Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-07
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Temporary Chairman Of Dsmoeee1lo
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to Open Tho Meeting on sehe6s1s
and to This End he Makes q o..
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FAIRvlEW. LINCOLN. NEB.. Jsly
6.-WIil Theodore A. Bell, Of Cslieo<
mia. temporary chairman OF the Desufs
cratic national convention reach tn
Colorado capitol in time to open IT,
convention after his hurried visit O.
w. j. bryan and HIS difiicuit depdks
ture due 10 floods?
This was the question which mqte
than platform Of vice presidential c.
didacy agitated W. j. Bryan and loca9
Democrats tonight.
A Lurid Msiodrsma. 8
Mr.. Bells arrival. stay and depAf45
ure constituted a rhelodrama. H.
first act brought him to Lincoln today
anent the papers inevitable In eramats
ic plots and In this case meaning tt
platform and his speech as tempoeq34
chairman Of the convention.
w. J. Bryan "the kindly old gentle9
man" in the play occupied the scolctS
light when the patter Of hoofs tuk4q
duced the hero. Mr.. Bell. his -
rage despatched with mud ana ~
clothes limiting CT the Hood condtt5o4
In which the scene was set. H4es
creek was on q rampage; the bFt1f
over Antelope creek had been p11e
washed away and the hero A61
rived through remarkable 01fney
at the "old homestead. =
The act closed with n1kl
monition on the part Of - -
old gentleman that AZ hero ~ :
to save the sitYat IN he .must 49,
on the first train. .:
IraIafter train was chosen Only 2
Iah as possibility Of egrees - ~
Xt6d was everywhere around LlnNee4
finally the low comedian In the ~
son Of General Melcher, OF the CHI
go, Rock Island & Pacific RAllro
burst in through the medium Of oseoz
gram and preferred q special traao =
overcome the Vaccinations o& H.
lfiocd 81 s.
The curtain. on the second 90, r.
with Theodore A. Bell pumping a
on a handcar In company With
Ibrawny railroad banda and Q neW1
per correspondent in dfrecttons -
undated crops. -
They were straining every eyot
an endeavor to reach the special g
provided by Mr.. Melcher On tie g
side Of the washont This ct go
With the Hood passed and the 49,
board the special train.
The third act was laid ct yAteS
with w. J. Bryan awaiting u4vy
the hero. who was rep0rted g
safely aboard the special. his g.
ties past and the situation $500
In other words Il seemed cd
that Mr.. Bell would arrive ~ b.
| I'm time to bring down the saves y
would open the Democratic ~
convention ut morn tomoeroW,
hour set for this ceremony.
Heroes Many A1saWtusoA
This foundation for the play ~
follows: Mr.. Bell. passenger -
train bound from Calif0rntg ~
convention at Denver Was 9ppo
Ily California DELEGATES to VIA
view and notify MI. Bryan H06
than Cole had been selected. -
tional committeeman for ~CuH1ol
and that Cole and Bell sitter -
argument had finished by sgreeanx
work shoulder to shoulder n 49,
OF the ticket TO be chosen e D.
In pursuit OF this mission -
ioureeyes without incident iron g
to Omaha and Omaha with uux
ssculties 20 Lincoln. Ten h0usy 49,
consumed by Nr. Bel, N coEet1nG
IS miles between Oman And 80
His train was sidetrscDed -
dozen poi.ts for other traia -
held ave. miles from I&Rciln ~ 80
hours because Of 0Ooa wee14
all but put the Rock Lizard r.
cut Of business. -
Wseeu nan N<se N ~
Grips In hand. Bell started -
TO the city. He encountered -
mile of track under water 81 -
part Of the time mp 10 his kUeea
finally reached the Lincoln hooef 49,
after eating breakfast starsea ~ -
view In a carriage, reaching TT =
AZ noon.
A delree OF rain. which - -
for nine hcurs made the tUurUoy -
Ious and when the driver - -
rage In which Mr.. Beil w. .
hnaiiy reached the suburban -
Nr. Bryan his team VS. an -
,susted. Despite the fnct thst -
ess than hsk hour h vtoc3 - =
'er vith The De8ocrs&ie eoey<.
scIl covered De eDesejoos g
'peecA ed other asSteys - -
mind vhea he len oUeeo.