Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-10

and bore 1t along the dark and si. lent streets, awakening the city just as the first pale rays of dawn were
 breaking on the east wi h the re- sounding chorus of Bryan, Bryan, Bryan"
 It always will be question cially on Friday. According to the big clock in the convention hall it was still few minutes before mid night on Thursday, the 9th of July. It was superstitious ser geant at arms who arranged for the week without Friday and he put his idea into effect without consult
 ing anyone. Having accomplished his purpose the cheers of the demo- era s assembled proved the unani- nous adoption of the sergeant's s mental resolution. When the hands of the clock in the auditorium last night pointed close to the hour of 12 the superstitious sergeant climb ed to the top of the railing opposite the speakers platform and stopped time in its flight The cheers which followed indicated that the assembly and visitors did not want to see important business transacted on Friday.
 Mrs Ruth Bryan-Leavitt remain ed during the entire night. Not un- til the votes had been cas- and her father nominated did she leave her seat in her box at the south end of the auditorium and join the crowd hurrying homeward. Whenever en- thusiasm at the mention of the grea. leaders name broke loose all eyes were turned towards Mrs Leav- itt who smiling and happy listened to the ovations accorded her fla ther. Many of the delegates did not go to bed at all after the close of the session but coming out of the convention hall into what soon be- came broad daylight walked the streets till breakfast time or took early trolley rides through the emp ty stree to suburbs. The rotundas of the various hotels and the side walks in front of them were almost crowded in the dim light of dawn with sleepy eyed men talking of the exciting scenes which they had wit messed and of the nomina ion of the vice-president yet to be made.
 Several of the prospective candi- dates for the vice-presidency were removed from the canvass yesterday in one way or another. Most con- spicuous of these withdrawals was that of David R. Francis of Missouri It was made more emphatic than ever that Judge Gray's name could not be used, even though 1t was well under stood that had he consented to the use of his name he would have been per- haps the most likely of all to receive the nomination. The Massachusetts people made it clear that ex-Governor oDuglas of that state would not be available.
 In the early hours of the morning Representative Francis Burton Har- rison of New York announced that he would be a candidate unly in the event of his endorsement by the New York delegation. Inasmuch as New York has taken the position that 1t would have DO candidate for either office this seemingly removes Harri- son from the field. Those remaining were numerous and in the early hours of the day it was hard to say which was in the lead. Many of the delegates took but small part in the mornings discussions of the matter in the belief that MT Bryan's prefer enee in the matter should be consult ed and with some degree of expecta- tion that by the time the afternoon session began a decisive intimation from that quarter would be at hand. It was from this point of view that attention focused rather eagerly up- on an early morning rumor in favor of the nomination of Governor Joseph w. Folk of Missouri. Ex-Senator John w. Kern of Indiana, Clark Howell of Atlanta, Ga, and Charles A. Towne of New York all figured in the early gossip. Yesterdays weather more than fulfilled the threat of the that 1t would be a hot day. It was very warm and with the dust stirred up by upwards of 10000 feet, the dense atmosphere which with such a crowd no ventilat- ing apparatus could keep clear. and the smoke of the practically incessant flashlight explosions. the air in the auditorium was fairly suffocating. The conditions this morning were similar to those of yesterday and in- dications point to another sweltering afternoon before the vice-presidential can be completed and the Denver convention of 1908 pass 10 It's place in history.