The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-09

been added by increasing Okiahom;
thirds vote necessary to choice OF
The democratic pile driver, as
Col. Guffey and Pat McCarren call
the Bryan machine, Is working
smoothly today. Its managers, Or
lie James, Jim Dahlman and Chair.
man Bell examined the ropes and
fixtures prior to setting the con-
vention in motion and found them
all right.
Despite the intense heat the
crowd surged into the hall filling
every seat early. Chairman Bell
called the convention to order at
1870 and Rabbi Emmanuel Koch,
Seattle. offered the prayer.
Sen. McCreary, Kentucky, pre-
scented the report of the commit
tee on organization, naming Clay
ton permanent Chairman nd max
ing all temporary officers perma-
nent. Chairman Bell thanked the
convention for its kind treatment
and said his position there hon
ored the coast. He named Nc
Crery, Lewis Nixon, New York,
Judge John e. Baker, California, as
a committee to escort Clayton to
the platform. AS Clayton started
to speak three little girls CARRIED
In the Stars and Stripes assembled
the rostrum and presented him
with flowers. Clayton kissed them
and began his speech.
Congressman James, floor lead
er of the Bryan element, stated,
while Clayton was speaking, that
as soon as the preliminaries of per-
manent organization were conclud.
ed the convention would take re-
cess until Z tonight, when it would
adopt platform and nominate
Bryan.
In part Chairman Clayton said:
This Is democratic year. Dem
ocratic ideas are now popular. 1t
is no longer 'anarchistic to de-
clare private monopoly to be in
defensible or that the great trans
regulated and controlled by public
law. Former questioning of the de-
cision of bare majority of the SUI
preme court in the income tax case
can not be heard, because of the
greater noise of the vehement and
broader denunciation of judges and
judicial acts that have shocked the
country.
"A demand for the revision OF
destroy our industrial system.
Trusts are not to be tolerated even
xy the republican party. The re-
publican party has made marked
progress in promises to the people
and much greater progreAs In aid
ing selfish interests and special
privileges. That party, guided by
expediency and campaign neces-
sity, would camp this year on dem.
ocratic ground.
1t must be admitted that the re-
public can not long survive II
fraud and corruption become ma
terial factors In our elections. No
man has said more than the presi-
dent about the corruption of cleo
tons. Has he proved his faith by
his works? Is 1t true or not that
four years ago he selected for his
campaign manager novice in
politics whose principal qualifica-
tion for the position was the power
he held over the corporations OF
the land? Is 1t true or not that
the official place as secretary of
commerce and labor had given full
knowledge of business secrets and
relations OF corporations to this
campaign manager and clothed him
with power, with the assent Of the
kLresident. to punish or reward
them by publishing or withholding
the secrets that he had gathered as
such secretary?
as 1t true or not that with the
power held In terror over the cor
porations he solicited or had his
campaign contributions from them?
"There has been and is now
public demand for legislation, regu.
lating, not aboishing the process
OF injunction and the power to
punish for alleged indirect or con-
structive contempts of courts. Ever
since 1895 the democratic party has
protested against hast yand i'll
considered use of injunctions and
has been insisting upon the right
Of fair trial in all cases of con.
structive contempts. The repub-
lican party has been avoiding this
question. II has done nothing to
give the wage Garner fair play and
less than nothing is offered to him
I'm the Chicago deliverance. The
meaningless generalities of its in
junction plank are an insult to the
intelligence of those who demand
reasonable and substantial legisla.
ton to prevent the admitted abuse
OF this judicial process.
THE president and his party de-
nlare that prediction revision