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SMASHED BY DEMOS AT DENVER
Scene of Wildest Drsorder Mark
History of Country Platform
Committee and General Air of
mendous "Aye" Makes Ncbraskan Leader of Ilia Tarty In Fight
Against Taft Bryan Declare
a Candidate -Jolmson Wires Congratulations and Declares He Will
Take the Stump In Behalf of
Denver, Colo., July 10. Bry
an was nominated at 3:46 this
morning on tho first ballot.
The vote was: Bryan, 892;
Johnson 46; Gray 59 Hi not vot
ing 8. The convention meets
at 1 o'clock this afternoon.
(By John Nevlns.)
Denver, Colo., July 10. The dele
gates are tired today, their voices are
husky and they have tho appearance
of men who have been through a try'
Ing ordeal, yet they look happy and
contented.
Democracy's task Is over. It has
announced Its principles and selected
Its candidate for president.
The session that began at 7:45 last
night lasted until 3:45 this morning,
making It a record breaker In almost
every respect
As the delegates and spectators
filed out through the doors with the
early light of the morning streaming
against the snow-clad tops of the
mountains, all agreed that their ef-
forts were well spent. Even the ad
vocates of those who challenged the
right of Bryan to lead the fight
against Taft bowed to the will of the
majority. As was anticipated the
records show Bryan's nomination was
made unanimous.
Vote Vy States.
The following is the vote by states
as recorded before Bryan's nomina
tlon was made unanimous. For Bry
an: Alabama 28, Arkansas 18, Cali
fornia 20, Colorado 10, Connecticut
9, Florida 10, Georgia 4, Idaho 6, II
llnols 54, Indiana 30, Iowa 26, Kan
sas 20, Kentucky 28 Louisiana 18,
Maine 10, Maryland 7, Massachusetts
32, Michigan 28, Mississippi 20, Mis
souri 36. Montana 6, Nebraska 16
Nevada 6, New Hampshire 7, New
York 78, North Carolina 24, North
Dakota 8, Ohio 46, Oklahoma 18,
Oregon 8, Pennsylvania 49, Rhode
Island 5, South Carolina 18, Tennes
see 24, Texas 36, Utah 6, Vermont 7,
Virginia 24, Washington. 10, Weat
Virginia 14, Wisconsin 26, Wyoming 6,
Alaska 6, Arizona 6, District of Co
lumbia 6, Hawaii 6, New Mexico 6,
Porto Rico 6, total 892.
For Johnson: Connecticut 5,
Georgia 2, Maine 2, Maryland 9, Min
nesota 22, New Hampshire 1, Penn
sylvania 9M; total 46.
For Grny: Delaware 6, Georgia 20,
New Jersey 24, Pennsylvania 9;
total 69.
Not voting: Maine 1, Peunsylvanla
6, Vermont 1, total 8.
Total number of votes in conven
tion 1006; necessary for choice 671.
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS IN PENDLETON
A meek-eyed man of diminutive
stature, with dull grey eyes, small
hands and a voice as soft as a wo
man's, seated demurely In the tourist
car on No. 1 the westbound O. R. &
N, train, today, did not attract a
passing notice from the bushllng pas
sengers crowding through the car to
find scats.
But that little man of the diminu
tive stature has hurled, in a voice of
thunder, the democratic protest
against the republican policies in half
a dozen" sessions of congress and that
dull grey eye has flashed fire In
scores of Impassioned speeches in de
fense of democratic principles In past
sessions and the hands, soft as a wo
man's though they may be, have
pounded congressional dosks vigorous
ly In emphasizing the thrilling sen
tences of democratic harangues.
It was John Sharp Williams of Mis
sissippi, democratic leader In con
gress and senator-elect from his state.
Mr. Williams was a passenger on
O. R. ft N. train No. 1 today on his
way to Portland and Oregon City on
a summer vacation. He will be ten
dered a reception In Portland and will
be entertained at the home of Oot
ernor Chamberlain In Portland to
S
One of Greatest Political Gatherings I
Adopted Flcasca Every Member of Uie
Satisfaction Reign Over All One Tre
That If Elected He Will Not Again Be
His Rival.
While tho Johnson and Gray forces
went up against a sure thing they
stayed In until the last territory had
VOte(1' " LL.'1' "
Make It Unanimous.
