Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-07-03
ADVANCE GUARD
ARRIVES At DENVER
New York Delega-
ton First on the
Scene
0THEPs FOLLOW CLOSELY
Boom of John Mitchell for
Vice President Being
Pushed.

rushed.
Denver, July 3.-This was the first
OF four arrival days for the Demo.
cratic national convention, Monday
being the last The prospective per.
manent chairman of the convention.
Representative Clayton, of Alabama.
got in before 9 O'Clock this morning
Later In the day the New York delega
ton arrived in 4 special train, accom-
panied by over one hundred leading
Democrats of the Empire state.
Big Delegation From Oklahoma.
National Committeeman Richard A.
Billups, of Oklahoma, and Judge T.
Ryan, national committeeman of Wis
consin, were also among the arrivals
this morning. Both are strong Bryan
men and believe the Nebraskan viii!
be nominated on the first ballot. Bill
lups says six hundred Oklahomans
are coming with the delegation from
that state. The train starts tomorrow
and the delegation will visit Bryan at
Lincoln Sunday. Oklahoma will make
an effort to have the state bank de-
posit guarantee plan placed in the
national platform.
Ryan says Wisconsin will support
all the important reforms that are
being urged and says that with the
teachings of Bryan and La Toilette the
state is thoroughly up to date on all
the questions Of the day.
Towne headquarters were opened at
the Savoy hotel today and his boom for
formally launched. Don
Farnsworth, Of Chicago, former
Tammynite, will conduct the cam
paign for Towne.
Claims Bryan VIII Carry New York.
Coming via Lincoln Bird S. Coler,
of New York, and Daniel J. Campau of
Michigan, arrived here today. Coler
declares Bryan will be nominated and
elected. He says he will carry New
York state, McCarren and others to
the contrary
Platform Makers Busy.
Colonel Henry r. Clarke of Omaha,
of the Inland Water
Ways Commission arrived in Denver
today with prepared plank on the
subject of the improvement Of inland
waterways which he will submit to
the resolutions committee. The plank
urges a government issue of two per
cent bonds amounting to $500,00 10000,
or more to carry forward the work OF
of the rivers, harbors
and waterways of the country.
Bryan to Dictate Cleveland Resoiu-
tions.
Alton B. Parker may be asked by
Chairman Taggart of the national
committee to present to the cOnven-
ton resolutions on the death OF Grow
er Cleveland. In such event the res
olutions to be presented will be hand
ed to Parker after first having been
by Bryan. This plan seems
in the minds Of the Bryan
leaders here today. Apparently there
is no abatement of the feeling engend'
cred by the publication of the Parker
resolutions.
Aside from their Objectionable char,
acter to the friends of Bryan feel
ing of resentment is expressed by
members of the committee on arrange
ments of the national committee.
Should the plan of compromise be
blocked, it Is understood to be the In.
tention Of the Bryan forces who con
troll the convention to keep secret the
name OF the person who will be call
ed upon to present the resolutions in
the Bryan form. Then it will be the
duty of Temporary Chairman Bell to
recognize this person Immediately up
on the conclusion Of his opened ad-
dess. The resolutions will be present
ed and if possible voted upon without
an opportunity for the submission OF
a substitute.
Some of the immediate followers OF
Judge Gray have wired him asking his
permission to use his name for the
vice-presidential nomination in cose
he cannot be nominated for the presi-
dency. They do not expect him, how
ever to give his consent.
Booming Mitchell For Second Place
Lincoln, Neb., July 3.-De Witte
Clinton De Witte, Of Pennsylvania,
who stopped off at Lincoln yesterday
to visit w. J. Bryan, left for Denver
this morning. De Witte favors John
Mitchell, former president Of the Unit
ed Mine Workers Of America for the
vice-presidential nomination. He says
Mite, ell would carry not only Hin
ois, indiana and Ohio. but even Penn
sylvania, for the Democratic ticket.
No other candidate thus far mention
ed can promise as much az Mitchell,
SAYS De Witte,