The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-27

l. J. Dunn, assistant city attor.
ney Of Omaha, will nominate VIM.
jennings Bryan for president.
DENVER, Col, June 27.-If VIM.
Jennings Bryan has his own way. the
national subcommittee on arrange
ments which holds its first formal
meeting at the Brown Palace hotel,
at o'clock this afternoon, will name
ex-Congressman Theodore A. Bell. OF
San Francisco. temporary chairman
and Congressman Henry o. Clayton.
OF Alabama. permanent chairman.
Mayor ]. c. Dahlman. arrived In
Denver this morning coming direct
from Bryan to represent him In this
| afternoons meeting. He said:
Wants Bell and Clayton.
"Mr. Bryan would prefer that Bell
and Clayton get the two chairman
ships and | suppose that in all prob
ability they will be chosen, although
| IL Is up to the committee to definite
ly decide"
| II Roger Sullivan and Thomas Tag
CART can agree on either Fred 0. Nor
ris. of Illinois, or B. T. Shively. OF
Indiana, one OF these may be chos-
en- in place OF Bell for temporary
chairman. Those who will be present
at the meeting are Thomas Taggart,
Urey Woodson, Roger C.. Sullivan.
Norman r. Mack, John E. Osborne,
r. L. Johnston. and j. c. Dahlman,
The remaining two members OF the
committee, Clark Howell, OF Georgia,
and McGraw, of West Virginia, are
unable to come and have sent their
proxies to Sullivan and Woodson re-
spectively.
Mr.. Bryan claims today 703 pledged
delegates. with Montana yet to hear
from, and Dahlman says THE Com
moner" is absolutely certain OF nomin-
alton on the first ballot.
/ Mr.. Dahlman further says that Mr..
Bryan Is up In the air regarding .
vice president, and will not interfere
with the convention. as long as 1t IL
Harmonious. Should 1t. however, at
tempt to name a candidate opposed
to the policies for which Mr.. Bryan
stands. he may be forced to name .
man himself.
Possibilities for 2nd Place.
Among the hopefuls whose eyes are
on the vice presidency are Morgan j..
O'Brien, chief justice OF the supreme
court and Lieut.. Governor CHAMBER.
National Committeeman Norman E.
Mac Is behind Chanler, but O'Brien
undoubtedly will have the delegation
which controlled by MHFPAy,. o.
Briens closest friend. O'Brien II
a strong man In many ways. He was
selected with Grover Cleveland In the
insurance investigations and has the
respect OF that wing OF the Democ-
racy. He Is friend OF Hearst and
also staunch Bryan man. Altogether
he is probably the likeliest candidate
Just now--that Is IL he will accept 1T,
From Delaware comes Judge Gray.
one OF the biggest men of the Demo
cratic party and tremendously innu-
entail in the east. He has been .
candidate for the presidential nomin-
alton and II is doubtful II he would
accept second place on the ticket.
The Massachusetts, delegation will
undoubtedly agree upon VIM. Ia Doug
las. former governor OF that state as
It's candidate.
Johnson's Chances.
Gov. Johnson, OF Minnesota. must
mot be forgotten. He claims 362 votes
on the first ballot for president and
his manager. Frederick Lynch. said ne
would not thing OF accepting q NOM
nation for vice president. However,
IL he is northumberland 1t IL practi-
cally certain that Bryan will be NOM
mated on the first ballot--he may
think differently about second place.
especially in view OF the fact that his
hackers have spent a few hundred
thousand dollars trying to boost him
against Bryan. -~4
Charles w. Towne has announced
his candidacy and Is close 10 Bryan.
II Thomas Taggart can have HIS
way. John w. Kern will be Bryan's
running mate. Indiana Is doubtful
state. much needed by Bryan. Kern
has the solid delegation and IL alto
gether formidable candidate.
Harmony. Above All Else.
Mr. Bryan wants. above all things.
a harmonious convention which VIII
lact freely and fully on both cand1-
dates and resolutions. but the action
must be within the bounds OF those
principles which he has most strenu-