The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-15
DEMOCRATS N SESSION.
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION
CONVENED YESTERDAY AT
DENVER.
Reso'uslo"s Of Respcnct for Late Ex-
President Unanimously Adopted
Only Preliminary Matters Were
Dtsposed Of.

Denver. July with cheers from
\ ae.eee throatx. with the swell Of polit-
icai oratory and the inspiring spec
tacle OF vast multitude Of people. the
Dsmicrstic national convention began
~ deliberations today. The session.
lasting . little over two hours. was
more notable for Its impressive mag
nituds and spectacular effects than for
the business accomplished. II gave.
hcwsvsr the opportunity for the
awaksuins echoes Of convention en-
0uslam. the keynote speech OF the
psnporary presiding ohicer. Theo-
dors A. Bell. Of California. q heated
skirmish Incidental In the contest In
Ne Psnnsyivania delegation and An
ally . unanimous tribute Of homage
and respect 10 the memory of the late
orovsr Cleveland. But the enthusiasm
Of the ot'sains session was compare
lively brief. Intermittent and tempest
nouA without that long sustained and
frsnsisd clamor which 10 still reserved
Cor the future. The day was devoted
ehissIy 10 the primary formalities and
ths committees appointed are now at
work psr'scting the permanent or
eannation 70 proceed tomorrow.
Meantime the convention hosts
chafe over the two days. delay which
must intervene before their great pur-
pose & Achieved--the nomination of
. presidential candidate. The tide Of
Bryan sentiment sweeps on. gathering
fcrcs ~ u, proceeds. and tonight the
chorus Of Bryan. Bryan" Is we'll
nigh universal. a
With II is steadily swelling under
current for the nomination Of George
Gray OF Delaware. AZ vice president.
aad this. movement. at first intangible.
has now assumed q definitness which
promises to merge soon with the SEEM
ingiy overwhelminging current moving
toward Bryan. Tonight the opponents
Of Bryan ere still seeking to unite
their .strensth against him. with the
hope OF ultimately accomplishing his
defeat. >A
IL was .. xtlrving scene which was
spread before Chairman Taggart at
noon' today whom. with uplifted gavei.
hs sought to. bring order out of the
confused babel Of sound and motion.
the splsndid ampbttheatre. decorated
with nass and bunting. was packed
70 In utmost limits with dense and
sssthips masp of humanity. Below In
the central arena sat the delegates.
5uss two more than an even thous-
and. and back Of them the 1000 al
tsrnates--thesc 1000 OF real conven-
ton. with the destinies Of the party
In their hands. Fianking them and
sweeping round the hall were the
Iong lines Of eager and expectant on
lockers. rising tier on tier and gallery
ON gallery In solid masses. the bright
nsss of the women In their gay cos
tunes vying with the splendors OF
Old Glory which hung at every hand.
Here and there amid the bewiider-
ing throns stood out the notable
groups Of leaders. Immediately In
front and under the presiding oficer's
ere were ranged the Nebraskan dele
gation. bronzed sons Of the West.
headed by their cowboy mayor. Dali
man. the personal spokesman OF
Bryan. Well In front were theh New
York cohorts with Chief Murphy. cold
and impcnctrable. and Judge Parker,
rather serious faced. Further back
Col. Guffey was the smiling center of
his Pennsylvania adherents. and near
him James Kerr. who is struggling TO
dispiace Guffy and take up the lead
ership. Illinois was to the left centre
with the rotound Roger Sullivan TO
the fore Further back Tom johnson,
the fighting mayor OF Cleveland. NOV
cd among the adherents until the ga
vel sent him TO his place among the
distinguished guests upon the plat
fmor. Near him there sat a notable
group-the venerable Senator Daniel
Of Virginia. type OF the oid-time
southerner. with Towne. the vice pre-
sidentiai candidate and orator, and
the tall. blonde. waspy Congressman
sulzer. OF New York. With the vir-
ginians could be seen Gov. Swanson.
with Nevada's delegation Gov, Dick
erson and Senator Newlands. with
Kentucky Senator McCreary. with
Missouri Senator stone and OCCASION
ally ex-Gov Dockery and the re-
doubtable Champ Clark. with Idaho
Former Senators Dubois and Heit-
fcidt. Minnesota with the Johnson
lnufennnfa Waa nnarlv taIacad ir,