The Detroit times., 1908-07-10
ay w. G. r. PRICE.


BY w. G. r. PRICE. .f6
DENVER, July after the storrys~f3
the calm, The cyclone OF yesterday =
was succeeded today by refreshing A:
period of quiet which enabled dele a
gates 10 the Democratic national com q
vention to recuperate for the nnabta
hurrah which may come tonight or at q
the latest tomorrow. -
This morning the program. or at 81
least the first part OF II. including the u
perfecting OF the organization OF the
convention by the adoption OF the re- ~
port OF the committee on permanent ors.s!
ganization making Henry ID. Clayton. s9
of Alabama. the presiding officer In 2
stead OF Bell, OF California, and ~
changes the other convention officials =
from the status OF temporary to per- !
manent officials -
The balance OF the program Will -
depend on the platform committees =
which. when the convention was called Z
to order. was wrestling with the anti :
! injunction plank. IL they succeed in
Strengthening this out in time. the plat =
/ form will be presented and the only =
| business ahead 81 the presidential !,
nomination will have been disposed o. !,
New York for Bryan.
| As the delegates gathered this (.
morning the news spread that New j
York finally had decided In caucus tosu
cast its IS votes for Bryan as the re- ),
port gained currency that the names q
OF neither Johnson nor Gray wotld be !,
presented to the convention and that
Bryan's nomination would be made
unanimous.
This report could be traced 10 nos
authoritative source. hut ID is consid- Y
cred by no means improbable that y
this will be done.
Delegates came In slowly this morn e
ing and as the news OF the platform 3
committee was learned the officials 4
were In no hurry To open the proceed.
ings.
The band played pretty steadily I.
from 1880 until Chairman Bells CAV
el fell This IL nice band and when \,
things look like they are getting dull 1
they start on. Dixie" My Mary I
land" or America" Either OF these
Is sure 10 raise a yell !,
Bell Hammers for Order. II
II was just 30 when Mr. Bell be-sl
gan the usual hammerng with the 2
gavel which is preliminary to getting ?
the convention down to business II =
took him the usual time to get the
delegates seated and TO quiet the huns
OF conversation.
After waiting 1--WE minutes for the
delegates to be seated, the chairman
got the sergeant alarms busy and
while they were clearing the aisles
and inducing the delegates TO be seat =
| ed he went into a little conference
with some Of what the Tammany men
call the high brows" on the speakers Z
stand.
He finished at 80 and then start.
Jed IN TO get order in earnest and got II
80 quickly 1t was startling.
Rabbi Samuel kerch. OF Seattle,
Wash. opened the session with pray
er. the entire audience standing at
tentively. Rabbi Koch prayed earn
estly for divine guidance in the delib-
erations OF the convention.
At the conclusion OF the prayer.
Levi McQuiston OF Butler. Pa. was
recognized and stated that the dele,
gates who had been seated by the cre-
dentials committee had not been able
TO get tickets, and he asked the chair
TO direct that they be given seats.
Roger G.. sullivan. OF Illinois, said
that the necessary tickets had been
given TO the Pennsylvania officials.
The chair directed that the delegates
be admitted.
Senator McCreary. OF Kentucky
was then recognized and presented.
, the report OF the credentials commit
tee naming H. ID. Clayton. OF Alabama,
as permanent chairman.
) The temporary officers were then
) made permanent.
Retiring Chairman Bell thanked tho
subcommittee Of the national Commft-"
tee. the national committee and espe-
cialy the convention for choosing him /.
temporary chairman. His selection.
he declared. was compliment TO the
Pacific coast lie was given an ova-
ton. h
Mr.. Bell took his honors coolly
Then he named Senators McCreary OF
Kentucky. Nixon. or New York. and
Baker. of California. committee Of
three to escort Permanent Chairman
Clayton TO the stand. which duty they
performed with dignity.
Wild Yell for Clayton.
When Judge Clayton was presented.
there was Wild yell for the popular,
Alabama statesman. led by his fellow
statesmen. Mr. Clayton has fine
presence. a good voice and knows
how TO preside tie had Just saiG.3
Fellow Democrats. when be was in-.
terrupted By the presentation OF al
huge bouquet OF roses and then threes
beautiful little girls dressed in red,
white and blue. were placed upon the
platform beside him.
This caught the crowd and 1t cheer !;
ed loudly
The names IT the three little tots.
are Katherine. Edith and Irene Smith.
daughters OF Chas \ Smith. OF Den
YER.
Mr. Clayton knew what the dele
gates wanted and his first utterance.i
I This is a Democratic year startedi
the crowd going