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VOL. 21.
PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 7. 11)08.
NO. 6327
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DEMOCRATS OF 111 GATHER
AT DENVER TO NAME LEADERS
For First Time in History Claims of Far West Are Recognized
by Holding Convention in Mile High City.
Finest Auditorium In tlic World, Built Esimially for (lie Occasion Is
Packed With Enthusiastic Worshippers at Democracy's Slirino
Street Jammed Hours Before Time for Opening the Poors Decora.
lions Most KlulKtruto and Artistic Ever Attempted for a Similar Event
Thousands of yurdt of Bunting Are Uwed -Four Hundred Newa
Ier (rrenoiidcnt8 Occupy Press Reserve and Telegraph Oieraiors
With Noiseless Key Flash the Doing of tins Convention to Every
Quarter of Hie Glole SI Philippine Delegates Greatly Disappointed
at Not Dting Allowed to Take Scats To Recognize Tliem Would He
Inconsistent, Since Party Ih Advocating Tlutt Islaiuls Should Not He
Part -of United States Big Guns Attract Attention.
The Auditorium, Denver, Colo.,
July 7. The democracy of the east
and west tvlay Jolin-d hands within
the shadow of the snow clad Itockles
to name candidates for president and
Vice president, and to formulate a set
of policies upon which to appeal to
the voters of the nation.
For the first time In Its history the
party hud recognized the claims of the
far west In the selection of a meeting
place. Denver, Justly proud of the
honor conferred upon her, had pro
vided a brand new auditorium, the
best equipped of Its kind in America.
The building cost the taxpayers of
the city $600,000. ' In addition, they
subscribed to a. fiwid of $100,000 for
the entertainment of the delegates
and other visitors, who have been
pouring into town by the thousands
In the past three days.,
Long before noon, the hour set for
the initial session of the twenty-second
quadrennlul democratic convention
the streets in the vicinity of the big
gold-domed building were Jammed
with people waiting for the doors to
be thrown open. Trim, carefully
groomed easterners, clad In long
coats, "plug" hats end derbies,
knocked elbows with less punctilious
ly dressed representatives of the
mountain and Pacific coast states,
The "Merry Widows" of the Denver
women nnd the "Merry Cowboys" of
the western delegates, lent pietur-
esqueness to the scene.
In order to prevent confusion about
the entrances, the police had roped
off all of the thoroughfares leading
to the structure. Signs over the door
ways Indicated the direction which
each holder of the much-prized cards
of admission should take. Mayor
Speer had assumed personal charge
of the handling of the crowds out
side, and a small army of policemen
was detailed to preserve order, their
work making the task of the ticket
takers comparatively easy.
Famous "Cowboy Ilnnd.'
During the assembling and seating
of the delegates and spectators the
famous "cowboy" band of Pueblo and
Alamosa, perched up next to the roof
In the rear of the hall, rendered a
mixed program of patriotic, classical
and "rag-time" airs.
As the audience edged Its way into
the building It was greeted with a
kaleidoscopic panorama of color. The
decorations were probably the most
elboratc as well bs he most artistic
ever attempted for a similar func
tion. I'p above the stage of the
chairman, dropped from a steel rafter,
was a magnificent oil . painting of
George Washington, framed In gilt
and measuring eight by 10 feet.
Draped behind It were two huge Am
erican flags, while festooned about It
were yards upon yards of tri-colored
bunting. To the right was a similar
ly draped picture of Andrew Jackson,
and to the left one of Thqmas Jeffer
son. On the opposite wall was a
portrait of the last democratic presi
dent, Grover Cleveland, bordered
with black In mute evidence of the
prevailing feeling of sorrow, both
party nnd national, over his recent
death.
Back of the platform upon which
were seated the members of the na
tlonal committee was a row of Cali
fornia palms. Twenty stuffed Amerl
can eagles, carrying In their beaks
long streamers of red, white arid blue
were suspended from the ceiling Im
mediately over the stage. Ground, the
front of the balconies find galleries
were strung 66,000 yards of bunting,
while at Intervals of 10 feet had been
placed American shields. Studding
the celling were tri-colored stars, each
10 feet In diameter, representing -the
various states, territories and Insular
possessions. In the corners and
about the sides of the main floor
were more palms.
