The Examiner-Review. (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 2, 1908 Page: 2 of 8
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Great Preparations Made by Denver to Entertain Democracy's
Hosts Delegated to Choose Candidates For the Pres-
idential Election—Vast Auditorium Rushed
to Completion — Beautiful “Wel-
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A wall cleaner especially adapted for
use In eleaning the tope of windows
and door eoaings and places of a sim-
ilar character which cannot be reached
without considerable labor is shown
here, recently patented by a Massachu-
setts man. The device is formed of two
sections of bent spring wire, which i>re
attached to a suitable long handle. The
Interesting Experiment That la
Easily Performed.
You may produce all the phenomena
of a rainstorm—atmospheric evapora-
tion, condensation and precipitation—
by a very simple but interesting ex-
periment. Here are the directions.
Suppose you try it:
Take a glass jar about eight Inches
in height by five inches In diameter,
and into it pour strong alcohol—92 per
cent—until the jar is half full. Cover
the jar wljb a saucer and put it in a
water bath to heat. It must be heated
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Hid* th* Thimhl*.
▲ game which never falls to delight
the children is the game of hide the
thimble. This game needs no prepara-
tion and is easily explained to the chil-
dren, a good many of whom probably
already know it
The thimble la given to one child,
and the rest ar* to leave the room.
When no one is in the room ahe hides
the thimble In a vase, behind a pic-
ture. on tbs window sill, behind th*
curtain or any place which suggest*
Itself to her a* a good hiding place.
The other children are called beck
into the room and begin the search.
The child may give bints as to where
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WILLIAM j. BXTAJt. JOHB A. JOHXSOK.
DENVER'S “WEIjCOME" ARCH.
otner is to present tbe Colorado cli-
mate, scenery and resources to tbe at-
tention of tbe many prominent men
who will attend tbe gathering in a
manner that will cause tbe good im-
pression to remain permanently, like a
tattoo on a sailor's forearm. That is
why tbs local committee* have ar-
ranged various sightseeing trips from
Denver into tbe mountains and the
valley*. These mountains and valleys
are yellow with gold and green with
growing crops.
Unsurpassed In Scenic Splendor.
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When the desired temperature has
been reached, remove tbe jar fran the |
water bath and stand it on a wooden
table. In moving It, be careful not to
agitate the liquid. If you node* the
liquid you will bee that It gives off
vapor in abundance. In a short time
tbe saucer will become cool enough to
condone* th* vapor, and doeds will
l><-gin to form near It.
Then from the clouds fine drops of
rain will fall Into tbe >
miniature rainfall will lai
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th* thimble la by. telling th* children
as they come near to th* hiding place
that they are getting “vena" and far-
ther away tbe "colder they got This
prevents tbe game from becoming te-
dious. Th* child who finds the thimble
Is then the -Ndar," and th* game Is
connnoea.
“western middle west," which Is a re-
gion pardonably proud of itself and
enthusiastic for showing its guests
■uch a good time that they -will want
to com* again, bring their folks and
their things and stay. •
"Denver's greatest ambition Is to be-
come known ■ a* the moot beautiful
city In America,” writes a contem-
porary Denver, boomer. Tbe city is
considerably west of Missouri, but it
proposes to utilise the Democratic con-
vention a* a moans of showing folks.
To this end the local promoters of the , - , _ .. - , .
convention have arranged programme. sesnte ^•ndo^thpntountaia
of sightseeing and hospitality which r -
are calculated to knock Chicago's ef- I
forts la tills line Into a cocked hat and are unsurpMsed to Jbe
than squash the bat Denver expect*
to entertain a hundred thousand vis-
itors during the convention.
. To Meet In Vast Auditorium.
ver will be -rartnest weev tor iam-
many, a fact fully appreciated by Leu-
verltes, who will not permit Tammany
to forget thia visit From all the states
and territories 1.008 delegates, with
the same number of alternates, will
make up the convention. That is only
the convention proper. Thousands of
unofficial Democrats will crowd the
vast new convention hall, the Denver
Auditorium, which has been rushed to
completion specially to accommodate
the Democratic boots. The Auditorium
seats 12.500 persons, each In an opera
chair. There is floor apace for many
temporary chairs to be put in. Den-
Whsn th* Almanac Originated.
Th* origin of the word “almanac” Is
derived from tbe Arabic words al and
taanah—to count—and thus aptly rp-
plies to the measurement of time. Al-
manac* to ancient days were employ-
ed by tbe Alexandrian Greeks, but it to
uncertain when they were actually in-
troduced Into Europe.
