New-York tribune., 1908-07-10
THIRD DAYS WORK
OF THE CONVENTION
rT5YTON TAXES SEAT As
PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
His 4ddress Receired scith applause
"Details of Day and Night
Sessions.

,,.,ver. July a-ScaEcely hundred delegates
srs in their places at Il a N. the hour set for
o-~enine and il was evident that there would he
s,drable delay in beginning the days proceed
-, The committee permanent organization
-, 80, ready with its report ever since Tuesday
-, simply holding it for ratification after the
-re6c-tia1s committee had completed its work
r@. bau began TO FIJI more rapidly after Il o'clock
.b entrance pouring its hundreds into tie Audi
.-i,,7 which already had begun to feel the effect
10 - midsummer heat outside Anticipating a
- session many OF the delegates doffed their
,,< soon after arriving, and q shirt-sleeVes con-
,,entjon was in prospect
7,tre Ia. wait for Chairman Bell TO call the
,,l,lsre 70 order before finally relinquishing his
go 10 Congressman Henry D. Clayton. of Ala
- -t,. permanent chairman. the cowboy band,
-, mas earned 2 wide reputation both for its
=ura1,ce and the quality OF its music Kept up
1vslt fusisde OF patriotic selections, with songs
~ south interspersed from time to time, evok-
.,r great enthusiasm
77.2o o'clock Chairman Bell began the ten min
= of harnrler.ng with his gavel which he thus
@- has found necessary in calling the convention
. ,-5e- He kept up a monotonous haTnmerlns
an. that Of a cooper driving 4 hoop on barrel.
49,, after a time he gave up and retired Then
-,. hack 10 the front and drove On another
-, and followed this with another brief rest
.tt-7 re-iod Of rapping. however, began to pro
s,s some effect. and the temporary chairman
- sl,s 20 make himself heard he ordered the
- -i,srej and repeated the sentence which is
.,stsntly on his tongue. 'Gentlemen. take your
seats"
PRAYER BY RABBI KOCH
A. rr-so o'clock the convention quiet. and
-. chairman annoUrced that The prayer would be
-,s6e by Rabbi Samuel Koch, Of Seattle The in
vocation as follows:
Great God weakness is arrogant, but. strength
= ~ne5ezt pity tresds upon the heels Of earnest
ness ness Of Tie Assemblages charged with mis-
with pOSSlDllltleS neeQ IiiN SutudliSS
mach ana so We who are assembled here IN the
interest Of Democracy once again beglh our So go
sions in PRAYER To Thee our PRAYER Is no ponnc
capitulation 10 poPela[ ions Of
lie greatness Of their task and seeking strength
Glorious past confers no present moral lien
on the future greatness In every present h9f'lee en-
ve@sre Of tie individual citizenship be high. if
49, rie.ieousnes- be strong. progress i sure
sin NAV retard this progress. but partisanship
574erence in politics imbedded the foundation
stone Of character on Walcn natlonaI <{dths III
rests Righteou>neSs alone eXaIleth nation, non :.
Vourlzsfe q God that We who are mere IN
eonEeniion e - -esfeg- 19sise We can offer Thee
Par1isansip is not always PATRIOTISM Liberty Is
hate neT Ine e-S - u i,,errirT Of s.ause nor
relies not on neretricious means Long after the
delegates here shall have been gathered to I their
live But TIE men IN their action sha!! ne IN, IN
afterglow of the Independence Day one hun
dred and TNIrrE-TI Iree years Of 0OIaDS history
nation in the century past pass in array before
this in common--a representative Americanism.
Grant God, that our political selves may be
RES Lest We forget he these the monitors that
teIi rs Of lie nsgnifcence In political life of
fealty 10 principle Of honor and character and
sincerity in manhood in keeping close TO these
when the DAYS work is ended. be ours the con
sciousness that Thou Judge Of nations, art with
Us yet
PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATES ADMITTED
After the PRAYER Chairman Bell recognized Mr..
McQuiston OF Pennsylvania, who stated that up TO
the present time he had been unable TO secure ad-
mission tickets and baGges for the eight contestng
delegates from Pennsylvania who were seated last
night. Roger c sullivan arose and stated that the
badges had been issued 10 representative of Mr
Mccason. and if he had not received them it was
due 70 the failure Of his own messenger. The
chairman settled the question by directing the ser
gean--st-arns TO admit the delegates
Il vas announced 10y the chair that all members
Of the new and old national committees would meet
late in the afternoon at the Brown Palace Hotel.
As chairman Of the committee on permanent
Es1iZatioH. Senator NcCreary OF Kentucky, pre-
sented the report of that body. II recommended
Henrr b. Clayton of Alabama. for permanent
chairman Urey Woodson. Of Kentucky. for secre-
iary and John I Martin of Missouri, Is sergeant
at-arms In all other respects the temporary
ganization vas made permanent
Tie Chair. after The unanimous adoption of the
report appointed Senator McCreary. Lewis Nixon
Of New York and j. Z Raker. Of California. MEN,
heTs Of committee 10 escort the permanent chair
man 70 the platform.
Chairman CLAYTON, as soon he was seen ad-
vancing toward The platform. was cheered the
echo and the uGroar redoubIed he was in
tTo7uoed 70 tle convention by Temporary Chair
Bel
Three little girls red, white and blue dresses
were helped 20 the platform before Mr. Clayton be
esn 10 speak. IN their arms were large punches
y American Beauty roses that almost smothered
Ue hiue tots. The were presented TO the
permanent che amid much cheering. and ten,
one by one. the children were lifted TO the desk
and M Clayton kissed them in turn. Cheering and
laughter continued during the little ceremony and
gale o. nerrirnent swept the hall when some one
= ne midst ot the kissing called out, "Hobson
Eobson