Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-09
Is Broken at Denver in De-
mOnslration for Bryan
Lasting So Minutes
Crowd Goes Wild Over Trib-
ute Paid by the BLIND
Senator !.
Time Of Convention Taken
Up With Talk While
Waiting Reports

Denver, Col, July S.-The Demo
cratic national convention is mark
ing time, 50 far as the nomination
of candidates and adoption of plat
form is concerned, and is passing
through the stages of organization
and "a series of frenzied demonstra-
tons. Today has been marked chief
" by turbulent enthusiasm and bit
ter strife of, party leaders, the es-
sential development of the day being
these:
Two sessions of the convention
we're held, the first at noon, produc-
ing a Bryan demonstration breaking
all records in duration, the second at
8 O'clock tonight, bringing the culm-
ination of the struggle over the Gre
dentials Of the Pennsylvania dele
cation and the suppression of the
Pennsylvania leader, Mr. Guffey, who
hasEbeen denounced by Mr.. Bryan. 81
Outside Of the convention the COM
mittees have proceeded with the ser
ious work of preparing the way for
convention action. The credential
committee unseated eight Of Col
Guffey's anti-Bryan Pennsylvania
delegates, thus reversing the com
plexion of the Pennsylvania delega.
tion from Anti-Bryan to, Bryan, and
precipating an intense controversy
which is being fought out the night
session, of the convention. y. ~s4
The platform is still in an incom-
lplete condition and will not be pre-
sented until tomorrow, but its es
sential features are agreed upon and
littleliremains but details of phrase
ology. =' f.
The early meeting of the conven.
tion today was productive of little
| practical progress as the principal
committees were not ready to report
But it had the effect Of an explos
ion Of long-pent-up Bryan enthusiasm
| which TOOK a signal from Senator
| Cores tribute to the Nebraska
leader, and burst into whirl-wint
of enthusiastic tribute, lasting ons
hour and nineteen minutes with sew
en- minutes more of expiring echoes O
the clamor, establishing conven
| tion record of an hour and twenty
six minutes, or full thirty-nine min
utes in excess of the Roosevelt dem
4 onstration at Chicago, which hell
the record until today. 1t was
4 decisive exhibition of the overmast
ering strength of the Bryan column
and one of the most dramatic con
[vention pictures ever presented asth
standards of the states were tor
/ from their moorings and born
through the hall until they stoo,
together on the platform, like a.
army of banners proclaiming thei
united allegiance to Bryan. s:
Amid this storm of Bryan demon
4 stration, six standards: New York
4 New Jersey, Delaware, Georgia, Min
nesota and Connecticut stood roote
on their places, the rallying point
of little groups unmoved by the fren
zied scenes about them.
i Throughout an hour ard ninetee
| minutes the deafening uproar cor
| tiuued, ebbing and flowing in inter
4 sity, women Joining with the me
/ in bearing the Bryan standards alofi
/ while the whole assemb1age Of ~, 90
| people Joined in the tumultuous den
onstration.
i The early session lasted tire
4 hours and then, worn out with th
4 exertion and lacking material to prc
|, coed with business, the conventfo
recessed until tonight.
1 AT the night session Of the cor
yention, after an hour of speech
imaking, the committee on eredential
J: reported on the Pennsylvania an
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