The total number of Beats was 12,
000. The space Immediately In front
and at the sides of trie platform had
been equipped for the use of the 400
newspaper correspondents who have
come to tell the world all about It. As
In the recent republican convention
at Chicago, the press associations
were permitted to install In their res
ervations telegraph operators with
soundless keys for the building of
important features of the proceed
ings. Down below the stage, reached
by stairways leading from the press
section, were rooms set upart for the
use of the telegraph companies and
press associations.
Women Delegate
In the center of the hall were tht
1002 comfortable opera chairs occu
pied by the delegates, and back ot
these the seats of the alternates. In
each of these sections were two-wo
men, Colorado and Ptah each having
sent a delegate and an alternate. Mrs
Mary C. C. Bradford is Denver's vot
ing representative In the convention
and Mrs. H. J. Hayward of Salt Lake,
the delegate from Utah. It was. the
first time that the "suffragettes" of
the west had had the opportunity of
seeing real women politicians partlcl
patlng In national affairs.
There was manifest disappointment
on the part of the six men who had
been chosen by the democratic party
In the Philippines as delegates, when
they were ushered Into the alternates'
seats. According to precedent set by
the last convention, as well as by
special action taken last week by the
national sub-committee on arrange
ments, the Philippine representatives
are denied a voice in the deliberations
although they are graciously permit
ted to look on. They .Intend to make
a fight before the committee on rules
for recognition as delegates.
The point made against their partici
pation In the doings of the conven
tion Is that It would be Inconsistent
for democracy to declare that the
Philippines ought not to be a part of
the United States and at the same
time admit representatives from the
Islands to a governing poltlcal body
of the nation.
Interest In Big Men.
Great Interest centered In the ar
rival of various big men of the par
ty, many of whom had never been
seen In this part of' the country. As
the Identity of such men as Tammnny
Chieftain Murphy, Theodore A. Bell
of Collfornla the temporary chairman;
Tom L. Johnson of Ohio; Governor
Swnnson of Virginia; Mayor Dahlman
of Omaha; Roger Sullivan of Chicago;
Alexander Troup of Connecticut, and
Col. Guffey of Pennsylvania became
known In the galleries, they were glv
en generous rounds of applause. The
locations of the various state delega
tions was easy to pick' out, each be
ing Indicated by a placard elevated
on a standard.
By 12 o'clock the auditorium was
packed from floor to topmost gallery,
a majority of the visitors' seats being
occupied by womCn. In the space at
the right and left of the delegates'
seats, on the main floor, reserved for
distinguished guests, were Congress
man nnd Mrs. Longworth, a number
of diplomatic representatives from the
South American' republics ,and many
other persons prominent in the social
and official life of the country.
Tflgjrnrt Calls to Order.
Shortly Rfter noon, when the ap
plause following the "cowboy band's"
rendition of the "Star Spangled Ban
ner" had died away, Chairman Thom-
an Taggart of Indiana, head of the
democratic national committee, rap
ped for order on the bard wood
speaker's stand, and the business of
the convention was begun. Secretary
Urey Woodsen, of the national com
mittee, was Introduced nnd rend the
call under which the assemblage had
been convened. It was as follows:
"The democratic national commit
tee, having met In the city of Wash
ington on the 12th day of December,
1907, has appointed Tuesday, the 7th
day of July, 1908, as the time, and
Denver, Col., as the place for holding
the democratic national convention.
"Each state Is entitled to represen
tation theerln equal to double the
number of Us senators and represen
tatives in the congress of the United
TODAY'S PROGRAM FOR PEMOCKATJC
NATIONAL CONVENTION AT DEN VEIL
9:30 Meeting of the executlTi, council of the Amerlcirh Federa
tion of Labor.
10:00 Meeting of the national committee to decide the remain
ing contests.
10:00 Adjourned meeting of the New York delegation to discuss
the platform. .
11:00 Convention hall opens. Band concert.
12:00 Convention called to orler by Chairman Taggart. Call for
convention read by Secretary Woodson. Prayer by Archbishop Kean
of Wyoming. The announcement of the names of the temporary of-
fleers and the speech of Bell. The announcement of the names of
the committeemen from the various stateB. The introduction of res-
olutlons of respect to the memory of Cleveland and adjournment
.until tomorrow.
Mirici
HII PENDLETON
STATE ORGANIZATION
SAYS THIS (TIT IS NEXT
Work Has Been Growing Rapidly in
the Northwest All Realize That
Neel Ih-re Is Great .Many Ix-udlng
Professional and BiisIiick-i .Men Slg.
nify TlK'lr illiiigiicss to Help.
If present plans of the Oregon Y. M.
