Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-07
BRYAN
Has II All His Own. Way and and
will Win Out on the
First Ballot
New FORKS Failure to Lead
Opposition Caused |''lE'
II to CruInble

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Denver, Col, uly 6. A oye the
4 hubbub Of the last strenuous day be-
fore the Democratic national conven-
3 ton these main developments of the
day stand out prominently :s
The wave of Bryan sentiment has
increased apparently to overwhe lm-
ing and irresistible proportions, and
the nomination of the Nebraskan
seems assured beyond reasonable
doubt, unless some unlocked for re-
yersal of present conditions occurs.
] All efforts to unite on a vice presi-
4 Dental candidate have proved fu-
tile, and the convention will begin its
{ deliberations tomorrow with the con-
test for second place wide open.
A majority Of the Pennsylvania.
delegation in a caucus, named Co.
Jas. M Guffy as national commit
{ teeman, in open defiance of Mr.
Bryan's demand for his displacement
and on the heels Of Guffy's singing
public arrangement Of Bryan is a
5#ttthypocrite, migrate and falsiier." "A
The minority Of the Pennsy lsania.
delegation held rump caucus which
sought to dispose Guffy from Lead
ership and install James Kerr, q
4 Bryan man. as Pennsy S Lead
II en-. NJ : IA $5
u The r-,sw York delegation appoint
ed q committee rf ten to draft d n1at-.
form and named Jud ge Alton b. Fax
er, the Democratic bearer Of 1904, as
the New York representative on the
platform committee. ia 5ssss3
The New York caucuc was silent
on the presidential and vice presi-
Dental situation. and still fails To
B show her colors. s5.s
The Democratic national commit
i. tee held its first meeting to consid-
H#er contests, which resulted In thu
dismissal Of Senator McCarren's
New York contest ana the seating
OF Roger sullivan's Illinois delegates.
The foregoing are only the main
q features Of an eventful day, a day
marked by elimination Of that
noisy demonstration which arrises
In national convention, with dele
Il cations and their hosts Of followers
pouring into town, with bands and
marching clubs vieing in turbulent
demonstration, and with streets and
y hotel Hobbies filled with surging
crowds. Amid all this confusion men
u or action have worked increasingly.
Most OF the state affected their or
4 ganization, eiecting members Of the
committees with which will serve to-
morrow. Aside from many private
conferences over candidates and plat
form, the day has been one Of pre-
paration and business detail for the
coming assemblage.
Arrivals during the day and to-
night have practically completed the
roster of state delegations and have
given something of an flea Of the
aggregate strength commanded by
the Bryan adherents. There has been
one continuous swelling Of Bryan
e contingent, with only scattering ac-
cessions for other cand idates. This
has become SO apparent that the
nomination of Mr.. Bryan seems as.
snred, not only by the required two
thirds vote Of the convention, but by
practically a unanimous vote, except
that of Minnesota and Delaware,
whose representatives still insist
that they Will be steadfast to- the
y end for their favorite sons, and scat
tering anti-Rryan votes from Georgia
New York, Pennsylvania, Maine, and
several other localities, scattered
opposition dwarfed by the magnitude
OF Mr.. Bryan's total.
While this steady tide OF Bryan
strength has been setting In, the all.
lied opposition have been looking In.
tently but yainly toward New York
For It has been recognized that Chief
Murphy, the political genius Of the
delegation, holds the key which
might unloose a movement of gen
nine force against the Nebraskan
With New York taking the lead ane
throwing its seyenty-eight vote