Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-07-03
DELEGATES BEGIN
ARRIVING At DENVER
Prominent Men From All Parts
Ofthe Country With State Del
egatiOnS Are Gathering at
Convention City Today
TOWne Boom Launched.

Lincoln, July 3.-The topic OF Keen
interest is Bryan's defense in today's
Commoner of Hearst and his lnde-
pendence party. 1t is considered sign
ificant that Bryan should take up
and defend Hearst's attitude and sim
cerety at this time.
Delegates here, who are willing to
express themselves, believe that Bry-
an Is not only willing to make peace
with the New York man, but Will go
so far as to make overtures to that
end in the event of finding the Inde-
pendence party leader in a receptive
mood. One Kentucky delegate stated
his belief the result will be that the
Independence party, when it holds a
convention. will endorse Bryan for the
presidency, or possibly accept the
whole ticket
The wording of the article, which
IL entirely of an editorial nature,
leaves little doubt that Bryan is in
sympathy to a great extent with the
reforms advocated by Hearst and
sums up the platform of Hearst in a
manner which many say is meant
purely in the way of extending the
olive branch to Hearst.
OEScS n1itcucil.
Lincoln. July 3.-De Witte Clinton
of Pennsylvania stopped off at Lin
coin 10 visit Bryan and left tor Dem
yer this morning. De Witte favors
John Mitchell, former president OF
the United Mine Workers of Amer
leo. for vice president. He says Nit
chell would carry not only Illinois,
Indiana and Ohio, but even Pennsyl-
vania for the Democratic ticket. No
other candidate thus far mentioned
can promise as much as Mitchell, he
says.
Arriving at Denver.
Denver, July 3.-This is the first Of
the four arrival days for the con-
vention, Monday being the last. Pros
pective permanent chairman Of the
convention, Representative Clayton of
Alabama, got in before 8 o'clock this
morning and later in the day the New
York delegation arrived.
National Committeeman Richard A.
Bllups of Oklahoma and Judge L. Il.
Ryan, national committeeman of Wis
cousin were among the arrivals thiS
morning. Both ale strong Bryan men
and believe the Nebraskan will be
nominated on the first ballot.
Billups says that six hundred Ok
lahomans are coming with the delega-
ton from that state. The train starts
tomorrow and the delegation will visit
Bryan at Lincoln Sunday. Oklahoma
will make an effort to have the bank
deposit guarantee plan placed in the
platform.
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all important reforms that are being
urged and says that with the teach
ings of Bryan and La Toilette the
state is thoroughly up to date on all
questions of the day.
Towne headquarters were opened
at the Savoy hotel today and his boom
for vice presidency was formally
launched. Don Farmsworth of Chi
cago. former Tammanyite, will con-
duet the campaign for Towne.
Coming via Lincoln, Bird S. Coler
OF New York and Daniel j. Campau
of Michigan arrived today. Coler de-
clares Bryan Will be nominated and
elected. lie says he will carry New
York state, McCarren and others to
the contrary.
Col. Henry II. Clarke of Omaha,
vice president of the inland water
ways commission. arrived in Denver
today with a prepared plank on the
subject of Improvement in the inland
Wa aterways. which he will submit to
the committee. The plank urges a
government issue of two per cent
bonds amounting to 100000, 900 or
more, TO carry forward the work Of
improvement on rivers. harbors and
waterways of the country.
Row Over Resolutions
Denver, Colo, July 3.-Alton b.
Parker may be asked by Chairman
Taggart of the national committee to
present to the convention resolutions
on the death OF Cleveland. In such
event the resolutions to be presented
viii be handed Parker after first hav-
iag been approved by Bryan. This
plan seems uppermost in the minds
OF Bryan leaders here today Appar-
entity there is no abatement OF the
feeling engendered by the puOllca-
ton or the Parker resolutions.
Aside from their Objectionable
character 10 the friends of Bryan, a
feeling Of resentment is expressed by