New State Tribune (Newspaper) - July 9, 1908, Muskogee, Oklahoma In Greatest Convention Ever Meld in Party of the People Nominates and form Party PLAYS PROMINENT PART IN CONVENTION Gov. Haskell Heads Resolutions Committee and Assists in Gore Starts Greatest in Owen and Tom Smith First successor to the muskogee times and the mus weekly thursday july 0, 1008 The democratic v party in convention assembled at Denver this week nominated a considered by many the ever put up in the history of this great and unless all signs fall R Is sure to be victorious in William of the man who has kept the party faith inviolate ever since his introduction into public man considered the foremost American of this was named as the standard bearer and a platform was adopted on which he Is to make his race the which is considered the strongest document framed since the declaration of fact It Is a new declaration of The candidate for president and the platform are The one is recognized aB the great friend df the masses who believes in equal rights to and the platform is a declaration of principles which Is neither ambiguous or a that the the the the laborer and the man of wealth stand equal before law and that full justice will be meted out to ail In the naming of the in the framing of the platform and in the convention proceedings as a whole the new state of Oklahoma took a most prominent part and when the full story of ' the great convention is written the 46th state will be found to have contributed more than its share to the history vIn being selected as head of the committee which framed the platform and chairman of general committee on resolutions Gov. Haskell of Oklahoma was an honor but all the more The the new state led by such stalwart democrats as Lee and William Murray and the state's two tie and all are justly of tile the victory for humanity and the common It is work for united and a great week for The last that headed will be sent broadcast on the night of November 3 and the glad tidings are Oklahoma will join in the shout and will present its token in the shape of an unprecedented majority + + + * + + + + July 8.-The hero * * of Wednesday's great Bryan 4 started by + 4> ator Gore's was + * Tom of + * for corporation tee When the 4> stampede was at white heat * Tom Smith mounted thp box + * In which Bat Mrs. Alice + * and her * Congressman * and a large Bryan + badge on Princess Alice + * smiled sweetly and assisted * Smith his task and she * * continued to wear the badge * until she left the convention * * Tom's action set the * + convention with with * * * + * * A Miss Jewell Rodgers was second and now leads for Muskogee A number declined the but have saved up for the final Closes August 3rd. Miss Boydle head of music of backed by the strong Commercial club of that came in a winner In the contest which closed Tuesday Miss Graham had sent in quite a number of votes at different times and when the Commercial club saw that aho had a chance the members got in solidly behind her and landed her the second winner lu the popularity contest by a good Miss Graham is one of the most accomplished women in the state of Oklahoma and will be a creditable representative of the her city and her She has not re W. J STANDARD BEARER * * + * ed the convention to Cheers Bided very long in Grady followed the blow 0t the gavel and but has made many friends in the Chairman as soon as they few months she has lived had From the very first Miss Graham Right Right took an active interest in the The Michigan delegation which test and has pushed steadily marched to the convention hall her nomination to the close carrying a large silk bore of her successful campaign into the hall and were promptly day She was nominated ordered by the sergeant at arms to State Warden J. 8. bear it out The Wolverines of who stood by laying it on the ily back of Her campaign and who floor beneath their sent in many votes for and After all the delegates had been to whom should be given much seated with the exception of credit for the victory and the the delegation from that same may be said of the made a spectacular cial club of They came marching in solid col- Jewel who down the center nominated by W. T. EL was a good second and u now the leader in the Muskogee I fhi thl county Miss Rodgers has t i only been through with her * and beneath It Of feW weeks and much of that time had to devote other The races will be run out between the ladies whose names appear Close of the Two Weeks The short term contest for two weeks which ended Tuesday night showed the following gains made by the leaders In the Miss Boydie of Miss Jewel of i ' Porum Miss Eugenia of ' V Cleveland Miss Ada of Miss Erla of tumka v. 5880 The standing of each of the candidates the final contest in respective districts is shown by the following table; ' Muskogee Miss Jewel MIbb Zoe ' gee Miss Kate of Webbers Palls m mix Miss Minnie ner Miss Viola Miss Flora The following is a list of officers of the National California 0rc ' I * | great enthusiasm a few candidates had better keep H. C * many of - California followed Into * Frank tn T F * Reading and vied with them In tered in the opening session of the and aside from this the 7^-THE Part of the dav few DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CON- developments of importance as to VENTION BEGAN ITS SESSIONS or The AT NOON TODAY AMID overwhelming drift of sentiment OF STIRRING THE continues toward and the VAST AMPHITHEATER enthusiasm at the opening session TORIUM WAS PACKED WITH has only emphasized his command TWELVE THOUSAND hold the ' INTENSE EXPECTANT MOVED | T Convention Colo. BY PATRIOTIC ATRS AND of RED INTO about Denver torium when the delegates to the TRAIT OF BRYAN WAS BORNE Democratic national convention THE gan arriving at the scene of the n four The roped off to assist man ln the curious throngs that began gathering about Bishop J. J. of the hall in op- ke streets for those plea for divine grace on the con- T The con- vention promptly perfected its liminary organization In of its fronting Theodore of the great basks of snow temporary The keynote gave a greeting to of the temporary presiding From the mountain heights officer the echoes to snow hadt been brought down to ing and brought forth an this mile high level on a special astic demonstration for Bryan and i train and hauled through the city * Rock Ark and L: Indianapolis Ind. % aat 1-^^ Chief Assistant at Chief W Sullivan V. r Tion N E Thomas H B. and C. - Ind. of the late Mr. Cleveland forgot their tobacco