New-York tribune., 1908-07-09
STORY BY BULLETINS
Night Session at DenUer Taken IN
Small Doses.


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Denver. $50 D. m.-The doors of the hall have
been open to the public since Z p. m, and the
galleries are nearly filled Chairman Bell has
inst arrived on the platform and is holding a
conference with Colonel Martin the sergeant-at-
arms The crowd is being entertained with a
concert of popular airs by the cowboy band
Very few delegates are yet in their seats.
500 D. m.-Chairman Bell calls convention to
order.
S.33 o. m-Chairman Bell is again experience
ing considerable trouble in bringing about order
In the convention. He has ordered the alsles
cleared. but the hum of conversation continues
despite the vigorous of the gavel.
$50 m-The Chair recognizes Mr.. Ormond,
or Alabama. for the purpose of making mo-
ton.
$40 u. m.-Mr Ormond moves that the con-
vention request Mr.. Hobson to address the con-
vention. There is some opposition to this mo-
tion. The Chair decides the vote and casts the
deciding vote himself in favor of inviting Mr.
Hobson to the platform.
SAB D. m.-Captain Hobson is the plat
form and being introduced by Chairman Bell
$40 P. M-Captain Hobson says that the
grave danger OF foreign war does not come from
across the Atlantic. but from across the Pacific
500 P M-Captain Hobson holds that Presi-
dent Roosevelt was compelled surrender the
right of self-government in San Francisco on ac-
count of not being equally powerful with Japan
on the sea- He is frequently applauded
e:o1 P. M,-Captain Hobson predicts great
foreign war before expiration of administration
which will be elected this fall. His statement is
greeted with mingled hisses and applause, and
the chairman has to call for order.
s:os P. M.-Captain Hobson says that within
the last few weeks the President of the United
States had stated in his presence that there was
the greatest probability of war with Japan.
s.O4 P. M-Great confusion follows Captain
Hobsons statement. Chairman Bell threatens
to clear the galleries.
s:07 p M-Captain Hobson closes his address
and is loudly applauded.
s:os P. M-Chairman Bell remarks: "The
Chair wishes to announce that he lives on the
Pacific Coast and that up to the present time he
has not seen any necessity of enlisting."
$40 P. M.-Chairman Bell adds that his col
leagues in Congress will prove that the navy is
large enough to protect the Pacific Coast
e:12 P. M-The Chair recognizes Colonel AL
derman, of Kentucky. He answers Captain
Hobson by saying that the United States has
thirty-two first class battleships while Japan
has only sixteen and Is not afraid of any nation
on the earth.
Ola P. Mt is announced from the floor OF
the convention that the committee on credentials
will be ready TO report within a few minutes.
Charles A. Towne, Of New York, will address
the convention in the mean time.
$50 p. MN the Pennsylvania contests the
committee recommends that the contestants be
seated.
GA D. m-The Chair recognizes Mr.. Strath-
ers. of Maryland, who presents the minority re-
port.
o.4t m-senator Towne ends his address at
a.27 o'clock and is followed by Senator Taylor.
of Tennessee
e45p m-senator Taylor ends at $50 p.
e:45 D. m-Chairnan Bell announces that the
committee on credentials is ready TO report
$50 u. m.--Chairman Callahan. of the COM
mtttee on credentials, Is making his report.
9.44 o. m.-Oklahoma is accorded eighteen
delegates by the committee on credentials
9.4S u. m.-Governor Haskell of oklahoma
moves that each side be limited to thirty min
utes for debate on the two reoor-s and IS SEC
I onded by Judge Kern, of Indiana.
9:49 p. m-The motion to limit debate to
thirty minutes for each side is adopted
9:52 p. m.-The chair recognizes Chairman
Callahan. who will support the minority re-
port.
9.3T D. m-Mr. Straus. of Maryland, rises to a
J point of order but is overrued. and Mr.. Cal
Iaghan takes the platform and viii give his call
for Oklahoma.
1910 D. MIR. Straus charges that the ma
jority report was carried through the committee
I on credentials under gag ruis.
1912 p. MIR. Straus says that the dele
gates from Pennsylvania represent the Demo-