The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-03
Byan's Home Is Mecca of Democrats From All Parts
 of the Union
ANT|-|NJUNCT|ON PLANK
 STILL UNDER DISCUSSION
Henry D. Clayton Favors Strong Reso- lution on the Anti-lnjuncton Ques- tion, and Bird S. CoIer Also
 Stands for the Same.

Lincoln, Neb., July 2.-Fourteen dele gates and a score or more of sight seers bound for the Denver convention arrived here today MT. Bryan met the visitors at noon at the Lincoln hotel. holding brief reception in one of the parors after which he entertaine them at hastily arranged luncheon n private dining room. Later most of the visitors made pilgrimage to Fair view and were shown about the Bryan home.
 Sitting the statement made by dele gates after talking with MT. Bryal it may safely be stated that the dem ocratic presidential candidate will leave the platform makers and the. vice presidential canvasses alone. Only urgent necessity, such as threaten the passage of a plank repugnant to what the Nebraskan considers progressive democratic doctrine, or a considerable move in favor of some vice presiden- tial candidates whose views and polit- ical policies were antagonistic to the platform, will constrain MT. Bryan to interfere.
 So far, however, 1t is believed Mir. Bryan has nothing against any of the 39 running mates reported as having been "mentioned" to date. The great majority of them of course, are not taken seriously. The very number of possibilities is taken here as proof positive that no man so far mentioned has received assurance of active SUD- port from MT. Bryan.
 In Touch With Denver
 However, should occasion arise for interference, MT. Bryan has provided the means for prompt action. Lincoln will be in close telegraphic touch with the convention hall and Fairview will be in direct and continuous touch by telephone with the telegraph office A here. Friends in thorough accord with his wishes will keep him promptly in formed of every move in the commit tee and on the convention floor and by the same means MT. Bryan, if con- pelled to by some move radically an- tagonistic to his judgment, will make his voice heard at Denver with great celerity.
 The delegates who talked with MT. Bryan here today were c. J. Campau and Emory Kirkby of Michigan; Bird s. Coler and William Sulzer of New York, J. w. A. Kern, J. E. Lamb. Claude Bowers, S. w. Kahn and Abraham Simmons of Indiana; H. D. Clayton of Alabama; c. B. Johnson of West Vir- ginia; John Garman and D. Clinton Dewitt Of Pennsylvania, and Ignatius J. Dunn of Omaha. who will make the speech nominating MT. Bryan.
 Others who paid their respects to the Nebraskan were:
 
 from Wisconsin; Stokes Jackson. chair man of the Indiana state central commit tee, and w. E. Chiffon, who is credited with influential work in securing instruc tons for Bryan in the West Virginia con- vention.
 Bryan's Policy.
 At o'clocy MT. Bryan, accompanied by some of the delegates returned 10 Fairview. All through the day, at the first conference at the luncheon and at home, Mir Bryan made it plain that he would not lift his voice in favor of any candidate or plank prior to the conven- tion, and not then unless compelled to under circumstances previously men, tioned. MT. Clayton tried throughout the day to start work on his speech as per- manent chairman of the convention, but was interrupted so constantly that he made no headway. Even at Fairyiew where he and MT. Bryan discussed the outlines of theS address. the Alabamian was able to make only few notes. It is his intention to begin work on the speech as soon as possible after his ar rival in Denver at [ o'clock tomorrow morning.
 The Lincoln hoteh lobby in a small way today was reminiscent of Chicago hotels during the republican convention Politics formed the one tooic of conversation. Who will be the vioe presidential nomi- nee? What manner of labor plank will be adopted? These questions were upper most
 The delegates seemtd to take if for granted that other features urged by la- bor leaders would be smbodied in the plank. The one discoldant note was sounded by Bird s. Colea who declared that he stood squarely iis favor of the plank urged by Samuel Campers, presi- dent of the American Fed,ration of La bor "A way can be found to protect life and property without aIating one bit from what MT. Gompers xants,' de- clared MT. Coler.
 ]. w Kern of Indiana ex,ressed inc opinion that a strong ant Injunction plank would be adopted, and hat there would be no fight over it eitheAin com mttee or on the floor.
 Clayton Is Decided.
 "Alabama,' said Congressman dayton. will favor an unequivocal anti rJunc- ton plank. The democratic platfrm of 1896 favored such law and the lemo- crats of this state have not forptten nor abandoned it." MT Clayton clims that Wade Ellis of Ohio, who drafted the republican platform, favored such aw when it was first suggested.
 Timothy E. Ryan of Wisconsin, memer of the democratic national committee, o7 ' clared that large number of La Follet,l republicans of his state will flock to tn fs democratic standard this fal. "The Lafollette branch of the party pro posed in Chicago to incorporate planks