Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-04
Flags, Music, Bands and Bunting
in the Convention City.
BRYAN WILL BE THERE
He VIII Probably Be Nominated To-Day
and Appear Thursday and Accept FL
nancinl Blank, One that May Excite OPP
position General Sentiment Seems to
Bo For General Re-anlrmation of
chlengo Platform and n Conservative
Expression In Money Question.

tBy Telegraph to VirEinian- Pilot.)
Kansas CITY. Mo-. July 3.-With flags
flying. bands playing, streets resplend-
ent with The blaze Of bunting AMI If
n,yi.uds OF lights and with the ear as
sauited by the deafeniig conglomera-
tlon of bombs and rockets and
\ crackers. and marching clubs, and
marching corps, with this confusion
OF patriotism and politics, Kansas City
is tonight usherng in the National
holiday and the Democratic National
convention. There were crowds here
yesterday, but these were but the ad-
vance guard. and to-day they have
come en- masse. fairly engulfng the
city and taking complete possession OF
It's streets. hotels and public places
With this late influx have come the
Tammany braves. the Chicago March
Ing Club and many kindred organiza-
lions with their bands. And yet for
some reason many OF this most famous
convention organizations. such as the
Duckworth Club, OF Cincinnati, are not
represented here. while the Jefferson
CLUB, of st. Louis, and the Young
Mems Club, OF Louisville, send only q
handful OF men instead of their usual
quota of hundreds.
NOTED LEADERS ARRIVE
Many notable figures of the party
have come with the arriving delega-
tons to-day. With the <entuckians
came the youthful Governor and sue
cessor of Goebel, Governor Beckham,
accompanied by the deep-voiced and
genial Senator, Joe Blackburn, and by
the polished Ex-Governor McCreary.
From South Carolina, that picturesque
figure. Senator 1'illman. with his keen
right eye shaded under n huge linen
buster. Governor Benton Mcmillan
was with the Tennessee party; Mayor
Carter Harrison, Ben Cable and
Samuel Alschular. the latter candi-
date for Governor of Illinois, headed
the Illinois delegation, and doughty
Senator White, a convention veteran.
and mcguire, of San Francisco, recent
candidate for Governor, were with the
other Californians. busy dispensing the
luscious products of the coast
Among the Tammnny arrivals
George Is. Mcclellan, son of the great
soldier and the Democratic nominee
against Lincoln. was about the only
notable acquisition. rs most OF the
New York leaders were early on the
grounds. Some of the arrivals attract
ed attention. Among them was a
namesake and Il nephew of William J.
Bryan. who acts as his private secre-
tary, and who came on from Lincoln
to mingle with the Nebraska contin-
gent. Many OF Mr. Bryan's towns
men and most devoted adherents ar
rived 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 ut
most and tonight people are being
packed in rooms and Railways without
much regard 10 comfort, so long as
they can get place to lay their heads.
The actual business of the day con-
sisted in the final selection by the Ma
tional Committee of Governor Thomas.
NfI ta1r 10 1l.,
the convention. and the disposal of all
contests. including the seating OF Sena-
tor Clark and the Montana delegation.
The choice of Governor Thomas was
something of surprise, as the EXecu-
tive Committee had practically decided
for Mayor Rose, of Milwaukee. But
on n close vote to-day Governor Thorn
as was awarded the honor.
The committee also drew up the fol-
lowing order of business for the con-
vention:
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Calling the craivention to order by
the chairman of the National Commit
tee; reading the call for the conven-
tion by tile secretary of the commit
tee.
Prayer.
Speech of welcome by the mayor of
Kansas City.
Response by Chairman Jones.
Announcement of the temporary or
ganization.
Address by the temporary chairman
of the convention.
Resolutions ordering the reading of
the Declaration of Independence.
Reading of the Declaration of In.
dependence.
Adoption OF rules.
Resolution authorizing the appoint
ment of committees.
Appointment of committees.
Calling for reports of these commit
tees and their subcommittee for
adoption.
Presentation of the names of can
didates for President.
Ballotng.
Presentation of names of candi-
dates for Vice President.
Balloting.
Call of the roll of States for the
names of persons to serve respectively
on committees to notify the nominees
of President and Vice-President.
The days session or the Monetary
League also attracted some attention.
mainly through Mr.. Towne's speech
severely arraigning his old associates
OF the Republican party and declaring
that the record in Cuba and the Phil
ippines was one of the most disgrace
full pages Of American history.
TWO POINTS OF INTEREST.
But far more Interesting than the
formal business of the day has been
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