Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-07-09
DENVER CONVENTION.
National Democrats to Name
a President Now In
Session.

OF Democratic National Convention,
which there is some doubt, on eou
a bad washout on the Union~Pacific
Road, which is bringing him here from
California, the convention will be call
ed to order at noon by Chairman Thos.
Taggart OF the National Committee. II
Bell does not get to Denver on time
Taggert will call convention to order
at the time prescribed and let lemon
STATIONS and whooping OF d~elegatec
fill in the time for an hour or two.
This should be easy.
There will be only one ballot, when,
Oh Thursday, the roll is called for the
vote Oh candidate tor president. That
much is clear to every delegate.
Dickinson and Gray managers are still
going through lht nietions of button
honIg delegates and telling the peo-
pie Bryan MA no. be nominated on
the nrst ballot, but THIS is simply the
tutiic talk of bopelessIy beaten men.
S,uce Charles F. Murphy decided to
1 no mo lie 1 an OdI0 dSOh "ACh
New Yurk's 70 ballots, 1t las been
clear thai all opposition to Bryan's
nomination hau faIlen fiat.
On the Vice Preside htial situation
New York has abandoned all effort to
get together on a canuiG4te, and il
Judge Gray will consent, New York
will Try to force the Delaware Judge OH
the ucktt.
.LATER-The convention was called
to order at 1-:15 by MIR. Taggart, whose
voice could not be heard len feet away,
on account of the great din among
Stale delegations. lie introduced Tenn
porary Chairman Boil, who had just
arrived on ii Chartered special train,
and at 2 o'ci,ck he began his speech
TO the convention.
Denver, July 8.-Committes On per-
organization, rules, and order
OF business OF the convention will be
ready to report when b convention
meets at noon today, and the creden-
tlais committee may be ready, but the
committee on platform will not he.
This about sums up the situation here
1his morning.
Eh@ c~reuenIials committee went into
session 1T 5 o'clock last evening and it
was alter o O'Clock this morning when
4 ,ey reached the Pennsylvania con-
aestants ease.
The committee heard all the evidence
of all easos before going into executive
session to make up their report for
presentation to the convention, ana
PROBABLY they wll be ready when
Chairman Bell calls for their report,
but it is possible that an extentien o.
time will be necessary.
The general impression is hat til,
Action OF the national committee will
10 approved in the cases OF Illinois
Ohio, New York and the District Of
loiumbia, but that Idaho will be split
each side being given half vote.
The Pennsylvania case is the mos
highly explosive piece OF dynamite
and i'll regard to it tho convention is In
the air. Ii the Gufey delegates are
nnseated, there is due to follow the
the convention, for Col. Gufey fs mao
fr~n center to cireumft renee and viii
surely ''gtart something" if he secs
good chance.
The sub committee on platform
which has in charge the drafting OF tn,
declaration of the party principles, re
manned in session until 2:3O this morn
ing, going into executive session afte
listening for several hours to argument
il favor OF ali sorts OF pIanks. Thel
they concluded to take ii little rest
They their sitting at 8 o'clocl
this morning. They hope to repor
draft of platform to the full committe
at 5 o'clock ibis afternoon. 1t this i
done the platform may be presented 3
H1e night session OF the convention.
The convention WIS called to orde
al 1922, Denver time.
The chair recognizes Grady OF NeE
York, to present the refort of the com
snittee on rules and ordero of business
The report of the committee rea fiji rm
fhe rules of the last Democratic cor
yention.
Credentials committee reports the
contestine, or BRYAN delegates, shout
b" -ta:,d from Pennsylvania an
t'oi. tfuf1eN's anti-Bryan men thro w
tuI. Gutfay will fight eommittee's re
port on the floor of the convention.
Ollie James, of Kentuckey, fer TIL
committee on credentials, says full re
,,urt won't be ready until s O'Clock tC
might. Says adjournmentis best. Leu
cries OF mo, no..
Resolutions en- the death of jaime