Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-07
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in the selection of representatives upon
the convention committees and upon
the national committee and Won are
certain to continue fighting until fight
ing appears unfruitful even of forlorn
hope.
From Il conference of the anti-Bryan
"Allies" emanated late Sunday over
the signature of Col. James Guffey, ma
tional committeeman from Pennsylva-
mia, a statement in regard to Mr.
Bryan's recent structures upon Col
Guffey and characterized by a consd-
erable degree of asperity This utter
ancc contributed spice OF what might
otherwise have been rather an un-
'eventful day.
Another interesting departure sun
day was the definite decision of the
Ohio delegation by an overwhelming
vote that Mayor Tom l.. Johnson of
Cleveland shall not be national COM
mitteeman from that state.
The Ohioans arrived late in the day
over the Santa F'e route, held their
caucus on the train, SO of the 4G dele
gates attending.
Johnson got only six votes, the other
q being cast for Harvey CARRIER of
Columbus. former chairman of the
Democratic state executive commit
tee, Mayor Johnson himself arrived
with the delegation and driving alone
in an open carriage to his hotel, said
that he had no interest in the talk of
his being chairman of the new national
committee
THAT work is out of my line entire
I,,, l,a -,,,y
at Cleveland is as yet unfinished"
The national committee, at Il meet
ing called for 10 A. NJ, was expected
to appoint q subcommittee to consider
contests before the convention, the un-
Gerstanding early Monday being that
the sub committee meet simultaneous
ly and with the intention to report
contests to a meeting of the full COM
mittee. The contests are those from the
fOll0Win. states:
New York, % to 7th districts inclu-
sive: Pennsylvania, 1st to 9Th districts
inclusive, and Goth and 32d; District of
Columbia. entire delegation; Illinois,
1st to 10th districts inclusive: Idaho,
entire delegation; Ohio, 9th and 10Th
districts
The general expectation now is for
a -Four days convention with final ad-
journment sometime on Friday, but
potcntialiticS on trouble as yet unde-
yeloped, lie in several subjects sun
unsettled, and a positive forecast is
impossible Even if it be assume d,aS
many do assume, that Mr.. Bryan $
nomination is practically certainty
there Is still an open question of the
platform and the controversy over the
Injunction plank; the possible con-
sumption of time by contests before
the credentials committee and poSSl-
big on the convention floor and the
selection of a candidate for the Vice
Presidency.
The Vice Presidential prospect took
sudden turn Sunday when an lntl-
nation was received through what
hitherto proved reliable channels to
the effect that Mr.. Bryan believed both
the logic and the strategy of the SIT
uation to suggest the proprlety of de-
ferring definite activities as to the
second place on the ticket until TIL"
first was disposed of. This led to- a
perccptiblc falling off of the gossip on
the subject and the whole matter is
still sidetracked The situation in this
regard is singuarly like that which
existed at a similar juncture in the Re
publican convention at Chicago last
month.
TO add still further to the parallel
with the Republican convention Mon
day morning finds general interest in
g the platform still! confined almost
wholly to the proposed plank regard
ing the use of court injunctions, es-
pccially in labor controversies The Ia
Dor representatives on the ground.
Gompers. Mitchell and others are ur-
gently pressing their claims upon
those who will presumably have i'm
pcrtant influence in the committee on
resolutions.
The weather which Sunday was de-
cidedly hot changed in the night after
series of crashing thunder storms
and became raw and rather cold. Lead
en- skies replaced the turquoise dome
from which Sunday the sun smiled up
on the incoming delegations. During
one cf the storms of Sunday evening
many delegates sat in stalled clectri ic
cars in various parts of the city wait
ing for the powcr to be turned on
while vivid lightning played across
the sky and smashing vollcys of thun-
der echoed from the mountains.
One of the big Cpntingcnts which ar
rived late Sunday was from st. Joseph
and was headed by the Monroe Club
the Democratic organization from that
city. The party came by special train
ard with a band marched to their no.
tel and established permanent head
quarters Prominent among the Mis-
souri, arrivals was "Old Kaintuck,' q
famous Missouri character. who Is
living representation of Uncle Sam
He was dressed in typical costume OF
stars and stripes and attracted mucl
attention about the hotel corridors and
on the street.
The Florida delegation of 10 men