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9 PLATFORM CARRIES ANTI-INJUNCTION AND RAILROAD SUPERVISION PLANKS Tir -'OKrnfG oregoman. Friday, jrnr 10, isos. people, the statesman whose wisdom has ; been proved In the crucible of the years, ; whom most men love, whom no man hates, whom his enemies respect while they revile him the Democratic ideal, the Ideally hon est man William Jennings Bryan. O. "W. Powers, of Utah, said: Few sovereigns have greater power than the President of the United States. He rules go. 000.000 of people. Their govern ment was founded upon liberty and equal ity. Each man as granted an equal chance with his neighbor, to unlock with his industry th doorway of opportunity. Education, advancement and absolute free dom from oppression either by force or through cunningly devised laws Is their rightful heritage. Thus encouraged, our people have advanced, until America la a world power, known and respected wher ever the sun shines. By reason of ouT Constitution, our chief magistrate wields a power but few com prehend. He moulds our lams and controls our policy. His office Js one requiring the loftiest statesmanship and the severest self abnegation. Believing In our institutions, tils motto should be "America for Ameri cans." He should declare that upon this continent we have the right to legislate and to advance Internal Improvements and to protect the property we create without let or hindrance from -.abroad. He should believe in the Monroe doctrine and be ready o defend It. Such a President must come from the ranks of the people. He should come from ;4he great West, where the voice of God 'feorne upon the breezes of the prairie bears a message of more import than arises from he tongue of stock ticker in Wall street. 6uch a President of necessity must come from the Jmocratic party, whose princi ples were crystallised from Innate longings in the human heart for liberty. Such a President was nominated at Chicago In 1SJ. when the Democracy of Jefferson was reincarnated and the roar of human ac claim that greeted his name swept out of the convention hall like a tidal wave of hope and bore upon Its crest the suffrages of ft, 000.000 of unbought voters who named tiim as their choice. He Is today once more the choloe of the democratic party for President. He is today the choice of the common people for President, and ln their name and In the nane of the State of Utah, I second the semination of William J. Bryan. Congressman Ollia James, of Ken tucky, .said: In the name of all men who ask no leg islative aid In the conflict of ltfe, who nly ask an equal chance with their broth ers In the battle for bread; in the name of ttiat immortal Democrat who hung high In he sky of our country the rainbow of .promise. "Bqual rights to 'all and special Brivilegea to none"; in the name of those millions of our countrymen who sing songs of liberty In time of peace and fight the battles of this Republic in time of war; In the name of three million Idle, hungry men with empty dinner palls which have to be filled from trust-con trolled products; ra the name of those who love liberty and believe republics were not born to die ; In the name of the men who woo from the moil the substance which feeds and riot he the world; in the name of the millions of men In the shops and factories, at the an .11, the bench, the forge and the spindle, who only beg this Government to be just enough to enable them to educate their children, serve God and love their country; In the name of those who yet recall with m. single tingle of the blood the heroism of the fathers who gave this Republic to us -I second the nomination of the knlghtllest lad lator Democracy has ever known William J. Bryan of Nebraska. When history shall unroll her pages to the generations yet to be, the first among this country's greatest benefactors will be this great Nebraskan, whose name Is loved and honored wherever the rain falls or the sun shines; wherever the heart beats or tongue speak a J efferson Jiad the courage to write In front of a tyrant and his army the im mortal words, "That governments derive their, just powers from the consent of the fflWPIIMl." Bryan raised In front of th mlghtiect army of predatory tyrants the world ever eaw the commandment, "Thou shalt not steal." He foresaw the dangers of monopo lies, combinations and trusts long before his fellows. H waa the pioneer In the wt Harness. He haa charmed the common people of the earth, from far-Away Russia around the globs, with the plain truth of democracy. He is the ablest, bravest and most eloquent champion of the rights of the plain people that the sun shines on. He does not belong to Nebraska. He does not belong to America. Ha belongs to hu manity mjM tr thM wnrM It cost the Republican party many mil- ! lions of dollars to defeat him for the Presi de noy. My word for it, they will have to empty the coffers of Wall Street to defeat htm next NoTmoer. Augustus Thomas, of New York, aid: In a campaign that promises to agitate forces deeper than those which move the machinery of politic a campaign that is to appeal more to the moral entlnmnts of men than to their plans f expediency. It Is proper that Missouri phouJd speak for William Jennings Bryan, it waa Missouri that flnst put her own house In order folio-wing his annrvr to the quea Wm, "What la tho matter with the coun try ? Mianouri that first agreed with this sjre oo mm on at that the Industrial life of the people la being lived upon a double eamadanl of morality; one standard of morals for the Individual, another and less noting- standard of morals for the oor potmtlon. To material triumph of this generation Is the auceeae of corporate entrprlse, but political influence by corporate wealth is the disease of trie country. Our republic, pafo from rebellion and sure of protection y ie cltiaens. is ha vine; Its