Denver, July 10. Representatives
of Minnesota and Delaware were on
the platform and made arrangements
to get quick recognition1. Before any
announcement of vote could be made
W. S. Hammond of Minnesota, who
made the speech nominating Johnson
got recognition and moved that Bry
an's nomination be made by aeclama
tlon. This was received with vocif
erous cheers.
The applause had not time to die
out before P. P. Ford of Delaware
stepped forward and seconded the
motion on behalf of the Gray forces
No sooner had he retired than the
chairman recognized H. K. Ellersfcf
Georgia, who added his second.
Chairman Clayton's voice had gone,
and he had the reading clerk put the
motion and with one tremendous
"aye" Bryan was nominated.
The chair declared the vote was
unanimous though there was one sol
Itary "no." It came from the New
York benches, representing the op
position of J. M. O'Connor of Utlca
No one who spent the night In the
hall Is likely to forget . the events.
When the gavel fell at 7:4 5 Inst night
the hall was packed. Several women
fainted and required medical atten
tion.
Platform Causes Delay.
Clayton first recognized Ollle James
inquiring of the resolutions con
mlttee if they were ready to report.
Receiving a negative answer, he ap
pointed a committee to wait on It.
Several democrats delivered brief
addresses until 8:40, and then James
announced that the resolutions com
mlttee would be unable to report un
til midnight.
Then James moved that the rules
be suspended In order that the nom
Inatlng speeches be made. This was
ordered with the proviso that tho
vote on the presidency should not be
taken before the platform was adopt
ed and this was ordered.
Then I. J. Dunn, city attorney of
Omaha, was recognized to place Bry
an's name In nomination. Ho, had an
excellent voice, and while his gpVech
wns punctuated with volleys of ap
plause, It was not until the preoratlnn
Was reached that there was a unison
of cheering.
When Dunn reached his climax
and mentioned Bryan's name the first
time, there was a mighty roar. At
this signal some on released a big oil
painting of Bryan, dropping It over
the speaker's tabic.
morrow night, after which he will
go to Oregon City and other Willam
ette valley points.
"What do you wish to say as to
Bryan's chances of election this year,"
he was- asked by the East Oregonlan.
"I have no opinion on politics. I
will talk theology, or any other sooth
ing subject with you, tut I have
nothing to say on politics."
Mr. Williams attended the demo
cratic national convention In Denver
and Is now taking. a trp through the
northwest state' for the first' time.
Reminded that this was the home
of Congressman Ellis, he said: "I
like Ellis. He Is one of the best
workers in congress. We all like El
lis. Tell him I would have liked
very much to have seen him for a
moment In passing. So this Is El
lis' big district I know something of
it from descriptions I have heard and
read. I should enjoy seeing more of
It."
Mr. Williams was the speaker this
afternoon at the Oregon City Chau
tauqua but was delayed and will speak
this evening on "America for Ameri
cans." He Is the principal speaker
on "Portland Day" at the Chautauqua.
PENDLETON, OREGON,
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Pandemonium reigned for an hour
and fifteen minutes.
The delegates threw their hats and
coats In the air and acted like mad
men. The march of the standards
soon set In, each delegation stealing
the banners from the others and
marching around the hall. One en
thusiast clambered to the rostrum
with a beautiful girl dressed In pink
and white clinging to his nock. She
waved a flag for 15 minutes, und the
applause continued a solid hour
without an Interruption. Clayton
several Hints attempted to check it,
but failed. Every time he brought
his gavel down the noise grew louder.
Finally he directed the police to clear
the aisles and then the cheering died
down.
Former United States Senator
Oearln of OreKon, got the floor and
seconded Bryan's nomination. Colo
rado was next with former Governor
Alva Adams .seconding. When Min
nesota was reached W. S. Hammond
placed Johnson In nomination. John
son was cheered for 15 minutes, when
Delaware called Congressman L. Irv
ing Handy, who nominated Judge
Gray.
He had Just started when the com
mittee on resolutions reported, head
ed by Governor Haskell as chairman,
Handy continued and Haskell finally
read the platform, declaring the com
mlttee, after two days' struggle, had
succeeded In reconciling all factions
and drafting a document upon which
every member Is agreed.
Anti-Mormon Plank Defeated,
The most Interesting Incident of the
closing hours of the session was the
refusal of the resolutions committee
to put Into the platform the declara
tion In condemnation of polygamy of
fered by Senator Fred Dubois of Ida
ho. In its support Dubois made an
Impassioned speech.
