The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-07-17
Scenes In the Convention
al Denver.

.ctif tIpInOnStrutluHs uhpuihncitu ~
any similar organization, adjourned
,fter Illuminating william Jennings
pr,op Of Nebraska for the presidency
and John w. Kern Of Indiana for vice
n,.,ident. Thus Mr.. Bryan Is. for the
third lime the standard bearer OF his
marty in n national contest.
Mr. Bryan's nomination had been
f,r,shadowed for many weeks prior tc
the convention, and for even as long
time it had been conceded that he
could arbitrarily dictate as TO who
wuuld he the nominee for vice presi.
dent II he desired to use his power
10 this extent. by leaving to the con-.
yention the choice Of the holder OF
s4rond place ON the ticket Mr.. Bryan
gave the 1902 delegates chance IL.
advance their claims for the favor.
ne sons" Of their states. TO indulge IN
the destinations Of potential national
eoltIcs and to feel that each individual
smong them had something Of impor.
tauce TO do I'm the councils of his par.
~. Probably there never have been
in the history Of any American polIt,
hal party 40 many candidates offered,
fsr the vice presidency as Mt Denver.
No less than sixty-two men were boom.
81 ar mentioned for the nomination.
which Judge Gray, the Delaware presi.
Dental candidate, could have had foi
n the asking.
A. was the case nj the Republican
convention at Chicago. both candidates
] were Nominated ON the first ballot.
I and Mr.. Bryan's nomination. like that
| u MIR Taft's. was made unanimous
after the first roll call. MFR. Bryan had
received S.r2is votes when the first
/ ballot was taken. Mr.. Taft received
80.
The features OF particular interest
st the convention were. first. the evil.
denrrs az the overwhelming power ard
popularity of Bryan: second. the bit
Ter factionaI strife which arose over
the unseating Of Colonel James VI.
II GufIey, Democratic leader OF pennsyi.
wanna. aud o. State Senator Patrick
H. McCarren. Democratic leader Of
81 Rr"'klyn. aud ut their delegations
II Uruly sensational was the coniro
ver~y between Mr. Bryan and Colo
n"I GuTry,; third. tive struggle over
the trimming OF the platform: fourth.
tn" uncertainty AMI excitement nj
tending the choice pf a yice presl.
Dental candidate; nth. the pronounced
Weakness 81 the presidential boom Of
tinvermnr johnson of Minnesota; sixth
the adoption ~ resolutions in memory
Of and laudatOry Of the works and
I"licirs 81 the late President Grover
'ler"lani: seventh. the approval IN
ih" platform ~ the work Of President
k">cvelt along certain stated lines
aud the actual naming Of him therein
From start 10 finish the convention
RI vas most enthusiastic one. What
"lI"nents Mr.. Bryan had among the
H. "gntcs chose 10 evidence their dis
approval II the proceedings chiefly by
r"H,Ain'ng quiet In the convention hail
"n Wednesday,. July 4. occurred the
great ontburst Of applause Mt the men
'h'f. ~ the candidates name by tho
4 '""d senator Gore Of Oklahoma. which
1>'''I "ne hour aud twenty eight min
4 H"~ ''y actual observation. Thus was
"'''siripped the time record made By
j ~" APPLAUSE for President Roosevelt
~ III" Republican convention. when
n" delegates interrupted Senator
'"''." aud checrcd for forty.six min.
Fl a'"s
b." convention was called 10 order
ava tuesday. July !. aud remained In
y s"sSI"n I'm, two hours.
& Ia thar time Il Ind cleared the decks
I"r The nomination Of Bryan aud the
adoption ~ n thoroughly radical
PLATFORM. had attacked Colonel Guffey.
tad" Judge Alton u. Parker Of New
n '"fE. Democratic candidate In 1901.
"a' humble TIE on his Cleveland res0Iu.
t"u" aud had listened 90 the keynote
'j''"h Of Temporary Chairman Thee.
d"rP A. BELL ~ California who. In an
"l3" address admirably rendered. enun.
'Ia''d rs the principles Of the Demo
'ra'i" PARTY practically NIL OF Bryan's
""'rines. Chairman Thomas Taggart
4" 'he national committee called the
'"'' "ntion 10 ouier M ~ o'clock.
III" routine prelimInaries were
qH'kly concluded. aud II was scarcely
'""nty minutes after the convention
hah l"eH called 30 order before Chair.
ma" He'll was escorted 60 the plat.
'"t'1 by Governor Blanchard Of I.ouI.
'taua. Ex-Governor EIIyson Of Ken.
l" ky aud Ollie james Of Kentucky.
Mr. Beil proved 10 he young man.
,A'' aud well built and with long black
,'ir His lair r. 70 long. In fact. that
y appearance suggrsist the In Toilette
~" Up TO the time that he began TO
soak there Ind been n hum al over
N" hall. With his first words hush
''I IN the crowd. aud from that time
%" he was listened 10 with thorough az.
'h'ion. II r. seldom that Il chairman
" a convention II treated 70 well by
The audience.
MI Beifs speech, IN the opinion Of
~ who heard him. was n remarkable
"hr. with sentences well rounded and
,'g'c clearly expressed. 20 that never
=" minute was his point III doubt.
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