The Detroit times., 1908-07-10
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DENVER. July 9.-The remarkable
commute demonstration that exhaust
"a the time and the physical endur-
nee OF yesterday afternoons session
" the Democratic national convention
gas an unparalleled tribute, In It's
orolongation and in it's heartiness. but
n was not for the eyes OF three great
Democratic leaders.
One was Senator Gore, the sight
I 1ess orator from Oklahoma. whose
n ringing report OF how the new state
+ rejected the counsel OF Taft and ac-
cepted the advice OF Bryan evoked
the hour and ahalf OF swelling ac-
claim. Another was the pictured fea-
X lures OF the late Grover Cleveland.
X 81 It's frame OF mourning, around
which the accents OF alteration of a
new leader swirled in ever-increasing
volume. The sage of Princeton reck-
ed nothing OF the noisy acclaim
that was once for him and now for
one who comes after him. The third
chieftain whose vision caught moth
ing OF the hurrah of the color
ful. seething scene was the man whose
exaltation was celebrated in this pan
uemonium OF praise, the farmer OF
Fairview, In the quietude OF his coun-
try place, 500 miles from this lauda-
Z tory turbulence. AS the thousand
fhroated salute rose and fell. with all
(. the gay grouping OF state standards
around the candidates picture and the
4 crashing OF bands, and bearing aloft
OF banners ones mind was drawn ir-
resistibly 10 the comparison of the
clamor here with the quietude there
and to the contemplation OF the pow
er of leadership that has sent inspira-
(. tion from the rural scene TO the pro-
Ionged shouting OF this loyal multi
\ tude.
But Senator Gore. sitting patiently.
pathetically on the platform as the tu-
mutt continued made out the extraor
:. binary scene through its music There
were those implacable Bryan haters,
who. having both eyes and ears. saw
or heard nothing confirmatory OF the
Bryan mastery in all this acclaim.
There are none so blind or deaf as
\ those who will not see or hear: and
the commoner who saw no spirit In
the listlessness OF the first days pro-
.ceedings, refused to revise this opin-
ION even with the greatest demonstra-
ton In history rolling over his head
In a mighty concord of approval.
Some of the Michigan delegates still
Insist that there is going to be no
Bryan food with the current OF tu-
Im1ltuous recognition which is inun-
dating the landscape They refuse 10
Believe that great and progressive re-
forms have interviewed TO establish a
new leadership, reject other leaders
who show Wall-st. affiliations, and
empower. the party's candidate to
Danish from the organization its dis
credited members SO far as accepting
their counsel is concerned
The outcome OF the fight on the re-
port OF the committee on credentials
which used up the Wednesday night
session and terminated in a two-to-one
triumph for the Bryanite forces prov
ed that the big noise OF the demon
stration was something more than
sounding brass and tinkling cymbal.
The ousting of McCarren, Guffey and
others OF like ilk was in full accord
With Gov. Haskell's cry TO the corpor-
sationists, Back to the oil tank" The
minority report had the law and the
credentials on their side and regular
ity and precedent, but these were not
powerful enough to prevail In the face
Of the cry that no Wall-st. or Standard
OIL delegates need apply. They hiss
cd Haskell roundly when he challeng-
ed the supporters Of the minority re-
port to look into the rugged, honest
tdetermined features of Grover Cleve-
Z land on the wall and then vote to seat
( 0ufiey in a Democratic convention.
But the governor OF Oklahoma was not
perturbed.
'.Pve heard that sound coming out