In 1150 A. D. Solomon Jarebus P"l>
listed an almanac, but the first print
ed one was brought out in Vienna in
1457 by the great astronomer Purba<h.
The most celebrated almanac male-
was the dabbler to magic. Nostrada
mu*. and sine* bls time almanacs with
predictions bav* been to vogue, and
their weather lore and pictorial proph-
ecies bar* Invariably appealed to n
large number of people who ar* apt to
put unswerving belief in tbe cryptic
remarks of Zadklel and Old* Moore.
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when a man doesn’t expect a nomlr-i
tion or when he doesn’t want It. ns in
the case of Bryan at Chicago and Kt,
Louis respectively, that t’.re etiquette of.
American politics pefnilts him to take
a hand In the proceeding?.
The .man selected to deliver t':e
speech placing Mr. Bryan's name
fore the Denver convention Is Ignatius
J. Dunn, city, attorney of Omaha. Mr
Dunn is hailed as a polished and force
ful orator. He is one of Nebraska’s
delegates at large.
An Anticlimax. •
In this connection an amusing inci-
dent of t^e Kansas City convention is
recalled. Webster Davis, formerly may
or of Kansas City, who had been an
assistant secretary of tbe Interior un
der a Republican administration, re-
nounced Republicanism and embraced
Democracy during jhat convention In
his renouncing and embracing speech
he led up most eloquently to an apothe
oeis of tbe man who was the accepted
candidate for the presidency. All ears
In the vast hall were on the alert to
hear the magic name pronounced as
Mr. Davis climbed to his acme on great
slabs Af eloquence. The approving
throng had Its hands ready to clap. Its
feet ready to stamp, its hats ready to
toss ceilingward, its Jungs ready to
shout The whole scene was dramatic
The moment was intense. Davis end-
ed this way ;
“That matchless orator, that i>eerless
Democrat that incomparable tribune
of tbe people, William J. Brennings!”
You might Call that an anticlimax.
At any rate, Davis made a great hit
with tbe humorously Inclined, and even
the ancient political campaigner ■f
fileted with solemncholy had to laugh.
Buch little tongue trippings a* that
enhance tbe gayety of conventions.
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never been heard from that day to this.
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FOB CUUNIgO wuroow Ton.
piece of cleaning cloth 1* laid over t’fe
undersection of wire, tbe ppper )• >r-
tion holding it In plape. and prevent; 1g
It from slipping. ITje-iiecullar form »f
the curves in tbe wire enables tbe oper-
ator to readily clean the tops of v :i-
dow casings, door casings, piotuua.
moldings and the like without tbe i e-
cesslty of standing on a chair or stop-
ladder. Tbe cleaning cloth can ' e
forced fo tbe rear of any elevated b<> 1
sontal projection so that it can be thor-
oughly cleaned. z
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world. Many Americans go to Europe
to gas* on mountain scenery from be-
low, apparently unaware that they
may take a short railroad trip from
Denver to an altitude of more than
Special train* are preparing to run i4,oqp feet, nearly three miles above
to Denver from ail points of the com- i ■*« level, ascending to three hours
pas*, laden with delegates, alternates, from th* pteasant summer warmth of
plain Democrats and enthusiasm. Tbe a metropolitan city to the region of
Tammany tiger from New York city perpetual snow, from which point of
will arriv* to a special cage mad* up rantag* th*y may behold no leas than
of several PuUman coach** linked to-1 m individual peak* of th* Boeky
—»>*r int* • atrine of boiocna. Dm- «■*—mm vbmml
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Pte IndMMdenw.
Everybody knows, of coursi
old Liberty ImU 1* the ball
rung when the Declare
pendenc* wa* signed, Jr
Philadelphia, and that it 1
mret^o^ms national r
Chicago News. But th
about It that everybody d
Th* original bell was c
in 1752. by order of tbe
assembly, for use
wk* shipped to I
but It cracked wltbcflt appai
when (t was rui:g to test
course it was necaaaary to
and this was don* to Phllad<
June, 1753. lt wak again bung to
belfry of the statehouse, where it wa*
used a* was intended.
On July 4. 1T7C, when the Continental
congress signed and issued tbe "—!“
ration of Independence, it was n
announce that event, and it issai
the old bellman was so canted
by patriotic enthusiasm that he contin-
ued ringing it for two hours. This part
of the story is probably an exaggera- '
tion.
