The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-28
CROKER SOON TO FOLLOW
Sulzer Headquarters is to be Opened at
Kansas City.
THE CITY IS NOW BEING DECORATED
The Tammany Men, and The New England
Delegates With Their Vice-Presidenta
Candidate, George F. Williams,
Reach The City Monday.
(By the Associated Press.l

Kansas City, Mo-, June 27.-Congress-
man William Sulzer, who is being boom
ed for Vice President on the Democratic
ticket and Richard Croker and ex-senator
E. G. Murphy, of New York, will have n
conference at Lincoln, Neb, with William
j. Bryan before they come to Kansas City
to attend the National Convention. Sterl-
ing Price, of Texas, who has opened head
quarters here for Mr.. Sulzer. today re-
ceived a telegram from that gentleman
saying he had left New York for Lincoln
at noon today. Another telegram says
Messrs. Croker and Murphy will be in
The Nebraska carital in a few days.
Mr. Sulzer hopes to be on the ticket with
Mr. Bryan, and it is said the latter ex
pressed desire to confer with him.
Further than this Mr.. Price would vouch-
safe nothing.
President O'Connell, of the Sons of
Liberty, the oldest organization in New
York is on his way to Kansas City, and
will open headquarters for Sulzer tomor-
row or Friday. Fred Feigel editor of
the Tammany Times, another Sulzer
boomer, will arrive Friday.
The city is beginning to take on a gala
appearance in anticipation of an early
arrival of delegates, business houses are
being decorated, arc and incandescent
lights are being strung in profuson on
the down-to town streets and a general
clean UP is in progress. A good sized
contingent of Eastern newspaper report
ers have already arrived, but a general
inflow of people is not expected until
Friday. Ex-Governor William J. Stone.
National Committeeman for Missouri and
Vice Chairman of the National Commit
tee is expected Friday night, as are other
members of the subcommittee, who will
hold a meeting on Saturday. James
Boyle, district leader of Tammany, will
arrive Saturday with about dozen OF
his colleagues. They come to prepare the
way for the Tammany delegation. which
will reach Kansas City Monday evening
on two special trains. Sunday the State
delegation will begin to arrive. The
Pennsylvania delegation made up of 100
people, and the Montana delegation head
ed by w. A. Clark, is due Sunday morn
ing, and the Kansas delegation in the
evening. On Monday the New England
delegates, from Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and
Rhode Island, with George Fred Williams
of Massachusetts, their Vice Presidential
candidate, will 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 all Of the States
not mentioned are booked to arrive on
, that date.
convention innovation, the reading
of the Declaration of Independence from
the platform, will be introduced at the
first session on July 4th, and according
to the present program the music and
decorations of that day will be selected
with a particular idea of concentrating
the national holiday.
The badges for the delegates have been
received. They are an elaborate affair.
There is an oxidzed silver bar for the
pin, below which hangs a silk flag about
four inches long. To the flag is attached
a medallion of gold or oxidized silver.