Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-11
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION


denocYtic convention at Denver, Col
or do, rapped for order. Vice presi-
dental conferences we're 10 progress over
the hall at the time and it was a little
while before the delegates gave their
sit ntion TO the chair.
Mr.. Clayton WAS too hosrse himself II
be heard and spoke through a reading
clerk to introduce Rev. John O. Oorbelt.
IF Wtsi6eld, New York, who delivered
the invocation.
The priests mention Of the name oil
fist God-fesring man, w. j. Bryan"
called out ripple OF applause, which
was renewed when be hsd concluded.
Ollie James, Of Kentucky, took the
gavel.
A member Of the Massachusetts dele
gst on arose and began TO protest
againit sclions OF the delegations last
night 10 yielding the states place on
he presidential nominating roll to Utah.
He was ruled out Of order, and Gov
ernor V,riaman, Of Mississippi, was
recognized to move that the convention
pr .ct ell 10 the nomination OF yice-prssl-
deut al candidate. The motion was car
ried.
Senttir Stone, OF Missouri, asked for
Information regarding the rules for nom'-
mating speeches. He was Informed
there was no rule, aud made motion
that all speeches be limited 10 10 min
utss each and that the seconding speech 8
be mol more than two for each candidate
n or longer than FIVE minutes each.
Chairman James, In putting the mo-
ton, did not state that part OF the mo-
on holding the seconding speeches t.
two, and the motion as adopted was in
accordance with the statement and
limited the speeches in time, but left
them unlimited In number.
Acting Chairman James directed the
call OF states to proceed.
Alabama" came the CALL
alabama yields to Indiana" re.
piled the chairman of the delegation.
The followers of John w. Kern
cheersd lus iy.
Thomas X. Marshall, democratic can
didate for governor OF Indiana. was
sent to the platform to offer Mr. kern's
name as the head of the list.
Mr.. Marshall paid tribute fret 10 the
platform of the convention, next to Mr..
Bryan, then to Indiana and lastly to Mr..
Kern himself. A convention which had
begun we'll should end well. He assert
ed that Mr.. X RI had all the guali6cs-
tions thst could be desired and would be
a saldard.besr worthy Of united
democracy.
Iudiana's delegation cheered Mr..
Kern for several minutes. They were
lined by only few delegates from
| Florida.
When Colorado WAS reached on the
roll ex Governor Charles 3. Thomas, OF
thst state, t'ok the platform 10 place
Ia nomination Charles A. Towne, oil
New York. The convention did not al
| first understand whose name Governor
Thomas was to present, but as be pro.
ceeded, recountiDg the events In the
.reer of the man he had come to name,
1t was understood that ToWne was the
man. The mention of Towne's name
was received with applause, but only
one New York delegate showtd signs oil
approval BY waving his hat.
Connecticut WAS next to place Us
candidate in nomination, sending j. J.
Walsh to the plstforn to name Archi-
bald Mcneil, OF Bridgeport
"Give Us Mcneil" he concluded,
"snd we will give you Connecticut next
| November"
Delaware yielded to Georgia her place
on the roll-call, aud l.. |. Hill, from the
Il tier state, in a few words placed CLARK
Howell, of Atlanta, 10 nomination.
Mr.. Hill made happy little speech
that had in the minds of the delegates
an added virtue in thst it was short.
The mention OF Mr.. Howell's pane was
greeted with much applause.
Florids, next on the list, yielded to
Missouri, aud Gov. Joseph w. Folk took
the platform amid cheering from all sec
tons OF the hall. His greeting was the
most enthusiastic extended to any OF
the speakers who had preceded him. Ii
was some little time after his introduce
ton before he could proceed. When he
spoke it was to second the nominations
OF Mr.. Kern.
'1daho seconds the nomination of
Charles A. Town" shouted q delegate
from that state when it, name was
reached on the roll.
Mr. James, after Idaho had been heard,
yielded the gravel to James Hamilton
Lewis, of Chicago, who recognized Fred
Kero, of illinois, as his first official act.
Mr.. Kern, placed the name OF John
Mitchell before the convention, though
be did not ofier him as 8 candidtt'. A
heavy cheer followed the mention Of
Mr.. Mitchelfs name.
Mr.. Kero said that Mr.. Mitchell had
said that he preferred that his name be
not presented as q candidate, and he,
therefore, on behalf of Illinois, seconded
the nomination of Kern, of Indiana.
When Kansas was reached the chair
man of the delegation announced thtt
Kansas had hoped to vote for John
Mitchell, but would be satisfied with any
one Of the candidates already In nOmi-
nation.
Ollie James, of Kentucky, seconded
Mr.. Kern IS lone of the kDightiest
democrats in the world"
There we're no further responses from
the states until Maryland was reached,
when Mr.. Lee, Of that delegst Oh, sr)se
and seconded Mr.. Towne, OF New York.
Leader Murphy, of Tsmmsny, arose
amid cheers, but there was wave OF
disappoint meLt when he announced: