The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-16


ie," but the clash of brass and drums
was completely lost in the babble of
sound which swelled up from the
great throng.
For the first minute Senators Gore
stood waiting to proceed, occasionally
raising his hand for silence, only to
awaken defiant yell, twice louder
than before and he finally retired to
the edge of the platform where he sat
smiling, but unseeing, at the great
commotion his words had produced.
Georgia's delegation, in the midst
of the cheering crowd, was conspicu-
Gus for it's absolute silence.
Delegates danced up and down in
the aisles to the measures of "A Hot
Time" and shouted the chorus Of
Marching Through Georgia. While
the latter air was ringing through the
hall determined assault was made
by the frenzied Bryan shouters on the
Georgia standard, which up to this
time had been kept firmly rooted in
its place. The delegation showed in
quick fashion that it was as danger
Gus to March Through Georgia" as
ever it had been in the days of the
war. They rallied around their little
yellow fag-pole, bearing the name Of
their state in white against a back
ground Of blue and stuck staunchly to
their guardianship. 1t was the only
southern standard that remained root
ed, and where it was planted it
stayed
At 2:47 p. M, one hour and TWEEN
ty~seyen minutes after Gore had men,
toned the name OF Bryan, the demon
stration ended and Senator Gore fin
ished his address.
The convention then adjourned UNI
til s p. m.
The fight between the: majority and
minority factions Of the credential
committee over the unseating of Colo
mel James M. Guffey and other dele
gates of Pennsylvania. began shortly
after the conversion met for the night
session
Before taking UP the Gufsey matter
the convention. heard. speeches on va
rious subjects from Richmond P. Hob
son and Others.
fter these speeches Chairman Bell
recognized Christopher G.. callahan,
chairman of the credensial committee,
who presented thee majority report. of
the committee recommending that
certain delegates from Pennsylvania
be denied seats in the convention
Mr.. l. L. StrauS Of Maryland was
recognized and presented the. minor
lily report, which recommended that
the contestees, in the pennsylvania
cases be seated. Thirty minuEes was
allotted to each. sids for debating the
question. Mr. Callahan and Govern
or Haskell of oklahoma spnlEa in ia
vm of adopting tha majority report.
Mr. Straus made; an impassinned ap-
peal for the sLoptinn1 of the minority
report.
aThe question: is, snl thn adoption OF
the minority report in place, OF that
partition of the majority report relating
to- Pennsylvania" announcer Chair
man Bell, as haa directe6 the clerk to
begin the cali by states When the
roll was closed Chairman Bell an
n0unced: Upon this question the
ayes have 38Z votes and the noes
at5.'' The majority report was then
adopted by a viva panG vote
Great confusion followed the an
nouncement of the resalt of the roll
call, but, through the uproar filtered a
motion to adjourn until IL o'clock
Thursday morning, 1t was seconded
in flash, and carried with shout,
and the delegates made for the, doors.
Thursday.
At 11:3a O'Clock Thursday, Chair
man Bell begun the ten minutes OF
hammering with his gavel, which he
has TINS far found necessary in call