Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-08

brun of France. M Kroupfsky of Rus sia. Hon. Fl. F. Charteris of England
 and the ministers of Argentina. Greece
 Belgium and Chile.
 The appointment of committees was
 quickly disposed of. For a moment
 the Pennsylvania row threatened to
 throw the assembly into wild confu-
 sion. That state presented two sets
 of officers. representing the two con
 testing factions. Ollie James of Ken.
 lucky. voicing the Bryan sentiment.
 endeavored 10 refer the fight to the
 credentials committee. Against this
 Colonel Guffey and his lieutenants.
 pale and gesticulating wildly, sought
 to interpose . protest. but it was of
 nc asai' r~. tinrn papdemopinm
 prevailed. and then the smooth run
 ming machinery consigned the question
 to the credentials committee, where
 Mir Bryan's adherents are supreme,
 and the Guffey forces retired. full of
 wrath and disgust
 The presentation of resolutions of respect to the memory of Cleveland brought to the front two notable fig. ures-Judge Parker of New York, the Democratic candidate of four years ago. and Governor Francis of Mis- souri. one of the surviving members of the Cleveland cabinet The resolu- tions as adopted emanated from NIT. Bryan's friends and were presented by I. J. Dunn of Nebraska, who will make the nominating speech for Bryan.
 Resolutions on Cleveland.
 The Dunn resolutions on Mir. Cleve- lands death are as follows:
 ."As 1t has pleased the Ruier of the universe to remove from our midst Grover Cleveland, late president of the United States, who was three times the candidate of the Democratic party; be 1t
 Resolved. That we, the delegates of the party in national convention as. sembled, recognize ill him one of tbe strongest and ablest characters known to the worlds statesmanship who pos sessed to an extraordinary degree the clements of leadership and by his able, conscientious and forceful adninistra. tion of public affairs reflected honor upon his country and his party. and
 Resolved, That we hereby express our deep sorrow at his death and ex- tend our warmest sympathy and con. dolence to his family and that this resolution be spread upon the records of the convention and copy be for warded to Mrs. Cleveland: and
 Resolved, As a further mark of re- spect to his memory the convention do now adjourn
 The Dunn resolutions were no soon. CT read than shouts of Parker, Par. ker. showed the generous temper of the convention toward the former lead. CT. Judge Parker was prevailed upon to mount the platform. where with resonant voice he read his own resolu. tions of tribute to Mir. Cleveland, clos. ing with & tactful concession to the Bryan forces by seconding the resolu. tions presented by them. Judge Par. ker spoke as follows:
 Mfr. Chairman. ladies and gentle men, gentlemen of the convention, it was my purpose had been fortunate enough to have secured the attention of the chairman to have offered the following:
 Before undertaking the important work confronting us we. the repre-. sentatives of the Democratic party in l national convention assembled, record our profound. grief at the great loss sustained by the country and civiliza. i tion in the death of Grover Cleveland. We honor him as a true states | man who kept inviolate the faith be. queathed by Thomas Jefferson to this time honored organization of the peo- i pie. We recall with great grateful ap. preciation the signal services he ren. I dered in maintaining jealously the Just of power guaranteed by the constitution to the executive, leg. islative and judicial departments of our government: in insisting that no greater burden be imposed upon the . people by taxation than is necessary to administer the government econom. Icaily; in striking at the root of the growing evils of special privilege and trust monopoly by demanding tarif reduction; in making practical appli. cation of the principle of civil service reform under the motto, Public office s public trust" |
 Praise For Dead Ex-President |
 "'We revere him as a patriot who never failed to denounce wrong and uphold right wherever found, whose courage was unmistaknble, whose in. tegrity was unquestioned. whose ad. nerence to his high ideals could not be shaken.
 We deplore bis death as that of he first citizen of the United States he pre-eminent embodiment of the DO itical and social truths that from un. Ielish service comes the noblest pow. IT and that the power of influence is rastly greater than the. might of au. hority. Y
 Finally, we commend to American rouths the study of this most striking example of universal honor and rever. 'nce. won by the true character through sturdy adherence to undyins ,rineiples. and we hereby direct the iiicers of this convention to transmit y telegraph to Mrs. Cleveland in Princeton. \. !. this expression of our orrow and our pride
 Therefore I beg leave 10 second the exolution offered by the gentleman