Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-07-10
CLAYTON m COMMAND.
Alabama Congressman 1PeFma.
nent Chairman.
JOHN MITCHELL APPEALS

Personally Requests the Delegation Of
Alabama Not to Present His Name
For the Vice Presidential Place, az
He Has Other Plans.
Denver. July 9.-After the strenu.
GUS session OF Wednesday night del
egates were slow in arriving at the
auditorium for the thir days session
OF the Democratic national convention,
which was scheduled to begin at IL
o'clock. The galleries, however.
quickly filled when the doors were
opened
At 1880 o'clock Chairman Bell be,
gun the ten minutes of hammering
with his gavel which he has thus far
found necessary n calling the conven.
ton to order. He kept up a monotous
hammering like that of a cooper driv.
Ing hoop on barreI, but after a
time he gave up and retired. Then he
came back to the front and drove an.
other hoop, and followed this with
another brief rest
AT 1854 Senator McCreary OF Ken.
lucky presented the report of the
committee on permanent organization.
The committee on permanent or.
ganization had been ready with its re-
port ever since Tuesday night, hold.
Ing it for ratification after the creden.
tials committee had completed its
work.
Anticipating long session, many of
the delegates DOTTED their coats soon
after arriving and shirt-sleeve CON
vention was in prospect.
During the wait for Chairman Bell
TO call the assemblage to order before
finally relinquishing his gavel to Con-
gresham Clayton of Alabama, the
permanent chairman, the cowboy
band, which had earned a wide repu.
tation both for its endurance and the
quality OF its music, kept up lively
fusilade of patriotic selections, with
songs Of the south interspersed from
time to time, and calling out great en-
thusasm.
The committee recommended Hon.
II. ID. Clayton of Alabama for perman.
ent chairman, Urey Woodson of Ken
lucky for secretary and John /. Martin
OF Missouri as sergeant-at-arms. In all
other respects the temporary organiza.
ton was made permanent.
The chair, after the unanimous
adoption of the report, appointed Sen.
ator McCreary Lewis Nixon of New
York, and ]. T.. Baker of California as
members OF committee to escort the
permanent chairman to the platform
Bell. before retiring as temporary
chairman, lsade speech thanking the
national committee for the honor paid
him. He said the whole Pacific coast
appreciated the honor and would show
1t election day. He thanked the dele.
gates for the attention given him.
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 in.
troduced to the convention by TEN.
porary Chairman Bell.
Three little girls. in red, white and
blue, were helped to the platform be.
fore Mr. Clayton began to speak. In
their arms were large lunches OF
American beauties that almost smoth.
cred the little tots The roses were
presented to the permanent chairman
amid much cheering and then, one by
Dr.; The children were lifted to the
desk and Mr. Clayton kissed them in
turn.
Cheering and laughter continued.
Turing the pretty little ceremony and
gale of meriment swept the hall
when some one in the midst of the
Kissing called out: "Hobson. Hob.
som" The little girls were Misses
rene, Catherine and Ada Smith, all
If Denver.
Mr. Clayton called out first applause
when, after thanking the convention
or the privilege of presiding over its
he declared with EN-.
'hasis: This is a Democratic year"
Mr.. Clayton's severe arraignment of
he Republican party brought forth
of wild enthusiasm.
lis mention of Bryan evoked great
pplause.
When he concluded there were sew.
raj other speakers and adjournment
'as taken until Z o'clock.