The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-07-09

delegates seats, on the main floor, re-
served for distinguished guests. were
Congressman and Mrs. Longworth, "a
number of diplomatic representatives
from the South American republics,
and many other persons prominent
in the social and official life OF the
country.
Shortly after noon, when the APP
plause following the cowboy bands.
rendition of the Star Spangled Ban
ner" had died away, Chairman Thos
Taggart of Indiana, head of the Dem
ocratic National Committee, raped
for order on the hard wood speakers
stand. and the business OF the con-
vention was begun. Secretary Urey
Woodson of the National Committee,
was introduced and read the call under
which the assemblage had been con-
vened 1t was as follows:
"The Democratic National Commit
ington on the 18TH day of December,
1907 has appointed Tuesday, the 7th
day of July, 1908, as the time, and
Denver, Colorado, as the place for hold
ing the Democratic National Conven-
ton.
Each state is entitled to representa-
ton therein equal to double the num-
Der of its senators and representa-
tives in the Congress of the United
District of Columbia, Hawaii and
Porto Rico-shall have six delegates.
All Democratic citizens of the Unit
ed States, irrespective of past political
associations and differences, who can
unite with us in the efforts for pure
economical, constitutional govern
ment, are cordially invited to join
with us in sending delegates to the
convention"
When the reading of the call had
been completed Chairman Taggart
announced that the Rt. Rev. James
]. Keene, Roman Catholic Archbishop
of the Archdiocese of Wyoming WOULD
offer the invocation. AS the distin-
guished prelate lifted his hands the
entire audience rose to its feet.
Chairman Taggart then announced
the names of the temporary officers Sc
lected by the National Committee, the
principal ones being:
Temporary Chairman, Hon. Theodore
A. Bell of California; Temporary Sec
rotary, Hon. Urey Woodson of Ken
lucky; Temporary Sergeant-at!Arms,
Hon. John |. Martin of Missouri; Of
fetal Reporter, Milton w. Bloomburg
of Washington, d. c.; First Assistant
Secretary, Edwin Seton of New York
The selections of the committee
were ratified by the convention with
out delay, and Taggart then appoint
ed special escort to pilot Temporary
Chairman Bell to the stand. The Call
fornia statesman thereupon sounded
the keynote" of the convention.
At the conclusion of Belrs speech,
a motion was put and carried directing
the various state delegations to an
nounce the names of their representa-
tives on the following convention com
| mitteesi Credentials, Permanent Or
ganization, Rules and Order of Bust
Following the reading, of the commit
teeman's names, and the transaction
of some minor routine business, the
first days session was brought to Il
close in an impressive manner. On
motion of the delegation from New
Jersey, home of the late Grover Cleve-
land, the convention, by rising vote.
adjourned until tomorrow out of re-
spect to the memory of the ex-Presi-
dent, and the delegates and specta-
tors filed slowly from the hall, while
the soft strains of Nearer. My God.
to Thee" floated out through the open
windows, a tribute to the man wso
twice carried Democracy's standard to
victory after stirring battles.