The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-28
Alabamian for Perma- aent Chairman. I. A. BELL OF CALIFORNIA
 IS TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN Committee on Convention Arrange ments Makes Selection. azr.; Bryaa Announced Several Days Age That Bell and Clayton Were His choiee for the Tempo
 rary and Permanent
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temporary chairman Of the Democratic National convention by the committee on convention arrangements. No se- lection was made for the permanent chairman this matter going over until . meeting of the full committee can be held.
 The most prominently mentioned in this connection are Representative Harry Clayton, of Alabama and Jud- soa Harmon, of Ohio. Governor Folk of Missouri and Senator Joseph W. Bailey Of Texas are strongly favored. Other appointments made by the com- n1ittee on arrangements and which will pkobably be made permanent are as follows: General secretary. Urey Woodson of Kentucky, assistant sec. retary. Edward Sefton of Washington D: C.; sergeant at arms John Martin. ef Missouri; chief assistant sergeant at arm. J. c. Eeun of Indiauta, chief door keeper, Eugene W. Sullivan of Illinois; parliamentarian. N. D. Crutch- held. of Kentucky; chaplain for open ing day. Right Rev. James J. Keane. Archbishop of Wyoming. Onicial sstanographer. M. W. Blumberg of Washington, D. c.
 meeting today were Chairman Thomas Taggart. Secretary Urey Wnodson, Roger c. Suilivan,z of Illinois; R. M. SJohnston of Texas: James c. Dahlman of Nebraska; Norman B. Mack of New York ana Governor John T. Osborne. of wyoming. Two members. John T. McCraw of West Virginia and Clark Howell of Georgia were absent, the proxy of the former being held by MT. SniIivan of Illinois. while UEey Wood soon represented Mr, Howell.
 UnnnamousIy Selected.
 It was xuInored early in the day that Roger c. Sullivan Of Illinois. who is. A lion arrangements, might head q fight Against The selection of MT. Bell as sAairman. It was said that while Bell was known to be favored by William J. Bryan. he was not ardentIy desired by MT. Sullivan and some of his friends and the report was that six votes out. ot total of nine will be cast against him when his name was mentioned. No hght developed however and the temporary chairman was selected unan- smousIy within few minutes after the convention met and without another name being suggested. R. M. John- ston of Texas offered the motion select Ang Mr. Bell as temporary chairman and 1t was promptly adopted It was decided to leave the selection of chap lains except at the opening session of the convention with Chairman Tag gart of the national committee and the appointment of additional secretaries and sergeants at arms with Secretary Woodson and Sergeant at at arms re- spectively. The number of reading and tally clerks was put at 8 maximum of fifteen.r
 The committee then took up the question of seating the delegates and aiternstes already chosen from the Philippine Islands and after brief discussion it was decided that the pre- cedefit established by the national con- vention of 1904 of seating the Philippine delegates with the alternates and with out votes should be followed.
 The national convention in 1904 de- cided that the delegates from the Phil ippines could not be received because the islands are not properly a part of the United States and that no delega- tions to a national convention could be sent legally.
 A lengthy discussion of the appor- tionment of tickets occupied the com rnittee until 1t adjourned No settle nent was reached and the entire mat ter went over until Tuesday when an- other meeting will be held. The de- rnand for tickets of admission has been unprecedented.
 Because of the tremendous pressure which Is being brought upon the mem- bers of the national committee for ad- mission 1t is possible that the sesion of the convention may temporarily be
 
 people who have been unable to secure tickets are allowed to pass through the hall for the purpose of witnessing the spectacle of the great convention.
 Bryan FaV0Fs Clayton.
 The selection of the temporary chair man was in direct accord with the wishes of MT. Bryan. as announced several days ago. He said that he strongly favored former Representa- tive Bell and Representative Henry Clayton of Alabama for the temporary and permanent chairmanships. as while he was not particular as to which held either position. he believed they should between them preside over the entire deliberations of the convention.
 Mayor James c. Dahlman of Omaha. warm personal friend of MT. Bryan. and 8 member of the sub committee. arrived in Denver early today and brought with him the latest news from Lincoln He declared that the position of Mir, Bryan as to the chairmanships was unchanged.
 Mayor Dahlman was generally credit ed with having in his possession copy of the platform which is to De submit ted to the convention. but he did not bring 1t.
 "I talked with Bryan about the plat form he said, but that IS all It is not drawn up so far as ! know at least, not in a definite form There IS no mystery about the pldIothi, ""iSh will be adopted by the Democratic con- vention. 1t is generally understood throughout the country on what sort of a platform Mir. Bryan Is willing to stand, and the public knows as much about it as do"
 When asked whether or not an fin junction" plank will be inserted in the platform. Mayor Dahlman admitted that in thls respect the platform or tho coming convention would probably differ from that of the former Bryan platforms He declared however. that nothing yet had been determined in this respect. and, in all probability, the
 matter would await probable