Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-09
BRYAN FACTION
WHIPS GUFFEY
PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATES
SURRENDER
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COMPLETE CONTROL
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Much to Organized Labor
and the Masses
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The band worked overtime to keep the
crowds amused. and fairly earned the
applause that was literally bestowed.
At $50 the report of the COMMITTEES
on credentials was brought to the hall,
but Chairman Bell had wandered off
and could not be located, and the dele
gates and spectators put in another
period of inactivity while pages and
messengers were securing the hall
to bring the chairman to his desk and
duty.
The floor scene was one of much con-
fusion, the aisles being congested with
delegates either pressing their way to
their places or engaged in earnest con-
sultation. The aisles are quite narrow
at best and tonight they seemed i'm
passabIe.
Col. Guffey, about whom the storm
of the night was expected to center,
appeared on the floor shortly after 8
o'clock and Immediately was surround
ed by number Of his lieutenants and
sympathizers, who were prepared to
take up the battle in his behalf Col.
Guffey seemed pale. but determined.
With clenched fist and furrowed brow,
he talked with great emphasis OF ex-
preston to those about him, one Of
whom was Peter O'Boyle, his chief
aide in the Pennsylvania delegation.
Mr.. O'Boyle was scheduled to speak in
defense Of the colonel in case of at
tack from any quarter.
When Chairman Bell had been
brought back, after bringing down his
gavel In a rapid tattoo, he gave vent
once more to his stereotyped cry, THE
convention will be in order; gentlemen
will take their seats"
Receive Letters from Home
The convention, however, did not at
once come to order. nor did the gen
tlemen take their seats" for the rea-
son that a number of letter carriers
were distributing mail among the dele
gates and they were for the time be-
ing more interested in letters from
home than In reports upon convention
matters.
7 ehconvention apparently was IN
sufficient order to proceed to business
several times. but Mr.. Bell did not
take advantage of any one Of the
psychological moments, but continued
to pound with his gavel, the rap, rap,
rap of the wooden mallet on q mar
BILE slab being punctured from time to
time with the conventional call of
gentlemen will take their seats"
The galleries finally helped the CHR
man out, and their storm OF Kisses
quieted the turbulence on the floor.
1t was SAT when the business of the
evening was taken up.
Mr.. Ormond of Florida was recog-
nized to move that Representative
Richmond Pearson Hobson of Alabama
be invited to address the convention.
Mingled with the cheers of "Hobson,
Hobson," were many cries OF mo, no."
Chairman Bell put the motion to a
viva voce vote and there were ensuing
storms of AYE" and mo-" some of
the delegates supplementIng their
negative votes by demands of give us
committee reports. we want to do busi-
ness"
please permit the chair to announce
the result" said the chairman, as soon
as he could be heard above the con-
fusion. "I have a very sensitive ear
and decide the vote is a tie. It is,
therefore, the privilege OF the chair to
cast the deciding vote. I cast 1t in the
affirmative and Congressman Hobson
Is invited to address the convention"
Cheers and a few Kisses followed
Hobson to the stand, and he received
a warm welcome as he stood beside
Chairman Bell. His first words showed
that he realized that speech at that
particular moment was not entirely
welcome to all Of the delegates, for he
declared that he would not venture to
make an address, did not feel 1t his
duty to do so, but to deliver himself
of the truth as he believed he saw 1t.
He then began at some length to lead
up to a discussion of the Japanese in
cidents Of several months ago at Van
couver and San Francisco.
Crowd Grows Restless
After Mr. Hobson had been speaking
for fifteen minutes the crowd began to
grow restless and cries OF "time" came
from floor and galleries.
Chairman Bell called for order, say
ing the speaker would conclude in a few
minutes.
In concluding his address, Congress-
man Hobson declared that II the Dem
ocratic party was successful in the
election he believed it would at the
end OF four years "have a great foreign
war on its hands"
Instantly there came from the con-
vention a chorus Of mingled groans,
catcalls, Kisses and cries OF mo. moi"
Hobson was compelled to cease his
speech entirely, but stood calm and
tense, determined to finish his address
as soon as he was given an opportunity
to do so.
MY countrymen, my message is
nearly through" said Mr.. Hobson.
when he had attention. A cry of
''amen'' sent gale Of laughter over
the hall.
II want to say to you." went on Mr.
Hobson, gritting his teeth in deter
mination, that not so very long ago
the president of the United States said
greatest probability of a war with
Japan"
''No, no; come off!" shouted the
crowd, and there was an outburst of
cries which continued for several min
utes.
Bell Warns Gallery
"Gentlemen." said Chairman Bell,
s'this gentleman will be allowed to fin
ish and If he is interrupted again by
the galleries the seregant-at-arms will
be directed to clear them"
This announcement was greeted with
cheers. which sprang from the coast
delegations
IF this great war comes" said Mr.
Hobson. with intense earnestness, "ths
party upon which the responsibility
falls will be ground to powder. I be.
lieve that at this juncture we should
place the responsibility where It be-
iongs-upon the party now in power
and which has refused to provide ade.
uuate coast defenses."
He was for a time heard in silence
but roar OF laughter went up wher
a voice in the rear shouted: "Hurraf
for the Merrimac."
Mr.. Fobson finally closed with 9
plea that when the Democrats succeed
to power in the nation they so prepars