Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-24


An important happening in commit
tee work on this day was the speech
of Captain Richmond 2. 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, We're
overshadowed by the unrivaled dem
onstration over Bryan. The conven-
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 United 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-
copied the advice of Bryan"
Convention Goes Mad.
The mention Of the name brought the
convention to its 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
general celebration. The applause was
relaxing somewhat when the band
poured oil on the fire by striking up
Dixie" and instantly the verbal fame
was burning fiercely and brighter than
/, before.
When the demonstration had pro-
! ceeded for some fifteen minutes dele
gate from Iowa caught up the stand
ard of that state and led march to
the stage, where there was grouping
of the states. 1t was a wild rush to
the platform, in which there was con-
| fusion. The only state standards that
finally We're left in their places We're
Georgia, New York, Delaware, Mime
sofa, Connecticut, Maryland and New
Jersey. After ten minutes more of
yelling the perspiring, scrambling del
egates with their state standards left
| the platform and started on parade
around the hall. In the midst of the
riot of noise and the confusion Of
marching delegates the constant boom
of fashlight explosions from the pho
| tographers added to the terrific vol
ume of noise.
Gore sishtIess and Silent.
| During all this time, while one of
| the greatest outbursts of political en-
thusiasm ever witnessed in any politi-
cal gathering was beginning. swelling
and dying down, the blind man who
started it was standing against the
railing of the speakers stand, seeing
nothing his voice had created. He was
for the time forgotten.
| When at the end of Lightweight min
utes quiet was restored, the chair rec
ognized Congressman Ollie James Of
Kentucky, who moved recess until 8
p. M, which was adopted.
| At the night session the report of the
committee on credentials was received
and accepted amid spirited debate
over the unseating of the Guffey dele
gates. The chief arguments of the
Guffeyites against being unseated were
as follows:
i n Ire IN xxoc n1yida oH-
/ duced by the contestants before the COM
| mittee to support their claim to said
| seats.
Second.-That the contestants produced
no credentials conducting to accredit them
in any way to membership in this conyen-
| ton.
Third.-That they made no protest or
appeal to any convention of the Demo-
cratic party of Pennsylvania or to any
tribunal or functionary of said party or
to any court in said state. as provided
by the primary election law Of the state.
Guffey's opponents claimed that he
was in league with the Republican or
ganization in Pennsylvania and that he
procured hundreds of Republicans to
vote at Democratic primaries.
Prior to the vote on the Guffey mat
ter occurred the sensational speech Of
Captain Richmond p. Hobson of Ala
bama, in which he stated that Presi-
dent Roosevelt feared war with Japan.
MY countrymen, my message is
nearly through" said Mr.. Hobson aft
er he had spoken about twenty min
utes. A cry of "Amen!' sent gale of
laughter over the hall.
II want to say to you," went on Mr.
Hobson, gritting his teeth in determi-
nation, that not so very long ago the
president of the United States said in
my presence, There exists the greatest
probability Of war with Japan"
President Roosevelt later, at Oyster
Bay, N. T., issued signed statement
denying that he had ever made any
such remark.
Thursday, July 8, was also marked
by two sessions, the night session con-
tinuing over into Friday morning,
when in he wee sma'" hours Bryan
was nominated for the third time as a
candidate for the greatest and most
influential Office among the powers Of
the earth. The taking up of Mr.. Bells
battered gayel by the permanent chair:
man, Congressman Henry ID. Clayton
of Alabama. and his excellent speech
in which he said, This is Democratic
year; Democratic ideas are now popu-
lar were the leading events of the
morning session.
| Clayton on Injunctions.
| Chairman Clayton paid particular