Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-07-07
Delaware and Minnesota Delegations
Only Ones Standing Out
TEw YORK REFUSES TO COME OUT
Hlence of Tammany Crowd Ends Op'
position to Bryan.
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTS GUFFE'
sryan Men Claim Nine seats and say
they VIII Elect Another Man If
Convention seats Their Dele
rates-Hearing Contests.


DENVER, July 6.-Above the huoouo OF
mis- last strenuous day before the demo-
tratic national convention these many de-
yeior ments Of the day stand out prom
nently: The wave OF Bryan sentiment
las increased 10 apparently overwhelming
md irresistible proportions, and the nom
nation Of the Nebraskan seems now as
Iured beyond any reasonable doubt unless
lome unlocked for reversal Of present CON
litions occurs.
All efforts to unite on a vice presidential
candidate have proved futile and the con-
Jention VIII begin It's deliberations tomor-
,ow with the contest for second place wide
,pen.
A majority Of the Pennsylvania de.ega-
son In caucus named Colonel James M.
suffey as national committeeman, In open
Iefiance OF Mr. Bryan's demand for his
Iisplacemen Mt, and on the heels Of Guffeys
rinRing public arralgnment Of Bryan as
''hypocrite. migrate and falsifier."
A minority OF the Pennsylvania delega-
ION held a rump caucus, which sought
% depose Guffey from leadership and in.
tall james Kerr, Bry an man, as Penn
Iylvaniss leader.
The New York delegation appointed a
committee of ten TO draft a platform and
named Judge Alton b. Parker, the demo-
cratic standard bearer OF 1914, as the New
FORK representative on the platform com
nittee. The New York caucus was silent
,n the pre- 81 sential and vice presidential
Iituatlon and New York still fails to show
is coors.
Tho democratic rational cummur1c Eeld
Is first nee.ing to consider coptests which
resulted in the dismissal OF Senator Nc
carreu's New York contests and the seat
ing Of Roger sulivan's Illinois delegates.
state Delegations Organise.
The foregoing are only the main fea-
lures of an eventful day-a day marked
by the elimination of that noisy demon
ytration witch nshers in national con-
Eention with delegations and Their hosts
Of followers pouring into town, with bands
ard marching clubs viens in turbulent
Iemor stration. and wi h streets and hotel
hobbies filled with surginy crowds. Amid
all this confusion the men OF action have
worked unceasingly Nest OF the states
effect thei, organization. electing mem
eers of the committees which will serve
tomorrow Aside from the many private
conf rentes over candidates and platform,
20 cay tas been one OF preparation and
business detail for the coming assemblase.
aave practically completed the roster of
rtatc delegations and have given clear
dea OF the aggregate strength commanded
by the Bryan force. II has been one con-
.inuous swelling Of the Bryan chorus, with
,ny scattering accessions for other candi-
9ates This has become so apparent that
he nomination Of Mr.. Bryan seems as
Iured. not only by the required two-thirds
vote, OF the convention, but by practically
an unanimous vote, except that of Mime
Iota and Delaware, whose representatives
Still insist they will be steadfast to the
md for their favorite sons, and scattering
anti Bryan votes from Georgia, New York
Pennsylvania. Maine and several other To-
talities--a scattered opposition dwarfed by
The magnitude OF Mr. Bryan's total.
New York Remains Mute.
While this steady tide Of Bryan strength
aas been setting In the allied opposition
aave been looking intently but vainly tow
ard New York. for II has been recognized
.hat Grief Murphy. the political genius o.
Tho delegation held a key which nigh
unloosen movement Of genuine fore,
against the Nebraskan. With New Yorl
taking the lead and throwing its seventy
eight votes against him, Guffey and MI
Pennsylvania cohorts would have fol
lowed silt; Georgia was wavering anC
likely TO turn a block OF southern strength
away from Bryan and this with the or
Eanised strength OF Johnson and Gray
might have given vitality to the allie,
opposition. but all these reckonings hav
come TO uaught because OF New York
persistent silence. Mr. Murphy Is neithe
Off Bryan or against him, and with thi
ieAderless, aimless situation, the allied op
position has slowly orumbled to pieces. I
Murphy has waited for some one else 1
take the lead, as IL generally believed. h
will have the satisfaction OF going back t
New York with the declaration that i
would have been lacking in political sagac
ty Tor New York to act against Brya
until the aggregate strength OF the opposl
ton was demonstrated TO be sufficient t
defeat him,
What Anita Expected.
For the first time tonight the allied op
position disclosed figures showing wha
might have happened had New York an
nounced at the outset that It's seventy-elgh
votes would be swung against Bryan Ac
nording 10 this table a total of S4s votes, o
considerably more than the necessary mum
Der 10 block q Bryan nomination, woul
have swung into line with New York
The claim in detail is as follows:
Alabama ......,......... New Jersey ...........
Florida ....,........s... New YORK
Georgia .......,,....... y Pennsylvania .......
Lou slanA ............. Is Rhode leland ..,......
West Virginia IA Vermont ................
North Carolina ...'.'.'' - Minnesota .'.-.,.,....
Lonnecteut 's'ssss"''sr - uhlo
Delaware ...,...,......, tWisconsin ...,.....,.,,
Aaine IL Alaska
Massachusetts, II Porto Rico ...........,
New Haulpshire
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