The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-10
Clayton Raps For Order.

the convention.
 Clayton Raps For Order.
 It was just 7:50 when Chairman Clayton began to rap for order, which he secured within the minute.
 MT Clayton recognized MT. McQuiesten of Pennsylvania, who announced the se- lection of James Kerr as member or the national committee from that state Ill place of Col. James M. Guffey, who was selected before the Pennsylvania contests were settled.
 "Nvithout objection the selection of Mr. Kerr will be considered as ratified, said the chairman, and a moment later added:
 "The chair hears none, and the selec- tion of Mr. Kerr is ratified.
 Cheering and a few hisses greeted tue announcement
 Ollie James of Kentucky moved that committee of three be appointed again to wait upon the platform committee ana ascertain when it would be ready to re- hort The motion prevailed. MT. James, Thomas Hefiin of Alabama and F. F. Lynch of Minnesota were named. MT. Lynch's appointment was the hrst recog- hilton the adherents of Governor Johnson had received in the choice of convention committees
 Pending the report of the committee or inquiry. Thomas H. Ball of Texas was invited to address the convention.
 Mir. Ball called out cheering when he said it was a great pleasure to address such a notable ratification convention, and declared MT. Bryan would be nom mated because the people of the states who sent their delegates to the convention wanted him nominated.
 Dangerous CroWding.
 Before the convention was called to order the crowd had assumed proportions mat made it almost dangerous. ticket of admission was no requisite for admis- sion, and inasmuch as everybody in Dem yer and all of the visitors were most anx- ious to witness a presidential nomination. it was but a short time before all seats were occupied. In addition the aisles in the galleries and many of those on the convention floor damned tightly that the people who occupied them were heli immovabe The windows in the hall were hacked with spectators who checked or all circulation of air and made the at mosphere in the hall almost as foul as tt vas hot, and the heat was intense.
 Chairman Clayton next invited Senator Thomas F. Grady of New York to speak
 Senator Grady was given a most enthu- sjastic welcome he appeared on the rostrum When he declared that the con- vention could nominate no candidate and adopt no platform that would not receive the united and entire support of the New York democracy he was given still great CT applause.
 Following Senator Grady, Chairman Clayton introduced Judge M. J. Wade of Iowa, "a representative of the great corn state.'
 MT. Wade isN the new national com initteeman from Iowa.
 "Whoever the candidates are, whatever the platform of this convention" he de- clared, "the thought that goes out from this convention is that honesty must be enthroned as the dominating influence of public life. It must be manifest on the part of the public officials and on the part of every individual dealing with the public, with corporations or with fellow men.
 Auditorium Packed.
 By the time Judge Wade had concluded his address, the crowd had increased still further, and the doorways were packed in manner that showed mismanagey ment on the part of the doorkeepers that was not far from criminal. All the dools were open and no place in the entire building were as impossible as the exits. There was but one degree of congestion in them all, and that was the highest possible. The only difference was that the more commodious they were the moro people they held.
 5ust as Judge Wade finished his speech