institutions undermined by Its) own corporate creatures. Recognition of this fact Is not attack pon wealth, but la a first neceeelty In de fence of a government by the people. for year this knowledge has been mutely, Anmbly laboring in the public heart. For years one man more than all others has had the love of inarticulate millions be aause he has held this moral question to the light, haa spoken for the God-made man above the man-made dollar, for the God ruade man above the state-made corpora tion, for a government by the people and not government by the interests. His unity of purpose haa been unshaken. The country U coming to know that labor fes the only so-called commodity In which the freest competition Is encouraged; that through the Nation's gates there come each year to the Held of labor 1.000.000 more competitor. Through Bryan's teaching the laborer Is com in to knew that the la borer's age la regulated by the economic tew of supply and demand, and that any rtare of the protective taa that may ever soma to the laborer himself will come only mm a voluntary donation from the protected ex j -loiter who collect the tax. Bryan holds that as this tax upon all the people does not enrich the Nation, but goea, instead, to a cJaaa. It la not only bad government, hat Is alo had morals. Aftr, an administration which has given to four years of friendly foreign relations all the apprehension, the instability and the extravagance of war let us offer the man whose voice at the International Parlia ments obtained provision for world-wide ar bitration; the man who at home haa spoken frr the Prince of Peace, and whose humi-sr i so broad that the pulpits of eery dfnmtnatlon of Jew and Gentile have aeen pen to him. Lt us m eaaore th is people' a candidate from the heart of the country against the fcot-hoss candidate from executive nur-ft-iea Bryan's constant appeal Is to the hearts of his countrymen. Sentiment, wis iKt Justice, unite in demanding that as Reader we ahall name this man who !oves his fell Curasao. . Caasrsmaa James T. Haflin aald: I cansntalata the party s.nd the country raa tie outlook for Democratic victory i November. In the Interest of const it u tJunal covemmem and the common weal, Democrats have thrown aside petty dlffer law sud today we prjnt a s1ld front to the enernlns of Democracy. ' The ccun (ry Is tired of the Republican party. Under that party's management the Federal Gov irnmfnt has bwome the handy instrument f predatnry wealth. The rights ant lib rtles of the masses are rc longer rgard rd or reTpected by the Republican party. As Chief Justice Fuller. In 1H7. well aid- "An intelligent public opinion ceases lo exist when It cannot aasert itae'f and great mewores and great principles are tojrt when elections degenerate mto the siere registration of the decrees of selfish aKH and jrrerd." The evils against which Chief Justice fuller warned us then have. undr the Ihelvrrlng ''wing of tlfe Republican party, tome v,em us In all their for- and vilc k. That party has n ade barter of the ballot aad sold scats In the Route and in the Vnited States ftoaste to the hifchut elrider. The trust Is the direct onVpriug f Uie RepttbUt-an party ard It Is the riant tern os the protective tariff system. Trusts have, nourished unrestrictedly and (here are mure aamrtig as now than when Senalur OiandJer. eight yeera ago, pro tected what would coca If trey were per siltted to flourish unrestrictedly. His p re liction has come true, and trusts have de itroyed competition as a businee principle and they are exerting a powerful and cor rupting influence In politics and today the soul of Individualism cries out . from every quarter of the Republic. The panic that came upon us In 1907. with it withering, blighting touch, wax the child of Republican policies. The de positor waa denied his own money at the bank the farmer could not obtain money with which to move his crop. The full dinner-pail became empty and w-up-houses sprang up in all the large cities of the country. The army of the unemployed was never bo great and the number of mercan tile failures was unparalleled in the his tory of the country and these are the fruits of the policies of the Republican party. Again the Republicans have promised to revise the tariff. Henry Watteraon, Ken tucky's brilliant editor, says that "His Satanic majesty, sitting to coitrlder im provements in the Sabbath echool system." would not be more grotesque than Sereno E. Payne et al. pondering the problem of revising the Dtngley schedules. I rise to second the nomination of a man who Is and has been for a long time the idol of the Democratic masses. Every throb of his big heart la loyal to their in terests. As a patriot no man ever had a deeper or more exalted love for hie country than haa this peerless Democrat for the American Republic, He la to the tariff -robbed and trust ridden masses of America what Mlrabeau TWO PROMINENT MEN AT f y A '-mIvv ?.,&L , l-vh -Vh ffir4 " LEFT TO RIGHT FORMER GOVERNOR ALVA ADAMS, OF COLORA DO. NORMAN EX MACK, NATION AX COMMITTEEMAN, OF BUFFA LO, N. Y. was to the down-trodden of Frence. He is to the enemies of equal rights In this country what Daniel O'Connell was to the oppressors of Ireland. He has given ex pression to more great thoughts and led more people to higher grouDd than any other American. He is the Intellectual giant of the United States. He is the Thomas Jefferson of a new declaration a declaration of independence from the tyr anny of combines and trusts. He is the George Washington who will lead our righteous cause to victory in ' No vember. Demonstration .for Johnson. 