The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-07
Opposition Slowly Melting Away And Little Doubt Exists As
 To Final Outcome
HOPES OF OPPOSITION
 ARE DECLINING RAPIDLY
Silence of New York Delegation Upon What They Propose to do Has Upset Plans of Bryan Opposi- tion and They Give Up
 the Fight.

Denver, July e.-Above the hubbub of this last strenuous day before the demo- cratic national convention, the main de- velopments of the day stand out promi- nently.
 The wave of Bryan sentiment has in- creased to apparently overwhelming and irresistible proportions and the nomina- tion of the Nebraskan seems now as- sured beyond any reasonable doubt. un- less some unlocked for reversal of pres ent conditions occurs.
 All efforts to unite on a vice president have proved futile, and the convention will begin it's deliberations tomorrow with the contest for second place wide open.
 A majority of the Pennsylvania dele gation in caucus named Col James M. Guney as national committeeman in open defiance of MT. Bryan's demand for his displacement and on the heels of Cuff feys singing public arraignment of Bryan as 'hypocrite, ingrate and falsi- fer
 A minority of the Pennsylvania dele gatIon held trump caucus which sought to depose Guffey from leadership and in stall James Kerr, a Bryan man, as Penn sylvania's leader.
 ] New York Is Silent. The New York delegation appointed 4 committee of ten to draft a platform and named Judge Alton B. Parker, the democratic standard bearer of 1904, as the New York representative on the plat form committee.
 The New York caucus was silent on the presidential and vice presidential st- uation and New York fails to show her colors.
 The democratic national committee held it's first meeting to consider contests. which resulted in\ the dismissal of sena- tor McCarren's New York contests and the seating of Roser sullivan's Illinois delegates.
 The foregoing are only the main fea- lures of an eventfnl day, marked by the culmination of that noisy demonstra- ton which ushers in national conven- ton, with delegations and their hosts of followers pouring midtown, with bands and marching clubs veing in turbulent demonstrations and with streets and hotel Hobbies filled with surging crowds
 Amid all this confusion the men of iNe the states effected their organizations, electing members of the committees which will serve tomorrow Aside from the many private conferences pver candi- dates and platform, the day. has been one of preparation and business detail for the coming assemblage.
 Bryan Forces Stronger.
 The arrivals during the day and to- night have practically completed the ros- ae innc a,,d hax-a arf,-o an idea of the aggregate strength con- manded by the Bryan forces. There has been continuous swelling of the Bryan strength with only scattering &C., sessions for other candidates. This has become so apparent that the nomination of Mr. Bryan seems assured not only by the required two-thirds vote of the convention, but practically by unani- nous vote, except that of Minnesota and Delaware, whose representatives stih in sist they will be steadfast to the end to their favorite sons, and scattering anti-Bryan votes from Georgia, New York, Pennsylvania, Maine and several other localities-a scattering oppostion,N dwarfed by the magnitude of MT Bryans total While this steady tide of Bryan strength has been setting in, the allied opposition have been looking intently, but vainly toward New York, for it has been recognized that Chief Murphy the present genius of the delegation, held key which might loosen a movement for or against the Nebraskan. With New York taking the lead and throwing its 1S votes against him, Guffey and his Penn sylvania cohorts would have followed suit; Georgia was wavering and likely to turn block of southern strength away from Bryan and this, with the organized strength of Johnson and Gray, might have given vitality to the allied opposition But all these reckonings have come to naught because of New York s persistent silence. MT. Murphy is neither for Bryan nor against him, and with his leaderless, aimless position, the allied op- position has crumbled to pieces. If Mur- phy had waited for some else to take the lead as is generally believed, he will have the satisfaction of going { back to New York with the declaration that it would have been lacking in politi- cal Isagacity for New York to act against Bryan until the aggregate strength of the opposition was demonstrated to be sufficient to defeat him.
 What Might Have Been.
 For the first time tonight the allied opposition disclosed figures showing what might have happened had New York announced at the outset that its IS votes should be swung against Bryan.
 According to this table, total or 3i9 votes or considerably more than the recessary number to block Bryan nomi- ration. would have swung into line with New York, the claim in detail being as follows:
 Alabama 1, Florida ', Georgia 26, Louis- ana IS, West Virginia IA. North Carolina A Connecticut 12, Delaware 6, Maine II. Massachusetts F. New Hampshire 4, New Jersey 14, New York 7s. Pennsylvania AS, Rhode Island 4, Vermont g. Minnesota 22