The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-07-05
st. Louis Is Ready for
the Big Convention
Tomorrow
ALL HOTELS ARE CROWDED
contention viii be Called to order
Tomorrow Morning by Chairman
Jones, Who Will Preside for
Only Few Minutes.

delegates will assemble in the Coli
scum Wednesday to name candidate
| to run as the democratic party's choice
for president of the United States.
These delegates represent fifty three
political divisions-forty five states
four territories, Alaska, Porto Rico.
Hawaii and the Philippine islands. The
number of delegates exclusive OF the
territories and insular possessions is
twice the number Of United States
senators and members of the house
Of representatives There is no doubt
that the national committee viii de-
eide that the six delegates from Porto
Rico are entitled to seats in the con
yention
Each delegate to the national con
Yention represents a seton Of the coun
try peopled by approxim toly 10000
people Of whom at least 10000 are
male adults of the voting age So the
whole convention represents the demo
cratic party Of approximately 10000,
600 voters or S0,000,O00 people.
The 1000 delegates meet to pick out
a man who will represent the ideas
Of the democratic voters aa to neces.
sary qualifications for a president OF
the United States and to voice their
ideas as to general policies whicn
should be followed by the chief exec
utive for the four years succeeding
March 4, 1905. The delegates viii
voice these policies in a series OF res,
olutions, which, taken together. is pop.
ularly called a platform rhey are
also TO choose a candidate for vice
president to serve in case of the death
or inability of the president
Uncertainty Exists.
While the greatest uncertainty ex-
lists as to the action of the convention
in regard to the selection OF candi
dates and he adoption of resolutions,
the proceedings viii adhere closely to
the routine and definite program al
ways foilowedaJDy the national politi-
cal gatherings The convention viii
be in session three days.
The delegates will assemble in the
Coliseum at noon on Wednesday. They
will be called to order by ex-senator
James x. Jones Of Arkansas, chairman
of the national committee. Secretary
C A Walsh will then read the Official
call for the convention Senator Jones
viii make a brief address, presenting
to The convention John Sharp Williams
.of Mississippi who will be introduced
as temporary chairman.
Williams for Chairman.
The choice of Representative VIII
liams for temporary chairman is made
lat The suggestion Of prominent demo
crats Of an factions Thous ne com-
es to the convention as an instructed
Parker delegate, The Bryan and Hearst
element offered no objection to his Sc
lection Mr. Williams chief duty ass
temporary chairman will be to deliver
Ia speech which win yaice the general
party policies, and viii be what is pop
ula5iy termed q key note speech,
After the presentation Of the secre-
tary and other convention officers, the
chairman viii call upon the different
state delegations ana ask each to send
to the platform the selecti made
| by the delegation for membe tship on
the committee on resolutions. creden
tials and permanent organization anG
order Of business. IN Tue meantime
each delegation viii have met ana
made its selection for these places,
and the names viii be sent mp. with
| these names have been furnished 10
the presiding officer the Letter. will
have before him the membership OF
these various committee and after an
nouncing them VIII direct that the
committee on credntals, resolutions
and order Of business retire and pro
eeed TO the business which they were
chosen to perform. The committees
will 80 to work, and, Il necessary, viii
labor all night so as TO lie able tc
report to the convention when it meets
the following day.
Having accomplished this much, the
convention win adjourn and wait fol
the various reports from the commit
tees. This will end the first days Sc.
sion Of the convention.
What Bryan Wants.
I william J Bryan, who is here as 4
member OF the Nebraska delegation, Il
understood to desire the chairmanshil