The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-08
UNANIMOUS TRIBUTE
 TO MR. CLEVELAND


 of the chairman.
 Prayer Ia Read.
 The Bishop read his prayer as fol- lows:
 "oh, God from whom. all public au- thority derives it's power. by whose .. will the obligation of obedience to hu- man laws are securely established on motives of conscience and judgments are decreed in justice. look with favor upon this convention so representative of sovereign people--a people blessed through the disposition by thy provi- dence with a remarkable national pol icy. such as the world never saw be- fore. or elsewhere and which it is so pleasant to live under.
 Bless it's members. it's works, it's aims. Grant that 1t may be eminently wise in it's deliberations and wisely disinterested on it's decision. Inspire each member with aedeep sense of his responsibility. Give him strength to overcome the prejudices of personal and sectional interests ans to seek for his guidance clamly reasoned convic- tions.
 Inspire to maintain and encourage that higher level of thought; that en- hanced sense of responsibility, that bet ter life. politically and socially which secure true national greatness.
 May we all realize that the blood of a nation may be drained less nob1y than on the battlefield; that every ca paclty for higher and generous exer- tion, for cheerful endurance of suffer ing at the bidding of duty, that all the stock of moral force upon which a country can rely in it's hour of trial must be encouraged and fostered, if our glorious institutions are to endure that the security of people, which is great by. virtue of personal liberty and individual initial. depends more on high virtue than on strength of arms: that peace. and prosperity are insured better by the influences of religion. which make for ideal citizenship than by the extension of territorial lines
 "In this faith. we pray thee of whom the suffrage, the law, the social sys- tenn. hold to make that the work of this convention may exhibit and em- body the divine idea In the midst of the prayer a photo- grapher in the gallery set of a flash | light. calling down on his head the wrath of all who were grouped in his vicinity. The smoke of the explosion | filled a corner in the hall, much to the | annoyance of every one in that section | of the building.
 q am directed by the National Com. mittee," said Chairman Taggart 'to l name the temporary officers of the I l list"
 The following names were aunounc- l ed by the clerk
 Temperoray Chairman-Th eodnre A. | Bell, California.
 General Secretary-Urey Woodson | Kentucky.
 1. Assistant General Secretary-Edwir | Sefton, Washington, D. c. I. Assistant Secretaries-Charles s. | Northen. Atlanta. Ga; II. C. Richmond l Fremont, Neb.s c. A. Nash, Perry. Ia. Edward cahill. Springfield. H.; Will I Reid, Rawlins. Wyo., and Frank B. | Ross. Indianapolis. Ind.
 ! Reading Clerks--William McEniry | Rock Island, Ill.,; T.. F. Smith. New Charleston. w. Va; c. T. Gavin. Den yer, Colo; Rees F. Horrocks, Little I Rock, Ark: and Joseph l.. Kelly. In l dianapolis, Ind. I Sergeant t-at-Arms-John I. Martin 1 Missouri.
 Chief Assistant Sergeant Arms J. c. Fenn, Indiana.
 Chief Doorkeeper-Eugene W. Sulli- van. Illinois.
 Tally CIerks--Ruby LaFoon, Madison | Ky; V. Alert, Langdon. Md; E. B | Murphy, Leavenworth, Kan; Thomas H | Lovelace, St. Louis; Thomas B. Col. Her. Memphis, Tenn, and C. c. Ernst Decatur. Ind.
 Messenger to secretary-w. V. Richardson, Danville. Ky.
 Messenger to Chairman-Ernest l Brasley, Sullivan. Ind.
 Pariiamentarian-M. D. Crutchfield | Kentucky.
 Oficiai Stenographer-M. W. Blum | berg, Washington, D. c.
 Chaplains-Tuesday (opening day) Right Rev. James J. Keane. Arch l .4,-. al,A DAxr c. F. Reimer, Denver Colo; Thursday Rabbi Samuel Kerch, Seattle. Wash. 1 Friday. Rev. P. IT. Ramsey, Denver Colo.
 Chairman Taggart appointed Cover nor Blanchard. of Louisiana, Lieutenant Governor Ellison of Virginia, and Rep resentative Ollie James of Kentucky as a committee of three to escort Tenn porary Chairman Bell to the speakers rostrum.
 "Gentlemen of the convention" saiC MT. Taggart as the committee of three appeared on the platform with Chair man Bell, T take pleasure in intro ducing to you your temporary chair | man, Theodore A. Bell" An instant shout of applause greeted the wordI of the chairman, and as the temporar! | chairman advanced to the front to de | liver his address, the cheers were re doubled.
 Mir. Bells voice is clear and pene trattng and he had no difficulty 1T commanding the close and instant Et tention of the convention.
 The delegates were prone to applaud from the utterance of MT. Bells frs sentence. His manner of delivery len | emphasis to his points and there wal spontaneous hand -clappins at the con clusion of each of his gracefully round ed periods.
 Galleries too, joined liberally in th' applause bestowed upon the speaker Cheers mingled in the outburst of ap plause when Mir. Bell asserted that th' Democratic party would always stand unalterably opposed to monopoly O production,
 A flash light exploded directly fl front Of the platform while MT. Bel was speaking. sending a shower of re | hot powder sparks among the NeI
 York delegation. and the antics Of tn
 members In Ndodgtng and brushing away the ire brands, caused a way
 of laughter Charles r. Murphy lead
 CT of Tammany Hall, was directly i
 the line of the fire, but sat placidl
 while his lieutenants on either sid
 slapped the sparks from his shoulder
 Laughter greeted the speakers an
 nouncement that he had read deepl
 in the Chicago platform and he faiIe
 to find anything about "Republica prosperity" His sarcastic alluslons [ the claims of excellent management ( 1 the country made by the Republican also elicited the approval of the dele
 gates As MT Bell approached tn subject of the anti-injunction planl the attention of the convention wa quick ened end his statement that tn Republican declaration of that subjeC