Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-07-10
DEMOCRATS
In NATIONAL
CONVENTION
Denver Amid Great Throngs
of People From Over the
United States.

political oratory and the inspiring
spectacle of a multitude of people, the
democratic national convention began
its deliberations today. The session.
lasting little over two hours, was
notable more for its impressive mag
nitude and spectacular effects than for
the business accomplished. 1t gave
opportunity for the temporary chair
man, Theodore Bell, 10 sound the key
note, heated skirmish incidental to
the contest in the Pennsylvania dele
CATION and finally unanimous tribute
of homage and respect to the memory
OF the late Grover Cleveland.
But the enthusiasm Of the session
was comparatively brief, intermittent
and tempestuous, without that long
sustained and frenzied clamor which is
still reserved for the future. The day
was devoted chiefly to the primary
formalities, and the committees APP
pointed are now at work perfecting
the permanent organization to be pre-
scented tomorrow. Meantime the con-
vention hosts chafe over the two days
delay which must intervene before
their great purpose is accomplished
the nomination of presidential can
didate.
The tide of Bryan sentiment sweeps
on, gathering force as it proceeds, and
tonight the chorus of Bryan, Bryan"
Is well nigh universal With 1t is a
steadily swinging undercurrent for the
nomination of George Gray OF Della
ware as vice presidential candidate
and this movement, at first intangible,
has now assumed definiteness which
promises to merge it soon with the
seemingly overwhelming current NOV
ing toward Bryan.
Big Hall Is Packed.
1t was stirring scene which spread
before Chairman Taggart at noon
when, with uplifted gavel, he sought
to bring order out of the confused
babel of sound and motion. The splen-
did amphitheater, bedecked with flags
and bunting, was packed to its utmost
limits with a dense and seething mass
of humanity. Below, in the central
arena, sat the delegates, just two more
than an even 1000, and back of them
the 1000 alternates-those 1000, the
real convention, with the destinies of
the party in their hands. Thanking
them and sweeping around the hall
were the long lines of eager, expectant
onlookers, rising tier on tier and gal
lery on gallery in solid masses, the
brightness of the women in their gay
costumes vieing with the splendors of
Old Glory, which hung at every hand.
Curb Railroads.
After a prolonged session, hearing
the presentation OF the Pacific north
west lumbermen's demand for a plank
pledging the democratic party to the
principle that higher rates announced
by railroads may be suspended by the
interstate commerce commission until
the rates are proven to be justified,
the subcommittee on resolutions
named r. ID. Innan OF Portland, Ore,
to bring in favorable report.
Little Courtesy TO Parker.
1t is a great pity. to say the least,
that the FIRST session of the democratic
ho1Ohai COhftutlOn WAS IkdThCQ Dy
two unfortunate and disgraceful Incl
dents.
One was the treatment accorded to
the Pennsylvania delegate by which
they wore all practically DISTINGUISHED
by the arbitrary ruling of the tenn
porary chairman, and the other was
the marked lack OF courtesy shown to
Judge Parker, the last democratic can
didate for the presidency. Neither In
cident was one which will reflect cred
1t upon the Denver convention, but the
throwing down OF the Pennsylvania
regular delegation was thing which
would not have been tolerated in any
rough house" county convention. and
even experienced politicians are
aghast at the action. Without trial.
without even a semblance of examina-
ton into the real situation, the entire |
Pennsylvania delegation was deprived
of all participation in the preliminary
work OF the convention and was not
even allowed representation on the |
most ordinary committees.
The presiding officer, Theodore A. |
Bell of California, made lamentable |
mess OF his first public appearance as |
a parliamentarian, through a ruling |
which cannot be sustained by any pos |
sible theory of parliamentary law.
Chicago Tribune at Denver.