Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-04
Bryan Not Having Things His
Own Sweet Way.
Many Delegations Declare Against l6
to Plank in Platform.
Byan's P}rotechnic Nomination for Today. Is
Now the Program.

myrads Of lights and with the ear as
saulted by the deafening conglomera-
ton Of bombs and rockets and crack
ers and marching clubs. with this con-
fusion of patriotism and politics. Kan
saS city is, tonight, ushering in the
national holiday and the Democratic
national convention. There were
crowds here. yesterday. but these We're
the advance guards. and. today. they
have come en- masse. fairly cngulling
the city and taking complete posses
Sions Of its streets. hotels and public
places.
Many notable figures Of the party
have come with the arriving delega-
tons, today. With the Kentuckians
came the youthful governor and sue
cessor of Goebel. Gov. Beckham. ac-
companied by the deep-voiced and
genial Senator Joe Blackburn and by
the polished ex-GOv. McCreary. From
South Carolina came that picturesque
figure, Senator Tillman. GOV. Benton
Mcmillan was with the Tennessee par
ty. Mayor Carter Harrison, Ben Ca
bic and Samuel Alschuer. the latter
candidate for governor of Illinois,
headed the Illinois delegation, ana
doughty Senator White. a convention
veteran. and Mcguire Of San Francis
co, recent candidate for governor, We're
the other Californians. busy dispens-
ing the luscious products of the coast
This steady influx is strajning the
citys accommodations to the utmost.
| and, tonight, people are being packed
in rooms and Railways without much
regard to comfort so long rs they get
l,,r =,
business of the day consisted in the
! final selection by the national commit
| t." of Gov. Thomas Of Colorado. as
| temporary chairman of the convention
ann the disposal Of all contests. in
| Guiding the seating of Senator Clark ;
Montana delegation. The choice of
| Gov. Thomas was something of a sur
| prise. as the executive committee had
practically decided for Mayo Rose of
| milwaukee,. But on close vote. to-
| day. Gov. Thomas was awarded the
| honor. The committee also drew up
| the following order of business for the
| convention.
1.-callinG the convention to order
l,y chairman tnf national committee.
| leading Of call of convention by the
| secretary Of the committee. Prayer.
| Speech of welcome by the mayor of
! j. inSas City. Response by Chairman
Jones' Announcement u the temper
lazy organization. Address by the tenn
| Iurary chairman of the convention
resolutions ordering the reading Of the
Declaration of Independence. Reading
Of the Declaration Of Independence
Adoption of Rules. Resolutions au-
In. h, INF e +
tees Appointment of committees.
Calling for reports of these commit
tees and their submission for adoption
Presentation Of names for candidates
for President. Balloting. Presentation
of names for candidates for nomina-
ton for Vice President. Balioting
can If the roll Of states for the names
Of persons to serve respectively on
committees to notify the nominees OF
President and Vice President.
Today's session Of the Monetary
ILnaguc also attracted some attention,
Imainly through Mr.. Townes speech
Iseverely arraigning his old associates
of the Republican party and declaring
that the record in cuba and the phil
lipnines was one of the most disgrace
full pages of American history. But
far more interesting than the formal
business Of the day has been the grow
ing intensity of feeling over the plat
form ana the Vice Presidential can
didate
The most remarkable feature Of tho
situation is the sudden shift Of scnti-
ment since Yesterday. when the dom
Iinatinc influence Of Mr.. Bryan was
| 90 whereas today
MANY DELEGATIONS took formal action
against a specific IS TO | declaratlol
which is supposed to be Mr.. Bryan ;
sine qua non. The movement TOOK the
| form early i'll the day, among some Of
the most influential men OF the party
not through any spirit of opposition 20
2rr Hryan but because they believed
the overwhelming sense of the deieGa-
Gates was favorable to simple re-
! afrirmation Of the Chicago platform
without a specific declaration for 10 To
/ That is a conservative instead OF q
radical financial platform
| The force of the movement began 10
make itself apparent as the day ad-
| vancel. Ohio led off and after short
Guht overwhelmingly Instructed its
= preventative on the platform commit
tca Judge Chapman, to work for
rir,nIa re-afIirmati0n of the Chicago
| nI,tform. without a specific l6 to
| dec-aration. This decision was made IN
the face of protest by Tom Johnson
| tb,+ If was opposed to Bryan's we'll
known wishes.
The Florida caucus followed by in
e+,nctinr its platform member, Mr..
Gibbons. to oppose a specific plank Of
1s TO 1. At the West Virginia caucus
+ba same sentiment was manifested on
III Ground that they would give
Grbtine chance to West Virginia. The
Georgia and Rhode Island delegates
oxnressed like tendency. The WIS
| consin delegation in caucus discusSed
similar action.
rho Michigan delegation also came
,t for simple re-affirmation, and
aside from these formal proceedings
a@,;p,t the 16 to specific declaration,