The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-09
COL. GUfFEY
 LOSES FIGHT
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 This announcement was greeted with cheers. which sprang from the coast delegations.
 Must Place Responsibility.
 ''If this great war comes. said Ear. Hobson with intense earnestness. the party upon which the responsibility comes will be ground to powder. l believe that at this juncture we should place the responsibility where it be- longs-upon the party now in power, and which has neglected to provide adequate coast defenses-"
 He was for q time heard in silence, but roar of laughter went up when a voice far in the rear shouted:
 .'Hurrah for. the Merrimac!"
 Mir. Hobgon finally closed with q plea that when the Democratic party accede to power in the nation they so prepare to ward off war as to bring about dawn of peace and good will toward men throughout all the world.
 The chair wishes to say word or two" said the chairman as soon as the tumuit that followed Hobson's retreat had given him a chance to speak. and he then added:
 The chair halls from the Pacific coast and up to the present moment he has seen no occasion to enlist"
 A roar of laughter greeted the re- mark, which turned into applause. when he said: If we have our way about the Pacific coast. we will have a big enough navy to protect our coast ]"
 Col. w. B. Haldeman of Kentucky was recognized by the chair, and. standing at his place in the center aisle. he asserted that the convention had business to transact and ought to of oratory. Colonel Haldeman then proceeding to take issue with Mir. Hob son, declaring that the United States has twenty-two flrst-class battleships and Japan sixteen.
 .And want to say that we are not afraid of Japan nor anybody else on the face of the globe" concluded Colo mel Haldeman amid applause.
 Chairman Bell announced that the Committee on Credentials would not be ready to report for several minutes.
 This afternoon" said Chairman Bell, 'T sent committee down into the New York delegation to escort to the platform Senator Charles A. Towne-"
 That was as far as the chairman was allowed to proceed. and Mir. Towne took the rostum amid applause. Mir. Towne kept strictly to the promise he made at the opening of his speech, when he said he would occupy but lit- tie of the time of the convention--his address was brief, and he left the platform with the distinctly expressed good will of the convention.
 Taylor, T&ylorH cried many of the delegates, remenb ering the invita- tion of the afternoon to the Tennessee Senator.
 Mir. Callahan of Massachusetts. chair man of the Committee on Credentials. was in the aisle clamoring for recogni- ton when Senator Taylor was escorted to the stage by number of his con- stituents. He was introduced by Chair man Bell amid cheering.
 Bob Taylor Speaks.
 "I have only few words to say, brief message from the South" he said. ssrhat message Is this. without the sectional line so far as politics is con cerned.
 We are one people of one common impulse. Nothing can wipe out that line. The great conflict which put Yankee Doodle on the pension list and Dixie on crutches could not wipe 1t out We are all one people still. Let us nominate the plumed knight of theWest. who has grown stronger through two defeats. and who comes before the peo- pie today as the almost unanimous choice of the Democracy as the stand ard bearer. For Vice-President, we have a lot of distinguished men float ing about in the air. I think we can induce some of them to take a place on the ticket. They are like the old man In the mountains who swore or drinking. but took a bottle of whiskey home win him and said to his wife, Honey have sworn or drinking whfskey. but here is bottle for a pre- caution, and if I get sick and don't want to take 1t, why, honey, make me take it. ."
 burst of laughter interrupted the speaker. who soon concluded with a brief tribute to MT. Bryan.
 As Senator Taylor retired, the chair man announced: "Gent1emei. of the convention we are now going to .er down to hard work. The committee on credentials is ready to report. The