The Detroit times., 1908-07-10
BRYAN DEMONSTRATION
81 SOMETHING MORE THAN
MERE SOUNDING BRASS

OF a pipe line before" he remarked
sweetly, while the 900 who were with
him raised the roof.
Democratic infelcity In Michigan
has lost 10 the state the chairmanship
of the national committee, Mr.. ID. j,
Campau was the choice OF a majority
OF The committee aud entirely ac'
ceptable 10 Mr. Bryan. But. having
been set aside by his own delegation
Mr. Campau is not receptive 10 the
suggestNn that he take the larger
honor. The gentlemans closeness To
Bry an gives him prominent place in
the campaign and very likely In his
administration IL he is elected. Mr.
Campau said today that the authorize
tive voice OF the party had settled 1t sd
far as his connection with the national
committeemanship WAS concerned. He
could not with any grace listen TO the
call OF the other states.
Tom Johnson is another Bryan man
who has shared Campau's fate. he
is no longer national committeeman
from Ohio-another vicarious sacrl'
fee, according TO the Campau concep-
ton OF II. TO the anti-Bryanism OF GER
tain OF the leaders In strong Bryan
states When Michigan delegate
said TO the mayor OF Cleveland. Il am
for Johnson-both Johnsons." the TO-
tund apostle OF three-cent fares re-
Piled. blandly. Il am for Bryan" This
disposed OF the story that Johnson
left Fairview in huff because Bryan
did not favor the incorporation Oh
public ownership and direct legislation
planks in the platform.
Johnson says his big tent Will posi-
lively appear in Detroit during the
campaign and he declares he Will
have something TO say upon the sue
cess-the success. mark you-of his
traction policy in Cleveland.
Early In the session yesterday after
noon, Chairman Bell published lost
notice sent up from the Michigan del
egation TO the effect that the Wolver-
Inc contingent had lost their Bible.
Senator Gore announced al the outset
OF his electrifying speech that the
bible" had been found in the den
OF the Tammany tiger and was being
retained as a curiosity.
The oratory begins much more
promisingly here than az Chicago.
The brand new auditorium here, a
cool grey thing OF steel and cement.
is a big improvement over. the COLI
scum. for one thing 1t is more COM
pactly. conveniently seated. although
OF equal capacity with the Chicago
convention place and 1t receives you
restfully, comfortably when you step
out of the golden sunlight (super-
heated.)
Ventilation and acoustics are re
markaby fine. so that there is some
thing more than "um-um-um our glor'
ious party um-um." 10 the oratory
when IL reaches your ears. Tempo
rary Chairman Bell was a tremendous
Improvement over Senator Burrows
because he devoted a good voice 10
direct advocacy OF living issues with
no solemn meandering among the
spooks of party achievements long
since quietly inurned.
Then there have been some inspir
ing, clarion trumpet blasts from Gore
Towne. Bob Taylor and others tina,
have gone TO show what the spokes
men can do II you give them a we'll
defined policy TO lift up their voices
for Only one speaker, Richmond
Pearson Hobson, provoked the resent
ment Of the delegations. They rallied
at the Merrimac hero when he got up
on his pet theme OF preparedness for
war. war. war. The Democrats con-
WINGED Richmond that they had no
zest for war outside OF their immedi
ate family.