Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-07-11
DEMOCRATS
IN, NATIONAL
CONVENTION
Denver Amid Great Throngs
Of People From Over the
United States.


political oratory and the inspiring
spectacle of multitude of people, the
democratic national convention began
its deliberations today. The session.
lasting little over two hours, was
notable more for it's impressive mag
nitude and spectacular effects than for
the business accomplished. 1t gave
opportunity for the temporary chair
man, Theodore Bell, to sound the key
note, heated skirmish incidental to
the contest in the Pennsylvania dele
cation and finally unanimous tribute
of homage and respect to the memory
of the late Grover Cleveland.
But the enthusiasm of the session
was comparatively brief, intermittent
and tempestuous, without that long
sustained and frenzied clamor which is
still reserved for the future The day
was devoted chiefly to the primary
formalities, and the committees ap-
pointed are now at work perfecting
the permanent organization to be pre-
sented tomorrow. Meantime the con-
vention hosts chafe over the two days
delay which must intervene before
their great purpose is accomplished
the nomination of presidential can
didate.
The tide of Bryan sentiment sweeps
on, gathering force as it proceeds, and
tonight the chorus of Bryan, Bryan"
is well nigh universal. With it is a
steadily swinging undercurrent for the
nomination of George Gray of Della
ware as vice presidential candidate
and this movement at first intangible,
has now assumed a definiteness which
promises to merge it soon with the
seemingly overwhelming current NOV
ing toward Bryan.
Big Hall Is Packed.
1t was a stirring scene which spread
before Chairman Taggart at noon
when, with uplifted gavel, he sought
to bring order out of the confused
babel of sound and motion. The SPLEEN
did amphitheater, bedecked with flags
and bunting, was packed to its utmost
limits with a dense and seething mass
of humanity. Below, in the central
arena, sat the delegates just two more
than an even 1000, and back of them
the 1000 alternates-those 1000, the
real convention, with the destinies of
the party in their hands. Thanking
them and sweeping around the hall
were the long lines of eager, eXpectant
onlookers, rising tier on tier and gal
lery on gallery in solid masses, the
brightness of the women in their gay
costumes vieing with the splendors OF
Old Glory, which hung at every hand
Curb Railroads.
After a prolonged session, hearing
the presentation of the Pacific north
west lumbermen's demand for plank
pledging the democratic party to the
principle that higher rates announced
by railroads may be suspended by the
interstate commerce commission until
the rates are proven to be justified
the subcommittee on resolutions
named R. D. Inman of Portland, Ore.
to bring in a favorable report.
Little Courtesy to Parker.
1t is a great pity, to say the least
that the first session of the democratic
national convention was marked by
two unfortunate and disgraceful Incl
dents.
One was the treatment accorded t.
the Pennsylvania delegate by which
they were all practically disfranchiseC
by the arbitrary ruling of the tenn
porary chairman, and the other wa
the marked lack of courtesy shown t
Judge Parker, the last democratic can
didate for the presidency. Neither in
cident was one which will reflect cred
it upon the Denver convention, but tn
throwing down of the Pennsylvania
regular delegation was thing whicl
would not have been tolerated in an
trough house" county convention, an
even experienced politicians ar
aghast at the action. Without tria
I without even a semblance of examine
- ton into the real situation, the entir
PENNSYLVANIA delegation was deprive
of all participation in the preliminar
work of the convention and was no
even allowed representation on tn
most ordinary committees.
The presiding officer, Theodore A
Bell of California, made lamentabl
mess of his first public appearance a
a parliamentarian, through a rulin
= which cannot be sustained by any POI
sible theory of parliamentary law.
Chicago Tribune at Denver
The Chicago Tribune will publish
democratic national convention editio
in Denver each day this week, begii
ming Monday. The edition will b
printed by the Rocky Mountain New
and will be circulated with the New
going to every subscriber and pu