11:05 P. M. Naming of Johnson greeted with prolonged cheers. W. S. Hammond made .the speech as follows: From each of the great galaxy of com monweal t ha constituting the Union come the delegates of an earnest and Impatient people, "earnest In their determination that public wrongs shall be speedily righted, that corrupting practices shall cease and that civic righteousness shall prevail; im patient at the policy of delay and post ponement pursued by the political party now In control of all departments of the Federal Government, and impatient at the frivolous excuses and apologies of the Re publican party for its inaction and its neglect to perfect necessary legislation. The power to defeat progressive and re formatory measures favored by the great majority of the men of the land has been lodged In the hands of a coterie of reac tionary politicians who exercise it to fur ther partisan ends and to serve special In terests, regardless alike of the needs of the Nation and the demands of the people. Against this deliberate delay tn the per formance of public duty, against political corruption, against the entrenchments of lawless wealth, and against the deliverance of the rights of the people and of the chosen representatives into the possession of a triumvirate out of sympathy with the people, the Democratic party sets Its face and prepares for a mighty conflict. Again proclaiming for all equality; for none special favor. It enters upon the contest with the consciousness of being right and with the assurance of being victorious. Here In this beautiful city of the moun tains have assembled the delegates who are to select the leader in this campaign of the people to recover their rights and privi leges. Whatever dissensions there may be In our ranks, whatever differences of opinion may prevail, to be worthy of the task before us we must choose our leader with calmness and deliberation, and when he is chosen we must follow him with zeal and with strength, mindful only of the great pur poses we seek to accomplish. If there is one in our party great enough and good enough to be made our candidate, upon whom ail within our ranks can agree and around whom no internal strife has raged, one who can better than any other unite all the factions and all the divisions of the Democratic party upon a platform enun ciating the demands of the people and dedicated to them, !t Is wise and it is our duty to name him as our candidate. The great North Star State, midway be tween the two oceans and at the head of the great Valley of the Mississippi, comes here with a message to deliver and a rec ord to disclose. She has a son whom she loves and has signally honored, and she can not better aid in the great work that lies before us than in offering to us as a leader that honored citlxen of the state. Thousands upon thousands of the men and women of this country ere born to other lands, and under other flags. The opportunities to be found In this Land, the broad principles upon which our form of government reet, the freedom of action and the security of life and property here at tracted them so Irresistibly that thoy left the homes of their fathers and came to live with us. to pray for the Nation's wel fare when there la peace and to fight for the Nation's honor when there Is war. They became Americans. It is of the son of Swedish 1m mi grants that I speak. Thev came with all the hope and with all the fear that is experienced by those X wno i ry uie u" "' " i w language to be acquired, new customs to be learned, a new life to be begun. They found a beautiful spot In the plain, near the lakes and the forest, and there they built their little cot and underwent the struggles the pioneer Immigrant so well understands At the knee of his hardwork ing. noble-m!nded. (Jod-serving mother, where he was taught to lisp hie evening prayer, her son tirst learned something of the character of this great Nation, as she whispered to him her"" reasons for leaving far-aw,ay Sweden and taking up her home down by the trees and the river and the lakes. Deprived at an early age of the father's gnldlnc hand, the mother and her little ones were obliged to make their way alone. Out of the depths of poverty have come some of the noblest souls the world has , known. The hardships, the numerous trials. the weary struggle for the day's nourish ment, raiment and shelter, leave an im press upon the character of him in whose life they come that can never be removed. The story of the poor and the Interests of the common people appeal to him as they cannot appeal to one who has not ex perienced the sorrows, the burden and the L anxiety of penury and want. The gross. me tsuiau, uie chiiuui huu uie inuiuareui are worn away by the grinding wheels of poverty, leaving but the refined, the gentle and tender nature, sensitive to the calls of distressed and unhappy humanity. Crea tures of environment that we are, how great is the influence of our surroundings In those tender years when impressions are most readily made and most lastingly re tained. In this uprising of the people let the leader be a man of the people one who has risen from the depths and is by birth, by training and by nature truly- a son of toll. When the boy grov older he read a few good books and In a quiet country village pondered over the great questions affecting the destiny of the state and of the Nation. Once convinced that the Government was beset by special Interests seeking to obtain unholy profit from It, slaves of grief and selfishness, lovers of power and domin ion, every patriotic Influence In the young man's breast Impelled him to oppose and denounce these 'enemies of the public good. Believing that they sought shelter and pro tection at the hands of the Republican party and had to a large extent, through DENVER CONVENTION their agents and representatives, gained control of that party and of some of the recognized leaders, he attached himself to the minority party and labored in Its ranks, without thought of office or preferment, and with voice and pen endeavored to bring home political truths to the people of his