Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-08
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

which met at Denver esterday effected
a temporary organization WITH Theodore
A. Bell, of California, as temp rary
chairman. whose keynote speech dWelt
upon ar ti.ipjuuotion and Bryan as heir
to Roosevelt policies. Daring his adj
dress he said
Among the great evils thst effect tie
country Is the abuse Of corporate power.
Whenever the wrongs of today become
the vested rights Of tomorrow the nation
il 10 deadly ptr,l. The democratic
party Is not an enemy OF all corporations.
/, recognizes their great value In the in
dustrisl world. The most pslpable
instance of the insinctrtY OF the Chi
csgo platform ia found in its declaration
respecting the inssuance Of irjunclions.
There Is vast difference between the
protection of American industries and
The project on of criminal monOpolies,
The corrupt use OF money In political
campaigns is largely responsible for the
subver,ion of the peoples will st the
polls.
The democratic psitly believes that
the q st ting to do is to secure physi-
csl valus ton Of the railrC ads.
These are the dut es and oppor unities
of the democratic perry as seen by the
temporary chairman: To Frlvert thu
writ of iojuut ton from being converted
IL t, an instrument of oppression; t. re-
wise the tsr fl in the iutens.s of the
whole people; to provide for publicity
10 the ccllCc ion and use OF campaign
funds; to provide for the regulation OF
tr insporttt'on companies and for mor'
federal Supervision over the issuance Of
railroad stocks aud bOnds government
control Of corporations; dirsct election
of Untsd States senators; to keep an
adequats naval strength 10 the Pacific;
TO prevent Asistic immign ton.
The other temporary officers are:
Secrituy-Urey Woodsop, Kentucky.
Assistant Secretsry-Edwin Seton,
Washington, d. O.
Sergeant.tt.Arms -John I. Mfr.in,
Missouri.
Chief Assistant Sergesnt.st-Arms-J.
O. Fem, Indians.
Chief Docrkeeper-Eugene W. Sulli'
van. Illinois
Chaplains--T Tuesday Opening day,
Right Rev. James j. KeAne, Archbishop
of Wyoming; Wednesday, Rev. o. f.
Reimer, Denver, Col; Thursday, Rabbi
Samuel Kerc, Seattle, Wash; Friday,
Rev. P. T. Ramsey, Denver, Col.
Judge Parker got no chance to of, r
his Cleveland resolutions, though be
| read them when called upon TO speak
upon resolutions offered by a Bryan man.
They were such resolutions as Mr..
Bryan himself might have drawn. They
re Elected on no one. They were a splen-
did eulogy OF the distinguished son OF
New York who died at Princeton two
weeks ago.
He explained TO the convention that
Ihese we're the resolutions he would have
offered had he been given the oppor-
tunity. Then he seconded the resoln-
tons offered by the distinguished As
sistant Corporation Attorney Of Omaha.
The resolutions we're adopted aud that
coses an incident that four days sgo
babe fair to disrnpt the convention and
destroy it, harmony.
The resolutions adopted we're formal
expressions Of regret at Mr.. Oleveland'O
death.
When the time srdyed for the con-
sidtration of the resolutions Mr. lgnatius
J. Dunn, OF Omaha, edged tOSsrd the
plst'orn and IVES recognized by the
Chair. The resolutions, OF course, con"
timed DO reference to politics or-ques-
tons on ghicti ar. Cleveland and Mr.
bryan differed.
TempCrsry Chairman Bell sent the
two sets OF Pennsylvania nominations
fer national commi tsemen and places
on the committees to the credentials
committee despite the protests OF the
Pennsylvania regulars.
The scene in the convention hall was
pictures que, artistic decorations and
besut full flowers being the unusual lea-
ture.
maryland, My Maryland" aud
"Di1ie" we're The pet pieces frequently
played during the day by the excellent
Cowboy band.
After the appointment of the commit
tees the convention adjourned till today
in respect 10 the memory of the late
President Cleveland.
The committees on resolutions, on
credentials and on rules were in session
throughout tue evening with a recess
for dinner.
Captain Hobson appeared before the
platform committee with his Japanese
war scare as an argument for Big
ger navy.
A committee of the national rivers
and hsr5Ors congress appeared
before the committee on resolutions to
urge q plank committing the democratic
party to the inland waterway project.
The committee on permanent crganl-
cation met on the afternoon and, on
motion of Governor Folk, of Missouri,
selected henry ID. Clayton, of Alabama,
IS permanent chairman of the conven-
lion. For the other officers the temper
airy selections we're made permanent.
Immedistlly after being called to
order in thu aft rnoon the platform
committee Il the convention elected
Gov. Charles n. Haskell, Of Oklahoma,
as permanent chairman. The committee
then decided to entrutt the details of
the preparation of the platform t. a
subcommittee Of II members to be sp-
pointed by the chairman, but before
these appointments we're announced the
full commi e Ii, tened to Arguments In
support of various plsnks which will be
ofared for adontinn