Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-07-11
CONVENTION DELAYED
Compelled to Await Report d
Resolutions Ceg mittee.
VAST ASSEMBLAGs PRESENT

ki9tening fnouSan0S frequently AP
! plaud the Presentation Of Party As.
pirations by the Permanent Chair
man, Henry D. Clayton.
| Denver, July 10.-The Democratic
national convention resumed it's ses
, sions, with another vast assemblaga
present, eager and expectant State
/ delegations were busy during tha
| morning making their final canvass ON
the coming ballotting and it was 11:40
before the session actually began. Tho
feature Of the opening hour was the
| speech of the permanent chairman,
Congressman Henry Clayton of Ala.
bama, a sonorous presentation of party
aspirations and severe arraignment
Of President Roosevelt Frequent
demonstrations of wild enthusiasm
came from the listening thousands,
/. suggestions of the name of Bryan be-
ing the unfailing signal for tumultu.
| Gus clamor.
The convention was further delayed
by failure of the resolutions committee
to submit its report and recess was
taken to await the completion OF the
work. "a .....
.--~ ~~ Delay In Assembling.
1t was forty minutes after the hour
set for meeting when the gathering
was called to order. Rabbi Samuel
Koch of Seattle, Wash, pronounced
the Invocation. a.5
AS chairman of the committee on
permanent organization Senator Me"
Creary Of Kentucky presented the re-
port of that body. 1t recommended
Henry d. Clayton of Alabama fer per-
manent chairman, Urey Woodson Of
Kentucky for secretary and John 1
Martin of Missouri as sergeanfsat
arms. In all other respects the tenn
porary organization was made per-
manent l s 5
The chair, afte,. the unanimous adoH
! tion Of the report, appointed Senator
McCreary, Lewis Nixon of New York
and J. e. Baker of California as NOM
bers of the committee to escort the
permanent chairman to the platform
Chairman Clayton, as soon as he
! was seen advancing toward the plat
form, was cheered to the echo and the
uproar was redoubled as he was intro
dueed to the convention by the tem-
porary chairman. .rf - .
Three little girls in red, white and
blue dresses were helped to the plat
form before Mr.. Clayton began to
speak. In their arms were large
bunches of American beauties that al
most smothsred the little tots The
roses were presented TO the permanent
chairman amid much. cheering and
then, one by one, the children we're
lifted to the desk and yMr Clayton
kissed them in turn.
Cheering and laughter continued
during the pretty little ceremony and
o gale of merrifpent swept the hair
when some one In the midst of the
kissing called out, >I
"Hobson, HobsQn."
Mr.. Clayton called cut first applause
when, after thanking the convention
for the privilege of presiding over It's
deliberations, he declared with emphas
sis: -
This is Democratic year.
Too Warm for oratory. SSs.u
When he came to that part of his
address dealing with the trusts MT
Clayton omitted large paragraph
covering message sent to congress
by President Roosevelt on the subject
of trust regulation. t~a.
Il will not weary you by reading
this" he said, you can read it in the
newspapers" The task of delivering
his address, it was apparent, was tell
ing somewhat on Mr.. Clayton.
He is speaker Of emphatic, force
full delivery and the heat In the hall
was great. His face was streaming
with perspiration and his collar was
rapidly losing it's shape under the a0n-
stant flow of the perspiration that
drenched his face. His energy, how
ever, was unabated, despite his eyi
dent fatigue, and he continued stead
Ily, save for occasional periods during
which he wiped bis eyeglasses ana
his forehead.
Az he approached the end of his
speech Mr.. Clayton read more and
nore rapidly WITH the evident inten-
Jon of finishing as quickly as possible.
fhn was d,,s, however. to bis own
lesire ap4 w. pot eaused by any sign
4 fnattentiof On the part Of the con-
rsntion, which eQptinued to accord
i'm marked attention.
Loud Cheers OF approval greeted
,hairman Clayton as he concluded ana
he applause was continued for sew
raj minutes. The delegates stood
pom their chairs and tossed hats and
into the air.
Impromptu speeches followed by
laymond Robbins Of Chicago and Mar
Ia W. Littleton Of New York and the
adjourned until evening 10
wait the report of the committee On
esolHtions.