native state and to throw light upon the dark practices of unfaithful officeholders and public servants. Four years ago the dominant political party In the State of Minnesota, flushed with a series of easy victories but not held together by devotion to any great living nsue, found Itself engaged in bitter fac tional quarrels. Great chieftains had arisen and their personal ambitions and their con tests for political supremacy so engaged the attention of the adherents of the Re publican party that encroachments upon the rights of the state were suffered to remain unchecked and the Interests of the state were not vigilantly guarded. It was the time for a leader to appear, one who had the confidence of the people of the state. whose integrity was unquestioned, whose character was stainless, whose energy and ability were known, one who had made no factional enemies, but who had always been loyal In the service of the state. From no one section, from no one faction, from no one class came the call for the man of the hour. It summoned from his modest office the publisher of a weekly paper, and around him rallied the remnants of the Democratic party that had so often strug gled In vain against the crushing force of Republican majorities. Reunited, Inspired with the hope of victory, they followed this man and supported him not to honor him, not to gratify his ambitions, but to rouse a state from drowsy inaction to ener getic life In that year President Roose velt carried the state by a plurality greater than 160.000. but the Democratic Governor was elected. Two years ago he was a candidate for re election. His successful efforts in securing a reduction of transportation charges, his successful campaign against timber tres passers who had long been undisturbed, his Insurance reforms, his tireless struggles for faithful and efficient service in every' department of the state government, and his frank and fear less manner In dealing with all questions and matters that came before him, made him the trusted tribune of the common people of the state. "One good term de serves another" was the campaign cry, and when the ballots were counted it was found that he had been re-elected by a plurality greater than 70,000, the greatest ever given to a Gubernatorial candidate in the state. Today, this man. in the prime of life, courteous, kind and unpretentious, strong, resolute and virile, an orator of unusual power, who has attained honorable distinc tion by his own industry and effort, whose high character and winning personality compel the love of his friends and the re spect of his political opponents, this man. Innocent of the allurements of great wealth, who has. not been swerved from the path of duty nor fascinated by the power given Into h!s hands nor dazzled by greater honors placed before him, never unmindful that as a public officer he is the servant of the people and bound by every obligation of duty and honor to strive to advance their Interests, is the Ideal candidate of this great party for President of the United States. For the first time Minnesota offers to the Democratic party a candidate for the Presidency, a man who has been -tried and found not wanting. It offers you Its beat loved citiaen. It offers you the Governor who has twice led the way to victory, a leader stainless and pure, strong and brave, able and sincere, a true Democrat, faithful to the teachings of the fathers, understand ing the needs of the day. devoted to the rood and the right. For nomination for the Presidency of the United States Minnesota presents the nanse of John A. Johnson. 11:10 P. M. Demonstration for Johnson growing. Chairman tries to quiet It. 11:14 P. M. Georgia delegation joins in Johnson demonstration which has now lasted nine minutes. Chairman Clayton pounding his gavel. 11:16 P. M. Band play-s "We "tfon't Go Home Till Morning" and "Auid Lang Iing Syne." .11:18 Demonstration has now lasted 14 minutes. Chairman trying to alienee It by pounding with his gavel; has little ef fect. 11 :21 P. M. Chairman orders roll to proceed. Amid great confusion, cheering and shouting, clerk tries to call for Dela ware. x ' Gray Put In Nomination. 11:25 P. M. Lights are being put out in the hall. People hlssmpr the evident attemot to sunnress the demonstration. 11:27 P. M. Hall half dark. Band plays I'm Afraid to go Home in the Dark.' i Order restored after 24 minutes. 11:29 P. M. Lights restored and Mr. Handy begins speech nominating Judge Gray. He said: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Con vention: I have a duty to perform, placed upon me by - the Democracy of the state from which I come. In the performance of that duty my heart leaps with pleasure. Because of his ability, because of his patriotism, because of the maturity of his judgment, because of his devotion to true IemocTatic principles, because of the width and depth of his experience In Government al affairs and because of his devotion to Justice and to the Constitution, the man who Is best ntted to perform the duties of President of the United States Is George Gray. As a general rule the man best fitted for the place is most available for the nomination. If you are to nominate a man because he Is eager to be President, you will not name Judge Gray. There are other candidates who want this nomination more than he does. This man Is as modest as he Is great. Ambition Is the last weakness of great minds, and ambition Is the greatest danger the people hve to fear In rulers. George Gray Is a public servant without personal ambition. In this he is like our first and greatest President. If you are to nominate the man whom you personally love the beat, perhaps you may nominate some other candidate, for I I am not unmindful of the personal devotion which delegates here present cherish for other candidates. But the question we are now to decide is too