The Washington times., 1908-07-08
OUer the Grace of Cleveland,
Hostile Democrats Are United
Followers of Bryan and AdheenS to the Tenets of the
Old Leader Join in Cheers to the Memory
of the Dead
BY ]. c. WELLIVER.

DENVER, July S.-Over the newly
made grave of the only Democratic
President since the civil war. the long
hostile factions of the party OF Cleve-
land and I3rvan shook hands, exchanged
their compliments, and in opening ses-
sion Of the convention Joined their
cheers for the sentiment of Gov. David
r. Francis, of Missouri:
We may well honor the dead without
rejecting on the living; 1 plead with
you ali that we bury in his newly-made
grave the differences which have rent
our party" and in conclusion: Peace
10 the ashes, honor to the memory Of
the happy warrior"
II was pretty incident; but it was
vastly more. Or twenty minutes the
convention sat on the brink Of = vol
cano. Then, more by good luck than
good management, for changing of the
drama was defective and one of the CO.
stars in the piece got his cut at the
wrong moment and came near spelling
it all, it was brought 10 a happy de-
nouement.
I But those twenty minutes Of culver
ing. nervous uncertainty were pregnant
with potentialities for good or I'll of the
y
come. Judge Alton B Parker was the
center Of the scene. and he conducted
himself with such tact and sense as
won back to his lately bedraggIed stan
dard the good will of the dominant ele-
ment I'm this gathering. which a few
hours eari',r could not think OF things
sufficiently dIsagreeable in which 10 ex-
press its sentiments toward him.
Dunn Is Recognized.
When the speech OF Temporary Chair
man Bell had ended !. J. Dunn. Of Ne
braska. was recognized TO present reso-
luJiSns of sorrow for the memory OF
Grover Cleveland. The recognition OF
a Nebraskan, and especially Of the
man who has beer. chosen to place the
name OF Bryan before the convention,
was notice that the resolution which
he would ofie- represented Mr.. Bryan's
wishes as 10 substance and form.
Therefore, there was great satisfaction
among the conservatives ard a general
feeling OF relief, WREN the reading de-
veloped that the expression was an eIo-
quent testimonial. setting forth all that
tce most ardent friend Of Cleveland
could ask. without being offensive to
anybody
Mr.. Dunn moved adoption. aud the
chair promptly recognized Governor
Francis, who was Secretary of the
Interior under the second Cleveland
administration, to second the motion.
Mr.. Francis went TO the platform
and was loudly cheered IS ne sOIu
tae convention that ne came as the
friend of Cleveland and as one wao
had been member Of his Official
family. to second this sentiment. To do
less, he said, would make him like a
recreant TO duty and untrue u 1he
sentiment, which could not but prompt
him TO address a word IN memory OF the
man who had been his friend and one
OF the greatest Of Americans
Governor Francis spoke briefly, but
with much VigOr and real feeling, and
the gathering was thoroughly in sym
pathy. He came secOnding the reSOiu-
ton as a sort C hostage from he
Cleveland wing. Plainly, ne put the
olive branch on his head. II a member
Of Cleveland's Cabinet could thus elo-
quently approve what Bryan had witt
ten, there could be no discord. When
he left the platform there was tUmUlt-
Uous applause.
Call for Parker.
Colonel Haldeman, Of the Louisville
Courier-Journal, in two sentences added
his second for the resolution. Then, as
the chairman was about TO recognize
somebody else, the apple Of potential