Democratic messenger., 1908-07-11

THEODORE A. BELL,
phrase tiCkied tie fancy ol the throng
1t was noticeable that great applause
came from the delegates at Bells i'm
FASHIONED declaration that the writ on
injunction shall not be turned into an
instrument Of oppression Again there
was uproarious applause as h. ar
rdilned Republican campaign con
trbutions without a cash register"
After referring 70 Taft as a hisect
ed candidate and demanding "but one
man IN the White House at a time he
adroitly turned his speech in pane
Ryrc for Mr Bryan the reference 70
the Nebraska leader bringing forth a
timultuous demonstration
The appointment Of committees was
quickly disposed OF Pennsylvania
presented TWO sets OF officers. one led
By Colonel James NJ Guffey ana the
other lea by James Kerr The contest
was referred TO the committee on ere
dentials
Wednesdays session was marked by
turbulent enthusiasm and the bitter
strife OF party leaders. the essential
developments of the day being these
Two sessions of the convention We're
held. the first 20 noon producing a
BRYAN demonstration breaking ali rec
ords To duration the second at night
being the elimination OF the struggle
over the credentials oi the Pennsylya-
MIA delegation and the supremacy Of
the Pennsylvania leader. ColOnei CUT
fey who had been denounced by Mr.
Bryan.
Outside of convention the commit
tees have proceeded with the serious
work OF preparing the way for conyen
tiOn action The credentials committee
unseated eight OF Colonel Guffey's anti
Bryan Pennsylvania delegates thus re-
tersing the complexion or the Pennsyl
yania delegation from auttBryan to
Bryan and precipitatlng the intense
coutvoyersy which is being fought out
before the night session of the cOnven
ton
Cheers and Parades For Bryan.
The early meeting OF the convention
was productive Of little practical pro
gress as the prineipa committees
were not ready 10 report But Il had
the effect ol exploding the long -pentup
Bryan enthusiasm which took the
signal from Senator Cores eloquent
reference To the Nebraska leader and
burst into d whirlwind of enthusiastic
tribute lasting one hour and nineteen
minutes. with seven minutes more OF
the expiring echoes OF clamOr estab
fishing the convention record of an
hour and twenty six minutes. or fun
thirty minutes in excess Of the
Roosevelt demonstration al Chicago
which had the record II was "a decis
ave exhibition of over mastering
strength Of the Bryan column. and
one OF the most dramatic convention
pictures ever presented as the stand
ards OF states were torn from their
moorings and borne throWh the hall.
until they stood together on the plat
form. like an army of banners. pro
claiming their united allegiance 20
Bryan Amid this storm Of Bryan
demonstration the six standards OF
New York. New Jersey. Delaware,
Georgia Minnesota and Connecticut
stood rooted on their places. the rally
Ing points OF little groups unmoyed by
the frenzied scenes about them.
Throughout the hour and nineteen
minutes the deafening uproar eontin-
ued. ebbing and flowing In intensity.
women joining with the men In bear
ing tho Bryan standards aloft. while
the whole assemblage OF 10000 people
Joined IN the tumultuous demonstra
tion.