The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-04
IT WILL Open TODAY
DELEGATES WILL HOLD THEIR
FIRST MEETING.
DRYER OF BUSINESS FIXED.
COW. THOMAS OF COLORADO WILL
BE TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.

vast Crowds Take Up All AccommO-
da tions at Kansas City-N1any Mat
ters of Interest Demanded Their
NOticc-Actions of Committees and
Delegations Created Comment
Great Question Is as to the PInt-
form and the Vice President.
Kansas City. July S.-With flags flying
bands playing, streets resplendent with
the blaze of bunting and of myriads Of
lights. and with the ear assaulted by the
dea fening conglomeration of bombs and
rockets and crackers, and marching clubs
and marching corps, with this confusion
OF patriotism and politics, Kansas City is
tonight ushering in the national holiday
and the Democratic National Convention.
There were crowds here yesterday, but
these were but the advance guard and to-
day they have come en- masse, fairly en-
quilting the city and taking compete pos
session of its Streets hotels and public
places.
With this late influx have come the
7ammany braves, the Chicago marching
cub and many anizations with
lher bands. And yet, for Nome reason,
paany of the most famous convention or
eanizatons, such as the Duckworth Club
of Cincinnati. are not represented here,
while the jefferson Club of St Louis and
the Young Mems Louisville Club send only
a handful of men instead of their usual
quota of hundreds.
Notable Figures
Many notable figures of the party have
come with the arriving delegates to-day.
With the Kentuckians came the youthful
Governor and successor of Goebel. Gov.
Beckham, accompanied by the deep-voiced
and genial Senator Joe Blackburn and by
abe polished ex-Gov. McCreary.
From South Carolina that picturesque
figure Senator Tillman, with his keen
right eye. Gov. Benton McMillin was
with the Tennessee party; Mayor Garter
Harrison. Ben Gable and Samuel AL
echuler, the latter a candidate for gov
eronor of Illinois, headed the Illinoise
delegation, and doughty Senator White,
convention veteran and Mcguire af San
francisco, recent candidate for governor,
were with the other Californians.
Among the Tammany arrivals George
B. Mcclellan. son of the great soldier and
the Democratic nominee against Lincoln,
was about the only notable acquisition,
as most Of the New York leaders were
early on the grounds. One of the arrivals
attracting attention was a namesake and
nephew of William j. Bryan who acts
as his private secretary and who came
on from Lincoln to mngle with the Ne
braska contingent. Many of Mr. Bryan's
toWnsmen and most devoted adherents
arrived tonight including the Young
Mems Bryan Club of Lincoln and the
travelling Mems Bryan Club of Ne
braska.
This steady influx is straning the city's
accommodati to the utmost tonight
people are being packed in rooms and hall
ways without much REGARD to comfort so
long as they can get a, place to lay their
heads.
Order of Business.
The actual business of the day consist
ed in the final selection of by the Ma
tonal Committee of Gov. Thomas of Col
orado as temporary chairman OF the con
Nention and the disposal of all contests,
including the seating of Senator Clark and
The Montana delegation. The choice of
Gov. Thomas was something of a surprise
as the Executive Committee had prac-
tically decided for Mayor Rose Of Milwau-
kee. But on a close vote to-day Gov.
Thomas was awarded the honor. The com
mittee also drew up the following order
of business for the convention:
First. Calling the convention TO order by
chairman of the National Committee
Reading of call for the convention by the
secretary of the committee.
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 the Declaration of Independ-
ence
Adoption of rules.
Resolutions authorizing the appointment
Of committees
Appointment of committees
Calling for reports of these committees
and their submission for adoption.
Presentation of the names of candidates
for President.
Baoting.
Presentation of the name of candidates
Tor the nomination of Vice President.
Baoting.
Can of the roll of states for the names
OF persons to serve. respectively, on COM
inlttees to notify the nominees for Pres
AGENT and Vice President.
Platform and second Place.
The days session of the Monetary
League also attracted some attention,
mainly through Mr.. Towne's speech, Sc
verely arraighing his old associates of the
Republican party and declaring that the
record in Cuba and the Philippines was
one of the most dlsgraceful pages of Amer
ican history.
But far more interesting than the formal
business of the day has been the growing
intensity of feeling over the platform ana
wee presidential candidate. The most re-
markable feature of the situation was the
sudden shift of sentiment since yesterday,
When the dominating influence OF Mr..
bryan was everywhere manifest. whereas
Today many delegations took formal ac-
uon against a specific 16 to ! declaration
which is supposed to be Mr.. Bryans sine
qua non. The movement took form early
III the day among some of The most lnflu-
ehtlal men of party, not through any splr-
OF opposition to Mr.. Bryan, but De-
cause they believed the overwhelming
sense of the delegates was favorable to
simple reaffirmation of the Chicago pat
form without specific declaration for 10
10 j. that is. a conserva tive instead OF
radical financial MIA & eNDlQlleQ