New-York tribune., 1908-07-10
one another and winked at the recollection o
the hurrah of the day before.

one another and winked at the recollection or
the hurrah of the day before.
LoNGWoRTHs IN ATTENDANCE.
Mr. and Mrs Nicholas Longworth and Miss
Corinne D Robinson. of New York were at the
morning session. attracting almost much at
tention AS the permanent chairman. Mrs. Long
worth was in white, with black straw hat
trimmed with blue feathers. Before the session
was over the Longworths were joined by Sen
ator and Mrs. julius C Burrows and Mrs.
Thomas f. Walsh.
Raymond Robins of Chicago. employed dur
ing the session to-day for a short time a
time killer, does not care much for the auto
mobile vote He spoke of the plutocrats in the
Republican organization as "a group of auto
mobile buns who clip the coupons of idle
ness"
"Dern IT," said Colonel "Bll' Johnson, of
Houston, who knows a respectable metaphor
when he sees ii, how could those buns clip
any kind of coupons and still be idle?"
Martin w. Littleton made a decided hit with
the Denyerites by thanking Denver, in behalf Of
the New York delegation, for its boundess hos
pitaIity. Don't leave out Texas. Tell them
where you're from" shouted the Texas delegates
to Mr.. Littleton. when he went to the platform.
Messrs. Robins and Littleton We're called on
to entertain the crowd while a committee of
lnTee, Will JOill w ASIl VI 1uuldIe', dl us
head, went to see how soon the platform COM
mittee would report.
James Hamilton Lewis. of Chicago, the man
with the celebrated pink whiskers, also
called on sort of runner-up. Mr. Lewis
has been waiting for two days to make a strict
ly impromptu speech to the convention. He
wept bitterly when told afterWard that he had
missed his call Why, was not away from
the hall Cor more than four minutes" said he.
Temporary Chairman Bell who seems to be
a kindly man, but who has decided limitations
as a chairman. called the convention to order
at 1880 O'Clock, half an hour late, and made a
second speech, telling how much he appreciated
the honor Of being chairman He then called
for the report of the committee permanent
organization which was read by Thomas F.
Smith, of Tammany Hail. after which Repre-
sentative Clayton was installed permanent
chairman
After more than ffty-four hours of almost
continuous sessions the committee on resolutions
tonight at 11:20 O'Clock concluded its work on
the platform. and after period of revision and
Encouragement of sections the members of the
committee, headed by the chairman, Governor
Haskell of Oklahoma, with the document un-
der his arm, started for the convention hall.
After the last plank had been agreed on Sen
ator Daniel. Of Virginia. and ex-senator Smith
of New Jersey, announced their intention to
support the nominee of the convention the
platform agreed
The committee adopted for presentation to
the convention the following resolutions regard
ing Abraham Lincoln's birth celebration:
Whereas the Tooth anniversary of the birth
of Abraham Lincoln occurs on February ID
1909 therefore be il
Resolved by the Democratic National Con-
vention, that we recommend its appropriate
celebration throughout our land
The committee voted down a resolution pro-
viding that hereafter majority vote shall be
sufficient to effect the nomination of any can
didate for President or Vice-President in the
Democratic National Convention.