Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-07-08

d1date for the presidency, l now say
with equal emphasis that l will under
no circumstances consent to nomina-
ton for the vice-presidency.
GEORGE. GRAY"
Friends Affair, Not His.
Denver, Col, July 2.-When shown
copy of Judge Gray's telegram from
Wilmington, DEL, declaring that he
would not consent Ito being placed in
nomination as candidate for the pres
idential nomination" Mr.. Marvel, the
Gray campaign manager, said:
There is nothing new in that tele-
gram. 1t repeats exactly what Judge
Gray said in his letter to the Delaware
convention. He never has given his
consent to being placed in nomination
before the convention, but his friends,
who realize how we'll qualified he is to
be president of the United States,
have taken the matter into their own
hands. 1t is our affair and not his"
When told that it was reported that
Mr.. Bryan favored John B. Stanchfield
of New York for vice-president, if Gray
was not available, Mr.. Marvel laughed
and said: There is no need of my
saying anything on that subject. The
only manner in which we consider the
vice-presidency is to wonder who will
be on the ticket with Judge Gray"
To Honor Grover Cleveland.
After meeting and perfecting q
temporary organization Tuesday the
Democratic convention will adjourn
for the day out of respect to the men,
DRY of former President Cleveland
if the present plans of the committee
on arrangements are carried into ef-
feet. The committee has not reached
the point of making a definite an
nouncement, but the question has been
recently discussed and the expression
generally favors this course. 1t is
believed that the adjournment can be
taken in this way without interfering
with the progress of the proceedings
of the convention and at the same
time enable the convention to pay the
proper degree of respect for the ex-
president. The committees will be an
nounced so that they can proceed with
their business. The program looks to
the completion of the work of the
convention within three days.
No Cut-and-Dried Process.
do all you can to discourage the
idea that there is a cut-and-dried plat
form ready for the action of the Dem
ocratic convention" said Willis J. Alb
bolt, confidential friend of Mr.. Bry-
an, who arrived in this city Wednes-
day. II left Mr.. Bryan at Lincoln, and
after three different interviews with
him assure you that there is nothing
farther from the truth than that he
has platform prepared for the con-
vention to ratify. He is working on
five resolutions, and at the right time
will probably present them to the COM
mittee on platform for it's considera-
ton. He will deal especially with the
subjects of injunction, trust, railroads,
the guarantee of bank deposits and the
tariff. He has given especial consid-
GRAFTON to the Injunction plank and has
about completed his work on it, but l
defy a Sherlock Holmes to get it out of
him. The other four planks are still
in course of preparation, but as for the
platform as whole it has not re-
ceived more than passing attention"
johnson Manager on Hand.
The principal event in connection
with the forthcoming Democratic ma
tional convention Wednesday was the
arrival of Frederick B. Lynch of Min
nesota as the representative in chief
of the presidential boom of Gov. John
A. Johnson of that state. A reserva-
ton CT quarters at the Albany hotel
was made several weeks ago by Mr..
Lynch, and an executive suite of
rooms has been prepared for him and
his stan.