The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-04
(By the Associated Press.)
(By the Associated PreSs.)

Kansas City, July 3.-With flags flying,
bands playing streets respondent with
the blaze of burning and of myriads of
lights and with the ear assaulted by the
deafening conglomoration of bombs and
rockets and crackers and marching clubs
night ushering in the national holiday and
the Democratic National convention.
There were crowds here yesterday, but
these were but the advance guards and
today they have come en- masse, fairly
ngulfing the city. With this influx have
come the Tammany braves. the Chicago
Marching Club and many kindred organi-
cations with their bands. Many of Mr..
Bryans townsmen most devoted ad-
herents, arrived tonight including the
Young Mems Bryan Club of Lincoln and
the Travelling Mems Bryan Club of Ne
braska. This steady influx is straining
the city's accommodations to the utmost
and tonight people are being packed in
rooms and Railways without much regard
to comfort SO long as they can get a
place to lay their heads. The actual
business of the day consisted in the final
Governor Thomas, of Colorado, as tenn
porary chairman of the convention and
the disposal of all contests, including the
seating of Senator Clark and Montana
delegation.
The committee also drew the following
order of business for the convention
/. Calling the convention to order by
Chairman of the National committee,
81 Hon hrY = A
secretary of the committee.
2. Prayer.
Speech of welcome by the Mayor of
Kansas City.
Response by Chairman Jones.
Announcement of the temporary organ
ization.
Address by the temporary chairman of
the convention.
Resolutions ordering the reading of the
Declaration of independence.
Reading of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence.
Adoption of rules.
Resolutions authorizing the appoint
ment of committees.
Appointment of committees.
Calling for reports of the committees
and their submission for adoption
Presentation of the names of candidates
for President.
Balloting.
Presentation of names for candidates
for nomination of Vice President.
Balloting.
Call of the roll of States for the names
OF persons to serve respectively on COM
mittees to notify the nominees for Presi-
dent and Vice President
But far more interesting than the for
mai business of the day has been the
growing Intensity of feeling over the plat
form and Vice Presidential candidate.
The most remarkable feature of the sit
uation was the sudden shift of sentiment
since yesterday, when the dominating
influence of Mr.. Bryan was everywhere
manifest. whereas today many delegations
look formal action against a specific 16 to
! declaration which is supposed to be Mr.
bryan's sine qua non. The movement
TOOK form early in the day among some
OF the most influential men of the party
not through any spirit of opposition to
Mr.. Bryan. but because they believed
the overwhelming sense of the delegates
was favorable to a simple reaffrmation
of the Chicago platform without a specific
declaration for 16 to /. that is. a conser-
vative instead of radical financial plat
form. AS explained by one of these lead
ers, man foremost in the councils of the
party:
1--WE have nothing authoritative before
us showing that Mr.. Bryan insists upon
the 16 to l declaration. To be sure there
are reports and rumors, and the Nebras-
ka delegates may or may not represent
his view. The Platform committee
would doubtless WELD to the expressed
wishes of Mr.. Bryan. but when the time
comes the question will be asked: Who
says Mr.. Bryan insists upon this, and
show us the insistence.' In all probability
1t will not be forthcoming and the Plat
form committee will follow it's own die