When tbe British threatened Phila-
delphia in 1777 the bell was taken from
the belfry and kept bidden up to th*
state of Pennsylvania, where 1* sot J. £’.1
definitely known, but it is generally be- >
lieved that it was at Bethlehem. It
was taken back to the statehoua* *C
in 1778. when a new belfry wa* built
for it
It cracked In 1835 when tolling for
tbe death of Chief Justice John Mar-
shall. who died in Philadelphia, and.
although an effort was made to restore
its tone by sawing the crack wider, it
wa* not successful, and it* sound ba*
ver has built this Auditorium to stay
built, making it of brick and steel and
stone, so that future national or Inter-
national gatherings may find a local
habitation.
In Colorado tbe women vote. Here-
tofore at national conventions th* la-
dles have been admitted merely
through courtesy or as a conceesiOQ to
gallantry. At Denver for tbe first time
tbe ladles wilPalt in the galleries a*
political equals of th* male peteons
present and not merely on sufferance.
Under the spreading circles of their
“Merry Widow" hats they will over-
shadow tbe men. Some few of tbe wo-
men. to fhet, will sit on the convention-
floor—that is. in tbe opera chairs on
tbe floor—as d ;-legates from suffragette
states. The world do move!
According to tbe energetic gentle-
men who draw salarle* for promoting
publicity for Denver, the Roqky moun-
•aln metropolis has two ends In view
!n entertolr.ing thia convention. One is
to make Denver kuo^u as THE con-
vention citv of th* t’nl»~X
By ROBERTUS LOVE,
t’p in the air is Denver—juat a mH*.
High time for Democrat*?
should smile!
Our spirits will be high enough to touch
but truly that's not saying
Why, with the name* of Johnson, Gray
and Bryan
We'll jar the seven planets and Orlon!
—From "Democratic Ditties," IMS.
OT lang now until tbe national
Democracy will, be just a mile
up tn the air. That is the alti-
tude of the city of Denver,
state of Colorado, where the Demo-
cratic national convention la to begin
Jniy 7 Its work of selecting nominees
for the presidency and tbe vice presi-
dency of th* United States. But right
after the convention tbe Democracy
will come down to th* common level
again and, with ^ts coat off and its
sleeves roiled up, begin hammering
away at one of the liveliest political
campaigns ever. Prior to the respec-
tive conventions each party Is “up to
the air" as to tbe exact issue* at ths
campaign. The conventions bring them
down to terra firms by adopting af-
fairs called platforms, upon which they
can stand to make tbe fight
That the Democrats will /have a high
time at Denver la as sure a* taxee.
Chicago, the seat of the Republican
convention, to ten times more popu-
lous than Denver But what of that?
Chicago has entertained eb many na-
tional conventions that tbe novelty is
worn to a frayed fraszle. Besides, Chi-
cago to too big to care much about
such things. Denver, with her 210.000
people, to just big enough to take ad-
vantage of this event of national and
international interest and grow bigger
on account of it Denver belongs to the
Don’t Talk It Over.
When we hav* a grievance it fo so
tempting to go and talk it over with
friend or relation.
Tempting, yes; wise, no.
For, as a rule, we are so keen to the
irritation of tbe moment for sympathy
that tbe temptation^ to “paint with r
big brush” to almost irresistible.
And later—well, later probably we
find that there were extenuating clr
cumstances. The culprit was not so
black as w* had fancied, and to our
penitence w* would give a great dcsl
to be able to recall tbe unjust thing*
that w* Said, for. rest assured, w* will
always be remtodM of them by tbe
oeeuon In whom we caafidsd.
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in Bait i.ai<e eny, wuieu is over tn?
mountains from Denver, was tnaiigu
rated two^years ago a movement hav-
ing for its slogan “See America first."
Denver this summer will forward this
movement, the big convention furnish
Ing an unprecedented opportunity to
make citizens from every state, from
every congressional district and from
every territory and Island poaseasion
see some of America from the conn
try’s roof. “Top o’ the world to ye."
says Denver In July. <
K Bower of Biossoms.
But in order to feel the preaence ot
snow in midsummer weathef the con
ventlonlte really won’t have to ride u;>
Into the mountains. Those enterpri i-i-
boomers In charge of things intend t >
carry several carloads of the mount -In
snow right Into town properly refrig-
erated so that It will not melt before
the visitors shall have seen the curl .us
contrast of winter snow and summer
flowers side by side. July is a flowery
month in Denver. The convention hall
Is to be made into a bower of blos-
soms just to show off the beauty and
fragrance of the good old summer time
In the Denver climate.
