The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-09
IseuE STATEMENT, CLAIMING
CONTROL or THiRTV-olx
3 DELEGATES.
GyFFEY REPLIES TO ATTACK
Platform Has Been Drawn Up and
Expresses Views Of the Nebras-
kan After Many Conferences
with Party Leaders.

leaders and delegates button-holing
the new arrivals and holding private
conferences on candidates and meas
ures. Most OF the leaders and more
than half OF the delegates are now
here, and the tide OF humanity which
comes to look on and cheer is now
in full movement toward the city.
"AllIes" Are Non-commIttsl.
The chief interest of the day cen
tered in the movement Of the allies"
to gslvanize teh opposition to Bryan
into something like a definite and
formidable movement; but their best
efforts, begun Saturday, have not been
entirely successful. Chief Murphy Of
Tammany, on whom the hopes Of the
allies" have been centered, Will
give no sign committing his forces
against Bryan. He is too shrewd
politician for that, when the tide
seems setting toward Bryan. On the
contrary, his lieutenants are passing
the word around that New. York's
vote will be for Bryan. However, the
allied opposition still contends that
the fight will be continued.
The Bryan managers have at no
time shown any nervousness over the
renewed activities Of the allies and
Sunday Mayor Dahlman of Omaha, one
of the Bryan chiefs, made a very
definite statement showing the expect
ations Of the Bryan forces
He expressed his views as follows.
Mr.. Bryan will be nominated on
the first ballot
Control Thirty Six Delegations. =
THE Bryan forces now control S6
delegations and will have at least that
many members of the committee on
resolutions and probably more.
"The platform adopted will be In
accordance with Mr. Bryan's personal
views and will express his well-known
ideas on all Of the important political
issues.
Gov. Charles N. Haskell of Okla
homa ia now regarded as the leading
candidate for the chairmanship Of the
committee on resolutions, but there
are many other prominent men being
mentioned for the place. 1t is need
less to say that loyal Bryan, man,
will be chosens The vice-presidential
question may be described as being
In the air II the men who call
themselves the old guard can unite
on strong eastern Democrat, the
Bryan men win not show curiosity
as to the attitude OF their candidate
toward Mr.. Bryan in 1896 and 1900.
II the eastern Democrats fail to get
together on a man. we will make
selection from hundred available.
candidates. any one OF whom would be
satisfactory to Mr.. Bryan"
All OF the Bryan men express the
utmost confidence in their ability to
carry out the program outlined by
Mayor Dahlman. Charles w. Bryan.
the brother of the Nebraska candi-
date, is looking after the Bryan lead
Ors as they arrive and Is making the,
compilations OF Bryan strength. He
said:
Have More Than Enough.
Although we already have more
thar enough to carry out our program,
there are still good seats In the band
wagon"
Mr.. 0ufrey snlivened an otherwise
dull and sweltering afternoon by is
suing a hot reply to Mr.. Bryan's char
actsriERtiOn of him as - corporation
man who had taken the Pennsylvania
delegation as the result Of conspiracy
to thwart the wishes of the party"
Mr.. Guffey did not mince matters
and his free use Of expletives was APP
proved by conference of the anti
Bryan leaders.
The arrival of delegates began early
Sunday morning and has been going
on steadily all day by IL routes from
all directions and by regular and spe-
cial trains. One route reports 81
trains, stalling the lines up from Kan
sas City and all the other lines are
equally choked with the tide Of travel
The local committee started an
cAAhOAaAo RAeA VI AVSNRNACA SAhA~J
with relays OF brass bands, which
welcomed each incoming delegation
and escorted II to its hotel, while
band cars" were run over the street
car lines EiviRg street ooAesrts.
Labor Men on The orsuna.
With the hope Of securing the in
corporation In the Democratic plat
form a plank relative 10 the Issuance
Of writs OF injunctions BY federal
Judges which will come nearer 20
their desires than the plank adopted
at Chicago. Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent OF the American Federation Of
Labor; John Mitchell. James Duncan
and other members Of the executive
ccuneil OF the federation arrived here
Sunday,
They were met AZ the depot by .
delegation from the Building Trades
Council OF the Denver Fedsratien OF
Labor and escorted 20 their hotel
M 0oaDsrs said he wanted n
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