The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-07
BROWN BRINGS AN
OUTLINE OF PLATFORM
BY THOMAS ROGERS.
(Staff Correspondent Of Hearst News
Service and The Times.)

(Staff Correspondent Of Hearst News
| Service and The Times.)
DENVER. July INSTEAD OF bring
! ing a voluminous platform from his
home town. Mayor r. W. Brown. OF
| Lincoln. reached Denver late yester-
day. with an outline OF six or seven
planks. This outline represents the
views, on that many questions, OF
! VIM. J. Bryan.
"I have number OF suggestions OF
Mr.. Bryan's which he asked me 20
lay before the committee on resolu-
TONS said Mayor Brown shortly af
ter his arrival from the Nebraska
town
While saying that the planks came
direct from Lincoln. Mayor Brown de-
clined 10 indicate what they were.
or in what form they were furnished.
AS matter OF fact. they were care
I fully prepared and were turned over
TO Gov. Chas y. Haskell. OF Okla
homa. who is slated as the Bryan can
didate for the craftsmanship OF the
resolutions committee.
The planks are believed TO include
anti-injunction. currency, states
rights. publication OF campaign con-
| tributions, tariff. physical valuation
OF railroads and antitrust.
No Material Changes Possible.
Because OF his strength with the
delegates. there Is practically no pos
sibility OF any material change being
made In any OF the planks presented
by Bryan. through his friend. the
mayor OF Lincoln. as suggestions
Even II any more such suggestions"
were to be made on other planks Il
is more than probable that they would
be adopted. The Denver platform will
be similar 10 that adopted by the
Omaha state convention regarding
state politics. Regarding the cur
rency question. this will resemble the
plank in the Oklahoma platform. On
that question the Oklahoma law Is
radical and II is believed that pro-
visions will have 10 be pruned before
they are accepted by the Denver plat
| form makers.
johnson Boom Revived.
The Johnson boom has been revived
and the Gray boom is a little more
active. The Johnsonites. headed by
band, made the rounds OF the ho-
tells late yesterday vociferously shout
ing their slogan. There were having
a great time OF IL in the Brown Pal
ace lobby. Then the band started up
Dixie" which raised the usual yell
from the southerners present. AT this
juncture somebody in the oklahoma
headquarters swung the banner OF the
Ardmore Democratic club with a pic
ture OF Bryan on IL and the yells OF
the Johnsonites were drowned in the
mighty roar which went up for he
sage OF Lincoln The Oklahomans
have a peculiar yell which for noise
making qualities has no equal in tie
line OF vocal noise-making. 1t has the
regular Comanche war whoop and the
mention OF Bryan's name Is always
enough TO start 1t going.
There Is no lack OF noise or en-
thusIasm at this gathering OF Demo
Gratis They are firmly convinced that
they have at least an even chance to
win this time, and hence the enthus-
iasm.
New York Still on Fence.
The New York delegation Is still
on the fence. No final action mas
been taken binding the delegation to
vote for any man for president or
vice-president
There is no need for hurry" said
State Chairman Corners. We will
act at the proper time in the way We
deem best for the party
Nevertheless, when talking not for
publication, some OF the New York
leaders do not hesitate TO say New
York's vote will go 10 Bryan.
All May BE For Bryan.
Some OF the enthusiastic Bryan
men are now claiming that outside OF
Minnesota, Delaware, part OF Pennsyl-
vania and a few scattering votes else
where, the whole convention will vote
for Bryan and they may be right.
Georgia brought on new vice-pres-
idential boom. BY unanimous vote
they decided TO place the name Of
Hon. Clark Howell, Of Georgia. be-
fore the convention and already they
have begun to get busy doing mission
airy work for the Georgia editor. they
say. with gratifying success.
The arrival OF Mr.. Troupe, OF Con-
necticut, has given the MacNeil boom
a boost and II now seems 10 be in a
leading position. The MacNeil boom
ers claim to have every New England
vote pledged for their man and have
other votes promised from all sec
tons OF the country. The Bryan lead
ers insist that the field so far as vice
president Is concerned Is absolutely
open and so far as can be seen II IS
SO up TO this time. Whether the lead
ers will get together, select a man
and put him through after the plat
form and presidential nomination Is
out OF the way remains TO be seen.
II is the best opinion that this is
what will be done.
Labor Leaders Hopeful
The platform Is attracting very lii.
tie attention. The labor leaders IRE
hopeful that their views will be met.
so far as vital questions are concerned
and the suffragettes are feeling good
over the prospects OF an Endorsement
OF woman suffrage.
One feature OF the platform situa.
ton Is the earnestness with which the
New York subcommittee Is laboring
on a declaration OF principles which
will represent the New YORK idea If
what Democracy IS They laborcd on
well into the morning and Will have
their platform ready for Judge Par
ker TO present 10 the platform con.
mittee at its first meeting. They
frankly say they have no nope that
their labors win have any material