The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-15
The DENVER CONVENTION.
MENTION OF NEBRASKAN STARTS
BIG DEMONSTRATION.
risht Against Gufrcy Finally Success
i"-C0nNention Sustains Action Of
Credentials Committee i'm Unseattur
Eight OF the Keystone State DeIc-
CATION.

Denver, July 8.-The convention ia
now marking time so far as the nom-
ination of candidates and the adou-
ton of platform is concerned and
is passing through the stages of or
ganization and the throes OF frenzied
demonstration.
Today has been marked by turbu-
lent demonstrations and the bitter
strife of party leaders, the essential
developments Of the day being these:
TWO sessions Of the convention
were held, the first, at noon, produc-
ing a Bryan demonstration breaking
all records in duration, and the sec
ond, at O'Clock tonight, being the
elimination Of the struggle over the
credentials Of the Pennsylvania dele
cation and the supremacy Of the
Pennsylvania. leader, Col Guffey, wlo
has been denounced by Mr.. Bryan.
Outside Of the convention the COM
mittees have proceeded with the Sc
rious work Of preparing the way for
convention action. The credentials
committee unseated eight of Col.
Guffey's anti-Bryan Pennsylvania del
egates. thus reversing the complexion
of the Pennsylvania delegation from
anti-Bryan to Bryan and precipi-
tating the intense controversy which
is being fought out before the night
session Of the convention.
The platform is still in an incom-
plete condition and will not be pre-
sented until tomorrow, but its essen
tial features are agreed upon, and
little remains but the details of phrase
ology.
The early meeting OF the conven-
ton today was productive Of little
practical progress as the special COM
mittees were not ready to report But
1t had the effect Of explosion Of long
pent up Bryan enthusiasm, which
took the signal from Senator Cores
eloquent reference to the Nebraska
leader and burst into q whirlwind OF
enthusiastic applause, lasting one
hour and 10 minutes, with seven min
utes more Of the expiring echoes OF
clamor, establishing the conventions
record Of an hour and 2S minutes, or
full SO minutes In excess Of the Roose~
welt demonstration at Chicago, whicl1
held the record until today. 1t was
decisive exhibition of the overmas-
tering strength Of the Bryan column,
and one Of the most dramatic conven-
ton pictures ever presented as the
standards Of the States were torn
from their moorings and borne
through the hall. until they stood
together on the platform, like an
army Of banners, proclaiming their
united allegiance to Bryan. Amid
this storm Of Bryan demonstration
the six standards Of New York, New
Jersey. Delaware, Georgia. Minueso-
"a and Connecticut stood rooted on
'neir places. the rallying points of
little groups unmoved by the fren-
1ieo scenes about them, while the
oearening roar continued, ebbine ana
moving Intensely. women joining with
tne men In bearing the BRYAN stand
ards aloft while the whole assemblies
VI lz'ooo people Joined in the tumu,-
'uous demonstration. The ear,v ses~
SION lasted three hours and ,be,r
worn out with exertion and ,ack;n.>
inc material to proceed with hus;,
ness the convention recessed un,,, To-
night. w.
AL the night session of the conrs,,-
'lon after an hour Of speechmst,n1
'he committee on credentials reuor,o,
on the Pennsylvania and oth.r ,,,
tested cases. A minority rsnor. -
the Pennsylvania case resulted s., 80
hours acrimonious debate ...
winch the convention rejected the mt
nority report, favorable 70 tho Go
faction. ly the decisive vo,. ~ -.
to 3S7. 'e 0i OIL"
Inc convention adjourned unt;, ~
O'Clock tomorrow.