The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-10
PANDEM0NIUM REIGNED
AT DENVER EARLY TODAY
Convention Clock Was Set
Back so That Bryan Would
Not Be Nominated on a
Friday-.-The Choice Was
Made Unanimous.

Denver, Col, July l0.-After Ion,
y and wearisome secsfpn, the national Dem
oeratic convention this morning nomi
mated William Jennings Bryan of Lin
coin, Nebraska, IGN president Of til,
\ United States; and at 3:42 O'Clock til,
nomination was made unanimous on mo.
@tion Of Winfield s. Hammond Of NIiuns
sofa. a5Idg6 Gray of Delaware and Gov
rrnor J6hTson Of Minnesota received 10.
! gett. oYIy a triie more than one hun
lrs ssytcs.
Il TiE first and only ballot stood as fol.
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Eight Of the delegates did not vote,
( among whom was Alton b. Parker Of
Nav York, once cahdidatesof the party
Tor the presidency. Murphy, the Tam
MARY Hall leader, voted for Bryan, and
the chair ordered all of New York's rs
wees counted for the Nebraskan. The
unit vote OF the Empiressta was chaI-
sienged
II III was peffnssfvania i vote tl,gt az.
Hcomplished the nominatioh. When the
result was announced, HAMMOND ofSaIin.
nesota, who had nominated Gov John
saH, leaped to his feet ard moved To
make the noasinationeof BRYAN rnsaii-
nous, This was done amidst d noisy
dsmpastratioh by tba worn-out crowd:
.I'IlR convention then adjourned until cne,
o'Hlack thisfafternoon Bor the seniina zion
of viees presidential candidate.
xan was nominated on Thursday
aoeofsEipg to the convention clask. tic
hands M which were set back during the
speaking so that the candidate would
not benominated on Friday As mat
tet Of fact it was long into Friday when
The result was accomplished.
TIE Candidates Nanei
hsd toRtion Of candidates was
WHARF mt night after a long I'M
nth of ousfor the committee on
Wep Phuport. 1t was finally
the biggest mat q the convention
received for six1a5tlng the nomi
was all over I suppose5e report OF
all the credit to himself, JSaa banding,
was at his house the night De
election. where a telegraph appar
had been set up. and as soon as |
cient returns had come In to in
his election he grabbed me by
hand. exciaiming joyfully: ITS all
to you. my boy. IL it hadn't been
your advice I'd have been defeate
every county"
Now. that's what / call honor w
honor is due. The governor reta
me In my position, for you must k
that the position brings more p
lens than a campaign to get it.
doubled my salary, and there wasr
man in the state that had be
position than T. Besides, had lot
opportunities to make money thre
information l possessed, and / n
1t every time, though in this no j
ment was required. / simply boz
when l got the tip.
When Phunnyman was sent to
United States senate he took me i
him. He didn't have much use fee
advice there, for he was obligedn;
as the party leader directed. so
him to make me secretary In rel
as well as In name. This ne decl
to do, and, having secured q cor
tency, left him.
Phunnyman died in the senate.
er his death Crook. who had got
my position with him, showed IN
letter of thanks the governor had
him the day after his election to
Office. In It he said:
There is right and wrong
cision on most questions. l jud
from what you told me Of his fail,
that your friend always decided wr
so l took no step in the camp;
without consulting him and doing
opposite from what he advised m,
do. It Is lucky held to the rule,
often agreed with him"
OSCAR co.