Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-09
OVATION WITHOUT 4 PARALLEL
Most Dramatic Scenes Enacted Over
Speech Made by Delegate from
Oklahoma, While Chairman Bell
SOUGHT to Restore Order Amidst
the Chaotic Assemblase.
(By Associated PreSS.J

DENVER. July s. Tn" Demo
cratic national convention IS marx
ing time, so Tar as the nomination OF
candidates and the adoption of plat
form is concerned and is passing
through the stages of organization and
throes of frenzied demonstrations. To-
day has been marked chiefly by tur-
buIent enthusiasm and the bitter strife
Of party leaders. the essential dcvci
opments of the day being these: Two
sessions of the convention were hcld
the first at noon producing Bryan
demonstration breaking all records
in duration. the second at o'clock
tonight being the elimination of the
struggle over the credentials OF the
Pennsylvania delegation and the SUI
premacy of the Pennsylvania leader,
Colonel Guffcy, who has becu de-
nounced by Mr.. Bryan.
Outside of the convention the COM
mittees have proceeded with the Sc
rious work of preparing the way for
convention action The credentials
committee unseated eight of Colonel
Duffey's anti-Bryan Pennsylvania de-
egates. thus changing the complexion
of the national delegation from anti
Bryan to Bryan and prccipitating tn"
intense controversy which is being
fought out before the night session Of
the convention. The platform is Stlil
incomplete and indications are that
it will not be presented until tomor-
agreed upon and little remains but
the details of phraseOloSy.
The early meeting of the convcn-
ton today was productive OF little
practical progress as the special COM
mittees were not ready to report. But
it had She effect of an explosion of
long pent up Bryan enthusiasm
which took the signal from Senator
Cores eloquent reference to the Ne
braska leader. ard burst into whiri-
wind of enthusiastic tribute laSing one
hour and nineteen minutes. with sew
echoes of clamOr. establishing the
convention record of an hour and
twertysix minutes. or full thir,y-nin"
minutes in excess of the Roosevelt
demonstration at Chicago. which held
the record until today.
II was decisive exhibition of the
ever marshaling strength of the
Bryan column and the most dramatic
convention picture ever presented
as the standards OF the states were
tom from their mornings and borne
through the hall. until they stood TO
gethcr on the platform. like an army
of banners proclaiming their united
allegiance TO Bryan.
Amid this storm Of Eryan demon
stra-ion the six standards Of New
York New Jersey. delaware Georgia.
Minnesota and Connecticut stood
points Of little groups unmovcd by the
frenzies sccncs about them. THROUGH
the horr and seventeen minutes IN"
uproar continued cbbin- AMI flowing
in intensity. women joining with tho
mon in b~aring tho Bryan standars
sloff while tho whole aSs"mbiagc
Of I2""a people ioipci in tho :umui'-
nous characterization. The carly So
sion faSici three hours AMI then.
worn out with eyer ION ard lacking
the material 20 procrCf with tho con
vcntiou r,rc~~S~d until TONIGHT
Tsmmsny's Indian Parade.
With The assurance vi an"ihcr pr
fret hav and the promise - an iu'"r-
estinr fght over tho rcVor. nf tho
committee ou crCdcniiais which Coz
ono! Guffry and his pennsylvania
fricpds we're generally expected 20
contest. ,h~ crowd comm"nc"d ~arls
20 move toward tho cpnvcnii"n hail.
All progress was irpy.t!ci nv n great
parade 81 Tammany men from Nov
York beaded Ivy h5ni and nunh~r
Of eaudiiy a,;irrd indians wo'nd thriT
~ay around the husiucss scctiun ~
the city. About tnoo mon wore ~
Inc. among thcm loader Ch1s '.
Murphy. and Other Icg mcn Of Tsm
many
u was by far the largest parad"