The San Francisco call., 1908-09-05
Democrats Formulate Platform and Name Candidates
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ganization was model of brevity and
the credentials committee denied that
it had heard of the Los Angeles inter-
necine strife. by declaring that no con-
tests had been brought. Both reports
were adopted and the decks were clear
for the IS inch gun target practice con-
Quoted by Rear Admiral Theodore. A.
Bell.
ENTHUSIASM FOR BELL
Bell was enthusiastically received by
the delegates and the so or 60 repre-
sentatives Of the woman's suffrage as
sociations and voters in the galleries
Bell said that democracy presented
so much rich material for discussion
that he was at a loss to decide what to
talk about Harmony was a subject
that naturally and instantly suggested
itself TO the young Napoleon OF democ-
racy He congratulated the delegates
on their deliberations which he said
were marked by that absolute har-
mony which is essential to any party s
success"
Bell got an audible smile for this
declaration. Undiscouraged the party
leader assured the delegates that the
unexpected harmony was no indication
OF democratic apathy. Far from It
And to prove that he was right Bell
was forced to revert TO Judge Alton
B. Parker's western vacation trip as
an indication of the manner in which
the democrats Of the east are rallylng
10 the support Of Bryan.
PARKER's SUPPORT QUOTED
The delegates evidently had an ex-
cellent appreciation, OF the klno OF
support Parker and the New York and
Illinois democrats are giving the peer
less leader A majority of them
grinned or snuffed in disgust when
Bell handed Out the Parker joke, and
the young leader went that one several
better by declaring that the democrats
Of California who refused to support
Bryan in 1895 and 1900 were petition
ing for an opportunity to contribute
their money and their time to the
Bryan campaigns The next hour Bell
devoted to denouncing Roosevelt for
stealing Bryalis ideas and defense
Of Bryan's bank depositors' guaranty
scheme. In conclusion Bell went after
AIcNab. .--
WARNING FOR McAAB
II want to warn certain gentlemen
in the democratic party" said Bell,
that they cannot promote the candi-
dacy Of Bryan by daily attacks through
the press on other democrats. l de-
plore those attacks. do not want
Bryan TO be injured by men who hurt
his cause because they want to belabor
me. whether we are McNab men or
anti -AIcNab men, we must put our
shoulders TO the wheel together.
Nothing is more distasteful to me
than TO have my name paraded in the
newspapers. l do not relish the ap-
pellation Of boss / do not desire that
honor and ] refuse TO accept it. Men
who are my friends viii cut it out
Let Us have no bosses. Let every
democrat be a leader. No man here
is going 10 try to dictate TO the demo-
cratic party. No man viii be permitted
10 dictate 10 il. 1 want the electoral
vote Of California TO be cast for Viii
liam Jennings Bryan. Let US all work
together to that end"
PLATFORM Is ADOPTED
The adoption of the platform was a
matter of the merest fornality, delayed
only long enough after Bell concluded
his speech to enable its reading by
Judge MCGUIRE, chairman Of the plat
form committee.
The nominations of electors at large
were made after the lunch recess, when
a majority Of the delegates had left for
their trains and in the presence of not
more than so delegates and a few
women in the galleries.