The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-09
'D0|NCS Of
DELEGATES
News and Gossip From
Big Denver Convention
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NEW CANDIDATES ARE BROUGHT
FORWARD AND OLD ONES DIS
CUSSED-CHOlCE Is YET
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DENVER, July 9.-The prediction OF
Congressman Hobson of war with ia
pan which was made from lecture plat
forms in all the cities of the Pacific
coast is not taken seriously here py
the convention.
The prediction was jeered and hissed
at the convention last night. Applause
from coast delegates was the only en-
Couragement received when Hobson
brought his favorite subject to the no.
tice of the delegates.
Nearly half of the delegates in the
hall tried to prevent Bell from accord
ing Hobson the privilege of address,
ing the convention but Hobson de-
clared the United STATES were in imme-
diate danger of war with Japan. He
was greeted with cries of go home"
"Sit down." 'get the hook" He was
stopped several times by the disorder.
At the conclusion of his speech Bell
said he came from the coast but he
did not see any danger.
Mack Committeeman.
The New York delegation at a eau
Gus this morning reelected Norman f.
Mack national committeeman and
adopted the unit rule.
New Candidate.
. The Connecticut delegation held a
caucus and decided that John Walsh
should present the name Of Archibald
Mcneil for vice-president.
Michigan for Douglas.
The Michigan delegation in caucus
voted in favor of Former Governor
Douglas of Massachusetts, for vice.
president.
Working on Platform.
In the hope of being able to report
a complete platform to the convention
Immediately after the conclusion of
Chairman Claytons speech today, the
political carpenters took an unusually
early breakfast.
The general subcommittee Of the full
platform committee got together at
$3.50 to receive reports of various little
subcommittee, which were in session
all night and agreed on practically all
che planks.
Before the national convention was
called to order there were Indications
that there would be considerable de-
bate in the full resolutions committee.
~
the Bryan element, stated, while Clay
ton was speaking that as soon as IN
preliminaries of the permanent organ
ization were concluded the convention
would recess until Z o'clock ton1gne,
when We will adopt the platform and
nominate Bryan
Anti-lnj junction Plank.
Following is a part Of the anti-in-
junction plank adopted: 1.-The question
of judicial practice having arisen es-
pecially in connection with Industrial
we deem 1t essential that par
ties to all judicial proceedings should
be treated with rigid impartiality and
that injunctions should not be issued
In any case in which injunctions would
not issue If no industrial disputes were
involved"
The railroad plank reads: I'VE as
sert the right Of congress to exercise
complete control over interstate COM
merce and the right Of each state to
exercise complete control over COM
nerce within it's borders; we demand
such enlargement of the powers Of the
commerce commission as
IS necessary to enable it to protect
persons and places from destruction
by extortion and to compel roads to
perform their duties as common car
'iers."
More for Oklahoma.
The total vote in the convention Is
006, four votes added through the in
,rease of Oklohoma's vote from IA to
g. The two-thirds vote necessary to
| choice for president and vice-presi-
lent is therefore GIL.