Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-05
Political POT IS bonIIG hot
City a Mass Of Blazing Lights and
Fiutterine Banners - Strangers
Pouring in With Each Train
Streets Alive With Men Who Will
Live long IN History Of Republic.
nv Associated Press.1

DENYHE Cpqlo"s July .4.-The AM
erican eagle and the Democratic
rooster have WED with each other
today in giving Denver one of the
most ljrfd Fourth Of July's in its
brief but strenuous existence.
Throughout the day the, streets
have been ablaze with color, an in
cessant din of cannon and crackers
and mingled with the enthusiasm OF.
arriving political delegations and long
trains have crept over the pras.ie
from every direction, adding their
thropgx to: the multitude already here.
-" Pictures in Living Fire.
Tonight the state capitol and other
public buildings loom out of the dark
ness in living fire with every outline
marked by myriad lights. the streets
pulsate with convention throngs and
the clatter of fireworks; the hotel lob
bies are filed with 'politica! leaders.
delegates and OnlOOkers from every
section Of the country and there is
q general elimination of tOday'S con-
junction Of patriotism and politics.
Thus far, however, there is no
storming Of Denver's gates. and the
crowds are somewhat below the av-
erage at national conventions. owing
to the distance of Denver from the
popuIous centers, and also because
the government and state restrictions
on railroad passes keep back the hun
dreds who have heretofore made ma
tional conventions the occasion fof a
Quadriennial free excursion.
=, $1,000 People Expected.
The convention is still three days
OF and there is sample time for an
influs I'D to precedent in numbers and
noise. II is estimated that twenty
Thousand strangers are already here
and sixty thousand more expected III
the next two days
The arrivals today, included the
Missouri delegation. headed by the
tail, gaunt form of Senator stone:
part Of the North Carolina delegation.
headed @by Governor Glenn, who
promptly retired his candidacy for
the vice. presidency. and struggling
advance guards of many of the other
delegations These, with Judge Par
ker, the Democratic candidate OF 1904.
Colonel Clayton Of Alabama. the sill
yertounged Southerner, who viii be
permanent chairman of the conyen-
ton: Chief Murphy. Of Tammany Hall
ana Governor Haskell, Of Oklahoma.
n likely candidate for chairman OF
the platform committee. are the chiel
deures of national interest now on
tho ground. But there is rather n
noticeable absence of national leaders
and the conspicuous figures Of former
conventions
Democratic Leaders Arriving
TiIlman. Bailey. Cul5erson. Champ
Clark. john Sharp Williams and most
Of tho men OF action in this gather
ing are frow the ranks of local Fad-
ers. One OF the arrivals TODAY was
Charles W. Bryan. i~o;her Of the can
dida,e. who came from Lincoln with
a member II tho Nebraska leaders 70
d,spcnse bcsni,aIity from the Ne
hrasxa and Bryan headquarters.
Naturally she Dcmocratic stardar"
bearer Of 1904 Judge Alton ". fa'
her, New York is center ct at,en-
TIN ard interest. He II comparatve
" q new center Of attention ano
interest lie Is comparatively a new
Agurc AT the convention.
.sp, Won consider the prcsidentfal
,crjpsfiou still an op-n Guc<fion OF
IA wr. Brysns nomination reascnaniy
assured? Judge Parker was asked U"
day.
evsn Has ssrone lead.
Of coursc 7 have NO more 'xact wv
formation than VOC have on that sne
tert.- ne replied. But the reror's
fatherrd wv the press and by th'-s
Who are excepting pretty close track
of IN. standing Of Delegations spocar
40 Indicate that Mr. Ervaa has ve's
strong lead and one which may W. SUI
Ncfcrt % give him the nomination.
AZ The same time we arc here IN
friendly rivalry beth as 10 men ma
measures. q: MAJ ~ that some of ns
Would have prcfsrrcd another candr
Asse Bnt we are here fcr an ~
eAsnsr of views ara - Is the very
se,epce Of s,-mocraisc faith 20 &C
reps tho win Of the majority. W
rosrxe there u Only one hnal ~sv for
,hs, ~.r so have cN~isI exwcss'oa
and ,saf is Nv ballot IN thc c""
revt,cr. Meantime there r. not .
nan In the convention Who w. no.
cav today that be is ready 10 sccept
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