Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-08
JIMS REACH DENVER
Tired, but Enthusiastic, Omaha Men
Reach Convention City.
DAHIMAN BADGES IN EVIDENCE
Put in the Day Boosting the Mayors
Gubernatorial Boom.
WAITING FOR TIP FROM FATRvIEw
Eebraskans Do Not Yet Know Who
They Favor for Vice President.
NOSE WETMoRE HAS AN IDEA
Proposes to Have the Entine COnven-
tion Come 10 Lincoln and Make
Call on the Presidential
Candidate.
Put in the Day Boosting the Mayors
Gubernatorial Boom.
WAITING FOR TIP FROM FATRvIEU
Eebraskans Do Not Yet Know Who
They Favor for Vice President.
NOSE wETMoRE HAS AN DE
fFrom a staff CorrespondentJ


DENVER. July 7--(Special Telegram.)-
The Dahlman democracy train arrived at
8 O'Clock this morning carrying 300 tired
boosters for Bryan and Dahlman. Ha!f
of the members Of the party were picked
up at towns through the state.
Every man OF the party wore "Dahlman
for Governor" badge and a demonstration
was made in the hotels and on the streets
about o'clock.
The Nebraska travelling mems Bryan
club, 100 strong, arrived at noon, So far as
Nebraskans are concerned, there is little
doing to indicate an interest in anything
but the Dahlrnan boom The rest OF the
convention work has been laid out for
them.
The delegation has expressed no pref
erence for the vice president but Is waiting
for instructions from Fairview.
Platform to the Fore.
APPOINTMENT OF the credentials committee
today will bring the platform question
definitely to the fore this afternoon, and
interest Is increasing hourly in the declara-
ton which is likely TO be made on the sub
ject of injunctions and court orders III
labor controversies. There is no end to the
gossip on the subject and tentative planks
are Of almost hourly production from this
source and that
The real work is being done by an in
formal committee headed by Governor
Haskell Of Oklahoma who is to be chosen
chairman OF the committee on resolutions.
It is expected that when the committee on
resolutions at last gets formally at work
upon tho platform there will be conferences
by telephone with Mr.. Bryan at his home
in Lincoln. Ncb, and that there will be no
real difficulty IN arriving at a consensus
as satisfactory as a compromise ever can
be to all parties IN interest.
There is no doubt that Mr.. Bryan's views
have Glreedy beer made plain to those who
have visited him to discuss the subject.
Other plnnks galore have been submitted
to Governor Haskell and his conferees by
various people and interests, and these and
still others will be submitted to the resolu-
tions committee when appointed,
Lead All Convention-S
Nose wetmore'a Idea.
Colonel Moses we;more of St Louis
who might be called Bryans most intimate
personal friend at Denver last night made
announcement OF his idea of taking the
whole convention 10 Lincoln to call on Mr.
Bryan Immediately after adjournment; thai
Is. of course. in the event OF his nomina
tion. He says he would urge all that car
possibly do 80 TO go-not only delegates and
alternates, but all others in attendance
upon the convention-and he thinks thou
sands would so. Colonel Wetmore talkeC
with Senator Stone ct Missouri. Governor
Haskell of OklahcTo, Mayor Brown o.
lincoln and many 5jh'~s md says he me
with nothing but approval Of his plan.
Denver rolled up ar1 uu. away the cur
tain of leaden gray clouds which yester
day and the night before obscurtd the sky
and when the convention crowd aWoke thil
morning II was to find a perfect Colorado
summer day installed; never a cloud specl
from the horizon In the east to where thu
sky-piercing mountain chain shuts off tn
west, and the sun came out IN all IL
glory. To the perfection OF Denver's human
arrangements for the opening OF the con
vention. the weather added a cloudles
morning and bright promise OF more L
come w. II. II.