In all other respects the tenn
porsry organization was made per-
manent
The chair after the unanimous adop-
lion of the report, appointed Senator
McCreary, Lewis Nixon of New York
aud J. r. Baker of California as mem
ters OF the committee to escort the
permanent chairman to the platform.
Chairman Clayton, as soon as he
Whb hGCh 6uN uHGAb6 lOtNuiu Lho DIdl-
form, was cheered to the echo and the
aproar was redoubled as he was intro
iuoed to the convention by the tenn
porary chairman.
Three little girls in red, white and
blue dresses were helped to the plat
form before Mr.. Clayton began to
speak. In their arms were large
punches of American beauties that al
most smothsred the little tots. The
roses were presented to the permanent
chairman amid much cheering and
then, one by one, the children were
lifted to the desk and Mr.. Clayton
Kiss ed them In turn.
Cheering and laughter continued
Turing the pretty little ceremony and
gale of merriment swept the hall
when some one in the midst of the
kissing called out:
"Hobson, Hobson."
Mr.. Clayton called out first applause
when, after thanking the convention
.or the privilege of presiding over its
deliberations, he declared with empha-
lis;
This is Democratic year"
Too Warm for oratory.
When he came to that part of his
address dealing with the trusts Mr..
Clayton omitted a large paragraph
covering a message sent to congress
by President Roosevelt on the subject
" trust reg lation.
81 will not weary you by reading
his" he said. you can read it in the
newspapers" The task of delivering
his address, IL was apparent, was tell
ing somewhat on Mr.. Clayton.
He is speaker of emphatic, force
ul delivery and the heat in the hall
was great. His face was streaming
with psrspiration and his collar was
rapidly losing its shape under the con-
ytAut fow of the perspiration that
irenched his face. His energy, how
ever, was unabated, despite his evi-
lent fatigue, and he continued stead
ly. save for occasional periods during
which he wiped his eyeglasses and
noppsd his forehead.
A. he approached the end of his
speech Mr. Clayton read more and
pore rapidly with the evident inten-
Hon OF finishing as quickly as possible.
rhs was due, however to his own
lesire and was not caused by any sign
" inattention on the part Of the con-
vontion, which continued to accord
Aim marked attention.
Loud cheers of approval greeted
UftAiyman Clayton as he concluded and
the applause was continued for sew
srei minutes. The delegates stood
siop their chairs and tossed hats and
A10dksrchiefs into the air.
&mpromptu speeches followed by
NHap9opd Robbins Of Chicago and Mar
W. Littleton of New York and the
Rnyention adjourned until evening to
cWkh the report OF The committee on
yosothtions.
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