A. are executed, Pendleton will be
the next city In the northwest to have
an elegant Y. M. C. A. building. The
association recognizes Pendleton as
lie 1-trgest and most favorable city
now unoccupied by a building in the
northwest and it looks favorably up
on the idea of starting a building cam
paign here next fall.
For a number of years the associa
tion has .had Pendleton in view and
recently Secretary Alvin H. Rhodes of
the state association, has written Rev.
V. L. Nuys of the rresbyterlan church
in this city that it looks extremely
promising for Pendleton in the near
future.
Walla Walla has Just completed
and is now occupying a $50,000 Y. M.
C. A. building. North Yakima has
Just completed a fine building cost
ing about $40,000 and Pendleton is
the next largest northwest town to
receive attention from1 this progres
Five nnd aggressive organization.
A number of the leading business
and professional men of the city have
expressed a willingness to assist In
the work of bringing a fine Y. M. C.
A. building to Pendleton and if the
campaign Is started during the next
few months, this city will be enjoying
a Duiiding costing anywhere from
$30,000 to $40,000 by this time next
year, it is thought.
With the fine city hall which will
be complete by that time and with
the federal building well under way,
the addition of the Y. M. C. A. build
ing promises to stimulate building ac
tivity of the city greatly.
GREAT FLEET IS '
0 CRUSE
NEBRASKA REMAIN'S
BEHIND IX QUARANTINE
(Ey John Xevlns.)
Denver, July 7. Tammany has out-
Bryaned Bryan. It has decided to
present to the resolutions committee
the most radical platform ever sug
gested from the east.
The sub committee of the New
York delegation, named to confer on!
Both Hands Injured.
At Prescott, Wash., Saturday while
Frank Fine was attempting to light
i giant cracker the dynamite explod
ed, tearing both his hands in a ter
rible manner.
Scarlet Fever 0niHis One of the Big
Sea Fighters to Tarry Thousand
of Cheering IYople Willies In low
ing Siecta'le of DcMirtliig Siflmd
ron Beginning of Last Long Ix-g of
World Cruise.
iFy H. Lee Clotworthy.)
San Francisco, July 7. Betweem
shore lines banked with thousands of
cheering people and to martial ac
companiment of thundering guns,
which belched forth their deafening
farewells from Fort Baker and Fort
Mason, the battleship fleet passed
through Golden Gate this afternoon
and stood out to sea in a magnificent
ly Jin posing line on Its course toward
Hrivlulu and tne distant seas of the
far east.
The passing of the battleship fleet
through the Golden Gate witnessed
not only the beginning of the last
long leg of its circumnavigating
cruise, but Is also the first of a series
of movements of the nation's war ves
sels which will place every effective
fighting ship of the navy In foreign
waters this fall.
The farewell to the fleet vividly
r called the demonstration of patri
otic sentiment nnd the magnificent
iveeption It was given when, two
ivonihs ago. I: steamed Into San Fran- , vors an Increased navy,
Till! FORGES DUTBRYAN
6R1 EOR RADICAL PLANKS
Every Demand of Labor Will Be Acceded to in Platform
Which Will Be Presented to Resolutions Committee.
Bryan's IYicmbj Are Furious But May Be Powerless to Do Anything"
Pacific Coast Plan lis, Including Coast Defense, Larger Fleet and Jap
anese Exclusion, Also Looked Upon With Favor and Will Me Recom.
incmLnl Anti-Injunction Plank Will Be Too Drastic for Even the
Nelrnskan New Yorkers Would Serve Their Own Ends Eren
Though They Force Tlieir Candidate into a Hole Which Would Mean
Ovcruhclirifng Defeat Half Hundred Candidates for Vice Presidency
and Chances Are Good for a Democratic Riot Before Choice Ii
Made Apparently Towne or James Will Be Named Empire State
Can Have (he Honor If the Delegation Can Agree Upon a Man Bry
an Favors Towne. .
ed no more banners would be allowed.
Taggart said: "I cannot refrain
from calling your attention to the fact
that this convention meets amid
scenes of enthusiasm and the determi
nation that victory shall crown our
efforts was never before equalled in
a democratic convention. The party
the plates New York desires, favored
practically all the suggestions made
by the American Federation of La
bor, and especially those favoring
the anti-injunction.
Bryan's friends are furious, and
openly assert Tammany Is trying to
embarrass him. He does not desire
to go so far as to prohibit the use of
njunctlons, but he does want to regu-
yate it.
