The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-07

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sized for that purpose. Judge Parke
not sanguine that his resolution
go before the convention, it bein
understood that the active Brya
workers would offer a resolution 4
their own.
The New Cleveland Tribute.
1t was in compliance with the term
Of the statement he made upon arrive
IN Denver hat he would make change
seemed desirable, that Judge Par
ker prepared the new draft. which is a
follows:
BE it resolved, That. before I'M
dertaking the important work con
fronting us, we, the representatives
of the Democratic party, in national
convention assembled, record our
profound grief at the great loss
sustained by the country, and civ
ilization, in the death of Grover
Cleveland.
I'VE honor him as a true states
man who kept i%nviolate the faith
bequeathed by Thomas Jefferson TO
this time-honored organization of
the people.
we ittdll WILL Sidlelui opPiC-
citation the signal services he rem
dered in maintaining jealousy the
just distribution of powers guar
anteed by the constitution to the
executive. legislative, the might of
authority.
Finally we commend to Ameri-
can youths the study of this most
striking example of universal honor
and reverence. won by true char
acter through sturdy adherence TO
undylng principles. and, we hereby
direct the officers of this convention
to transmit by telegraph to Mrs.
Cleveland, in Princeton, N. j., this
expression of our sorrow and our
pride.
I'VE further request the Demo-
cratic members of the Senate and
the House of Representatives to
take steps to insure the erection in
Washington, at the earliest day pos
sible, of an adequate national monu-
ment to commemorate the services
of Grover Cleveland.
1T is still further resolved, That
in respect for the memory of this
great Democratic statesman and pa
triot, this convention shall immedi-
ately adjourn until 10 O'Clock on
Wednesday, July s, 1908"
The Temporary Organization.
The temporary organization was a
follows:
Temporary chairman, Theodore A
Bell, California;; general secretary
Trey Woodson, Kentucky; assistan
general secretary, Edwin Seftor
Washington. d. c.; assistant secreta
ries. Charles S. Norton, Atlanta, Ga
II. c. Richmond, Fremont, Neb.; C.
Nash, Perry, Ia; Edward Cahill
Springfield, H.; VIII Ref, Rawlins
Wyo., and Frank b. Ross, I%ndianapo
lis, Ind; reading clerks, William Nc
Entry, Rock Island, ILL.,; T. f. Smith
New York city; William f. r. Byrne
Charleston. w. Va; C. j. Gavin. Den
yer, Col; Rees f. Horrocks, Littl
Rock. Ark, and Joseph l.. Reilly, In
~dianapolis, Ind; sergeant-at-arms
John l. Martin, Missouri; chief assist
ant sergeant-at-arms, j. c. Fem, In
diana; chief doorkeeper, Eugene W
Sullivan. Illinois; tally clerks, Rub
LaFoon. Madisonville, Ky; A. Aller'
Langdon. Md; e. f. Murphy, Leaven
worth, Kan; Thomas H.. Lovelace, s
Louis; Thomas b. Collier. Memphis
Tenn, and c. G. Ernst. Decatur, Ind.
messenger to secretary, w. V. Richard
son, Danville, Ky; messenger to chair
man. Ernest Brasley, Sullivan, Ind.
parliamentarians N. D. Crutchfie't
Kentucky; official st~enographer, M. "
Blumberg, Washington. ID, c.; char
lains, Tuesday, the Right Rev. Jane
j. Keane. archbishop of Wyoming
Wednesday. the Rev. c. F. Reimel
Denver, Col; Thursday, Rabbi SamuC
Kerch, Seattle, Wash; Friday, tn
Rev. P. T. Ramsey, Denver, Col.
The early hours of the morning foun
the thousands of delegates, with alter
mates and spectators from all parts c
the country, beginning to stream towar
the great auditorium.
The Days Program.
The unusual feature of the first day
program was the plan to adjourn at "a
early hour, rs a mark of respect to tn
memory of the late ~ex-President Grove
Cleveland. Today's session was to /
preliminary, including only the call I
order by Thomas Taggart, of Indians
chairman of the retiring national CON
mittee; the reading of the call by SCI
rotary Urey Woodson: the openin
prayer by rchbishop John j. Kean
of Wyoming; announcement of the ten
porary convention officers selected b
the national committee. and their cor
firmation by the convention; the oper
ing address by Temporary Chairma
Theodore A. Bell, of California, and ar
nouncement of the several COMMITTEES
selected by the caucus of the State del.
cations.
The program for tomorrow include
permanent organization, the address {
the permanent chairman. Representa-
tive Henry ID. Clayton, of Alabam;
and the receipt and adoption of the re
ports of the committees appointed tc
DAY. 1t is expected that the nominatio