The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-10
~ JAMES scHERMERHoRN.

DENVER, July l0.-lt was fitting
that a brilliant lawyer from Omaha
by the name of Dunn. Qgnatius j.. to
be- exact, should put the finishing
touch upon Bryan's triumph. Wheth'
er he did Ii we'll or Ill doesn't matter;
as a matter OF fact he did 1t mighty
well, recounting all the attributes and
achievements that have made the Ne
braskan the Man OF the Hour,
II WAS one OF the predetermined
things OF this fore-ordained affair that
there should be a response that should
be heard around the nation. And
there was. Dunn's imprisoned ell
max. spoken from the soul and from
his swaying shoulders. Nebraska
unconQuerable son. VIM. Jennings Bry'
an" was the last articulate sound
that the vast audience heard for i
flll hour. There was sound enough,
hoarse-throated full-volumed ana
unavoidable, accompanied by all the
gay circumstances OF demonstration
to.wit: The fluttering OF countless
flags, the crash OF the band In every
unforgotten ballad, the circling and re
circling OF the state standards. the
massing OF guidons and banners. ana
the entire multitude seemingly upon
their feet 10 stamp. or wave, or shou''
or gesticulate their approval
Doves Of Peace loosed.
Some small things stood forth,
strangely appealing I'm all rhis terrlnr
jargon. A floc kof white doves
wheeled their noiseless flight In that
cyclone OF sound. dipping under the
great American eagles that shelterei
the platfor mwith their motionless
wings. Doves of peace, possibly their
first intrusion on Democratic nd
tional convention since the invasloH
OF free silver Then poised high upoH
n broad Democratic shoulder was
fair-haired child, bearing standard
aloft and forming the central figure
In colorful and animated group OF
flag bearers at the forefrontoo or the
sneakers stand IL was sweet touch
OF childish innocence and delight IN
that frenzied hour. Here and there
in the galleries. or on the fioor' one
deserted points OF especially violent
commotion even in the MIDST vi I"
scene that was all clamor ana tumuIt'
A delegate dipping a portrait OF bryan
TO the cadence OF the music. or
white gowned Barbara Fritchle leah-
ing far out over the balconys eas.'
shaking forth-not one or our couu'
try's flags-but two or three, ana ac
complaining the unfurling or the COZ
ors with the widest vocal contribu-
lions 10 the tremendous din--these
were the details or demons,ra'ioi'
that. In It's entirety. was simply inde'
scribable.
Interpreters of the Demonstration. -
Quite as odd a tribe as the noise
makers of the national conventions
are the interpreters OF the noisemak-
ing The irreconciled of the Democ-
racy saw at once, Bryan mania IN
,ts most violent stages" The RepuD-
lican onlookers sniff and say, stage
business simply, all machinery. which
e. an admission that the Democracy
leads I'm dramatics and as convention
mechanicians: at all events. In view
of the sorry comparison the Repubii-
cans made as noise manufacturers at
Chicago.
Finally come the great cloud OF
Bryanites and exclaim, Behold how
the people acclaim him above any
other nominee who ever made ma
tional convention howl" This is the
official and only authorized version OF
an hour and halls pandemonium TOT
The Nebraskan on Wednesday and an
other hour OF ear-splltting vocallstics
on Thursday. The Republican news
paper writer's see sure defeat for the
I,n,o,nra,o In tho stolid silence or
New York, Minnesota. New Jersey
Delaware and Georgia in the MIDST
NJ ALI this fevered action and long
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