The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-09
|V|RG|N|A JOINS
/ IN BRYAN UPR0AR
WAVING BANNER
.Hesitated Short Time and.
Then Went to Work With
Others; Daniel on Plat
form Committee.
by G. a. D0YCg,
Stnff Correspondent Of The Timcs-
I)Isnntcl,


Dispatch.
DENVER, COL, July s.--The con-
vention amply redeemed It's GOODNESS .
OF yesterday by its unbounded enthu-
siasm OF too day Never In the history
Of party organizations In this country
has candidate for Office received 80
prolonged demonstration as that
which broke forti, at the mention OF
the name OF William Jennings Bryan
here to-day. and which lasted one hour
and twenty-seven minutes. 1t COM
menccd at l:20 p M. and ended at
2:47 p. NJ. only after the most stren-
uous efforts on the part OF Chairman
Bell and others
When the body assembled shortly
after noon Ollie James. the Bryan
leader from Kentucky, moved n recess
until s p. NJ, n the credentials com.
mtttee was not ready to report. The
convention would not have It so, and
commenced calling for popular orators.
Finally United States Senator Thomas
=. Gore. the blind statesman from Ok
lanoma. responded. and was making
notable speech when he lit the fires
or enthusiasm. which kept delegates
and spectators cheering wildly for the
Nenraskan for nearly an hour and a
half.
Set Them wild.
senator Gore, who is a brilliant ora
Tor. had spoken less than ten minutes
IDcscsio!ng the Democracy OF his new
state and explaining how II had writ.
ten Ieffersonian principles into It's con-
stitution, lie provoked n demonstration
! which neither he nor other leaders had
anticipated. He referred TO tho
speeches. OF Bryan and Taft for and
against the Constitution framed by
democratic convention. and when he
said Oklahoma by more than hundred
thousand majority rejected the advice OF
Taftand accepted the advice of Bryan.
ne was forced to suspend until the
tumult was over When order was Gn-
ally restored. Senator Gore sct the
delegates and galleries Wild again by
saying: TO the older and other States
OF this seif-governing republic Okla
homa has only to say: Go thou and
do likewise"
The demonstra,la was almost ,nee-
scribable. At the mention or the Ne
braskan's name big Bryan banner
was hoisted. and this was the sigual
for delegates to Jerk Sta.e burners
from their mornings and march around
the hall. while 10000 people wildly
Joined in cheering
Virginia stood the storm for short
time. but yielded quickly. Delegate
Ford. OF Newport News. grabbed the
stHUuG!u. anu kept II I'M evidence to
the end. Only Minnesota, Georgia,
Connecticut and certain other delega-
tions remained still and silent, and
their standards presented lonesome
appearance, while all others were be-
ing borne around the hall amid the
widest confusion. The demonstration
is taken by friends of the Nebraskan
to forebode good results for the ticket
in November.
Attitude OF virEinians.
poll OF the Virginia delegation
shows strong sentiment for Charles
A. Towne. OF New York, for second
place. Georgia Is, pushing Clark How
ell, and the field is full OF favorite
sons.
Towne Is agrecale to Bryan. but the
latter Is said now to prefer running
mate from the South or Middle West.
Owing to the sickness OF Senator
Daniel. Chairman Flood. OF the Vir-
Einin delegation. appointed Governor
Swanson to act on the committee on
resolutions. The Governor was placed
on the subcommittee of fifteen by
Chairman Haskell and helped work
out the rough draft Of the PLATFORM
Senator Daniel Is now better and is
serving.
The injunction plank will be strong.
and though possibly not as drastic as
Gompers demands, It will probably
satisfy labor leaders and serve to
raise the cry Of class legislation. This
plank is the danger which now con-
fronts the Democratic party.
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