Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-06

DENVER, Colo, July 6.-The con
vention throngs have been pouring
into the city by every train. Yester-
day was a noisy, boisterous SUNDAY.
with bands escorting delegates
through the streets with steadily
swelling crowds in the hotel Hobbies
and with leaders and delegates but
tonholing the new arrivals and hold
ing private conferences on candidates
and measures.
The weather is almost perfect;
warm, but not unbearable, with a
clear sky and brisk mountain
breeze, just the sort of weather to
bring comfort to a convention. Many
of the delegates have embraced the
opportunity of a Sunday lull for a
trip to the nearby Rockies, others
have enjoyed the more exciting di-
version of tournaments where bron-
cho busters are presenting a picture
Of western life.
A unique feature last evening was
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 ac-
tivity have been going on the leaders
who have been shaping the affairs of
the forthcoming contest have been
holding meetings in the upper cham
bers of hotels arranging their final
plans.
Bryan's Opponents Busy.
The chief interest has conferred in
the movement of the "allies" to gal
vanize the opposition to Bryan into
something like a definite and formid-
able movement. But their best eff
forts, begun yesterday, have not been
entirely successful. Chief Murphy
of Tammany, on whom the hopes of
the ''allies" have been conferred, will
give no sign of committing 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.
Cinch for Bryan.
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 a
definite statement showing the ex-
pectations of the Bryan forces.
He expresses his views as follows
Mr. Bryan will be nominated on
the first ballot. The Bryan forces
now control SO delegations and will
have at least that many members of
the committee on resolutions. and
possibly more. The platform adopt
ed will be made by Mr.. Bryans pol
itical friends and will express his
Well-known ideas on all of the i'm
portant political issues.
Governor Charles n. Haskell of
oklahoma is now regarded as the
leading candidate for the chairman
ship of the committee on resolutions,
out there are many other prominent
men being mentioned for the place.
1t Is needless to say that a loyal Bry-
an man will ha nhnpap
The vice presidential question
may be described as in the air If
the men who call themselves the old
guard can unite on a strong eastern
democrat the Bryan men will not
snow animosity, as was the attitude
OF their candidate toward MIR. Bryan
IN 1896 and 1900. If the eastern
democrats fail to get together on a
man we will make a selection from
hundred available candidates. any
one Of whom would be satisfactory
to Mr.. Bryan"
Bryan's Brother Talks.
All of the Bryan men express the
utmost 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 ar
flfe' and is making the compilations
u Bryan strength. He said:
Although we already have more
ehan enough to carry out our pro-
sfam' there are still good seats on
The bandwason."
MT. Guffey enlivened the situation
D Issuing a reply to Mr.. Bryan's
characterization OF him as a cor
P''ation man who had taken the