The Tammany men let the cat out
of the bag today, saying: "We have
a city election a year from this fall
and we need the labor vote. If Bry
an's friends oppose us we will put
the responsibility up to them and If
fie forces a conservative platform
God help his chances, as both the
west and east will resent it."
The Tammany platform will also
please the Pacific slope, as It Insists
the exclusion of Asiatics and fa-
Cisco. at the end of Its world-famous
cruise around the Horn.
Hundreds of steam and sailing craft
packed with wildly cheering people
formed In lines on either side of the
channel, while the neighboring hill
sides were black with cheering humanity.
Led by the flagship Connecticut, the
ponderous ships leaving their nhclior
nges swung gracefully into line, and
taking their positions at regular In
tervals, steamed slowly out toward the
Golden Gate In single column. The
Nebraska did not go, being quarantin
ed on account of scarlet fever.
When opposite Fort Baker,, a puff
of smoke rent with flame, spurted
from the bridge deck of the Connec-
Tammany does not want a declara
tion safeguarding or guaranteeing
national bank deposits, as Oklahoma
suggests and will not mention the
matter.
(Continued on Page 8.)
JUDGE LOWELL TELLS HE WALLOWA
IIS
puis m
(Centfne4 en Pare I.)
Judge Stephen A. Lowell nnd wife
returned this morning from Wallowa
lake where Mr. Lowell delivered the
Fourth of July address.
They report a very successful occa
sion, the three days' celebration hav
lug attracted large crowds of people
about the lake for a few days' outing
before the beginning of harvest, the
crowd being estimated at from 2500
to 4000. The exercises closed with re
ligious services on Sunday at the
camp at the head of the lake.
Mr. Lowell states that the railroad
from Elgin to Joseph Is substantially
graded nnd that the trains will be
running to Wallowa City early In the
fall, and probably will reach Joseph,
the terminus of the road by the first
of the year.
Long Dream Coining True.
if such shall prove true the long
years of waiting on the pnrt of the
people of that county will be reward
ed. It is a region of great fertility,
with an abundance of water for irri
gating purposes, and vast, areas of
wheat land not yet touched by the
plow. The conditions are Ideal foi
dairying and the raising of livestock
of every character, and Wallowa
county will probably contribute full
measure of the cattle, hogs and sheep
to be utilized by the great packing
houses now being constructed in
Portland. With the incoming of the
railroad the era of small farms will
be opened, because thereby the pro
ductions can xeach market, and men
will be encouraged to cultivate and
produce a great many things which
are not now profitable because of the
dlficultles of transportation.
Probably no county In the state is
more generally prosperous or contains
a more Intelligent, progressive and
contented people than that, but It Is
of course sparsely settled because of
the lack of transportation facilities.
When this difficulty Is cured, great,
numbers of people will establish
homes In the county and develop the
great natural resources.
Building Stone Abundant.
There Is an abundance of granite
suitable for building purposes, and
quarles of marble, as well as gold and
copper mines, all wait the incoming
of the railroad for development. The
towns of Wallowa, Enterprise and
Joseph, all on the line of the railroad,
will become centers of Industry and
population of importance to the state.
Wallowa lake is one of the most
beautiful spots In Oregon, situated In
a depression in tne mountains, pos
sibly In a crater, about a mile wide
and four and a half miles long, filled
with water from the melting snows
upon the mouutalns towering above
It. Not many years hence Its shores
will surely be crowded with hotels
and summer cotnges and It will be one
of the play grounds of the state. The
lake Itself Is about '6400 feet above
sea level and Immediately above It
tower the Eagle creek or Powder
river mountains, perpetually covered
with snow. The result Is a charming
combination of water and mountain
scenery which, together with the nat
ural attractiveness of the upper
Wallowa valley, make a region which
possesses every attraction for a sum
mer home: i
Chances Good for Riot.
(By Henry E. Eland. Correspondent
United Press,)
At it appears today,- the chances
are good that there will be regular
old democratic rioting over the nam
ing of the vice presidential candi
date. Of the half hundred aspirants
and "receptive" candidates, the two
most prominently mentioned are
Representative Ollle James of Ken
tucky, nnd Charles A. Towne, former
ly of Minnesota, nnd now of New
York.
There are one or two absolute facts
connected with the situation. One
Is that if the delegates from New York
will, or crtn, unite upon a candidate
that man will be nominated. If New
York does not desire to avail itself
of this privilege, Bryan will indicate
a choice, nnd whoever he names will
he nominated. Another fact is that
even many radicals are desirous of
naming a conservative for the place.
