The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-07-16
STORY OF
Scenes In The Convention
al Denver.


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any sllhflar osgNnisstior. adjourned
afisf ao4inaiias wllilam Ieaalngs
Ryan 81 ArtsAssa f1f ,he presiieocy
sna yehn W. Ksru u lndiKna Zoe vice
psesiaent Thu. MF BHan j. for shs
laird time The standard bearrr ~ bic
party IL baiioaal contest
Nj Bpaas nomination had heen
fogs&hsHgwes for 'nsny ~eeas prior Il
tir confention, aud for cfeE Ss Ions
tll4s u bad b~ea eonreded that b.
eoald arbitrarily dictate az 10 who
would he ihs Aonllnc~ for vice presi
dent n be deeird 60 use bis power
70 this eitent ny leaving 10 The con
reatiob the choke u The holder -
secofsd place 90 ihn ticket Mr. Bryan
gave ihs I,1a2 delegates chance Il
advance their claims FOR tho favor
he sons ~ their states, 10 indulge I'll
The fasciua,ioHs ~ potential national
yoililes and 10 f@el that each Individual
among them hsd something % ippor
taDeo 10 % 10 The councils ~ his par
~. Probably there never have been
In the history ~ ans American polit
icnl parry 80 many candidates offered
for The vice presidency a. II Denver
No less than sixiy-iwa men we're boom /
cd 8r mentioned for the nomination 1
which Judge Gray, the Delaware presi 4
dental candidate. could hare had foi
the asking
As was tho case 81 the Republican
convention at Chicago, both candidates 4
were nominated on the FIRST ballot
aud Mr.. Bryans nomination. like that
If Mr. Tafi's. was made unanitnou,
after the FIRST roll call Mr. Bryan ha0
received sg2Is votes when the FIRST
ballot was taken. Mr Thfi received
5u2
The features OF particular interest
al The convention were, first, the eyi
dences u the overwhelming power ane
popularity Of Bryan; second. the bit
Ter factional strife which arose oven
The unseatine of Colonel james NJ.
Guffey, Democratic leader OF pennsyl
yanls. and of State Senator Patrick
II McCarren. Democratic leader 81
Brooklyn. and OF their delegations
truly sensational was the coniro
yery between Mr Bryan aud Colo
mel Gurey). Third. the struggle over
the framing Of the platform, fourth
the uncertainty aud excitement %
tending the choice " vice presl
dental candidate. 9th the pronounce
weakness Of the presidential boom OF
Governor johnson Of Minnesota; sixth
the adoption Of resolutions ia memory
~ aud Mandatory " the works ano
policies Of the late President Grover
Cleveland seventh the approval In
The platform Of the work Of President
Roosevelt along certain stated llnes
and the actual naming Of him therein
From start to finish the convention !
was most enthusiastic one. What
MIR Bryan had among th, I
delegates chose to evidence their dis !
OF the proceedings chIeay by Z
remaining quiet in the convention hall
ON "Wednesday. July !. occurred th,
great outburst OF applause at the men
iion OF the candidates name by the
blind Senator Gore OF Oklahoma. which
lasted one hour and twenty-eight min I
ltes By actual observation. Thus was Z
pntstripped the time record made by I
he applause for President Roosevelt
II the Republican convention, when
he delegates interrupted senator {
lodge and cheercd for forty.sis min {
ties. d
The convention was called TO order n
IN Tuesday, July 7, and remained In j
session but two hours. 3
In that time II had cleared the decks n
Tor the nomination Of Bryan and the ]
adoption % a thoroughly radical .
platform, had attacked Colonel Guffey, 4
made Judge Alton Is Parker Of New j
York, Democratic candidate Ia 1904 n
at humble pie on his Cleveland resoln.
ions and had listened TO the keynote I
peech OF Temporary Chairman Theo. o
lore A. Bell Of California. who. IN an G
bile address admirably rendered, enun.
lated Ms the principles OF the Demo o.
ratio party practically all Of Bryan's v
Doctrines Chairman Thomas Taggart b
4 the national committee called the "
10 order at II o'clock. i
The routine prellmlnarles were q,
nlckly concluded. aud II was scarcely r,
wenty minutes after the convention a
I'D been called 10 order before Chair.
lan Bell was escorted 10 the plat n
prm by Governor Blanchard of Lonl-
iana. Ex-Governor Eliyson OF Ken. NJ
ieky and ollie James OF Kentucky. j,
Mr. Bel proved 20 be a young man, "A
Al and well built and with long black m
air, His hair is SO long. In fact, that tr
is appearance suggests the la Toilette h
.pe Up TO the time that be began to i.
peak there had been hum all over
ie hall With his first words a hush
N on the crowd, and from that time
i he was listened 10 with thorough at
.ntion II Il seldom that chairman =,
convention Is treated 80 well by St
le audience "a
Mr.. Bells speech, 10 the opinion Of y
! who heard him, was a remarkable ~,
~. with sentences well rounded aud ali
gle clearly expressed. No that never q.
4 minute WIS his point IN doubt -,
Republican Plea 81 Guilty. foi
MIR Ben was particularly effective In 81
i recital of wha, be- termed the pleas
guilty Of the Republican party. De-
be following, be said. Is the Repub. wl
an confession q guilt; -,
We sd no, revise the sArn no
We aIe net araend the antitrust laws Gil
secure greater effectiveness IN The !.
sasreutsoa % cr4hiiHAl nouopciles r.,
We dtd not ADJ single line 10 the In.
's,sfe cpFamxrcs Ian giving the federal
xsfnmens supervision over the issues 4
ssceis and ssondk bf Interstate car. IA.
~ ~,
Ne GA net enact cUfgHnrf measure y
At uoNi8 nnitsg1ts the evils ~ a fiuan- He
u panic sDcii "a has recently distracted ~.
: eeaNgr9 under a Rspabllenn aangnis- NJ,
sttun tui
Ne aia not limit ihe opportunities sor hiz
Ssaug shs wfas 81 Injunction lut
Ne 6ia nos establish postal savings ~.