The plank was defeated by a vote
of 20 nays to 18 ayes. Dubois attrib
utes its defeat to Bryan's Influence,
Bryan's brother heard during the
day that Dubois was making asser
tions about the Nebraskan's Influ
encc and telegraphed Bryan, who, sent
back word that he was not Influenc
ing the committee In the matter.
This was the only fight that was
close, though there was a lively de
bate over the tariff plank, which was
settled by a phone message to Bryan
A WorM Man.
After the platform was adopted.
Augustus Thomas, the playwright,
made an eloquent address which was
applauded. - ifS
While the delegates were seconding
Bryan's nomination Ollle James In
terjected a thrill by shouting: "He
does not belong to Nebraska, he does
not belong to America. He belongs
to humanity and the world God bless
him!"
This set the convention wild and
there were several demands for James
to continue, but he declined. Sever-
1 delegates who tried to speak were
unheard.
When the roll call was taken first
a delay came In the demand for a
poll of the New York delegation by
which Leader Murphy was first forc
ed to vote personally for Bryan.
Judge Alton Parker went to bed
with his vote unrecorded.
Pennsylvania gave Bryan the need
ed majority and then followed the
first motion to make the nomination
unanimous.
Bryan's Statement.
Lincoln, Neb., July 10. Bryan to
day made the following statement
The presidency Is the highest offi
cial position In the world and one oc
cupying It cannot afford to have his
lews upon public questions biased by
personal ambitions, but recognizing
Is responsibility to God and his ob
ligations to tils countrymen he should
enter upon the discharge of his du
ties with a singleness of purpose, be
lieving that one can best do this
when he Is not planning for a sec
ond term. I announce now, as on
former occasions, If elected I will not
be a candidate for reelection."
Pleased With riatform.
"I am very much pleased with the
platform, It Is clear, specific and
strong.
I am very grateful to the conven-
on for the work It has done In stat
ing the Issues. I am sure the plat
form will greatly strengthen us In the
fight upon which we are entering,"
The above statement was ' made by
Bryan upon reading the platform
dopted this morning.
Bryan's Best Chance.
London, July 10. London papers
today all comment upon the nomina
tion of Bryan. Several denounce the
nominee In scathing terms, referring
to him as a demagogue and stating
his election will be a backward step.
They say his chance of election Is
Mm, but admit - the chance Is now
better than his former ones and bet
ter than Parker's last time.
Some put him In the same class
1th Roosevelt.
A whole lot of us love to lay the
blame on "environment" and "heredity."
FUIDAY, JULY 10. 1908.
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Chances of Seven Men Ap
pear About Equal Kern
Eliminated.
BALLOTING NOW L
PROGRESS CHOICE SOON
Tom Taggart Working for Indianapo
lis Man Rut He Stands Xo Sliow
Colorado Nominates Towne While
Texas Is For Gray Johnson and
Juntos Also Among the Possibilities
Nominating Speeches Limited to
Ten Minutes Delegates Slow to
Arrive. . .
Denver, July 10, 4 p. m. -Hie nont-
Inatlon of Jolin W. Kern of Indianapo
lis, Is practically assured at this hour.
The counting Is proceeding rapidly
ami Kern Is far n the lead and gain
ing.
Denver, July 10. There was the
question, "Where, oh where are the
delegates?" when the clock struck
1 today.
Long before that hour the galleries
were filled with the same cheering lot
of curiosity seekers, but at 1 o'clock,
the time set for the delegates to reas
semble, found less than 60 In their
seats. The delegates slowly straggled
In.
Seven Have Equal Chance.
Denver, July 10. With the selec
tion of the vice-presidential candi
date to be made within a few hours,
seven men seem to have approximate
ly equal chance for the honor. They
are: Charles Towne of New York,
Ollle James of Kentucky, Governor
Folk of Missouri, Francis Burton Har
rison of New York, Archibald McNeil
of Connecticut. John Mitchell of 111!
nois and David R. Francis of Mis
souri.
Tom Taggart Is busy promoting the
boom of John Kern of Indianapolis,
but his candidate has not been count
ed. Several conferences were progress
ing during the morning. James said
his name will not go before the con
vention.
Dahlman announced that Nebras
ka's vote would be divided among
several candidates.
Denver. July 10. (2:05 p. m.)
Arkansas announced It would support
Kern and at 2:10 Arkansas present
ed no candidate. At 2:15 formeT Gov
ernor Thomas of Colorado, named
Towne.
