The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-06

o,.e, July 5.-The convention
..-onss have been pouring into the city
=. every train today. 1t has been a
ley bois:erous Sunday. with bands
A.eortinr arriving delegations through
s+-aais with steadily swelling
.ds IN the hotel lobbies and with
,.adars and delegates buttonholing the
nov, arrivals and holding private con-
,.-orcos ON candidates and measures.
a., ~ the leaders and more than half
MOS' - aoIogates are now here, and the
% ~ b,rnanlty which comes TO look
tluo ~baer is now in full movement
vn o., the city. The weather is al
Get nerfect. warm, but not unbear-
aIls with a clear sky and a brisk
rnnnntain breeze, just the sort OF
,rsstber 10 bring comfort to a conven-
,,on MANY of the delegates here EN-
braced the opportunity OF a Sunday
IgII for trip to the nearby Rockies
others have enjoyed the more exciting
diversion Of tournaments, wnere
hropeho busters are presenting d pic
ture Of real western life.
Auditorium Open to Public.
Tonight the crowds are turning to the
spIendid Auditorium where the conven-
lion will be held. The vast amphithe-
atar is lighted and open to the public
for the first time for band concert,
and the brilliant scene within the en-
closure. hung with flags and packed
10 its full capacity. suggests the
throngs which will soon gather for the
convention struggles. A unique fea-
ture Of the evening is the appearance
NJ Charles A. Towne OF New York, one
of the leading vice presidential candi-
dates. in the pulpit of the Peoples Teb-
ernacle. But while these outward evil
dences Of activity have been going on,
the leaders who are shaping the affairs
Of the coming gathering have been
holding frs quent meetings in the upper
chambers of the hotels arranging their
final plans.
Murphy Makes No Sign.
The chief interest of the day has CEN
tered in the movement Of the "allies" to
galyanize the opposition 10 Bryan into
something like a definite and fornrS1a-
bic movement But their best efforts.
begun yesterday. have not been entirely
successful Chief Murphy O. Tam
many. on whom the hopes of The "al-
lies" have been conferred. will give no
sign committing his forces against
Rrvan He is too shrewd a politician
for that when the tide seems settling
toward Bryan. On the contrary, his
neutenants are passing the word
around today that New York's vote
will be for Bryan. However. the allied
opposition still contend that the fight
will be continued.
The Bryan managers have at no time
shown any nervousness over the re-
newed activities of the "allies' and TO-
day Mayor Dahlman of Omaha. one o.
the Bryan chiefs. made a very definite
statement showing the expectations of
views as follows:
Only One Ballot.
Mr.. Bryan viii be nominated on the
first ballot.
The Bryan forces now control thir-
ty-six delegations. and will have at
least that many members of the COM
mittee on resolutions. and probably
more
The platform adopted will be in ac-
cordance with Mr. Bryan's personal
views. and will express his well known
ideas on all Of the important political
issues
Governor Charles n. Haskell OF Ok
lahoma is now regarded as the leading
candidate for the craftsmanship of the
committee on resolutions. but there are
many other prominent men being men
Toned for the place. 1t is needless TO
say That loyal Bryan man will be
chosen.