The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-03

be christened by the convention. It Ia even now in readiness for the recept
 ion of delegates. So nicely has the work been calculated that the building has just been completed. If necessary, the big meeting could begin tomor- row. Nothing remains but to string n few strips of bunting across tho band
 stand and put into place the large painting of Grover Cleveland which is
 to adorn the end of the building fae- ing the presiding officer.
 The chairs in the main auditorium and the far-reachiag galleries, are all in, and decoratiops already render the
 interior picturestue and attractive.
 The Cleveland picture will be one of
 the four only that are given space In the enclosure. The policy Is to place
 in the hall only the. likeness of de- parted Democrats. but an exception Is ton. If he can be called an exception. Washington,s portrait finds a place ifn- mediately over the seat of tho chair man, and is fanked on the right by the picture of Jackson and on the left by that ot Jeffcrson Cleveland's portrait far end of the hall. distantly separated from them in space as he was from the originals in time The uroverbial Dem ocratie rooster will give piacc 10 the eagB. and there will be many speci- mensh that bird. They are already in place and all cluster about the plat. form of the presiding oficer. They ere both in flying and sitting attitures. and would really look kivery Hfelike but for the decorations in the way of na- tionai colors and other devices which have been sliberally bestowed upon them.
 Snow sn HnH.
 All told. the hall is one of the most complete for its size in the country, not only will 1t be very attractive to the eyes. but no effort has been spared to make 1t agreeable to the feelings. Denver has been drier in point of weather this summer than usual and also warmer, and a device has been hit upon which. it is believed will moisten and cool the atmosphere. This result is to be accomplished by introduce ing snow In liberal quantities. The Denver Railroad. known as the Moffatt Line, crosses the Continental river fifty miles west of the city and runs through innumerable perpetual snow banks, and the line has been contracted with to bring to the city large quan- titles of snow which will de distribut- ed through the hall in barrels. The confident expectation is that it will vastly. improve the atmosphere and at least prove novelty to the visitors from the states in which snow in the | summer Is unknown. The hall will seat 12,00o people.
 Every succeeding day emphasizes | the fact that in many respects the ap- | preaching convention will be a dupli- | cate of the recent republican conven- | tion at Chicago and two of the most I pronounced features of similarity will | be the contests over the vice presiden- cy and the injunction plank in the platform.
 As was the case with Senator Dolli- | yer. Judge Gray is the leading candi- | date, if he can be called such in the | face of his assertion to the contrary, and as In the former case, he has the support of the leading candidate for | first place. As sentiment has so far crystallized among the Democrats of | prominence now in the city, the Dela- . ware jurist Is a decided favorite, and all agree that if he will accept the nomination. he can have 1t probably l without serious opposition from any source, if MT. Bryan is nominated for | the first place on the ticket. Mir. Bryan is uneduivocaIly for him and delegates from all sections express 1 satisfaction at the mention of his name. If Judge Gray should decline, the con- sensus of opinion is favorable to throw l ing the office to New York. As was the case at Chicago, the untimatium has l already gone forth that if New York l wants the compliment. she must show her. good faith by getting together and | agreeing upon a. candidate as the Re- pblicans did on Mir. sherman. | New YofIk,s Candidate.
 Again there is division. and in ad dition to the names of Staunchfield and Harrison, the name of Charles A. l Towne is now frequently mentioned | and his friends are making strenuous claims in his behalf. The New York delegation will not arrive until few days before the be- ginning of the convention, and it's ca | pactty for agreement may not be un- I folded until the. scene of activities ts | reached and the situation fully ex- | plained to its members. Unless there Is a decidedly greater tendency to- l wards compromise than, is now manf- | tested the real fight will be over the injunction plank but, the leaders de- clare that before the committee ou platform Is approached. a substantial agreement will have been reached and 1 that the committee will have been re- lieved of the necessity for a long strur-
 gi. In Chicago the principal light wa $
 against the inserting an injunction
 plank at all, Here all admit the nee.
 cessity of some declaration, but many oppose the pronouncement for previous
 notice in Injunction proceedings.
 There has been much communica tbpr
 with Mir Bryan on this subject but
 apparently his attitude is not clearly
 understood, and probably 1t will not
 be until his draft of the plank which
 he is understood to be preparing Is re.
 ceived. It isknown, however, that he
 would use stronger language than is
 employed in the Republican platform
 That he is willing to go as far as the