Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-06

cfdtS tall 10 get together on man we
will make a selection from a 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 candidate,
is' looking after the Bryan leaders as
they arrive, and is making the COM
pilations Of Bryan strength, He said:
'saftaougn we airvhtfy nave more
than enough TO carry out our pro-
grain, there are still good seats on the
band wagon"
Mr.. Guffey enlivened an otherwise
dun and sweltering afternoon by is
suing hot reply to Mr.. Bryan's char
acterization of him as a 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 a conference of the anti
Bryan leaders.
The arrival Of delegations began
early this morning and has been going
on steadily all day, by all routes,
from all directions, and by regular and
special trains. One route reports
twenty-seven trains, stalling the lines
up from Kansas City and all the other
lines are equally choked with the tide
Of Gravel The local committee started
Tan elaborate plan of reception today
with relays of brass bands. which
welcomed in each delegation and es-
corted 1t to its hotel while band
cars" were run over the street car
lines, giving street car concerts.
Among the morning arrivals were
the Cook county marching club, uni
\ formed and hilarious, with trim black
suits, shining silk ties and hatty canes
topped with streamcrs. After them
came the rough and ready Oklaho-
mans, the products of the soil. with
broad -brimmed sombreros, big high
boots and the stain of travel.
Delegations from Florida, Alabama
and Iowa filed throughout the streets
during the morning, and later came
delegations from South Dakota, Wis
consin. Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
Maryland, Kentucky and Minnesota,
The Tammany braves. on several
special trains. were anxiously awaited.
but word came that they stopped off
at Omaha to go to church. They will
be here early tomorrow morning,
about the time the Bryan home CO.
horts arrive from Nebraska, including
the Commercial Travellers club Of
Lincoln which is coming to lend the
vehemence to the Bryan demonstra-
tion.
/ Tonight the California delegation
which is headed by Theodore a. Bell
arrived. Mr.. Bell was not with the
party, having left 1t at Salt Lake, go-
ing direct to Lincoln for a conference
with Mr. Bryan. Mr.. Bell as tenn
porary chairman of the conven-
tion, Will sound the keynote
when the assemblage meets next
Tuesday. He Is a fine product of the
coast, over six feet tall with smooth.
ishaven, actor-like face, magnetic pres.
ence and a reputation for stirring ora.
tory. There was talk tonight that Il
his keynote speech struck the righ
l'AVth VIC uAtoitdtiHb utit6dtiptls AhbA
be borne by the force of oratory tC
the choice of a vice presidential can
didate from the coast. Another pic
| turesque personality to arrive was tht
/ fighting mayor OF Cleveland. Tom l.
Johnson, rotund and smiling. just uI
from a council with the leader at Lin
! coin. Others In the star groups wer'
> Governor Folk, Of Missouri; Senator
Du Bois, of Idaho. who comes will
/ an anti-Mormon fight involved in TIL
/ Idaho contest; Senator Pettlgrew
! looking much the same Individual a
when he was a power In the Unite'
? States senate; Senator james Smith
( Jra OF New Jersey. also power II
! Pettigrew's time. and Senator over
4 man, OF North Carolina. A strang
/ figure In these gatherings was ex
Z Senator Burton. Of Kansas here afte
4 his tragic experience. 10 give open al
: legIance for uhe first time TO the dem