Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-06
Democratic Con 7entioa
News Day by Day


representative delegation. Big Tin
Sullivan has arranged with two Bow
cry banks for $4,000 in loose money
and brother John Murphey will have
another $1,000 roll 10 unwind in tbs
convention city. Altogether the Tam
many delegation will carry beside The
bank roll, S,400 pints of wine, thirty
five tons Of Ice, 3O,240 bottle of beer
and 115.000 cigars. The boys will
spend one hundred thousand dollars
In Denver. Controller Metz, who IL
being doomed for the vice presidency
Will start for the convention city in
the morning.
DENVER, July "A great crowd
of politicians and others arrived this
Morning from the east. There are sew
erai new candidates in the vice presi-
Dental list, including the playwright,
August Thomas, and John Mitchell.
Judge George Gray seems to be still
the chosen one unless Bryan blue pen
ellis him. The Johnson foreguard ar
rived and put up big talk, and did
not seem to be overawed by the Bryan
strength. They declare that deep at
heart Democracy would prefer man
untried in the national arena to the
one who has been SO often round the
circuit in the last twelve years.
LINCOLN, Neb.. July 2.-The Com
moner will announce tomorrow that
by its computation William ]. Bryan
will go into the Denver convention
with S07 votes. The paper declares
Bryan will be nominated on first bal
lot. This is the first estimate of his
own strength Bryan has given out.
DENVER, July AT a conference
among the leaders the following in
junction plank for the platform was
5greed upon: 1--WE favor the follow
ing modification of the law appertain.
ing to injunctions in Industrial dis
putes:
"First-Except to preserve life, limb
or property the writ shall issue only
after notice to defendants and a full
hearing
'Second-When defendant Is cited
for violation of any such injunction
order he shall have the right of trial
by judge other than The one who
ordered the issuance of the writ; and
when the alleged contempt shall be
committed out Of the presence of the
court, the defendant shall have the
right to the material controverted 80
termined by jury
NEW YORK, July 2.-Former Judge
Alton b. Parker, Leader Murphey, VIII
liam f. Sheehan and other delegates
from New York left last evening for
Genver to attend the national Demo
cratic convention. On the day of
former President Cleveland's funeral
an informal conference Of leading
men from many states was held, at
which 1t was agreed that upon the
u1mpletion of the address of the tenn
porary chairman of the convention, a
series of declarations, to commemorate
Mr. Cleyelands relations with his
party and country should be intro
duced. AS result of this agreement
Judge Parker will present them.
LINCOLN, Neb., July "A driving
rain pounding into William ]. Bryans
alfalfa field and turning to mud the
road which leads from the street car
line to Fairview driveway was a mat
ter of regret to the democratic presi-
Dental candidate this morning This
is bad for VISITORS" said Mr. Bryan
as he surveyed the dismal scene.
One of Mr.. Bryans earliest visitors
was Congressman William Sulzer of
New York. Mr. Sulzer announcing him
self as in thorough accord with the
political views Of Mr.. Bryan, came to
Fairview to talk platform and New
York politics. He is particularly in
terested In having the platform de-
clare for his scheme of building up
American shipping by a tax which
shall discriminate against foreign bot
IONS. John w. Kern, prominently
mentioned for second place on the
ticket and Congressman Clayton OF
Alabama, slated for permanent chair
man, also called.
DENVER, July 3.-Whether Judge
Gec,rgg GrZJ will be Bryan's running
mate in the presidential race will ne
known definitely within a few days
Gray's managers last night wired him
asking for permission to place his
name before the convention and should
he signify his willingness to have It
go there is no question among the
politicians already here but ne will
be nominated for vice president by
acclamation. An answer is expected
this afternoon.
DENVER, July 3.-The resolutions
concerning the death of Grover Cleve-
land, which Judge Alton B. Parker
has prepared for introduction in the
Democratic convention for the purpose
of stirring up the old factional fight
between Bryan and eastern Democ-
racy, will never see the light Of the
convention. At the instance OF Roger
c. Sullivan suitable resolutions are