The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-05
Omaha Mayor Predicts Land-
 slide for Nebraskan
OLD TIMERS ARE MISSING
Convention Will Be Run This Year Without Many Of the Big Guns of
 Democracy-Parke lnku-
 ence Not Important.
By WILLIAM ROSTER.

By WILLIAM ROSTER.
 Denver. July 4-(special by Hearst News Service.) .)-"Tm afraid it's no use," said Johnson advocate today. we have brought the democratic party to Denver too late The patient is too far gone for the climate to help it any"
 fIts cinch that if Bryan is nomi- nated," responded Gray man, ''the next contention of the party might as well be called to meet at Billy Muldoon's sani- tariun.,
 diced.
 Here is James Dahlman, the Cecil Lyon of the Bryan prospective administration, taking an entirely opposite view.
 Right here" said the reformer-cow- boy, 'ths democratic party begins to live again. This year we won't be able to beat Bryan with a club. My faith is with the people, and Bryan will go landsliding in with a majority like Teddy got four years ago."
 To show the faith that is in him, Dahl man, who is the homespun mayor of Omaha, laid down four bets of $500 each last night on the respective propositions that Bryan will carry Nebraska, Colorado, West Virginia and his own precinct in Lincoln. In that connection he tells a story. ---f-5s --
 Somebody reminded him that Colorado and West Virginia are certain republl- can states.
 Everybody Democrats.
 Mot on your life!" cried Mayor Dahl man. Why, say, everybody will be dem ocrats this year. It reminds me of the story of man way up our way who was arrested for disorderly conduct. When he was brought to trial by republican he was tickled to death to find that the jus tice of the peace and prosecuting a5tor- ney were both republicans, and his joy was complete when a full jury of repub- licans was secured to try him. All the same, the chap was convicted and fined $11. He went away shaking his head.
 Blow me If I can understand it. ne said. I am republican, and the judge, the prosecutor and the jury were all re-
 
 democratic by acclamation,' which also recalls to mind the remark of disgran- tied Bryan man yesterday when Judge Parker arrived in time to encounter the Bryan resentment against his Cleveland resolution
 What a nerve he has,, murmured the Bryan man, coming out here to butt in after having been defeated by acclama- tion four years ago.
 Whooping Things Up.
 The clans are beginning to arrive. Lit tie enthusiasm has been displayed yet except by the college boys, who have been here attending a fraternity conven- tion; but that will probably come along in time after the delegates become recon ciled Tammany is expected to whoop things up a little when the braves get here Monday Meanwhile Charles Fran- cis Murphy and Lewis Nixon, with Dan Cohalan and Senator Grady trailing be- hind, are seeing the sights and striving to recover from their amazement at the temerity of James Dahlman, who forced his way into their presence last night and informed Murphy that it did not matter whether New York favored Bryan or not, since he could not only be nominated but elected without the support of the same.
  none of the old guard has appeared. As a matter of fact most of the old time figures will be missed at this gath ering. Jones of Arkansas, who was chair man of the national committee the hrst time Bryan ran, Is dead. David B. Hil is abroad Joe Blackburn, having &C., cepted a canal appointment from Roose- welt, is on the Isthmus helping to make the dirt fly. Culberson of Texas has previous engagement. Joe Bailey of Texas and number 26 Broadway IS ill. Marse Henry Watterson is disgusted; Carmack of Tennessee, disgruntled; Beckham of Kentucky, disaffected; Daniel of Virginia is also among the missing. The feeling which pervaded Chicago is prevalent here, too. Satisfied that everything has been ar ranged in advance the big fellows see no necessity for coming all the way to Dem yer to attend the ratification and the formal details are being left to the men whose official position make 1t necessary Cor them to be present
 Parker SqueIched. There is not a cloud on the horizon now that Parker has been squelched. The man who ran four years ago is in pathetic position. Denounced by the Bryanites, repudiated by Murphy, laughed at by the men who followed hls leader ship in 1904, he will have less influence in the convention than one of the door keepers. The convention will assemble at noon on Tuesday in the fine new hall which Denver constructed for democracy's big show, and as soon as the temporary or ganization has been perfected and the necessary committees appointed to effect the permanent organization an adjourn ment will be taken out of respect to the memory of former President Cleveland It IS proposed to have the resolution touching MT. Cleveand's death intro- duced just prior to the taking of this ad- journment.
 The plans of the national committee