The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-05
7 HAM. LEWIS
HAS ARRIVED
Chicagoan Admits He Will
Not Decline Vice-Presi-
dency if Properly APP
Observation-Disclosures
May Try Unit Rule to Pre-
vent Bryan's Winning on
the First Ballot.
nv Associated Press-.

there been such rivalry in the matter
of securing tickets for a national con-
vantion as will Characterize the Den
Yer convention, which will be held In
this city next week, and never mas
there been more feeling on the SUD
ject than there is liable to be at this
time. The convention hall Is larger
than many other convention halls, out
the trouble grows out OF the unusual
demand.
The convention rates on the rail
roads are having the effect of bring
ing an exceptional number of people
from Eastern states, all OF whom
make the plea that they should be
accommodated alter coming so far,
while on the other hand tne residents
OF Colorado and other neighboTlng
states have let it be known that they
will be on hand in large numbers
They will make the claim that. as the
Far West has never before had
convention located in its midst, they
should be given preference.
After supplying the superb new och
vention hall and subscribing nun
dred thousand dollars to obtain the
meeting, Denver is to receive only
about 1,500 season tickets, with the
result that many who had counted
yention have already come to the
philosophical conclusion that pleasure
must be postponed until they and oP-
psrtunity to visit a convention IN an
other city.
The citizens are naturally disap-
pointed, but in the main good natured,
more so, in fact, than some OF the
democratic leaders from outside
states. who complain that they have
been cut of with totally inadequate
supplies. Some of the latter class
have made very strong representa-
tons to the committee on arrange
ments and it Is limited that the ques-
tion may receive spirited attention at
the meeting of the national commit
tee which is to DE held Monday. Sew
eral suggestions have been made look
ing to the giving of the people of Den
yer an opportunity of seeing what a
convention looks like, even though
| they fail to witness the actual pro-
ceedings.
One of these, which seems most
probable of adoption is that on Thurs
day night, after the first sitting oil
the convention, there shall be in the
hall an informal meeting which shall
/ be devoted to speech making only, and
at which the attendance shall be con
| fined as largely as possible to west
| ern people The committee has this
| suggestion under consideration, and
| Is inclined to act upon it 1T has been
urged also that at each session the
public shall be permitted TO file
! through the convention hall before the
| beginning of formal proceedings, but
| the committee does not consider the
plan practicable on account of the mar
/ rownesS of the aisles and it probably
will not be accepted.
J. Ham. Lewis Arrives.
The latest vice-presidential cand1-
| date to reach the city is Col. J. Ham
ilton Lewis, of Chiago, who, while
| making no extravagant claims, ad
mits that he would not decline the
nomination If the friends who are
pressing mis- candiday should succeed
IN landing the prize for him. He
says he will have supporters in GeoT
! gia, Virginia, Washington, Idaho and
| other states. Mr.. Lewis came in to
day and democratically wnisked from
| the railroad station to ais hotel. stop
ping on the way to exchange greet
ings with friends and express MS
| views on the topics of the day. He
pronounced unequivocally for Bryan
and on The subject Of the platform
and the injunction plank, said:
AS TO the injunction plank, | must
insist that the Democratic party mus
remain where II put itself n 1896 ana
1900. and. by ratification in 1904 We
should repeat the platform and take
no step which would imply apologies
for the past or indicate a mere bic
for votes We nave announced oul
position as a principle and should le
| the matter rest there. The planl
should stand as it has been stated"
There will be no announcement fo1
/ q paramount issue in the campaign
as silver was made in 1896 and thc
independence of the Philippines il
1900 but the intention is to includt
several planks in a group so as Il
give them all equal prominence Thi:
is in accord with Mr.. Bryan's idea tha
there skould be q general pronounce
ment against favoritism to certain
classes
This he considers tne tendency o
the republican party, and believin:
| that II is manifest in the Unfair opera