Tiros there will be snowballs to the
Auditorium, but there will be no high-
A
balls. Tbe renhsgement has deterrtitn
ed not to have a bar in the big build-
ing despite the fact that avaricious
liquor dealers offered large money for
a bar concession.
Arch of Great Beauty.
Probably the first object to greet the
incoming conventlonit* wlW be the
beautiful “Welcome" arch which Den-
ver has erected. At night this sreb
will blase with many electric lights.
It to Denver’s open sesame to hospitali-
ty. Under It will pas* th* delegate*
from every section of th* land, includ-
ing tbe automobile train to which
som* of tbe Illinois delegate* and their
friend* will go overland to the conven-
tion dty. Four, big touring cars nnd
an auto commercial wagon for baggage
will depart from Chicago June 27 for
Den ver ^stopping en rout* to visit M’U-
l1:i» J/Bryan at bis farm borne veer
Lincoln. Neb. The auto train expects
to reach Denver on the Fourth of July
In time, for the flreworks.
Mr. Bryan, of course. 1* a leading
candidate for tbe nomination for presi-
dent There ar*' other*. Governor
Johnson of Minnesota, whose boom
was started too late. acchrtfing j^Ed-
Itor Watterson of Kentucky. I
him first as a piypldentiai flBgMK f
has g*l£d a very consldeqA* fofi/iw-1
ffige Geonfo Gray of iSMnrwy
mis who will urge bis nopolna-1
Fortner Governor David R.,
Francis .of Missouri is said to be a
candidate. » «■
For the vice presidential nomination
tbe Duboerats do not seem to have *o
much visible material a* tbe Republic-
ans could produce prior to th*lr con-
vention. But the woods nr* full of
Demogrtto available for the hot.or.
“’•he latest poMlbHftWmentlon-
ivernor George E._Chsm'.<er-
On* of
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’ lain of bregon, just nominated for th*
4 United State* senate under the novel
Mi I primary law of his state, which u 111
require a Republican legislature to
elect bfp. Lieutenant Governor I^- to
8. Chanter of New York to among the
mentioned. Former Governor Willi - in
L. Douglas of Massachusetts to a po si-
t>llity. John Mitchell of Illinois, for-
mer president of the United, Mln*
Workers of America and th* letstj
known of present day labor l**d<TS.
ba* b*eu strongly recommended by in-
fluential I Democrats.
In the event of Mr. Bryan's nom‘na-
tion for the presidency there are ;he
“leftovers,” and some Democrats h;tve
suggested a Bryan and Johnson ticket.
Tbe Democratic convention require n
two-thirds vote to nominate. This ynr
672 delegates make up tbe necesr ry
two-third*.
Should Mr Bryan be nominated inis
will be the fdurth Democratic conven-
tion which be has dominated. He went
to the Chicago convention of 1896 as *
Nebraska delegate. It is not probable
that a single delegate expected Bry-
an's nomination prior to that conven
tion. not even tbe delegate from Lin-
coln. But when that delegate m :de
his '’cross of gold” metaphor speech it
was all off with the leading candidate*.
Prior to tbe convention at Kansas
City in 1900 tbe situation was re-
versed. There was nobody In sight
but Bryan. HI* nomination was as-
sured long before tbe delegate* met.
At St Louis to 1904 the convention
named Alton B. Psrker of New York
for th* presidency, but it was by and
with th* concent of William J. Bryan.
Mr. Bryan did not want the nomina-
tion that year. Having borne tbe petty
banner twice,.each time going down to
defeat and being held peraonally re-
sponsible for failure by a considerable
■ed
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by permitting it to name tbe candidate
But be wa* not willing to tot the con-
vention put forth a platform upon
which he and hl* friend* could not
stand consistently. In the committee
room* of that convention he made oue
of tbe moat remarkable fight* of bl*
whole career, a fight for a platform
that would not estrange th* majority
of Democrats, and be won.
la Denver, of course, Mr. Bryan will
act be repraeentad to person. H* will
remain at hi* bom*, a* b* did during
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Blackshear, Ed F. The Examiner-Review. (Navasota, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 2, 1908, newspaper, July 2, 1908; Navasota, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1327559/m1/2/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Navasota Public Library.