The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-08-13

Fanfnk Wires An Coamfffes.
Al last the machinery Is IN motion
. aid the district delegate begins q
wonder what he Is on hand for. A
big man A. home. be 4 lost In IN.
hurry ourly and roar Of the eouven
rson- He may Be assigned to commit
tee. but be had nothing 70 DO with
that The State boss decided thar 50
and-so should BE- member q the Per
mane7t Organization Committee; that
Mr. Browa who l. a political econo-
mist. should be honOred b. 4 seat IN
The Resolutions Committee, and fhst
the Boss himself OF one o. bis nno3f
trusted lieutenants should Be 4 mem.
Der q the Credentials COMMITTEES. These
bodies all meet separately. All the
contests that were handled b. the Ma
tionai COMMITTEES the week Previous 60
% ne Committee on Credentials unieus
pressure has been brought 70 have ne
Contestants withdraw their dght. The
Credeatials Committee wires are puiled
the same as was the National corarnir.
tee and the result f. usually nearly
the same
Framfnx the Plstforza.
tits when the district delegate ats
In the Committee on Resolutions 70
draft the platform that be begins 10
realize that be Is only small ~
compared with the bossea The renlai
Mr.. Doe. who has been cosning 10 TIE
national conventions slace 1858. l.
elected chairman with a hurrah. He
assumes his position and draws from
his pocket = carefully prepared doeu-
ment. which the secretary proceeds 70 |
read The district delegate might have !
had an Idea some time previously that
he would Be- consulted a. 10 the plat.
form But the party leaders saved him
all the trouble and worrlmenf. Their
had skilled men AZ work on tho plat
form weeks before. and Il l. bail, ac-
cording 70 their IDEAS The committee
usually adopts the platform with
rush sometirnes there Is nghs on
particular topics But party sxp~di.
ency usually rules.
Real work New n~9fn..
The Credentials COMMITTEES IRE.
quently sits FOR three days and the
Convention must walt until its labors
ars finished The Committee on PER.
manent 0rganlxation - usually cut
and dried affair Finally the crede,-
'ials Committee reports and the new
roll Ia made up. Then the COMMITTEES
~ Permanent Organization makes in
report. II recommends that the Hon
'rabie Senator or Mr. soand-so- b.
allied tYon 20 preside. Cheers greet
he name. and the gentleman Is escort.
d to the platform. After be has been
Elected h. makes a profound speech. tbs .
'ther officers are chosen and. Ike race
'orses. the meet IL on.
II the Committee on Platform "a
eady 70 report II reports after the
ornament chairman has made his a
peech. On re report there must Be r
roll call. There Is always. too. the '
disability Of fight Certain 'pIanks- '
hat please Maine may be abhorrent 10 Z
'exas When the matter Of the plat y
Drm IN disposed Of. either By the CON- Z
iittee reporting or By the announce D
tent that Il - not ready to report. the
sr1nanent chairman announces another
'cess maybe unfn the next day. poo
bly, until later in the same day.
nomsaaffen Of n Caaafaas.
Frequently the time IL taken up with =
'eeches placing the candidates. for y
~s-afff..,f In ,,t..rf...ef.... rssa ~
'esses are usoslly good In their way. =
en- noted for their eloquence. who !.
IN portray the virtues Of the azpirsnf - y
language TINT viii thrill their hear =.
.. are selected for this work. The =
atform Is usually accorded the speak. :.
and his Grafton Is hailed with deaf. :.
ing applause and cheers Each can. p
date f. brought to the front and his -
'rks painted IA glowing coIorx Then ~
mes the critical period. The district
Iegate believes now is the moment ~
zen be counts for something. y.
The roll call begins and proceeds -,
'notonousiy. The chairmen Of the -,
fersnt delegations alone DO the talk -
: That Is all there is to IT. The y.
st ballot In the convection IL usually ~
voted to compIlmenting favorite sons IA,
ter that the real work begins The -,
trict delegate learns that he Is not
vote IS he intended, but that he will
. for some one else on the second
lot o.
suddenly there Is roar In the con a
ition. II il mighty shout. louder The
n cannon. Somebody has been nom yer
ted for President. Amidst great bra
order the rollcaii Is pushed TO con. aisi
sion. The chairman tries to learn {
' the teilers agree IN their CONT. ing
the crowd knows all about II. The une
ir1nan, powerIess A. Mrs Parting. .
with broom against the waves san
the ocean, tries 70 do his duty. The shu
uts and cheers keep up for ten or ain