Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-07-03
Commoner Today viii Claim a
Total of 807 Delegates In
Structed to Vote for William
Jennings Bryan.
PiLGRlMS TOT DENVER
VISITORS AT FAlRViEW
Announced That Candidate Will
Keep Hands Off the Platform
Unless Something Goes in
That Does Not Please Him.

LBy Morning journal Special Leased wlre.l
Lincoln. Neb., July 2.-Fourteen
delegates and a score or more of sight
seers bound for the Colorado city ar
rived in Lincoln late tonight during q
heavy rainstorm, which occupied the
forenoon in making puddles on the
road to Fairview and beating down the
hay fields of Mr.. Bryan and his neigh
bors.
Mr.. Bryan met the visitors at noon
at the Lincoln hotel, holding Il brief
reception in one of the parlors; after
ward he entertained them at a hastily
arranged luncheon in a private dining
room. Later the visitors made a pill
grimage to Fairview and were shown
about the Bryan home. Sitting state
ments made By delegates after talking
with Mf. Bryan. II may <aafeiy 'bt
satted that the democratic presiden-
| tial candidate will leave the platform
makers and the vice presidential can
vass alone.
only urgent necessity such as that
which threatened the passage of a
FltAiih lNlh1 iltillt ~ W nat Nllt AN0bA ttH-
kan considers progressive doctrine or
considerable move in favor of some
vice presidential candidate whose
views and personal practice are antag-
onistic to the platform, will constrain
Mr. Bryan to interfere SO far, how
ever, it is believed Mr. Bryan has
nothing against any of the running
mates reported as having been "men-
| toned" to date. The great majority
of them, of course are not taken se-
riously The very great number of
possibilities is taken here as proof
positive that no man so far mention
ed has received assurance of active
support from Mr.. Bryan.
However, should occasion arise for
interference, Mr. Bryan has provided
ample means for prompt action. Linz
coin will be in close telegraphic touch
with the convention hall, and Falrview
will be in direct and continuous touch
by telephone with the telegraph office
here. Friends in thorough accord
with his wishes will keep him prompt
| ly informed of every move in the
committees and on the convention
floor, and by the same means Mr..
Bryan, II compelled to by some move
radically antagonlstlc to his judgment
will make his voice heard at Denver
with great celebrity.
The delegates who talked with Mr..
Bryan here were s.. ]. Campau and
Emory Kirkaby of Michigan; Bird s.
Coler and William Sulzer, of New
York; ]. w. Kern, ]. f. Lamb, Claude
Bowers, s. w. Kahn and Abram Sim
mons, of Indiana; II. d. Clayton. OF
Alabama Clyde B. Johnson, of West
Virginia; John Garman and ID. Clinton
De Witt, of Pennsylvania, and |. r.
Dun. of Omaha, who will make the
speech nominating Mr.. Bryan. Others
who paid their respects to the Ne
braskan were Don Farnsworth, OF
Chicago; T. f. Ryan national com
mitteeman from Wisconsin,; j. G.
Johnson, of Kansas, who was chair.
man of the executive committee of tn,
national committee I'm 1896; Stokes
Jackson, chairman of the Indiana stat,
central committee, and w. E Chiffon
who is credited with influential worl
in securing Instructions for Bryan II
the West Virginia convention. MI
Chllton's private interest In affairs q
Denver is found In his desire TO sue
ceed John T. McGraw as nationa
committeeman. All was not harmoni
Gus in state politics between Messrs
McGraw and Chiffon. and Chiffon
friends. notably Arthur English. VIII
Is accompanying him to Denver, de
clare that of West Vlrginia's fourteen
delegates, seven are for Chiffon, flv
for McGraw and two non-commlttai.
! Mr.. Clayton tried throughout tn
day to start work on his speech a
permanent chairman Of the conven
ton. but was interrupted so constantl
that he made no headway Even q
Fairview. where he and Mr.. Bryan dis
cussed outlines Of the address. th
Alabama man was able to make only
few notes. II Is his Intention to be
gin work on the speech soon as pos
sible after his arrival at Denver at
O'Clock tomorrow morning. The Lin
coin hotel lobby In a small way toda
was reminiscent OF Chicago hotel
during the republican convention
Politics formed the one topic OF con
yersatlon. The general sentiment wa
that the antl-injunctlon section Of dec