The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-05
FOUR SESSIONS
ARE PROVIDED
Committee on Arrangements
Outlines Democratic Con-
vention Program.
SESSIONS BEGIN TUESDAY.
NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENT
WILL BE MADE ON THURSDAY
AND THOSE FOR vIcE-PREsl.
DENT, FRIDAY.

Denver, July 4.-The democratic
convention program. as outlined by
the committee on arrange ments. pro-
vides four sessions beginning next
Tuesday. This would carry the con-
vention through to Friday afternoon
unless a fight in committee or on the
floor should prolong the deliberations.
AS has been already announced. it is
proposed that an adjournment shall be
taken Immediately after the temper
airy organization is perfected. out of
respect to the memory of Mr.. Cleve-
land, although this feature does not
appear on the formal program.
Program for Opening.
The first days order of business is
as follows:
l. Chairman Taggart, of the nat
ional committee, calls convention to
order at noon.
.. Secretary Woodson reads call
for the convention.
3. Prayer by Archbishop James j.
Keane
4. Announcement of temporary Of
ficers agreed on BIZ national commit
tee.
5. Chairman asks for further nom
nations.
6. No further nominations, chair
man puts question on agreeing to the
recommendations of the national COM
mittee.
Z. Chairman appoints committee of
two delegates to escort Temporary
Chairman Theodore A. Bell. Of Cali
fornia to the chair.
8 and 9. Introduction and speech
of temporary chairman.
10. Call of states for members of
the following committees: Credentials
permanent organization, rules and or
der of business, platform and resolu-
tons.
II. Probable adjournment or re-
cess.
1t is expected that the Cleveland
resolutions as finally agreed on will
be introduced just before adjourn
ment.
Nominations on Thursday.
For the second session of the con-
vention on Wednesday the program
calls for the permanent organization,
the address of the permanent chair
man and the receipt and adoption of
committee reports.
The nominations for president will
be made on Thursday, and it is plan.
ned to adjourn after this is settled
until Friday morning, when the nom
nations for vice-president will be in
order.
Provision is made in the program
for the receipt of motions to limit sec.
onding speeches to presidential nom.
nations and to limit both nominating
and seconding speeches for the vice
presidency. There will be no limit
placed on the presidential nominating
speeches.
Settlement of Contests.
The order of business arranged for
the national committee calls for a de
cided simplification of the method OF
disposing of contests. The contests
filed are from five states and the Dis
trict of Columbia. To hear the testi
mony and determine the merits oil
these contests, it is stated that six
subcommittee of five members each
shall be appointed. one subcommittee
for each contesting state. These sub
committees will meet simultaneously
and all will report at the same time
at an adjourned meeting of the full
committee
The national committee will adopte
a memorial resolution to the late Sen
ator James K. Jones. of Arkansas
former national chairman. Norman f
Mack, of New York is drafting the
resolution.
The revised official list of contest.
is as follows: New York Second Il
Sixth districts, inclusive; Pennsylva
MIA, First to Sixth districts, inclusive
District of Columbia. entire delega
ton; Illinois, First to Tenth districts
inclusive; Idaho, entire delegation
Ohio, Ninth to Nineteenth districts
| inclusive.