New-York tribune., 1908-07-09
THE NIGHT SESSION.
Consideration of Credentials Com
mittee's Report Only Business.

Denver July Sat the nignu session the galleries
were well filed long before the first delegates and
alternates began to make their appearance. great
crowd of sightseers was gathered outside the Audi
toriuuo In the hall the cowboy band apparently
sUfstigued by its strenuous afternoons work,
tertained the assembling delegates and spectators
with long programme of popular selections. I'm
der the glow of thousands of electric bulbs the
convention hall showed to the best advantage.
The always diligent band in the gallery in
evidence early in the evening, and worked away for
pleasure of the galleries Apparently ii was the
opinion of many of the visitors that the night
sion was to reveal a reproduction of the spectac
ular scenes enacted during the day. The delegates
were, however. of another mind and. having tired
themselves by their enthusiasm earlier in the
day did not pour into the hall with the
aIacrity shown by the public.
The officers of the convention and the members
of the credentials committee were In panic as
the time approached for opening the convention
because the majority report Of the committee was
missing The precious document in the pos
session Of the stenographer, and he could not be
found The individual was also in posses
sion of a speech be delivered by Representative
James. of Kentucky who also in mental dis
tress because of the absence of his oration.
The last of the stenographer was at
o'clock. when ne went away with the report, under
strict instructions 10 write 1t and return II as
soon as possible Chairman Callahan of the
credentials committee, with a flushed and per-
turbed face was rushing hither and thither about
the hall franticaIly sending messengers and
working the telephone to every spot where his
imagination allowed him to suspect the missing
stenographer might be in retirement
Mr.. Callahan finally went to Chairman Bell
with the information that he could not find his
report and suggested that some speakers fill In
the time that must eapss before the missing
port found.
The convention officials. after short confer
once held Immediately after Mr. Callahan had
rushed away on another hot scent decided that
no work should be undertaken by the convention
tonight except consider the report Of the Gre
dentials committee. Debate the majority and
minority reports, ii agreed, should be limited
IN thirty minutes on each side. The report of the
comIaittaa Oh permanent organization and the
.peeci o. Chairman Clayton went over until to-
morrow.
At sis p. m. there were still many empty seats
in the delegates section but the galleries held
nearly their full capacity. Crowds of ticket
boIders continued to storm the various doors,
and record breaking attendance was IN sight.
Women seemed to predominate in the throngs.
Most of them were gayly gowned as Tor the
orera The band worked overtime to keep the
crowds amused, and fairly earned the applause
that was literally bestowed.
At $50 o'clock the report Of the committee on
credentials was brought TO the hail. but Chairman
t,eu had wandered off and could not be found and
the Delegates spectators put in another period
Of inactivity. while pages and mekssn8sgs wsrs