important to eur party and eur country to be -decided because of personal preferences. The Republican party has been in power too long. The Government has grown cor rupt, extravagant and autocratic, and the prosperity of the people haa taken unto itself wings and flown away. Free institu tions exist In order that at such time as this the country may peaceably change Its rulers and change its policies. Entering on a political campaign in which victory or defeat means so much, we are now to elect the political chieftain who shall carry our banner and marshal our forces. If the country were In a great war in which a decisive battle was to be fought and the duty fell upon me to choose the General who should command our coun try's Army In the field, I would not dare to put In command the General whom 1 loved the best nor the one who was the most eager. Neither -would you. The responsi bility would be overwhelming to choose the soldier whose genius for war, shown by his record and experience, gave the pest pros pect of winning victory. Tou would not hesitate to refuse promotion and opportunity to your own brother if there were avail able another soldier who gave greater promise of winning the fight, In like spirit I ask you fo put aside all personal preferences, and to choose calmly and prudently the Democrat who can most surely win a Democratic victory in Novem ber, possibly any one of the candidates suggested may be able to win at the polls, I hope so. but our nlaln duty is to nomi nate not a candidate who may win but the candidate who can most surely win. Wi contend for too great a prise to take any tnnecessary chances of defeat. Our candidate must be one who can com mand the support of our party and at the same time attract the support of lnaepena ent citizens who are not strict party men. We may as well face the fact that a ma jority vote in this country Is always made up of the party vote re-enforced by the votes of a large body of independent citi zens. Hence a successful candidate for President must do more than hold the loyalty of his partisans. He must in ad dition command the confidence and win the support of people who care nothing for party. Party opinion is a great thing and must be considered, but public opinion Is a sreater thlnr and must be obeyed. Nomi nate George Gray and public opinion will eay that we have proposed a man whose Intellectual and moral stature towers to'the standard set by the greatest and wisest Presidents in our history. George Gray's life has been one long and unselfish service of the people ..in high places. Attorney-General of his state, great Senator of the United States for many years, a treaty-maker for the Nation, the most successful arbitrator of disputes be tween labor and capital who ever lived, and now In his later years a great and learned Judge, his merit has won the con fldence and rood will of the -whole people. In the Senate he was ever in the fore front of weighty debate, championing with eloquent logic the principles of Democracy. In making the treaty with Spain he was one of the commissioners wno etooo true to tne doctrine of human liberty and protested asalnst taklnr the Philippines and strap ping imperialism upon the shoulders of the republic. In settling the anthracite coal strike he demonstrate: nis sympatny witn the toilinir masses of his fellow-countrymen His Just finding endeared him forever to organized labor. It Justifies me in applying to htm the ancient description of an up right Judge: "He put on righteousness and It clothed him; his Judgment was a robe and a diadem; and he brake the Jaws of the wicked and plucked the spoil out of his teeth." Such has been the quality of his lifelong service, and he stands In' Its white light HDDroved of the ieople. fjorir Gray is a moderate, not a violent man. With him as President justice and prudence will walk hand in hand, ana peace will be restored between man and man throughout our borders. He is sound not sensational, and with him as President we shall have rest from turmoil so thai nrnmerltv mar come ao;ain. The country needs a rest. Honest enterprise and honest toll need a chance to "attend to their own TEXT OF AOTI-IN JUNCTION PLANK AS INCORPORATED IN PLATFORM AND RATIFIED BY CONVENTION DENVER, July 9. Following Is the text of the injunction plank as adopted; "The courts of justice are the bulwark of our liberties, and we yield to none In our purpose to maintain their dignity. Our party has given to the bench a long line of distinguished judges who have, added re spect and confidence, In which this department must be jealously maintained. We resent the attempt of the Republican party to raise a false issue respecting the judiciary. It is an unjust reflection upon the great body of our citizens to assume that they lack respect for the courts. - . "It is the function of the courts to Interpret laws which the people create, and if the laws appear to work economic, social or political in justice, ifis our duty to change them. The only basis upon which the integrity of our courts can stand is that of unswerving justice and protection of life and property. If Judicial processes may be abused, we should guard them against abuse. "Experience has proven the necessity of a modification of the pres ent law relating to injunctions, and we reiterate the pledge of our National platforms of 1896 and 1904 in- favor of the measure which passed the United States Senate In 1S96, but which a Republican Con gress has ever since refused to enact, relating to contempts In Federal courts and providing for trial by jury in cases of Indirect contempt. "Questions of judicial practice have arisen, especially in connection with industrial disputes. We deem that parties to all judicial pro ceedings should be treated with rigid impartiality, and that injunctions should not be issued in" any cases in which injunctions