The daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1903-19??, 1908-07-06
NATIONAL
CONVENTION
TOMORROW

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vice president-but let us not autici
pate.
So far as the Nebraskan is concern
ed, it is all over but the shouting.
The convention to be opened tomor.
row by the Democracy of the nation
is to be a ratification meeting, not a
free.for all race The hundreds of
delegates and thousands Of other
visitors assembled here today are
practically unanimous on this point,
The New York and Minnesota dele.
cations. with a few other anti Bryan
delegates, occupy forlornly a little
island Of their own, entirely sur
rounded by the dashing waves of
Bryan enthusiasm. Their voices are
drowned in the rumbling roar of the
Bryan sea, whose sirens sing only the
praises Of the Peerless One. And the
wreckage of this sea is the blasted
hopes ana bursted boom of John John.
son, of Minnesota,
And this Is how it will come about.
thousand and odd delegates will
gather in the brand new convention
hall. the pride Of chesty Denver, and
after transacting the necessary pre-
liminaries, the chairman will an.
nounce that nominations are in order.
The roll of states will be called.
When Nebraska is reached, the dele.
gates and some ten or eleven thousand
other leather lunged disciples Of Dem
ocraoy will make the welkin ring
with sh outs.
Then will arise in his place one
Ignatius j. Dunn, city attorney of
Oamha and one of the delegates at
large from Nebraska. In language
carefully and painstakingly selected
from among the very choicest words
in Webster. the orator from the
banks Of the Big Muddy will enumer.
ate the civic virtues. tho lofty state.
manship and the great ability of Neb.
raska's candidate for the presiden-
tial nomination.
Again the cheers Of the delegates
will ring through the hall. spread
throughout the confines Of the city
and echo from peak to peak OF the
snow clad mountains.
With the restoration Of parlia-
mentary calm, Governor Glenn of
North Carolina. famous throughout
the country az the sworn foo OF the,
demon rum, will make the first sec
onding speech.
Afterward, the formality Of vote,
Alabama. Arkansas, California, Colo
rado--none of these delegations will
lose any timc in climbing into the
Bryan band wagon. Little Delaware,
with its six votes, will announce for
its favorite son, Judge George Gray :,
and relapse into painful and abashed
silence, Governor johnson, who will
he nominated by Representative Win
field S, Hammond. of the Second
Minnesota district, will get the vote
Of Minnesota and possibly that OF
New York and New Jersey, These
however, are mere details, At Bryan
headquarters it is alleged that the
Nebraskan will receive In the neigh.
borhood of 800 votes on the first bal
lot. That will he plenty. thank
you, since only 672 are required fol
tho necessary two thirds TO nomi
nate,
With the formality Of ratifying the
candidacy Of Bryan ont Of the WHY
the delegates will settle down to the
transaction of the real business Of the
convention. that Of agreeing upon
vice presidential nominee. In thil
respect, the gathering will be coun
terpart Of the Republican convention
In Chicago.
From all present indications Gov
ernor johnson has decided lead IL
the vice presidential race. Little at
tention ~ paid TO the announcements
that he Is not candidate and woult
not accept. Those who favor hin
say that while he has been successful