The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-09
Democrats Work Both Day and Night to Complete Their Labor and Prepare .a Way for the Nomination -Hobson Addresses Convention and Predicts War With Japan.
Senator Gore Attempts to Speak, But at the First Mention of Bryan's Name a Riotous Demonstration Followed Which Lasted for One Hour and a Half.

Denver, Colo. July s.-The Demo cratic National Convention is marking time, so far as the nomination of can dIdates and the adoption of a platform is concerned. and is passing through the stages of organization and the throes of frenzied demonstrations. To- day has been marked chiefly by turbu- lent enthusiasm and the bitter strife of u sy leaders. The essential develop nients of the day were these:
 Tho sessions Of the convention were held, the first at noon, producing q Bryan demonstration. breaking all rec ords in duration. the second ~ g. tfon of the struggle over the creden- tfals of che Pennsylvania delegation and the supremacy of the Peunsy1yauta leader, Colonel Guffey, who has been denounced by Mir. Bryan.
 Outside of the convention the neia- mittees have proceeded with the serf- ous work of preparing the way for Convention action. The credentials Committee unseated eight Of Colonel Guffey's anti Bryan Pennsylvania dele gates, thus reversing the complexion of the Pennsylvania delegation from anti-B Bryan to Bryan. and preclpitating the intense controversy which is be- ing fought out before the night ses- sion of the convention.
 The platform Is still in an incomplete condition, and will not be presented until tomorrow, but it's essential fea- lures are agreed upon and little re- mains but the details of phraseology.
 But Little Progress.
 The early meeting of the convention today was productive of little practi- cal progress as the principal commit tees were not ready to report. But It had the effect of an explosion of long pent-up Bryan enthusiasm, which took the signal from Senator Cores eloquent reference to the Nebraska leader and burst into a whiriwind of enth usiastic tribute lasting one hour and nineteen minutes. with seven minutes more of the expiring echoes of cIamor, estab- fishing the convention record of an hour and twenty-slx minutes, or fully thirty-nine minutes in excess of the Roosevelt demonstration st Chicago which held the record until today. It was a decisive exhibition of the over mastering strength of the Bryan col- umn and one of the most dramatic con- vention pictures ever presented as the standards of the States were torn from their moorings and borne through the hall until they stood together on the platform like an army of banners, pro- claiming their united allegiance to Bryan.
 Among this storm of Bryan demon stratfon the six standards of New York, New Jersey, Delaware. Georgia. Mime sota and Connecticut stood rooted on their places, the rallying points of ut- tie groups unmoved by the frenzied scenes about them. Throughout the hour and nineteen minutes. the deaf ening uproar continued, ebbing and flowing in intensity, women joining with the men in bearing the Bryan stand ards aleft while the whole assemblage of 13,O00 people joined in the tumuitu- ous demonstration.
 The early session lasted three hours and then, worn out with exertion ana lacking the material to proceed with business, the convention recessed until
 At the night session the galleries were well filled long before the first delegates and alternates began to make their appearance. 4 great crowd of sight-seers was gathered outside the Auditorium. in the hall the cowboy band. unfatigued by it's strenuous af- ternoon work. entertained the assem- bling delegates and spectators with long program of popular selections.
 Brilliant Scene.
 Under the glow of thousands of cleo tric bulbs, the convention hall showed to the best advantage, With the vast audience in its place. the night scene was a brilliant one.
 The always diligent band In the gall Jery was in evidence early in the even ing and worked away for the pleasure of the galleries which were almost filled before o'clock. Apparently 1t was the opinion of most of the visitors that the night session was to reveal reproduction of the spectacular scenes enacted during the day. Delegates were, however, of another mind. and having wearied themselves by their en- thusiasn earlier in the day. dld not pour into the hall with the same alac- rity as was shown by the public.
 The officers of the convention and the members of the Credentials Com mittee were in a panic as thertime ap- peared for opening, because the ma 5orlty report of the Committee was missing. The precious document was in the possession. of the stenographe and he could not be found.
 He was also sn possesBion of aspeech