The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 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 multitude of people, the
democratic national convention began
it's deliberations today. The session,
lasting a little over two hours, was
notable more for it's impressive mag
nitude and spectacular effects than for
the business accomplished. 1t gave
opportunity for the temporary chair
man, Theodore Bell to 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 ap-
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 a presidential can
didate.
The tide of Bryan sentiment sweeps
on, gathering force as it proceeds, and
tonight the chorus of Bryan, Bryan"
is we'll nigh universal With it 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 defniteness 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 it's utmost
limits with a dense and seething mass
of humanity Below, in the centra
arena, sat the delegates, just two more
than an even 1,OOO and back of then
the 1000 alternates-those 1000, the
real convention, with the destinies o
the party in their hands. Flankins
them and sweeping around the hal
were the long lines of eager, expectan
onlookers, rising tier on tier and ga
lery ON gallery in solid masses, tn
oh IF tho in their ga
costumes vieing with the splendors
Old Glory, which hung at every HAND
Curb Railroads.
After a prolonged session, hearin
the presenta ton of the Pacific NORTH
west lumbermen's demand for plan
pledging the democratic party to tn
principle that higher rates announce
by railroads may be suspended by tn
interstate commerce commission unit
the rates are proven to be justified
the subcommittee on resolution
named R. D. Inman of Portland, Ore
to bring in favorable report.
Little Courtesy to Parker.
It is a great pity, to say the leas
that the first session of the democrat
national convention was marked b
two unfortunate and disgraceful inc
dents.
One was the treatment accorded
the Pennsylvania delegate by whit
they were all practically disfranchise
by the arbitrary ruling of the tel
porary chairman, and the other W;
the marked lack of courtesy shown
Judge Parker the last democratic ca
didate for the presidency. Neither
cident was one which will reflect ere
it upon the Denver convention, but tt
throwing down of the Pennsylvan
regular delegation was thing WIFI
would not have been tolerated in al
trough house. county convention, al
even experienced politicians
aghast at the action. Without tri
without even a semblance OF examir
ton into the real situation, the emit
PENNSYLVANIA delegation was depriv
of all participation in the prellmlna
work of the convention and was n
even allowed representation on t
most ordinary committees
The presiding officer, Theodore
Bell of California, made lamentat
mess of his first public appearance
a parliamentarian, through rull
which cannot be sustained by any p
sible theory of parliamentary law.
Chicago Tribune at Denver.
The Chicago Tribune Will publish
democratic national convention edit
in Denver each day this week, beg
ming Monday. The edition will
printed by the Rocky Mountain Ne
and will be circulated with the Me-
going to every subscriber and
chaser.