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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1908
Page
6
The Denver convention adjourned after a long night of speeches and demonstrations as William Jennings Bryan was nominated by acclamation for president. Delegates and crowds roared through the hall while vice presidential candidates were being debated and the platform was shaped on key issues.
Denver July 8 The Democratic National Convention convened briefly with plans to resume tonight as the credentials committee report and resolutions panel advance slowly. The day focused on credentials disallowing Col James T Guffey of Pennsylvania and New York’s minority bloc signaling possible factional support for his organizing drive. New York joined thirteen states in the minority report, totaling 376 votes, though unit-rule applications may alter actual alignment.
A July session in Denver opened with Tammany Nation marching past Convention Hall as Colonel Guffey and Pennsylvania allies faced a pending credentials report. Henry Clayton named permanent chairman as Gore and Bryan supporters anticipate a pivotal platform vote and presidential nomination.
The Zeppelin airship left its shed on Lake Constance at 12 22 pm for a planned 24 hour flight. It was forced to return after a failure in the side steering gear. Repairs were made at mild air but the move to continue was deemed unwise and the airship was brought back to its moorings on the lake.
At Convention Hall in Denver on July 8 Senator Gore of Oklahoma mentioned Bryan’s name triggering over an hour of wild cheers. Delegates from many states joined in while Georgia and New York stood silent, and a parade of state standards moved through the hall as bands played.
W J Bryan Democratic nominee argues in Collier's Weekly that the president shares power with Congress and the courts. He says the president guides through judgment, sympathy for the people, and moral courage while relying on advisers and a cooperative cabinet. He stresses restraint, constitutional limits, and public accountability.
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