Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-08

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One Man for President.
| After ref rrinS To Tart. as Il
"biS,s.trd candidate" and demanding
but one man in the White lious"
| at "A time" hc adroitly turned his
speech in Il pan, gyric for Mr.. Bryan.
the reference to the N"braSkan leader
bringing forth Il turultuuus demons
tration.
Cleveland Resolutions Presented.
The presentation of resolutions Of
+, Spcct 10 III" memory OF Grover
Cleveland brought 70 the front two
nota,fr figures. Judge Parker. Il New
York. the Democratic Cand:dat" OF
four wears ago and GOvernor Francis.
OF Missouri. one Of tire surviving mem
brrs Of The Cleveland cabinet. Tn"
RESOLUTION as adopted "manatrd from
Mr.. Rryans friends and were present
ed bv j. Dunn. of Nebraska. viii
will make the nomination speech for
Bryan
They were no sooner read when
shouts of PARKER. Parker showed
the general temp OF the convention
I, wards the former leader. Judge
Parker was pr, vailed upon to mount
IN" plar form where with resonant
voice. he read his own resolutions o'
tribute to Mr. Cleveland. closing with
a tactfui concession TO the BRYAN
forces by scrnndinS tn" r'o'utt"ns
presented by them.
Mr.. Francis tribute to his former
chief brcaihcd the spirit OF p"rS"ha'
association and deep admiration.
With the adoption of tn" rcsoin-
lions the convent ioncd adjourned I'M
I'll noOw tomorrow
B:q Farmers Band.
At lI:3O O'Clock when III" nan wa
less than one third fun the flr@t music
of the convention crashed from the
upprr balcony A splendid band OF
some sixty odd pieces uniformed III
costumes Of Western plains--o'"r
flannel shirts. peaked hats and re"
bardana handk"rchicfs. flung abou'
their nccks. PLAYED a S'rir OF natrf
cite selections 10 the applause or inc
incoming crowd.
Tagnrt and Bell Arrive.
National Chairman Taggart reache'
the convention hall at 1l:lo accouipa
pied bv Temporary Chairman h"''
and they were literally applauhtn d.
they made their way t" the platform
whom the Georgia delegation rcach-
oh the hall il was announced tha' INV
rnsiticn they will take on the press
Icn,;,, nomination will be determined
y. q meeting to be held al 9:jo w
morrow morning This question wa"
10 have hecn decided at the M etiis
tn he held This forenoon but by uhahr
,,s .c,ion nostpOnmcpt was order
led.
Taseart's eaveI Opens Meeting
At II O'Clock promptly. Chairman
Thomas Tasyart. Of the natiOna! COM
mite. brought down his gavel WIN
:. ere :nundinc whack and called the
Convention to order. Cheers folio"
cd III. blow of the gavel and Chau-
man TagCart as soon as the! hau ''
sided. spoke as follows: -,
AS chairman of the Denlocra'iI II"
.ioual committee it becomes my P'e"s
;n,, duty to call this convention 10 ",
der and in so doing | cannot rev ON
from the sugg, stion that IN huni'e':
in the personnel Of the deieSa.es. H
enthusiasm and in the deterrniha,'"',
of victory j. is tn" greatest poil.Fa'
corv, ntion ever assembled in the oht'
ed States. .. that
1T is certainly appropriate ,ha'
,,ct, , convention should meet in 'hi7
,ro,, Western city. whose citizens
b,v. shown their generous hospi'an's
an every hand. and whose ehie'Pi'e.
md energy is aitcsted by the efe''i'"
NJ this magnificent auditorium.
I'm this connection | desire 10 ca
,-ors the thanks of the mempeFs vi
tho committee to the people OF
and cspeciaIiv to the mem"rs Oh w.
neuvcr Convention !ea=ue whose -"
soIrsb and untiring work has COM
bp,cd 20 much 10 this success '"
-. on,ninc of the campaign oi
1898. ,.,o,
Tho Michigan delegation. which naa
r,,,cbcd 10 the hall carrying i't
';,,, hammer borc itself into the hal'
81 ,.,s promptly ordered by me SCI
s,,,,, nj arms tn take II out aS"I ~
tn wolverines promised To lay d"
for tho floor beneath their Sca.s,
,f,cr al, the delegations had nee"
,o,,.s with the exc pii"n "f Calior
n;s and Net~a: ka the Delegation i'""
Icbraska made spcc'acu'a'
;r,ncs Thy came marching in q
s,,;1 column down the. center az"
ho,din, hich a large banner 81 To-
whitc and blue silk on wmcn We
pa;utrd a portrait Of VT. 80
Above the picture wer' .,,, !,
"Er,an Volunteers and pen avn -
of Nebraska. and tho
The sight of The banner a"" ,,nd
march or the Nebraskane -.
/ .rca, enthusiasm for IT," n''n" =,
many Of tho delegates and a,'Sr a~;nS
,"sn:nr upon their chairs and ""'"s
hats and handkcrchi"ts. ,,,o
California FOLLOWED Nehraska III. ,h,n
,hc.hari and We'd with that s,a'e w."
1900 If a banner in wni'c'