Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-07
JOHNSON IS OUT
Mayor of Cleveland Defeated For Place on the National
 Committee
GRAY GETS JERSEY

A strong cordon of police was stretched about the auditorium,
 when the delegates to the national democratic convention began to ar rive this morning. Mounted officers
 kept the street clear, as passage | way for those holding tickets. Or two of the streets fronting the build ing great banks of snow gave a | cool greeting to the visitors. The doors of the hall were unbarred al 11:10, nearly one hour before the gavel of the national chairman, Ton Taggart, was scheduled to fall, as signal for the beginning of the national session.
 Mayor Tom Johnson of Cleveland was defeated for membership or the national committee to-day, at the formal caucus of the Ohio dele gation. H. c. Carver was elected iI his place by vote of 27 to '. The New Jersey delegates decid. ed to-day, after a heated argument in their caucus to vote for George Gray of Delaware for the presiden. tial nomination.
 Nebraska as befitted its promi- hence in the convention, was pro- vided with a place directly in front of the speakers stand. On its left was Alabama and on the right h. diana, New York being directly be- hind. A new feature of convention halls was a battery of adding ma chimes. provided for the use of the tally clerks so as to give an accurate announcement of the ballot results.
 An oil painting of the late ex President Cleveland faced the ros- trum, having a position of honor second only to that of Thomas lief ferson. A feature of the seating ar- rangement new in political convsn- tions was the labelling of all tfe seats. Every chair carried on it's back a small card bearing the name of the state in large capitals, vi h the name delegate" At 11:30. when the hall was less than one third full, the first music of the con yention crashed from the upper bal cony, where a splendid band of more than sixty pieces was located. The band was attired in western cowboy uniforms and were cheered by the incoming crowds.
 National Chairman Tom Taggart reached the convention hall at 11:45, accompanied by Temporary Chair man Bell. They were literally ap- plauded and cheered as they were recognized by the delegates. At 12 o'clock exactly Chairman Taggart brought his gavl down for the open ing of the convention and the dele gates rose and cheered again as they realized the work of nomination wts about to begin. Chairman Taggerl addressed the delegates and the as sembled crowd very briefly. He was followed by the secretary, who read the official call of the convention. Bishop John ]. Keane of Wyoming then delivered the invocation, to be followed in turn by Temporary Chair man Bell in the able address to the delegates, which was listened to with much interest and was ap- plauded throughout.
 Chairman Bells address will be found on page IS.
 The programme for tomorrow pro- vides for the completion of the per manent organization, the adress of the permanent chairman, Represen- tative Henry D. Clayton of Alabama. and the receipt and adoption of the reports of the committees appointed to-day. It is expected that the nom. ination of neither president or vice president will be reached before Thursday; that day the head of the ticket probably will be nominated. and the selection of the vice-pIcsi- dential candidate is expected to be deferred until Friday, after which the convention will adjourn.
 TheEe is no reason apparent at present to expect the convention % extend beyond that day.
 As has been the case so often be- fore, New York state, with its hand some total of 7S delegates bound un- der it's unit rule to vote as one, is the NtuAFT bt luAtlESA- II IN IttDHn1EtA by both sides as a fact that if New York could be swung into the fight against Bryan 1t would have inn mense and perhaps decisive weight against him attracting. as it almost certainly would. the delegations of other states who will vote for him un- less they see definite prospects of suc- cess on the other side. The New York people held their caucus and made their selections for the committees also electing Charles F. Murphy. leader of Tammany hall, as chairman of the delegation. They took no &C., tion upon the question Of candidates and none upon the member Of a na- tional committee the place held by Norman E. Mack of Buffalo. It was announced last night by friends of Charles A. Towne of New OYrk that in the matter Of the viee-presidency the event would find New York a free lance on this subject and that State Senator Thomas F. Grady of Tam many would place Mir Towne's name before the convention as a candidate for viee-president.
 Connecticut's Vote.
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