The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-07
WATTERSON'S EDITORIAL
 JUST AT TIE RIGHT TIME
Merry Widow Hats are Barred in Con- vention Hall at Denver-When Ala bama is Called For Nomna-
 tions, Nebraska Will
 Answer.

Denver July 6.-(Special.) .)-"Bryan is as strong in the east as he is in the vest declared Augustus Thomas tonight. the noted New Yorker playwright, who is a delegate to the democratic national con- ventlon. "I spent two days with Bryan at Lincoln on my way to Denver" con tinued Thomas. "The Commoner is in remarkable physical condition. I never saw anything to equal it. He is in bet ter shape today than he was eight years ago. Bryan is hopeful and optimistic with reason. He has a great confidence based upon absolute knowledge of the political situation in the United States today.
 'There is every reason to believe that Bryan will carry New ork along with other eastern states. I have never seen Bryan sentiment among all classes of people as strong as 1t is right now. This sentiment is not confined to any partic- ular state or section. It is general throughout the nation. The republican party is in for the biggest drubbing this fall that it has ever received.'
 Parker Resolution.
 Discussing the Parker resolution upon the death of President Cleveland MT. Thomas characterized Henry Wattersons , reply as the most timely thing possible. Asked regarding the report that he was vice presidential possibility Thomas dropped into a facetious mood. ''Do you know he said. there are 40 men in the democratic party today who are fitted to fill the vice presidential chair? Now I prefer to be little more select and simply be a member of the Dramatists' club and thus be one of 97 instead of one of 10000
 They tell me at Lincoln" concluded the brilliant playwright. with one of his rare smiles, that the citizens there are planting a special grove of trees on the Bryan farm to be used later on for souvenir gavels. Yes. I think Bryan will be able to use them this time"
 Seats Hard to Get.
 "Do you know why there are so many candidates for the vice presidency?' asked J. F. Fitzgerald of an old war horse of Telluride Well, 1 will tell you. You see, seats in the convention hall are hard to get. If a man is a candidate he is given admission. That accounts for sn many candidates; and if I don't get Il | nounce myself candidate for the vice pres idency."
 No Merry Widows at the democratic convention-no, not even If they have a $40 plume on them. The unfeelng com nlittee of arrangements, disregarding ut terly the grand opportunity afforded ths feminine spectators to display their mil- linery confectlons to the gaze of 12,0o0 pairs of eyes, has placed signs conspicu- ously about the auditorium, reading in words and figures thus: Ladies. please remove your hats" There 1t Is. The con- vention is to be political show, not a lat show. and the fair one who desires to display her flower garden slypiece had best go to the races, not to the audito- rum.
 This may prove a sad blow to some of the gentler sex who had hoped to dazzle the gaping multitude with a surprising combination of ribbons flowers and feath- CTS; but there is this consolation at least the hall is so large that the fine points of each creation would be lost upon all but those in the immediate vicinity, any how
 Uncle Sam Arrives.
 Uncle Sam arrived tonight on the Mon- roe club excursion from St. Joseph, Mo. which brought crowd of zoo. J. W. Owen of La Plata. Mo. is acting the part of Uncle Sam being attired in suit of red white and blue. His flowing white whiskers make the illusion complete and he was roundly cheered by the crowds that lined the streets and witnessed the march of the delegation.
 The Monroe club made considerable noise. the members of the organization taking occasion to boost St. Joseph on the way to the hotels A band met the train at the union depot
 Alabama Will Yield.
 When Alabama Is called on the roll call it will ield to Nebraska and the nomna- ton of W. J. Bryan will be made from thas state. This was decided by the Ala bama delegation today. w. s.
 Latonia Quits Today.
 Cincinnati. July 6.-At a meeting of the | .l..l.