would not is sue if no industrial dispute were involved. "The expanding organization of industry makes it essential that there should be no abridgment of the right of wage-earners and pro ducers to organize for the protection of wages and the improvement ' of labor conditions to the end that such labor organizations and their "members should not be regarded as illegal combinations in restraint of trade. "We favor the eight-hour day on all Government work. v "We pledge the Democratic party to the enactment of a law by Congress as far as the Federal Jur'.sdictfon extends for a general em ployers liability act covering injury to body or loss of, life to em ployes. "We pledge the Democratic party to the enactment of a law creat ing a Department of Labor, represented separately ' in the President's Cabinet, which department shall include the subject of mines and mining." v business; and George Gray Is no meddler and can be happy when he is not engaged In a fight. If we want Industrial proBperity wo must establish and maintain industrial peace. Thin man has the temperament, the love of Justice, and the firmness of principle to correct abuses without disordering and wrecking the affairs of the people. He will brake the JaVs of the wicked and pluck the spoil out of their teeth; but he will know how to destroy the beasts of prey without belaboring all of the domestic ani mals. He will stop predatory wealth from depredations without terrorizing honest and Industrious wealth. He is progressive not revolutionary, constitutional not autocratic, practical not visionary. George Gray Is not only the man best fitted to b President, but he is also the Democrat we can most surely elect presi dent. He will be an acceptable candld&te in every part of our broad country. Surely he will be peculiarly satisfactory to the people of the Southern States where we must look for that ever-faithful body of electoral votes which constitutes the back bone of our strength. His great and suc cessful fight in the Senate against the force bill opened the safe pathway down which those states have walked to shelter from the black storm which. tHrea.tn4 their civilisation. How rejoiced would Southern men be to see once more in the White House a President who understands and ap preciates the Southern men's point of view. As to the group of states on tne Atlantic seaboard Connecticut, New York, . New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and West Vir- gina there is no doubt that George Gray is far away the strongest candidate that can be named. After all, these are the states In which our great political battle must be fought and won or lost. When did the Democratic party ever come within hailing distance of victory without carrying those states? it would be wanton recxiess ness to plan a campaign which abandoned the chance of ' carrying those old-time Democratic states in the delusive hope of making good the loss In other portions of the field. Delaware Is a small state, hut it Is some time given to small people to perform great services. In offering George Gray as your Presidential candidate Delaware is offering a great service to the party and the coun try, small as sne is, ieiaware is enimea to a full measure of state pride, but this nomination la not suggested by state pride. She Is acting not to gratify her great though unambitious son nor yet to minister to her own glory. Rising to the heights of patriotism animated solely by a desire to contribute to the welfare of the whole country, without a spark: of animosity towards other canomates, Delaware oners a name entwined with victory, a man who is every inch a Democrat, a man whose every blood-throb carries love of oountry. On behalf of Delaware, In accordance with her Instructions and In her name, I nomi nate George Gray as a candidate for Presi dent of the United States. 11:31 P. M. Name of George Gray cheered. CONVENTION 'HALL, Denver, July A small American flag had been placed on every delegate's chair prior to the be- ginning- of the evening session. This was the unmistakable evidence oof the nomi nating ' session of the convention and quickened the interest of the spectators, who early made a rush for the galleries, filling them to overflowing. At 7 o'clock, however, there were few of the delegates in their places. They had lingered long at dinner, the slowly dying twilight of the Colorado evenjegs proving deoeptlve an to the hour. The hall had not oooled from the after noon session when the evening crowds be gan' to gather, and the heat promised an uncomfortable ending to the protract ed slating. More Delay on Platform. Rumors of another delay in receiving the report of the platform committee filled the air as the delegates assembled and they prepared for another probable season of . convention oratory before the Important business of the session could be reached. The wait for the rap of Chair man Clayton's gcvel was robbed of much of its tedlousness through the efforts of the quartet -whose members sang popular songs , and concert numbers at. frequent intervals. A male quartet was an added feature of the musical programme for the night session. It sang its first selection through megaphones and got a royal reception from the gallery throng a. A Chicago band relieved the cowboy musicians who had served so loyally since the opening of the convention on Tuesday. The bands men of the plains, it was generally agreed, had earned their rest. They have been untiring in their efforts to entertain the multitude and the excellent quality of their music has been widely com mented on. Flags Wave for "Dixie.1 At 7:15 o'clock the galleries were com pletely filled, and the majority of the delegates were in their seats, but the officers of the convention were still wait ing for the report of the committee on resolutions. The band in the gallery worked with great