Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06
SULLIVAN TO Be DROPPED
Two of BryanS Friends Say Illinois
Will Have New Committeeman.
FOLK AND FRANCIS AT FAIRvIEw
Governor and Ex-Governor of Mis-
souri, Call on Mr.. BryRn-Butter-
milk is Served 10 Indiana
Delegation.


Compared with his Saturday Mr. Bryans
Sunday was a quiet day, though several
delegations called at Fairview. There was
no music and no speech-making, Mr.. Bryan
contenting himself with shaking hands with
his visitors Among the prominent callers
were Governor Folk and Ex-Governor
Francis OF Missouri, Governor Higgins OF
Rhode Island, Ex-Governor Peck OF Wb-
consln and Mayor Rose of milwaukee,
Governor Sheldon shared with Mr.. Bryan
the honors of the day, all of the governors
calling at the executive mansion with
Mayor Brown to pay their respects to Ne
braska's chief executive. Governor Sheldon
came to the train with Governor Francis
at o'clock and remained until the Roger
Sullivan special pulled in. Mr.. Bryan also
came to the depot to see the bunch on this
special. incidentally speaking OF Roger
4 Sullivan, when Judge Thompson and Mil
| lard Dunlap, who have been at Fairview for
| the last four days, left tonight they gave
out the impression in their talks that Sui
| llvan would not be reelected to member
ship on the national committee They are
from Illinois and, having been Bryans
guests. they are suspected of knowing
whereof they speak
While no one has been furnished advance
copies of the platform, there is no doubt
that a tentative draft has been drawn, as
Governor Folk said he and Mr. Bryan dis
cussed the tentative draft and both agreed
absolutely that income tax finance and
tariff would be the strong planks, and on
these planks the fight would be made this
| fall. Governor Folk would not be specific
regarding the planks. however.
Governor Francis was too foxy to say
anything of importance other than this:
Il am not a candidate for vice president
! or for chairman OF the national committee
however, l cannot say l will not accept
that which has not been offered to me-"
Then he began to talk about the value
OF farm lands he owns in St. Louis
ButtermIIk for Hoosiers.
To his guests from Indiana today Mr..
Bryan served buttermilk. This was the
result OF a visit he made to Indianapolis
SOME months ago. At that time he told
]. f, Hallet, president of the Indiana
Democracy club, when the club came to
Fairview he would serve buttermilk, the
national drink Of Indiana. Today he was
reminded of that promise by a telegram
from Mr.. Hallet and five large cans Of
buttermilk were sitting out in the yard
when the delegation reached Fairview.
Herbert II. Manson of Wisconsin came
along with that delegation TO pour into the
ears of the candidate the facts regarding
Timothy Ryan, whom he hopes to deposc
as national committeeman
The entire Wisconsin delegation, he said
was for Bryan. P. H. Dunn of Maine
who was a guest of the Rhode Island con-
tingent, said Maine's votes were equally
divided for and against Mr.. Bryan, but that
the opponents of Bryan would be scared
ARN.
called. Tom MulhanneY. secretary to
> former Senator Spooner. was in the Wis
consin bunch.
; Some energetic democrat today hung a
large painting of Bryan on a large build
ing near the Burlington depot A number
of visitors failed TO recognize It and several
: parties asked II it was a picture Of James
! Sherman, among this rumber being Gov.
, ernor Sheldon.
All for Bryan But Ridder.
At the end of three days Of visitation OF
! outside delegates the net result of theil
leavlngs is that Mr.. Bryan will be the
5 whole thing at Denver Not single dele
t gate. except Herman Ridder, has said
word against the candidacy of Bryan anc
I not one had crossed him In his we'll knowr
l views on the platform with the possible
! exception of Tom Johnson, who wouldnt
1 talk about IT, The delegates that have
been here represent the majority ot III,
convention and they have left the impres
sion by what they said that Bryan car
; name the vice president, write the platform
and select the national chairman. A bis
bunch of Linconitcs left tonight fo
= Denver.
One Of the features of the day was IN,
statement by Mayor Brown that II tn,
= republican state committee suspended
picture OF Taft over o street he would no
ask the convention to adjourn to Lincoll
&, after II nominated Bryan.