Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09


Bryan Men Confident.
| The Bryan men came tramping into
tn, auditorium with cheerful faces
land much laughter. The events oI
the night and early morning in tn,
Icommittcc On credentials were much
Ito their liking and they were moro
confident than ever OF the ultimate
success # their candidate. The
Georgia men, anxious still. in tn" face
of apparently overwhelming odds
were lat" in arriving as they had held
another caucus early today for the
| purpose Of establishing a rallyinG
point for tn" fight against Bryan.
| as Mr.. Jones in the HaIi?"
| Four times before III" convention
waS called to order, gray haired
reading clerk. with St"nt0rian voice
! demanded to know from the platform
if Samuel GolnrrrS. John Mitchell or
| Mr.. duncan, were in the house
| "Thry are requested to com" for
ward" Il" said ut first but there wa
Ito response. Next time the clerk an
rounc"d that the trio of labor lead rs
wcrc wanted ~ III" committee ON
RESOLUTIONS. and lastly he appealed
THAT they report immediately at room
Iol3 Brown Palace Hotel.
The reading clerk caused some mCr
rnicnt hv announcing i'll all serious
ln.'s> that ii "Br. Jones is in the honSC
he is requested to call up phone
Main 5000
It was just 1926 p. NJ. when Chair
Imam Hcl began vigorously to rap for
order and to direct that the congestcd
laisl"s b" cleared.
THE convention will come to or
der" he shouted tim, and time again
lwhilc tn" hum of voices continued.
Impossible to Establish Order.
.'GrntlCmcn be seated" called the
Ichairman. "Gcntlcmcn. please h" seat
cd" he repeated and at last. Officer
of the convention will you see that the
1 . ntlcm"n take their seats and clear
the aislcs." while the Savcl continued
Its pounding.
ImprOmptu conferences seemed &c
lbc in progress in all parts or the he'
gates section and il was som" tlh'
lbcforc the participants h""GCd inc
frantic appeals of the chairman.
! Chairman Bell. after pounding VIII
Ibis caycl. for ten minutes delivered 4
short address demanding that order
lprcyail in the convention hall, re-
heating for the ffticth time, Gentle
linen take vOur seats while ne was
ispeaking almost absolute silence pre-
walled.
The chairman finished what he had
Ito say. however. and promptly seizine
Ibis opportunity introduced Rev. Chris
ttian r Rinspr, of Denver. the CHAP
.Iair IF the day, who delivered the IN
vocation.
Senator Gore Starts Demonstration.
When the chairman announced Una
IS nator Gore. of Oklahoma. would az
Idrcss the convention the delegate "'
that state went into i spasm OF az
Ilicht They whoppc dand yelled III
ldcIich, as the blind senator from tha'
newest state in the union was led t'
rho pIatform. His first utierances
we're bappv and he caught the conven
i,;an irmediat,ly Loud cheers and
lapplausr greeted his declaration Una
IOklahoma is the most denlocIa '''
STAT in the union. The cheers W.
repeatcd later when he sara m
jPrcsident of tn Unitd States mas sd"
THAT his opinion of our cons'ltu1o,
i. unfit for publication. That is 'ru'
of many of the opinions OF the IT'S
tdrnt of the United States
"Fc,Iow Democrats. the great secrc
..rv If war came to Oklahoma an.
wood war against our constitution
ls,id senator Gore. lie aSkcu us y
give nm our right of liberty ana 81
Government but by vote OF th'u
lands upon thousands We rclccted .n'
,d,;cc of Taft and accepted inc "u
Twice of BRYAN"
Bursting Of the Storm.
The mention Of IN" name ul'"H
the convention to its feet IN tne ~
rcaI Rrvan demonstration. p*ie
Iron nearly every state JupP'u =,
I,hn;r chairs and yelled. Many mn
49,. NJ tho New York delegation Joi"
L., in the che, ring but majority IT.
r,in,d in their seats. Mi"nes'
a nclawarr were tn" conspicu"'
.o,,iops 70 the general cclcotat'",'
pr,,n tanner which. had been i"'
:, The rear Of the hall. was r"s',
Ia IN ;hr STAGE and waved ap"'c w,
Ihr,ae of the chairman and speaht,
r. ,o;nt Of the faSstaf caught o''
L.. tho suspcndcH eagles over w
"h,irman's desk aud brought II CRASH
So. IN the floor II was pu" NJ!
l.aTrb, an however. and held a"o'
IGore's head. ,,,,o,r
Tho hand Joined in tn" demoES'ra
i,;op with lively music. the app,a"'
was relaxing somewhat ~nc" W" .-;r;n,
nourcd oil on the scene ny s'N"
Iup pixie. o,rscd III
| Senator Cor. who had 'a" g.
ltcrriHc outburst. waited 10, -;
lane noise to ccas" ana inc" W ,n
Turned and seated himself as ''. 20
trailing of tn" platform. waiting "
I,hC upruar To suhSIdc ,.-
wildly ruthusiaSiic dc"'-n' -,
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