while SeTed the announced they rose and cheered approval o JudEe Alton B of New the old-time A mass oi York came into the hall with Ms delegates and spectators fol owed Cleevland on as they always do when strains o be offered in case of Dto a few other party The appointment of the convention committees and presentation of resolutions itt respect to the memory of 'the late Grover completed the formal work of the Public interest entirely center of the of The Gray men were in carts of The day was by no means and the only effect of the snow was the novelty of an icy street scene in The doors of the hall were unbarred at 11:10 nearly one hour before the gavel of National Chairman Taggart was scheduled to a signal for the beginning oh the left of New York with their located the of the initial Nebraska's 1 GOV. - Oklahoma's Chief who ' Is Resolution Commit t * * * * * * * * * * * * * * blue aiso a r. % S in Mo ment of the cordial greetings corded them by the delegations to the Nutate * waved in enthusiastic 4 9_a a- be * ment of the cordial greetings Messenger to Richardson Danville Ky. Messenger to Ind. D. Kentucky Official W. C Right Rev. Archbishop of Wednesday Rev C. F. Rev. p. t. Colo. should receive recognition by the As the session it is the closer friends of Bryan would introduce any resolution that was to be No contest of any sort was to be much was day announced their intention to for Gray when the presidential struggle Is close by Philippine Far in the rear of all the states with its little blue standard nailed on the outside of the railing dividing the seats of delegates from those of was the delegation from the body of men in convention designated abiding no part in The day's session was looked forward to as one of set preliminary the address of Temporary Chairman Theodore A. The minutes the hall rang with shouts of At 12 o'clock Chairman Thomas national brought down his gayel wit ha resounding whack * corded them oy tne T * ready in the on or before ft ot that * I Following Taggart's the night i - * secretary read the official call of Quite a number of * the ' Bishop John J. who have large refused tp * of was in for this * ed to deliver the the ferring to hold back * delegates and spectators rising to races for siate at large their feet at the request of the and district I think they made a mistake in Sassy and that It would have been In tht midst of the a ter to have turned them In set off a flashlight Many of the candidates to and called down on his head the have paid little attention the wrath of all who were grouped in gathering of dnd yet In his The from the the case of both the explosion filled a corner of the first and Miss much to the annoyance of second the coupons one in that section ot the counted thousands of If taken turned In I am directed by the national weekly and you ' arrange said Chairman with the each to name the temporary officers of would count ilva the and clerk will votes - week read the Hst more Weeks and the quicker started T the The Tribune Theodore Bell received hundreds of complaints from failed Miss t Miss Mildred Miss Rosata as befitted its An oil Mr. Cleveland faced the front of honor second only to that of the speaker's On Its Thomas Makes At 11:30 when the hall was less than a third the first music of the convention crashed from the upper A splendid band of some sixty uniformed In. the of Western in was and on Its right In Immediately behind Nebraska was the state which or was to weigh heavily in the Bryan's who the were close somewhat to its Down center aisle behind Oklahoma and and across from them and in the rear of Indiana were Kentucky and Colorado was properly placed tor the being far off to the left where the seeing was poor and hearing no With Golden State along the outer were Wisconsin and Minnesota waa lean advantageously than the boomers befriends from New who to longed for the flannel handkerchiefs flung their a series of patriotic the applause of the j incoming The usual precautions were observed la large convention halls were disregarded by many notably in the Virginia where half a dozen men puffed pipes and sent up whirling of smoke from cU One or two of the North Carolina men indulged themselves which they only interrupted when the band after playing a medley qf Southern meat off early Swung into and then out to In common with the 1908. My Dear Lady Contestants If you could see the beautiful badges I am prepared for you to wear on the big trip to St. Niagara York Washington and on to St. Louis and you would be more anxious than ever to ' The badges will be beautifully printed on each that is the one for each will in color and each bear the name of the the City and county in which she resides and the district from which she was In case of the representatives from the this fact will be stated and also the facts cases of the two who have already won on the Commercial Clubs and others interested growth and development of their will ten among the best in great chaperoned by State of Public E. D. Cameron and will be of fully as much benefit to their city and county as the county and city which elects them will I hope that all of the friends of the contestants and the contestants will bend every energy to bring out their full vote in the few weeks before the contest which will be the night of August 3rd. BEN Manager get their promptly because contestants have back the subscriptions v and the ' The vote far is given below and be announced again until the rates are all over and the results are It will be that Miss Ben lah Colbert was put down In the Fifth when It should have been the The of the Fourth and Fifth districts runs through the city of and Miss Colbert resides on the side of the Fourth Quite a number of new names do MUs Thades Mlsa CoUtaa ' * Mlsa * OI Fifth Miss Miss wood ' Mrs. M. seh 11 Miss Nannie Wi cell Miss Bessie MIbs - There wilt b cation of the 1 the quested to mil tf aa rapidly aa will save a lot 0) give the more be out as MA nation was greeted with an outburst of applause as was that of Urey The list was adopted by the Chairman gart appointed Governor of. Lieutenant Governor of Virginia 01 lie of a committee of three to escort Chairman Belt tQ the Bell Taggart requested that there be no smoking In the The announcement waa greeted with of aa the committee of on the platform with Chairman take in introducing to you your temporary Theodore A. In an Instant a shout of greeted words of the chairman and as temporary advanced to the front to hla the - cheers page Who 1?3981