industry and, when it struck up "Dixie," the' demonstration that followed gave a glimpse of the scenes certain to occur later in the night If a nomination was made. The delegates, as the first notes of the oid war song floated out, sprang up and waved their flags. It was instantly shown that the galleries, too, had been provided with them and, in an Instant, the convention hall was a tossing state of nuttering flags. The scene, even though the greater part of the electric lights were not turned on, was really one 'of great beauty, as the flags flashed back and forth against the darker background oi xne crowu. It was just 7:50 P. M. when Chairman Clayton began to rap for order, which he secured wlthm a minute. Mr. Clayton recognized Mr. McQulston, of Pennsyl vania, who announced the selection of James Kerr as member of the National committee from that state in place of James M. Guffey, who was selected be fore the Pennsylvania contests ' were called. "Without objection the selection of Mr. Kerr will be considered as ratified," said the chairman, and a moment later added: "The chair hears none, and the selection of Mr. Kerr Is ratified." Cheering and a few hisses greeted the announcement, Mr. Bell called out cheering when he said it was a great pleasure to address a notable "ratification convention" and de clared that Mr. Bryan would be nomi nated because the people of the states who sent their delegates to the convention wanted htm nominated. Before the convention was called to order the crowd had assumed propor tions that made it almost dangerous. A. ticket of admission Was not requisite for admission, and, inasmuch as every body in Denver and all of the visitors were most anxious to witness a Presi- i dential nomination, it was but a short I time before all seats were occupied. In addition, the aisles in the galleries and 1 many of those on the convention floor were jammed so tightly that the peo- i pie who occupied them were held al- ; most Immovable. The windows in the ; hall were packed with spectators, who choked off all circulation of air and made the atmosphere in the hall as foul as it was hot, and the heat was intense. In November," said Chairman Clay ton, "we will witness in New York the Tamamny tiger drowning the Re publican elephant. I therefore invite to the stand for a speech from a Dem ocrat to a Democratic convention. Sen ator Thomas F. Grady, of New York. Mr. Grady was given a most en thusiastic welcome as he appeared upon the rostrum. When he declared that the convention could nominate no candidate and adopt ho platform that would not receive the united and enthusiastic sup port of the New York Democracy, he was given still greater applause and returned to his chair amid cries of "Grady," Hurrah for Grady." After Mr. Grady's speech, Mr, Clayton introduced Judge J. M. Wade, of Iowa, representative of the great corn state." Mismanagement Is Criminal. By the time Judge Wade had concluded his address, the crowd had increased still further, and the doorways were packed in a manner that showed mismanagement on the part of the doorkeepers that was not far from criminal. All the doors were open and no places in the entire building were as impassable as the exits. Just as Judge Wade finished his speech a woman seated in the rear of the press seats fainted away. It was out of the question to carry her" out through the jammed aisles, and it was found necessary to lift her bodily over the railing of one of the boxes and she was carried to the outside with the greatest difficulty. Clark Predicts Victory. . MI am sure the convention will be glad to concur in the request of Missouri to hear from old Champ Clark, of that state. one of the vtnightlist Democrats who ever drew glittering blade In defense of the party." It was in these words that Mr. Clayton introduced the next speaker, whose, ap pearance on the platform was a signal for great cheering. Mr. Clark predicted that the Democrats would sweep the country from sea to sea; that on March 4, next, a Democratic President would be inaugurated, backed by a Democratic House, and the people would come ino their rights. HOW TO FILL VACANCIES Should Convention Reconyene or the National Committees Choose? Philadelphia Frees. The breaking of the piston rod of the engine which was pulling the train in which Mr. Tatt was a passenger and the severe illness of James S. Sher man, now happily passing away, have started a very general Inquiry in re gard to the filling of vacancies on a National ticket after the adjournment of the convention. "Precedents are not easily found to meet the case, because in all our history no 'candidate for President or Vice-Presdent has died between his nomination and the No vember election. Only one, Horace Greeley, died between the popular election and the meeting of the elec toral college. No one elected President or Vice-President by the electoral col lege has failed to assume office. . Nevertheless, If this good fortune ex tending through so many years should be Interrupted, it need not be feared that there would be an interregnum or that chaos would follow because of the absence- of a precedent or pre scribed rule for the particular case. Nominations of candidates for Presi dent and Vice-President . were vflrst made by a National convention for the campaign of 1832. Before that can didates were put in nomination by the Congressional party caucus, by State Legislatures and by common consent. The National convention practice did not become fixed at once, for in 1836 William Henry Harrison, of Ohio,' and Francia Granger, of New York, were made the Whig candidates by a Penn sylvania, State Convention, the Whig party in most of the other states ac cepting the Pennsylvania nominations. In 1840 the Democratic party, in Na tional convention in Baltimore, renomi nated Martin Van Buren for Presi dent, but named no