While the delegates are reassembi
Ing Texas delegates carried In a ban-J
ner, "Texas for Gray for vice-presi
dency."
Clayton called James to the' chair
because the vice-chairman was gone,
Senator Stone of Missouri, moved
that the nominating speeches he 11m
ited to 10 minutes and the seconding
speeches to five minutes.
Then Marshall was recognized to
nominate Kern and he declared with
Fryan at the head and Kern second,
every doubtful state could be carried,
Then Thomas ro.e to nominate
Towne In a brief speech.
At 2:16 John Walsh of Connect!
cut, nominated Macenel, saying he is
the unanimous choice of New Eng
land.
St. Paul. July 10. Johnson sent
the following telegram to Bryan
"Please accept my hearty congratu
lations on the nomination, especially
the personal victory which It Implies.
You have no more earnest supporter
than I and I hope I will be permitted
to contribute to your success and that
of the party."
Johnson says he Is willing to take
the stump to assist Bryan ond the
ticket
WELL COSTS TWO LIVES.
Son Overcome by Gas ' and Father
Goes to Same Fate.
Goldendale, Ore., July 10. While
digging a well 18 miles from here,
yesterday. John Shoemaker, aged 30.
and his father aged 70, lost their lives.
They had set off a blast at a depth of
80 feet.
The son descended after the blast
and was overcome with gas. He call
ed to be hoisted up. He wag hoisted
to the top, but lost his balance and
fell , back Into the well, breaking his
neck. The father descended and was
himself overcome with gas and fell
across his son's body.
Their wives, who were near by.
could do nothing to aid them, and ran
for help. The Shoemakers are from
North Yakima.
T
ARE 11
SPOKANE LIMITED
IS WRECKED
Vancouver, B. C, July 10. A spe
cial to the World from Culgary says
thiTe was a wreck In which seven
Imtsoiis were killed, today, two miles
east of Medicine Hat,
The wrecked train was the Spo
kane Limited.
0H-rator Ritchie, who la Uiought
to lie responsibly, lias fled to the
United Statea. '
The Killed are local train men.
Tho train was recently put on to
compete with the .Great .Northern
from St. Paul to Spokane and Port
land.
JAIL BARS ACCEPTANCE.
Soclullst La!r Presidential Candidate
Declines Honor.
Carson, Nev., July 10. M. R. Pres
ton, who Is In the state prison for
murder and who was nominated for
the presidency by the socialist labor
party, has declined the nomination.
It Is thought he acted on the advice
of his attorney, as he was willing to
be a candidate, and stated that he
fully expected to receive the nomina
t'P"' .
Wears First Medal.
Washington, July 10. J. A. Mc
Creary of San Francisco, Is today
wearing the first medal of honor Is
sued by the government' to volun
teers who remained In the army of
the Philippines after their terms of
enlistment expired In 1899. Fire
thousand dollars were expended by
the government for the medals.
INTERESTING TWILIGHT
CONTEST THIS EVENING
Contest Will Be Called at 6:15 In
terest Is Great and Attendance
Will Probably Be Largest of Sea
son Both Teams Are Playing Good
Ball Walla Walla Adda Four New
Men Today.
Pendleton 9; Walla Walla 2.
By this score Tatom's players took
revenge on the Walla Walla ball team
yesterday and thla evening the two
teams will meet In a twilight game
which will be played at that time In
order to accommodate store people
and others who cannot attend an af
ternoon game.
In the game yesterday Walla Wal
la scored a run In the first Inning ana
the remaining one In the sixth..
Until the fifth inning the score was
1 to 0 in favor of Walla Walla. In
the fifth two men were brought home
by Pendleton and anther run wa
added in the sixth. In the seventh
the "fireworks" ensued and at the
end of the game Pendleton had nine
runs to offset Walla Walla's lonely
two.
For Pendleton Taliaferro was In
the box yesterday, while Miller was
behind the bat. Hill was on first,
Conrad second; Molly Baker, third;
Dean, short stop; Lee, center field,
McCool. left field and Tracy Baker
right field.
Walla Walla was short handed In
the game yesterday so took Lee D.
Drake of this city, as center field
and Robinson, formerly with Baker
City, as right fielder. Drake made two
hits. Anderson was the twlrler for
Walla Walla yesterday, with Lankard
behind the bat.
Tills Evening's Game.
