The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-28
.CLEVELAND'S PICTURE E
in CONVENTION HAIL
Theodore L. Bell, Of California;
Will Be Temporary Chairman,
and Clayton or Harmon Per- ,
lnanent Chairman I'm &
precedented Demand
for Tickets.
for Tickets

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I the Democrats National Con.
5l- vention met this afternoon and
7557 selected Theodore r. Bell, Of
California, to be temporary chairman
OF the convention. Bell was the regu-
liar candidate for Governor OF his state
two years ago, but was defeated by i
| w. r. Hearst, ys',o. by nominating
Hearst candidate. brought about tf,aT
election OF the Republican,, notwftE.
standing the efforts OF Bryan In Bella
behalf. There Is not a 1nother's son
1 ofsa Democrat who doesn't believe that
Bryan will be nominated OH the first
ballot and yet the "antis" are keepina
a stiff upper lip and arc doing their
prettiest to look comfortable. Tire sit
/ uation Is a good deal like the Repub-
S}lfcan convention at Chicago when 4 is
| was almost certain that Taft would be
nominated on the first ballot, and tile
scrimnagc came over the vice-presi-
Dental candidate
Bryan Wants Harmony.
Mr.. Bryan wants harmony. He says
he wants to win, and he wants the
| party to win with him. Hesis In a con-
tciliatory mood. He is carrying out hia
words. incident to tho Roger c. Sui s
livan situation III Illinois. when the
Nebraskan declared LET sbygones bo
bygones; let us all get together" 81
Mayor James e. Dahlman, of OMAHA.
intimate in a political and social way
with Mr.. Bryan for a dozen years and.
more. said this afternoon: II left Mrs.
Bryan at Lincoln yesterday afternoon.
and am convinced that Judge Gray.
OF Delaware. could have the nomina-
| tion for 'yice-President IL he would
accept 1t. Furthermore. l feel that
lean say with oil truth. Judge Gray's
nomination for vice-President would
4 be cordially acce pied By Mr.. Brya1, and
Fair, Bryan's friends in Nebraska. There
has been. some talk Of Governor John
son, Of Minnesota.sb but t is the opinion
OF many that the vice presidency
should go to one of the Eastern States.
/ BESIDES, many OF Mr.. Bryan's friends
! believe that Governor Johnson's j can
didacy for the presidential nomina.ss
tton meant only that Bryan wa s to be
defeated by 1t, and that there was
I no real bona tide movement for Cow
ernor Johnson" u 8 II 81 s8ys s.
OF Some Significance.
The fact that Mr.. Bryan would ac:s5
cept Judge Gray was interesting in.s
formation, In view OF the repeated
Echarge that President Mckinley ap-
pointed Judge Gray to4his life place
of acknowled gments for Gray's bolt Of
| Bryan In the campai gn Of 1896. The
change in tone as to Judge Gray is
indicative of Mr.. Bryan's desire for
harmony all along tho line, and a
Iuntted effort to capture the presiden
cy. tho Senate and the House of Rep
resentatives. Mr.. Bryan's friends here
plainly Intimate that II elected he
wouldn't for a second consider Gem
Ieral Weaver, or Ex-Governor Varde-
imam, or George Fred Williams, fors
places In his Cabinet, and they add
that stories Of that kind are set afloat8
| Fin an effort to njure the Nebraskan.
State Senator Wilson, OF iConnecticut.
has arrived here. and he is boo ming
State Senator Archibald Mcneil, OF the
| Nutmeg state, for the egvce-presidency.s
Arthur T. Peck, OF Bridgeport, Conr.s
| Is another Mcneil boomer. Mcneil re
Gently defeated Allan ". .4 Page In a
race for Senator in Connecticut. Which
was considered almost entirely Re-
publican. Friends declare that he; Is ~
one OF the strongestafactors In Gonnec- @
| Iticut and New England political circles.
These men state that Mcneil is equally
popular With laboring classes and ca pi-
Ital. s ss5 s ss
Cleycland's Picture There. iss
In aNletter to friends sa here. AIcNeil Ne,
emphasized the fact that for he first
time since 1896 u ioritysg Of acf les
lConnectcut are under Democratic CON
Etrol. He Is certain that Come cticut
Twill go for Bryan. .S1sS SSS N
Mr.. Bryan has been NlcNeil's close
tfriend since 1896, and & re CARDS him
fhighly. but McNeil's availability mustS
| go through the Sitting process. Then
the talk or David r. Francis us Isl ics- a
presidential timber is again heard Ii,
the land, and 1t is considered signitt-
cant that two pronouncedstt g Cleveland
|3m1nS like Gray and II Francis should
come In tor sucll favorable men tioi,s BY
IBryan's friends. 81 {@ 8 an "
Speaking Of the dead ex-l resident
lit was nlade known to-,iuyg I hat his AT
picture draped in mourning is to- be-
one of the features of tho convention 81
haU, I is to be placed a long side zic-
Etures OF Thomas j efferson and ndrew3S
jackson. Here again Is a now DEPART
ure for Democratic national conven- 4,
tionst of the last twelve years. Grover
| Cleveland's portrait has not adorned 4
1.-The walls of q convention since the
Bryan wing gained contro rs q The HI
party machinery. 5fs8 & II ssSSl
This Incident, together With / he 4 an En-
nouncement by Mayor sDa .lmar Il that 81
Judge Gray would be Saccentahla a 81 the
vice presidential candidate to Bryan ss
and BrSan's friends, and the pronli-
nence OF "a he name of David r.. Fran
els IN the vice ce-presidentlal gossip, isss
accepted as Ind icattve of VA the sdesira
of Bryan for harmony and yictorys # s5
But Mayor Mcclellan. .} & Justice w t-ss5AS
liam ]. Ciaynora and Comptroller Ier-SSI
man Metz, should not be overl 90 ked SsS
In tlle Vice presidential tal H. NJ
Il Going After Hcarst IS s.Ssi ssss
Colncident Will he gossip over tssa
availability OF those three llota BILE glgs
Democrats for second place on ttIe ss
ticket. 1t was stated o-daY on N ~ ycai-
lent authority that Nathan straaa. ot m
New York. has IN derta ken to. present
the situation II to ~ liar, r.. Iiea mt sSi
with a view to indncing Mr.. lear IA ts5s 81
quit 3 work on he8 rs s IndeR RensiAnsaS SSs
Isa aGue5I State and m 4 aaad