Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1908-07-14
Gore siqhtIess and Silent.

During all this time, while one Of
the greatest outbursts of political en-
thusiasm ever witnessed in any p0liti-
cal gathering was beginning. swelling
and dying down. the blind man who
started 1t was standing against the
railing of the speakers stand, seeing
nothing his voice had created. He was
for the time forgotten.
When at the end of lightweight min
utes quiet was restored, the chair rec
ognized Congressman Ollie James of
Kentucky, who moved recess until :
p. M, which was adopted.
At the night session the report of the
committee on credentials was received
and accepted amid spirited debate
over the unseating of the Guffey dele
gates. The chief arguments of the
Guffeyites against being unseated were
as follows:
First-That there was no evidence ad.
duced by the contestants before the com
mittee to support their claim to saie
seats.
Second-That the contestants produced
no credentials conducting to accredit them
in any way to membership in this conven-
ton.
Third-That they made no protest sr
5peal to any convention of the Demo-
atic party of Pennsylvania or to any
tribunal or functionary of said party or
% any court in said state. as provided
by the primary election law of the state.
Guffey's opponents claimed that he
was in league with the Republican or
Mutation in Pennsylvania and that he
.ured hundreds of Republicans to
(at Democratic primaries
or to the vote on the Guffey mat
occurred the sensational speech of
tain Richmond P. Hobson of Ala
pa, in which he stated that Presi-
Roosevelt feared war with Japan
countrymen. my message is
v through" said Mr.. Hobson aft
had spoken about twenty min
A cry of "Amen.' sent gale of
hter over the hall.
want to say to you." went OH Mr.
bison. gritting his teeth in determi-
ktion. that not so very long ago the
Fmy presence. There exists the greatest
probability of a war with Japan"
President Roosevelt later, at Oyster
Bay, n. Y. issued signed statement
denying that he had ever made any
such remark
Thursday. July 8, was also marked
by two sessions, the night session con-
tinuing over into Friday morning,
when in he "wee SINAI" hours Bryan
was nominated for the third time as 4
candidate for the greatest and most
influential office among the powers of
the earth. The taking up of Mr.. Bells
battered gavel by the permanent chair
man. Congressman Henry d. Clayton
of Alabama. and his excellent speech
in which he said, This is Democratic
year; Democratic ideas are now popu-
lar" were the leading events of the
morning session.
Clayto on lnjunctions.
Chairman Clayton paid particular
stress on the injunction question, say
ing:
Ever since 1896 the Democratic par
ty has protested against hasty and i'll
coitSiutIeu use Oh lnJuHctlOnS anu mas
been insisting on the right of fair trial
in all cases of constructive contempts
The Republican party has been avoid.
ing this question.
There has not been a session of con
gress in twelve years. he said, "at
which the Republican party could not
have passed law prescribing, defin
ing and regulating the issuance of in
functions and providing for fair trials
in contempt cases. Yet nothing has
been done to give the wage Garner fail
treatment and less than nothing is of
fered to him in the Chicago deliver
ance"
Tense excitement prevailed when
the convention came to order at the
evening session The most Important
work of the week was to be per
formed. The platform would be rea6
and candidate for president nomi
mated before the delegates left the hall
On every side there was but one name
mentioned, and that the name O.
Bryan. The Gray and the johnson
hackers continued silent AS the com