In the game at 6:15 this evening
Aubln will go In the box for Pendle
ton," while Miller will again be behind
the bat. Come out and see the game.
100 Degrees Today.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the
thermometer at tho residence of H.
F. Johnson, the official weather man,
registered 100 degrees. This Is four
degrees below the hottest tempera
ture so far registered this summer.
A public reception will be tendered
Secretary Garfield of the Interior de
partment at the home of Congress
ma nand Mrs. W. R. Ellis, this even
ing, at 8:30 o'clock.
This was decided upon at 'noon to
day when It was learned that the In-
pectlon of the Umatilla Irrigation
project by Mr. Garfield could be com.
pleted In time to come to Pendleton
for this evening.
Secretary Garfield and party, con-
Istlng of F. H. Newell, D. C. Henny,
Dr. H. W. Coe, General Passenger
Agent William McMurray and Travel
PENDLETON WINS
OPENING 6IE
n
TO ADVERTISERS.
Don't alt down In the
meadow and wait for
the cow to back up
and be milked go al
ter the cow.
NO. 6330
HIES
Arguments Made in Trial of
0, R, Sl N, for Violation of
14-Hour Law,
MARTIN DEMURRAGE
CASE ALSO ARGUED
Bean Takes Both Under Advisement
and Probably Will Not Give Opin
ion Before Fall Railroad Officials
Allege Oregon's 14 Hour Law Wa
Void at Time Offense Was Alleged
to Have Been Committed by Reason
of Federal Legislation Tills la De
nled by District Attorney Phelps
Practically Same Argument in the
Freewater Case.
Two cases of unusual Importance
were up for consideration in the cir
cuit court yesterday afternoon and al
most the entire afternoon was taken
up with arguments upon demurrers.
One of the cases Is the criminal ac
tion brought against M. J. Buckley
and other officials of the O. R. ft N.
company for alleged violation of the
14-hour law while the other case wa
that of Martin et al, versus the O. B.
& N. company, an action which ln
volvea the reciprocal demurrage pro
vision of the present Oregon railroad,
law.
At the conclusion of the argument
Judge Bean took the cases under ad
visement and he will not likely paa
upon either one until fall.
Say State Law Wa Void.
In the case against the railroad of-
ftcals the contention of the defense
was that Oregon's 14-hour law wa
void at the time the violation occur
red because congress had already
passed a law upon the subject
The state law waa passed In Feb
ruary, 1907, ana in aiarcn oi wai
year the national law was paasea.
However, the federal law did not go
Into effect for a year and during that
time the alleged offence occurred.
In arguing the case yesterday, At
torney Spencer, for the railroad com
pany, held that even if the federal
law had not yet gone Into force the
state law was void anyway because
the national congress had passed leg
islation on the subject
In reply District Attorney Phelps
contended that the state law was ef
fective until the federal law went In
to force. In support of this stand he
urged that If such were not the case
congress could nullify state legislation
at any time by passing laws upon the
same subject, with provisions that the
national laws would not go Into effect
for one, five or more years. .
The Demurrage Case.
The Martin demurrage case was
brought by Freewater-Mllton people
to collect $6316.50 damages because
the railroad company failed to pro
vide refrigerator cars for fruit ship
ments at the time wanted. Under the
provisions of the present Oregon rail
road law shippers are given the right
to collect demurrage from common
carriers.
The demurrage case was also argu
ed by Attorney Spencer and he held,
In support of his demurrer, that the
demurrage feature of the Oregon law
conflicts with the Hepburn .law, pass
ed by congress In June. 1906.
The defendants In the case were
represented by Attorney .Charles M.
Kahn of Boise.
Bryce Coming to Coast
San Francisco, Calif., July 10. It
was announced today that James M.
Bryce, British ambassador to the
United States, will tour the Pacific
coast next March. He will see the
whole west for the first time. His
object Is to lecture at Berkeley be
fore the Pacific theological semin
ary. ing Passenger Agent J. H. O'Neill of
the O. R. & N.. Engineer Arthur P.
Davis of the Umatilla project, official
photographer, and several newspaper
men arrived at Hormrston on Xo. $
this morning and during the day the
party, accompanied by a large num
ber of Hermiston people, has been en
gaged In Inspecting the project.
The private car bearing the party
will be brought to this city on No. 3
this evening and the secretary and
party will be entertained by Pendle-
rati win
suns III MOT
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