The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-07-31


At last the machinery is in motion
AID the district delegate begins to
wonder what he is on hand for. A
big man at home he Is lost in the
hurry burly and roar Of the conven-
ton. He may be assigned to commit
tee, but he had nothing to do with
| that. The State boss decided that 80
and-so should be member Of the Per
mane1t Organization Committee; that
Mr.. Brown, who Is political econo-
mist, should be honOred by a seat in
the Resolutions Committee, and that
the Boss himself or one Of his most
trusted lieutenants should be a men,
Der OF the Credentials Committee. These
bodies all meet separately. All the
contests that were handled by the Ma
tional Committee the week previous 50
to the Committee on Credentials urless
pressure has been brought to have the
contestants withdraw their fight. The
Credentials Committee wires are pulled
the same as was the National Commit
tee, and the result Is usually nearly
the same.
Framing the Platform.
1t is when the district delegate sits
in the Committee on Resolutions to
draft the platform that he begins to
realize that he Is only small ~"
compared with the bosses. The genial
Mr.. Doe, who has been coming to the
national conventions since 1858, 10
elected chairman with hurrah. He
assumes his position and draws from
his pocket a carefully prepared docu-
ment, which the secretary proceeds to
! read. The district delegate might have
had an idea some time previously that
he would be consulted as to the plat
form. But the party leaders saved him
all the trouble and worriment. They
had skilled men at work on the plat
| form weeks before, and it is built &C.
cording to their ideas. The committee
usually adopts the platform with q
? rush. Sometimes there is a fight or
particular topics. But party expedi
e ency usually rules.
Real Work Now Begins.
The Credentials Committee fire
quently sits for three days and thu
. convention must wait until its labori
1 are finished. The Committee on Per
manent Organization Is usually a cu
: and dried affair. Finally the Credea
e tials Committee reports and the new
: roll Is made up. Then the Commute,
e ON Permanent Organization makes III
, report. 1t recommends that the Hon
n orable Senator or Mr.. So-and-So" b,
a called upon to preside. Cheers gree
J, the name. and the gentleman Is escort
+ ed to the platform. After he has beer
: elected he makes profound speech, tn
n other officers are chosen and, like rae,
horses, the meet is on.
II the Committee on Platform 4
It ready to report 1t reports after tn
e speech. On the report there must b
e a roll call. There is always, too, tn
Y possibility Of a fight Certain "planks
that please Maine may be abhorrent +
10 Texas. When the matter Of the plat
form is disposed Of, either by the com
" mittee reporting or by the announces
, Inent that 1t is not ready to report, tn
|, permanent chairman announces anothe
!, recess maybe until the next day, poa
sibly until later in the same day.
T. Nomination of . Candidate.
A. Frequently the time is taken up Wit
l. speeches placing the candidates 70
d President In nomination These ed
r. dresses are usually good in their wal
70 Men noted for their eloquence, VII
c. can portray the virtues Of the aspiran
,e In language that will thrill their hea,
10 ers, are selected for this work. tn
70 platform is usually accorded the speal
r. er and his Grafton Is hailed with deal
20 ening applause and cheers. Bach cal
didate Ia brought to the front and hl
" works painted in glowing colors. The
l. comes the critical period. The. distrit
n. delegate believes now is the momer
. when he counts for something.
b. The roll call begins and proceed
!" monotonously. The chairmen Of tt
q different delegations alone do the tall
II ing. That Is all there 10 to it. IT
II FIRST ballot In the convention Ii usual
devoted to complimenting favorite son
m After that the real work begins. II
10 district delegate learns that he IL NJ
n TO vote A. he intended, but that he wi
q vote for some one else on the secor
90 ballot
70 Suddenly there Ii a roar in the CO
It. vent1on. 1t is mighty shout loud
10, than cannon. Somebody has been nor
hs mated for President. Amidst gre
n disorder the rollcall is pushed to CO
n ciusion. The chairman tries to leal
Mt how the tellers agree in their cour
nd But the crowd knows all about 1t. tt
ng chairman, powerless as Mrs. Pertin
re ton with a broom against the wav
ee, of the ocean, tries to do his duty. II
an shouts and cheers keep up for tan