Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-26
PARTY TO Be Ut|teo on AL plAAks
"Ncthine vii! Go in on Which DEM
ocracy Nationally is Not in Accord
National Committeeman Declares
Nebraskan viii be Nominated on
First Ballot!
(By Associated Press.)

DENVER. COL. June -. Nor
man r. Mack. of Buffalo, arrived to-
dav, bringing with him n boom tor
Liruts uant Governor CHAMBER. of New
Yu:k. for the Presidential n"ml
nation.
''Concs ding the nomination Tor first
place To Mr. Bryan" he said, Il IN NIX
the nomination for the vic"PrrSid"n'y
should 90 to New York state. MIR.
CHAMBER has demonstrated his poru-
lalitv there and | am very sure his
name would add strength 10 IN"
ticket"
Would he be acceptable to Mr..
Rrvan?" he was asked.
Mr.. Mack replied: "Of course MI.
Bryan is MT attempting to dictate
the choice Of a cumming mate. but
dent mind telling You that in Lincoln
! discussed Mr. ChanE.r with him and
am sure that the selection would not
BE- dispensing"
Mr. Mack was accompanied by his
wife. who will rcman here with him
uHtlI dlteT me CoINtHtlOil. Ilt 10 q
member of the committee on arrange
ments. Immediately after breakfast he
took Off his coat and went to work
with his colleagues to prepare de-
tails for the convention. He pre-
diets large attendance from East
ern cities.
Not for Government Ownership.
No reference to the gvernmen:
ownership OF railroads will be made
in the Denver national platform.
Positive confirmation of this decis-
ion was obtained from Mr.. Mack, who
had n three hours conference with
Mr. Bryan yesterday.
Il found Mr.. Bryan" said Mr.. Mack.
in perfectly pacific frame of mind.
He will be named at Denver on the
first ballot ard | shGulI not be sur
prised if he received more than eight
hundred votes OF the thousand and
eight that will comprise the conven-
ton
In other words. our convention will
be a more enthusiastic Bryan assem-
blage tina nthe Chicago convention
was a Roosevelt body.
"An important difference between
the two conventions will be that ours
will nominate the man OF its choice.
whereas the Chicago cOyentiOn dill
not name the man it wanted. but
took q substitute that was forced on
il bv the power of Federal patronage
ruth!essly employed.
Work Already Cut Out.
Il look for no fierce struggle at
Denver over the platform or anything
else" Mr.. Mack went on 10 say
Under Mr.. Bryan's mastery leader
ship the party is now so Thoroughly
united and harmonious that the ma
tional convent ion work has already
been cut out for it by the Democratic
state conventions. Then. too. the
Chicago convention has made our
course 50 plain that II will be impos,
sible for us To go astray at Den
yer
The Chicago platform is patch
work Of compromises with the r"ac'
:ionary elements In national and
state politics The Roosevelt Rnii'
cies. most OF which the people ap'
prove. but, none Of which the Rc?uh'
!icau party has had the courage or
capacify TO cnac; into laws. were an,
plauicd loudly at Chicago. nut were
carefully KEEP; OIL; NJ the platform.
Tho Bryan policies. ihany OF Vh'"h
the Roosevelt crowd have for icnr
years been trying boldly 10 appr"pri'
ate as their own. will find lodgmcnt
IN the Denver platfof0 and after,
ward in the laws Of the country. The
Nebraska platform will h" the basis
upon which our nal sonal platform viii
b. founded"
WHO Will manage the campaign?
Mr.. Mack was asked.
"Tha; Is an important question that
will be- left almost wholly 20 tho ma
tionaI committee after the work Of
the convention shall have been done. =
was the reply. Several men % great
wealth and Of broad eypeSicncc with
nei;onai af4rs have been suggested
VI. Mr.. Bryan IL 80 determined To
Keep the party's skirts clear 81 cven
the suspicion Of the taint Of predatory