The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-09

man of the Democratic national com l mittee.
 The opening prayer was made by Kt Rev. James J. Keane. archbishon of wyoming, and after a short inter- val urey Woodson of Kentucky. sec. retary of the national committee. read the call for the convention. The committee on rules made lie report and the officers of the convan. vention were announced, as follows. Temporary Chairman-Theodore Bell, California.
 General Secretary-Urey woodson Kentucky.
 Assistant General Secretary-Edwin sefton, Washington, D. c.
 Sergeant-at-Arms- | Martin Missouri.
 Chief Assistant Sargeant-at-Arms- J. C. Fenn, Indiana.
 Chaplain for Opening Day-Rt Rev James J. Keane, archbishop of Wyo- ming
 Chief Doorkeeper-Eugene W. Sui. livan, Illinois.
 Parliamentarian-H. D. Crutchfield. Kentucky.
 Official Stenographer-M W. Blum berg, Washington, D. c.
 Chairman Taggart appointed Gov. Blanchard of Louisiana. Lieut.. Gov. Ellyson of Virginia and Representa-. tive Ollie James of Kentucky as committee of three to escort Tem. porarY Chairman Bell to the speakers rostrum.
 Gentlemen of the convention" said Mir. Taggart, as the committee of three appeared on the platform with Chairman Bell, q take pleasure in introducing to you your temporary chairman, Theodore A. Bell"
 A shout of applause greeted the words of the chairman, and as the temporary chairman advanced to the front to deliver his address, the cheers were redoubled. MT. Bell is about five feet ten inches in height, slender, clean shaven. brown eyed and brown haired. He vas garbed in the conyen- tional afternoon attire. His voice is clear and penetrating and he had no difficulty in commanding the close at. tention of the convention.
 The delegates were prone to ap plaud from the utterance of. Bells first sentence. His manner of deliy- cry lent emphasis to his points and there was spontaneous handelapping at the conclusion of each of his grace fully rounded periods. Galleries, too. joined Iiberally in the applause be- slowed upon the speaker.
 Cheers mingled in the outburst of applause when Mir Bell asserted that the Democratic party would always stand unafterably opposed to monop- oly of production.
 Al the conclusion of MT. Bells speech a resolution eulogistic of ex- President Cleveland was read and adopted and the convention adjourned ui til Wednesday.
 stretched about the Denver audito- rum when the delegates to the con vention began to arrive at the scene of the next four days activities. The | sidewalks were roped of to assist the officers in handling the curious throngs that began to gather about | the hall early in the day.
 Mounted police kept the streets clear for a passageway for those hold ing tickets.
 On two of it's streets fronting the | auditorium great banks of snow gave | . cool greeting to the visitors. From | the mountain heights the snow had | been brought down to this mile-high | level on a special train and hauled | through the city in carts of various descriptions. The day was by no means hot, however. and the only eff feet of the snow was the novelty of an icy street scene in July.
 National Chairman Taggart reached the convention hall at 11:45 o'clock, accompanied by Temporary Chairman Bell. and they were liberally applaud ed as they made their way to the plat form.
 The apparent conveniences, facili- ties and architectural fitness of the new auditorium for convention pur- poses was remarked by practically ev- cry delegate who filed in.