The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-28
A SULZER BOOM
IS INAQGURATED
He Hopes to be on Ticket
With Bryan,
A GALA APPEARANCE.
Kansas Citv Begins to Put on Con-
Kansas City Begins to Put on Con-
vention Aspect.
HOUSES ARE BEING DECORATED
And Electric Lights Are Being Hung
in Profusion on the Streets--The
State Delegations VIII Begin
to Come in on Sunday,
While the Greatest Rush
Will Be on Tuesday

KANSAS CITY, Mo, June 2'.-Congress-
man William Sulzer, who is being doomed
for Vice-rresident on the Democratic
ticket, and Richard Croker and ex-senator
E. c. Murphy, OF New York, will have
conference at Lincoln, Neb., with W. ].
Bryan before they come TO Kansas City
10 attend the National Convention Ster-
ling Price, OF Texas. who has opened head
quarters here for Mr. Suzer. to-day re-
ceived a telegram from that gentleman,
saying he had left New York for Lincoln
at noon to-day. The telegram says
Messrs. Croker and Murphy will be in the
Nebraska capital within a few days
Mr.. Sulzer hopes TO be on the ticket with
Mr.. Bryan, and it is said the latter ex-
pressed a desire to confer with him Fur
ther than this Mr.. Price would vouchsate
nothing.
President o'Connell. Of the Sons OF Lib
erty, the oldest organization in New York
is on his way to Kansas City, and viii
open headquarters for Sulzer tomorrow OF
Friday
Fred. Feigle. editor of the Tanmany
Times another Sulzer boomer. Will arrive
Friday.
The city IS beginning to take on a gala
appearance in anticipation OF an early ar
rival of delegates. Business houses are
being decorated, arc and !ncandescent
lights are being strung In protuslon on
the downtown streets. and a general clean
up is in progress
a good-sized contingent OF Eastern
newspaper reporters have already arrived,
but a general inflow OF people is not ex-
pected until Friday
Ex-Governor William Johnson. national
committeeman for Missouri and vice-.hair-
man of the National Committee. is expect
ed Friday night, and other members OF
the subcommittee, who will hold meet
ing on Saturday
James Boyle, district leader OF ram
many, viii arrive Saturday with about \
eozen OF his colleagues. They come to
prepare the way for the Tamnany delega-
ton which Will reach Kansas city Mon
day evening on two special trains
Sunday the State delegation Will begin
to arrive. The Pennsylvania tielesa ton.
made up of 5ne hundred people, and the
Montana delegation, headed by W. 4
Clarke, is due Sunday morning. ana tia
Kansas delegation the same evening. on
Monday the Eew England delegates, from
Maine New Hampshire. Vermont. Mas
sachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
with George Fred WiIiars= OF 9Iassachll-
setts. their V5ce-Presidengial candldats.
VIII reach the city. and on the same day
the California and Missouri delegations
will arrive
The greatest rush of delegations will be-
on Tuesday Nearly al OF the States not
mentioned are booked TO arrive on that
date.
By convention invitation. the reading
of the Declaration OF Independence from
the platform viii be introduced at this
fIrst session on July 4th. and. according
to the present programme the music and
decorations OF that day will be selected
with a particular idea of commemorative.
the national holiday The badges for the
delegates have been received. They are an
elaborate affair There is an oxidized silver
bar for the pin. below which hangs a silk
Rag about four inches long. To the flag
is attached a medallion or gold or ox!dlzed
silver