The Detroit times., 1908-07-04

was interviewing everybody else and
all the high brows and leaders in the
brain trusts settled every question to
their own satisfaction IL 10 no one
| else's. 1t is surely thing at which
TO express merriment.
One might go up into the national
committee headquarters to find states
men One would find Roger c. Sulli-
van. Boss OF illinois, a sample of
! the statesmen who are attempting to
run this convention. AT his right hand
could be found billy" Skidmore Not
far away his brother. and nearby Sen
ator Mitchell. one of the gang. Then
look over the New York crowd
failed to drag one out of the slough
of disgust. The men attempting 10
boss this convention seem to be cut
of the same piece.
Picks Haskell for Resolutions.
While the statesmen OF this class
were settling things In Denver, Mr..
Bryan spoke in Lincoln. He picked
out Gov c. n. Haskell, OF Oklahoma,
as the chairman of the committee on
resolutions. That is where the fine
work OF the roller coaster might be
seen. Gov. Haskell brought this In
formation TO Denver himself. He had
"a long conference with the Lincoln
oracle and asserts that he discovered
Mr.. Bryans ideas on at least a few
or the planks for the Democratic plat
form. .A..,
According to Gov. Haskell these
are:
Mr.. Bryan wishes Iank that
means what il says.
He also wants plank that will
mean the declaration of the gov
ernmenta guaranty of national
bank deposits.
Another plank which is abso-
Iutely certainty is one calling
for the publication Of campaign
funds.
Still another lie to be one pro
vidIne fer the discovery of the
physical valuation Of raj lroad
property that the meaning Of the
term reasonable rate" may be dis
covered.
In regard to the anti-injunctiol
plank there is to be trouble. The
labor element has made more of
a showing here than it did in Chi
caso.
A meeting was held at the Albony
hotel yesterday. which was attended,
by A. b. Garrettson, president OF the
Railway Conductors union: E. f.
Wills, assistant grand chief OF the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engin
GERS; John j. Monaghan, grand !
master of the Brotherhood of Loco !
motive Engineers p. H. Morrissey, Of
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen;
James O'Connell. president of the In
ternational Association of Machinists !
and II. b. Perham. of the Order of
Railway Telegraphers.
AT the conclusion of their confer /
ence it was announced that they will |
insist upon a plank which Mr. Comp !
ers presented TO the Republicans at |
Chicago.
Parker Busy ApoIosizing.
What happened to Alton b. Parker
when he reached Denver was a shame. |
He Immediately began making apollo !
gies for his Cleveland memorial rest
luton. which created such a stir and |
after practically retracting. was com
PEELED Il listen to comments which .
Boss" Murphy passed upon the pub
LEGATION OF the Parker resolution.
When Murphys attention was led to
II he said:
my attention has been called to an
Interview said to have been given by
Judge Parker about resolution con
corning Mr.. Cleveland. which he talks
of introducing at the convention.
have not heard about ii until now.
II represents, | take 1t, the personal
views Of Judge Parker. But any res
olution or plank that represents the
views of the New York delegation
must first be submitted TO caucus
OF that delegation and approved by II.
This resolution has not been sub
mitted to any such caucus and until
Il Is IL must remain mere express
sion OF the personal views of Judge
Parker"
Escanaba-One man ended his life
by leaping into the bay and another
was accidentally drowned in Esca-
naba river yesterday. Peter Murphy
Jumped from the dock and drowned
before help could reach him. Harry
Snow was carried over the power
dam on the river in boat and
in view OF many spectators.
Grand Rapids-Dr Howard A.
CRUDE OF Coldwater. has been appoint