Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-06
BRYAN ON FIRST BALLOT
IS PRACTICALLY CONCEDED
Chief Murphy of Tammany Hall Refuses to Show His
Hand Charles A. Towne Is Conspicuous Figure
as Vice Presidential Candidate-COl.
Guffey Scores COmmOner for
Recent Speech at Lincoln
BY FRANK THOMPSON sEARIGHr

lu1l for a trip to the nearby Rockies;
others have enjoyed the more exciting
diversion of tournaments, where bronco
busters are presenting picture OF real
western life.
Tonight the crowds are turning to
the splendid auditorium, where the
convention will be held The vast am
phitheater is lighted and open to the
public for the first time, for a band
concert, and the brilliant scene within
the inclosure, hung with flags and
packed to its full capacity, suggests
the throngs which will soon gather Tor
the convention struggles.
Towns Conspicuous Figure
A unique feature of the evening is
the appearance of Charles A. Towne
Of New York, one of the leading vice
presidential candidates, In the pulpit
of the Peoples tabernacle.
But while these outward evidences
of activity have been going on the
leaders who have been shaping the af-
fairs of the forthcoming contest have
been holding meetings in the upper
chambers OF hotels arranging their
final plans.
The chief interest of the day has GEN.
tered in the movement of the "allies"
to galvanize the opposition to Bryan
into something like a formidable move
ment. But their best efforts, begun
yesterday, have not been entirely sue
cessful. Chief Murphy of Tammany, on
whom the hopes of the "allies" have
been centered, will give no sign COM
mitting his forces against Bryan. He is
too shrewd a politician for that when
the tide seems setting toward Bryan.
On the contrary. his lieutenants are
passing the word around today that
New York's vote will be for Bryan.
However, the allied opposition still
contends the fight will be continued.
The Bryan managers have at no
time shown any nervousness over the
renewed activities of the "allies," and
today Mayor Dahlman of Omaha, one
of the Bryan chiefs, made very
definite statement, showing the expec-
tations of the Bryan forces.
He expressed his views as follows:
"Mr. Bryan will be nominated on the
first ballot.
"The Bryan forces now control thir-
ty-six delegations and will have at
least that many members of the COM
mittee on resolutions and possibly
more. The platform adopted will be
in accordance with Mr.. Bryan's per-
sonal views and express his we'll known
ideas on all of the important political
issues.
Haskell for Chairman
Governor Charles N. Haskell Of
Oklahoma is now regarded as the lead
ing candidate for the chairmanship of
the resolutions committee, but there
are many other prominent men being
mentioned for the place. 1t Is needless
to say that loyal Bryan man will be
chosen.
"The vice presidential question may
be described as being in the air. If
the men who call themselves the old
guard can uiite on a strong eastern
Democrat the Bryan men will not
show animosity. as was the attitude
of their candidate toward Mr.. Bryan in
1896 and in 1900. If the eastern Demo-
Gratis fall to get together on a man
we will make a selection from a hun
dred available candidates, any one Of
whom would be satisfactory to Mr..
Bryan"
All the Bryan men express the ut
most confidence in their ability to
carry out the program outlined by
Mayor Dahlman.
charles w. Bryan, brother of the
Nebraskan, is looking after the Bryan
leaders as they arrive, and is making
the compilations of Bryan strength.
He said:
although we already have more
than enough to carry out our program,
there are still good seats on the band
wagon"
The arrival of delegations began
early this morning and has been going
on steadily all day. by all routes, from
all directions, and by regular and spe-
cial trains. One route reports twenty
seven trains, stalling the lines up from
Kansas City, and all the other lines
are equally choked with the tide of
travel.
Bands Welcome Delegates
The local committee started an elab-
crate plan OF reception today with re-
lays of brass bands which welcomed
each incoming delegation and escorted
II to its hotel "while band cars" We're
run over the street car lines giving
street concerts. Among the morning
arrivals were the Cook County March
ing club, uniformed and hilarious, with
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