The Detroit times., 1908-06-23
GA N PAU CANCELS
SPECIAL TRAIN
TO DENVER
HIS FRIENDS WILL TRAVEL WITH
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DEL.
COATES, IN ATTEMPT TO BLOCK
PROGRAM OF "ANTIs."

The latest move on the Michigan
Democratic chessbonrd aas been made
by ID. J. Campau. for the purpose Of
checkmating the antis. The news
comes from one OF Campau's close
friends out In the state. who was in
the city Monday. He talked with Tho
Times as follows:
Tho Wood Winship- Connolly fac
itien-has been outwtrted- by Campau
IN the matter OF special train 10
Denver. AS soon as they learned that
the national committeeman was err
ranging for q special train and for
the delegation 10 stop of and visit
Bryan on the way TO the convention
they 9ot busy at once 10 prevent any
OF their men going that way. They
arranged for train Of their own,
avoiding Lincoln on the way to Den.
yer, but saying that the delegates
could stop there en- their way back
If Bryan were nominated. They fig
ured that by keeping their men tc-
gether, and away from Us Bryan and
Campau men. they would be able 10
fix up everything TO suit themselves
before they got to Denver. But the
Campau men saw through the scheme,
and SO Campau Cancelled his order
for special cars. and has written his
friends advising them to go on the
train with the Wood and Winshtp
crowd. It's safe bet that there
will not be any such action on that
train as Judge Connolly predicted"
National Committeeman Campau
confirms the statement that the ar
rangements for tsle Lincoln-Denver
special train has been cancelled. but
disclaimed that the motive was so
that his friends could watch the other
fellows:
The suggestion that our delega-
ton should stop off in Lincoln and
pay our respects to Mr. Bryan on the
way to the convention was very pleas
ing to many of the delegates" said
Mr.. Campau, land II would also have
been a pleasure TO Mr.. Bryan to meet
our people. But for some reason
Winship, Wood and others were de-
termined TO prevent the delegates
from meeting Mr.. Bryan until after
the convention. notwithstanding the
fact that they are all bound by their
instructions to vote for him. What
the Democracy OF this state most
needs is harmony, and the delegation
ought to go together, so far as indi-
vidual convenience will permit. So
when Mr. Winship informed me that
the delegates who were going on his
train would not make any change In
their plans. felt that II would be bet
ter to abandon the proposed visit to
Mr.. Bryan than to have a divided del
egation there. BY the time the con-
vention Is over feel sure that the
entire delegation will be glad of an
opportunity to do him honor I shall
not be with the delegates myself
am obliged to be In Denver the morn
Ing OF July 3. and will leave Chicago
the evening Of the first, so as to stop
at Lincoln on my way"
THE headquarters Of the Michigan
delegation will be In room sol Brown
Palace hotel have seen to 1t that
Michigan will be we'll represented in
the matter of appointments OF door
keepers, assistant sergeants-at-arms
etc. The appointments for these po-
sitions have already been made and
will be announced in the course OF a
few days"
The national committee will make
the apportionment Of tickets In the
course of a few days. Usually each
delegate, In addition TO his own ticket,
is given from three to five tickets,
the number depending upon the seat
ing capacity OF the hall. In addition
to that have always been able to Sc
cure enough tickets to suitably take
care OF any good Michigan Democrats
who may desire to attend the conven-
ton. Democrats can safely rely upon
my taking care OF all who desire to
attend No tickets will be issued
until the night before the convention.