Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-07
THE coNVENTIoN.

Convention Hall, July THE days
session was looked forward to as one
of preliminary formalities. the address
of temporary Chairman Theodore A.
Bell being the feature. The announce
meut of committees and an early ad-
journment out of respect to the mem
CRY of the late Mr.. Cleveland completed
the announced program.
Judge Alton b. Parker of New York
came to the hall with sharply revised
Cleveland resolution to be offered In
case he should secure recognition by
the chair. AS the session began, how
ever, 1t was understood that closer
friends to Mr.. Bryan would introduce
resolution that was TO be adopted
No contest of any sort was to be made.
That much was settled.
a NEW FEATURE.
new feature of the convention ar
rangements was a battery of four au-
tomato adding machines such as are
used In banking and large business
establishments. They were provided
FOR use by the tally clerks and a
speedy and accurate announcement of
ballot results.
An oil painting of Mr.. Cleveland
faced the rostrum. having position of
nonor second only to that of Thomas
Jefferson.
SEATING ARRANGEMENTS
A feature of the seating arrange
ments, new in political conventions.
was the labelling of all seats. Every
chair carried on Its back n small
white placard bearing the name of the
state, IN large, black capitals. with the
Word Delegate beneath It, This
small detail did away with much Of
the confusion incident to former con-
Ventions, as 1t showed where the terri
Tory OF every state ended and where
'hat OF us neighbors began, and there
was no good natured "scrapping'' over
BOUNDARY INES as is usually the case
ms plan of designating seats was
where chairs for the members of the
national committee We're placed. every
one peing plainly marked with the
name ana state of the man for whom
{. II had been set apart
~ li3a o'clock, when the hall was
less IMAM ohe-third filled, the first mu-
SIC or the convention crashed from
The upper balcony. A splendid hand
#pf some 60 odd pieces. iInifor,ned IN
costume OF the western plaIns--hlue
{ flannel shirts, peaked hats ana red
4 pandanna handkerchiefs flung about
MtheM necks played series or pa.
tb ,'' i seleetlons to the applause of
CALLED TO ORDER.
~ " O'clock promptly, Chairman
#Thomas Taggart OF the national com.
mittee, brought down his gavel Win
a resounding whack, and called The
convention TO order. Cheers folloNrd
the blow of the gayel, and t'halrnnn
dasgalt' as soon as they had subsid-
ed spoke as follows:
rAGGART's ADDRESS.
AS chairman OF the Democratic ma
tional committee, It becomes my pleas
ing duty TO call this convention to
order, ana In so doing / cannot re-
irhin from the suggestion that In num-
befs, In the personnel of the dele.
gates, IN enthusiasm and in the deter
nlnaticn OF victory II Is tho greatest
pontlcal convention ever assembled IN
The United States
III Is certainly appropriate that such
convention should meet In this
great western city, whose citizens have
SHOWN their generous hospitality on
every hand, and whose entorprise and
l energy are attested by the erection OF
I ms magnificent Auditorium.
IN this connection | desire 10 ex-
Dress me thanks OF the members OF the
ndlionai committee to the people VI
bsnVer and especially 10 the members
" tht Denver Convention league, whose
unheinlsh and untiring work has con
ulpuled 30 much 10 this euceessful
n nons happS opening OF the campaign Of
OFFICIAL CALI READ.
Following Mr., Taggart's remarks. the