Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-07-14
NOMINATION
The Nominee For Vice Pres.
ident, John ". Kern.

caught the eye of Chairman Bell be-
fore Judge Parker. The New Yorker
subsidized.
THAT finished Parker. was the com
ment.
Mr.. Dunn presented the resolutions
prepared at conference of the friends
of Mr.. Bryan. More than a score of
the members of the convention COM
mittee on resolutions approved the
tribute as framed. Charles Bryan. Il
brother of the candidate, was men,
Der of the conference
The Tribute to Cleveland.
The resolution was as follows:
As it has pleased the Ruler of the uni
verse to remove from our midst Grover
Cleveland, late president of the United
States. who was three times the candi-
date of the Democratic party be II
Resolved, That we. the delegates OF the
party in national convention assembled
recognize in him one Of the strongest and
ablest characters known to the world s
craftsmanship. who possessed to an ex-
traordinary degree the elements of Lead
ership and by his able, conscientious and
forceful administration of public affairs
reflected honor upon his country and his
party; and,
Resolved. That we hereby express our
deep sorrow at his death and extend our
warmest sympathy and coincidence to his
family. and that these resolutions be
spread upon the records OF the conven-
ton and copy be forwarded to Mrs.
Cleveland; and,
Resolved, As a further mark OF respect
TO his memory. the convention do now adj
tan fns
Francis Tribute to Cleveland.
The chair recognized Ex-Governor
David r. Francis of Missouri, who was
a leader Of the Cleveland Democrats.
He spoke briefly in eulogy of Mr..
Cleveland in seconding the Dunn reso-
luton. Then Mr.. Parker was recog
nized, and he read the Cleveland reso.
luton which he had endeavored to
place before the convention.
Adjournment came after spirited
parliamentary war over the disposal
of the Guffey delegates from Penn.
sylvania.
An important happening in commit
tee work on this day was the speech
of Captain Richmond r. Hobson be-
fore the committee on resolutions, in
Which he accused Japan of wanting
war.
The events of the second day of the
convention, Wednesday, July s, were
0vershadowed by the unriyaled dem
onstration over Bryan. The conveu,
ton was dragging along, with little
to do, when Senator Gore was led to
the platform TO entertain the dele.
gates. 1t was at the close of the fol
lowing passage in his speech that pan.
demonium broke loose:
''The president of the United States
has said that his opinion of our con.
stitution Is unfit for publication. That
Is true of many of the opinions of the
president of the Emitted States.
"Fellow Democrats, the great secre-
tary Of war came to Oklahoma and
waged war against our constitution
He asked us to give up our right OF
liberty and self government But by
vote of thousands upon thousands
we rejected the advice of Taft and ac,
cepted fhe advice Of Bryan"
Convention Goes Mad.
Inc mention Of the name brought the
convention to It's feet in the first real
Bryan demonstration. Delegates from
nearly every state jumped to their
chairs and yelled. Many members Of.
the New York delegation joined in the
cheering, but majority remained In
their seats. Minnesota and Delaware
were conspicuous exceptions to the
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