George Fred Williams of Massa
chusetts, responsible for James be
cause he would cinch the southern
vote and is a great orator.
There is a strong suspicion that
Murphy of Tammany, has an under
standing with Bryan on the vice pres
idency. There is even a stronger sus
picion that Bryan favors Towne. It
Is reported that Thomas F. Grady, the
Tammany orator, has been selected
to place Towne in nomination.
Forcing Exclusion Plank.
An attempt to force the coast de
fense nnd antl-Japancse planks Into
the platform Is being made by Thomas
J. Casey, secretary of the Bryan vol
unteers In Seattle.
Casey has prepared two resolu
tions which the Washington delega
tion may bring before the committee
on resolutions, one says, Oriental la
borers nre employed by the thousands
in every branch of labor on the coast,
thereby reducing wages and depriv
ing American citizens of a means of
earning a livelihood.
The resolution favors the enactment
of a law preventing the immigration
of Oriental laborers.
The other resolution says it la Im
perative that the Atlantic fleet be
kept in the Pacific.
Bryan's Picture Arouse Enthusiasm.
When Taggart rapped for order the
aisles were choked with delegates. The
confusion was Increased when the
Nebraska delegation marched down
the aisle carrying a gold banner bear
ing Bryan's picture and while the
sergeants-at arms were trying to seat
the delegates, the Callfornlans aped
the Nebraskans by carrying Bryan's
picture on a banner.
Taggart became excited and declar-
never faced a brighter prospect. We
the only witnesses to the ceremony.
Then followed Keane's prayer.
BeU Makes a lilt.
Bell made a big hit with a speech
and becomes a national instead of a
state politician. He won the admira
tion of the delegates by his oratorical
effort t Jjj
Bell began to speak at 12:42. ' Mrs.
Ruth Bryan Lenvitt, daughter of the
"Commoner," was one of the atten
tive listeners. She sat In a box with
friends. t
Convention Adjourns.
When Bell concluded, the latter
recognized Representative Lamb of
Indiana, who moved that the roll be
called for the members of the several
committees and this was done Okla
homa's name brought forth applause
for the first time In the democratic
national convention.
The Cleveland resolutions were then
read and at the conclusion former
Governor Francis of Missouri, mount
ed the platform and seconded them.
The convention adjourned at 2:32
until noon tomorrow.
Cleveland Resolutions Adopted.
Denver, July 7. At the fclose of the
session today resolutions In respect for
the death of Cleveland were Introduc
ed by Delegate Dunn, of Nebraska,
and were Immediately adopted. The
convention adjourned until tomorrow
as a further mark of respect. Ollle
James prepared the resolutions.
Bryan Satisfied.
Lincoln! Neb., July 7. Bryan's car
had telephone connections with the
convention all day. He appeared sat- '
isfled with the proceedings.
GOMPERS IS HOPEFFL.
ExiKVts to Reach an Agreement With
the Convention.
(By Gilson Gardner, staff correspon
dent Vnltej Press.)
Denver, July 7. Although Com
pels Is hopeful that he may come to
satisfactory terms with the conven
tion, there is at present considerable
discrepancy between what the repre
sentatives of organized labor are de
manding and what the Bryan mana
gers are willing to concede.
What Gompers is asking Is that no
Injunction shall Issue at all in cases
of labor disputes. The text of the
Gompers resolution is: "We pledge
ourselves to the enactment of a law
to prohibit the Issuance of injunctions
in cases arising out of labor disputes
when such injunctions would not ap
ply when no labor disputes existed
and in no case shall an Injunction be
issued when there exists a remedy by
the ordinary process of law; which act
shall provide that In the procedure
for the punishment of contempt of
court, the party cited for contempt
shall, when such contempt is not com
mitted In the presence of the court,
be entitled to a trial by Jury-"
ANNIE AND HELIE
ARE MARRIED AT LAST.
I'ntal Knot Is Tied After Many Trying
Mouths.
London, July 7. Madam Gould
and De Sagan were married here to
day In the registry office by Register
Craddock. Later a religious ceremony
of the French Protestant church was
performed.
There were no attendants or wed
ding breakfast. No members of the
Gould family were present. Baron
Defontanllll and Monsieur Donchauvy,
Intimate friends of the groom, were
the only witnesses to the ceremond,
performed at 11:40.
Reporters were not admitted to
either ceremony.
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