candidate for Vice President, leaving that to the Inde pendent choice of the Presidential elec tors. The electoral college was unem barrassed by thta unusual recognition of its constitutional power, because an overwhelming majority of It proved to be pledged to vote for Harrison and Tyler. In 1860 the Democratic National Convention nominated Benjamin Fltz patrick, of Alabama, for Vice-President on the ticket with Stephen A. Douglas. Fltzpatrick afterward declined and the National Democratic Committee substi tuted Herschel V. Johnson In his place, and Douglas and Johnson became thereby the accepted candidates of the Douglas wing of the National Demo cratic party. No doubt the Democratic National Committee of 1860 did right in filling the vacancy on the ticket aa it did and It is quite as certain that any Na tional Committee would today meet the emergency In the same way, unless the1 circumstances clearly dictated the wls dom of reconvening the convention. The fact that the convention had ad journed sine die is not fatal to its further usefulness. It was chosen to nominate a ticket, and If its work for any reason was incompleted or waa frustrated by -subsequent events, It might be the wisest course to have ft reconvene. The convention is not con stituted by law, but is a party creation and there would be no higher power fn the party to question the convention's authority, though, of course. If the Re publican voters of the country did not like, its work they could show it by their votes in November. Thifl, how ever, is a test all National conventions have' to submit to, even when they meet but once. Happily, the Issue involved Is purely academic and may remain so indefin itely. If the emergency suggested arises It will be met as readily and easily as was done tn 1860 when Fitz natrick. of Alabama, declined the con vention nomination. Each party Is. or ganized and it is the duty of the or ganization to keep things going and meet all contingencies. National party organizations have always proved to be quite equal to the duties and de mands placed upon them, and even In the absence of rules they may be de pended upon to deal successfully with an unexpected vacancy on a National ticket. Our Center of Population. Philadelphia Ledger. The center of population in the United States in 1900 was six miles southeast of Columbus, Ind. In 1880 it was eight miles west by south of Cincinnati.- Since 1T90 it has moved MS miles. In 18S0 the center of negro population was near Rome, Ga., and traveling gulfward. If Alaska and other recent Island accessions to our ter ritory are excluded, the center of area of the United States is in Smith' County, in Northern Kansas, about three miles north- of Reamsville, and some 15 miles north by west of Smith Center. But if Alaska. Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines are included, then this coun try's center of area is out in the Pacific Ocean, west of the northern part of the coast of Oregon and. south uf the south coast of Alaska! OUR HISTORY IN COINS Flea for New Coinage Showing Rule of Vnited States Presidents. Perriton Maxwell, in the Bohemian. Perhaps the making of a great coin is like the writing of a great poem, or the formulation of a great law-.it must have Its birth In some large national event, some fiercely herolo deed, or some keenly-felt national desire. In Roman days events like the conquering of Egypt and the taking of Gaul were commemorated by the minting of a new coin whereon , the story was briefly told. The whole history' of the English people Is narrated in the coinage of Great Brit tain from Edward the Confessor to Ed ward the sportsman. Why, therefore, should not the American Nation take unto itself th wholesome, if ingenuous, system of writing contemporaneous . his tory In symbols of sliver, copper and gold. Our coinage to date has been spo radic, unsatisfying and footless In an artistic and legendary sense. With the exception of the few early coins bearing a likeness of Washington, a we have no National mintage immortal izing the features or perpetuating the rule of our Presidents. Our postage stamps and paper - currency constitute a great art gallery of every name and countenance familiar to United States history, while our coins have borne naught but foreign-looking maidens and ill-proportioned birds. Paper money and postage stamps are. by their very nature, ephemeral, but metal coins are enduring. In all seriousness the plea for a new coinage, preferably In the standard metal and of a low denomination, is here made; a coinage which shall give us with accuracy and art the profiles of our great and glorious dead Jefferson. Jackson. Lincoln. Grant, Garfield. Perhaps Ameri can precedent and practice in such un dertakings might be waived for once and the first of the new coins stamped with a likeness of Theodore Roosevelt. There might be partisan objection to this, however, although the fact is pat ent that he always will remain one of the Presidents of the United States, and aa such must be recorded in history-. The coins of every country, boasting its own currency, have upon them the coun terfeit presentments of their chief fig ures, and surely the world's foremost nation in commerce and the art of mak ing money should, before a much longer lapse of time, have some token of its place and power in the field of civiliza tion more individual, more concrete, more Inherently and Intrinsically national than a series of uncomfortable lady "Liberties" backed up by a miscellany, of shooting stars or an aviary of eagles whose talons are eternally enmeshed in useless darts and nondescript herbage. Argentina's area under cultivation is now 36.00O.0O0 acres, compared with 12,000. ooo in inns. ICED WATER DANGEROUS unless it contains a teaspoonful of Duffy's Malt Whiskey in each glass. 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