The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-09

with Tammany out OF the way, the
crowd was able to once more proceed
toward the convention hall, and by
80, a half hour previous to the time
set for the opening of the proceed
ings. all the sidewalks We're choked and
the police were struggling with the
eager crowd which was pressing to-
ward the entrances.
While the day outside was very warm,
the empty convention hall, when the
doors were opened. was found to be
Is or 20 degrees cooler than the street
temperature.
Cheerful Nebraskans.
The Bryan men came tramping into
the auditorium with cheerful faces and
much laughter. The events of the night
and early morning in the committee on
credentials were much to their liking
and they were more confident than ever
OF the ultimate success of their candi-
date.
The Georgia men. anxious still, in the
face OF apparently overwhelming odds,
were late in arriving. as they had held
another caucus early today for the pur-
pose of establishing a rallying point for
the fight against Bryan. When Geor-
gia arrived it became known that the
Georgia delegates were unable to reach
a conclusion regarding the Democratic
candidate for president whom they VIII
support. Another caucus will be held
tonight to further consider the ques-
ton. AS constituted the delegation
stands % against Bryao and for him.
Guffey Was Absent.
The seats Of Pennsylvania were also
sparsely filled. Colonel Guffey and his
followers were locked up at the Adams
hotel considering their best line of ac-
ton in face Of the adverse report which
the committee on credentials was pre-
pairing TO bring against them
Four times before the convention was
called to order a gray-haired reading
clerk with stentorian voice demanded
to know from the platform il Samuel
lGemPeFs,-JehF Mftc1eii-or- Mr. Duncan
were In the house.
They are requested to come for
ward he said at first. but there was
no response.
Next time the clerk announced that
the trio of labor leaders were wanted
by the committee on resolutions. and
lastly he appealed that they report i'm
mediately at room 213 Brown Palace no.
| tel.
Some Funny Business.
The reading clerk caused some mer-
riment by announcing. in all serious
voice. that IL Mr.. Jones is in the house
he is requested to call up phone Main
1900.
Temporary Chairman Bell reached the
rostrum Just before noon while the band
was playing The Red, White and
Blue" and there were combined cheers
| for the patriotic selection and for the
first officer Of the convention.
Dixie" came next from the band and
drew out the usual burst of cheers from
the southern delegates.
Arrival Of Mr.. Clayton.
Among the early arrivals was Repre-
sentative Henry B. Clayton of Ala
bama. soon to be named by the organ
ization committee as the permanent
chairman of the convention. His eyes
were covered by heavy blue glasses and
he was somewhat less fashionably at
tired than was Temporary Chairman
Bell, who spoke yesterday.
Mr.. CLAYTON was the constant center
of a group of men who called to pay
their respects to the officer who is TO
WELD the gavel through all the stormy
scenes and all the periods of calm that
lie before the convention after the
struggle over the credentials report has
been decided.
| Colonel Guffey walked down the CEN
ter aisle to his place in the Pennsylva-
MIA delegation at 1910 p. M and got
cheer from number of the delegates
in his vicinity. He also was surround
ed for some little time by a group of
| friends. who apparently wanted TO
know what plan of action hal been
decided upon by the Pennsylvania lead
er.
"Dixie" Always on Tap.
During all the time the delegates were
Finding their seats the band kept up a
constant stream of music. A wide
variety of selections were offered, and
whenever the leader had a doubt he
turned on a new supply of Dixie" and
always got a responding shout. The
Star Spangled Banner often repeated,
shared honors with the old southern
song
/ AT 1920. when the convention had
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