The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-05

tion of endorsement. and only in one
state of that number did they stop
with an endorsement In all the others
they proceeded to the extent of in-l
surtctions, and when j assume that
Democrats will not disobey their IN
structions / am building on a solid
foundation. (ApplauseD say as
sumo that / am going to be named. and
the nomination comes as distinctly
from the rank and file of the party as
any nomination ever given to any man
(applause), and that is why am proud
of it.
South for Inspiration.
IT have not been in the south as
much as in the north, and if you have
suffered by my absence you have SIM
ply suffered for righteousness sake. for
i have gone where / have been more
needed. and when l have gone south II
has not been to bring an inspiration to
YOU. but TO get inspiration from you
(applause), and you have given me SO
much that have stuck TO these things
for which we have all contended, and
ask no higher honor, no greater favor
of our heavenly father than that he
shall hermit me to be a factor in the
| securing of that which the people be-
lieve to be the best for the advance
ment of the peoples interests and for
the strengthening of the peoples gov
crnment.
National Committeeman Daniel of
| North Carolina said his state would
give Bryan its solid support until he
was nominated. He believes the Den
yer convention should adjourn the f1rst
| day out of respect for Former Presi-
| den. Cleveland He would oppose any
resolution calculated to stir up con-
fict. but thinks a suitable memorial
should be adopted
Florida celebrated its arrival with the
announcement that the delegation from
| that state has a vice presidential can
didate in the person of Governor Brow
ard. Ex-Governor w. S. Jennings, a
cousin of Mr.. Bryan, said that Brow
ard would receive the support of the
Florida delegation at least on the first
ballot Delegates from that state, how
ever. do not take his candidacy Sc
riously.
Open to Conviction.
| William f. Gonzales. editor of the
| Columbia IS. c. State, Travelled with
the North Carolina delegation. 1--WE
are wide open on the vice president.
said he, land want to support the
strongest man. We will not vote for a
New York man for vice president SIM
ply because he is New York man, but
win accept a candidate from that state
| if il is shown that he is strong one,
Personally I favor Judge Gray of Della
ware for second place"
Tom L. Johnson declined to talk with
newspaper men uhtil after his confer
ence with Mr.. Bryan, which IL was
| hoped could be held during the after
| noOn
a number of more prominent mem
| bers of the southern contingent, IN
GLIDING governors, eX-governors anc
senators, together with Mr.. Johnson
and a number of ladies, took luncheon
at FairView.
In the buzz of political gossip on the
lawn many delegates declared that the
| Independence league would have tc
support Bryan.
| IF Hearst does not" said Mr.. Tom
/ linson, ''he will spell his own political
death warrant. The organization
! founded by the New York publisher
stands for the same reforms which viii
be demanded by the platform to be
adopted at Denver We have no quar-
rel with Mr.. Hearst's local political ac-
tivities. but his course in national poll
tics is clear-to be consistent with his
own utterances he must support the
man who pre-eminently is best mt
ted to bring out publication and re-
| generation of American politics.