Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-07
DENVER READY FOR
CONVENTION TODAY.
More Than the Usual Amount Of SQUAD.
bling That Is Expected Even
Among the Democrats.

| Dnver, Col, July 6-Above the hub
bub of this last strenuous day before
the Democratic national convention
these main developments of the day
stand out prominently:
| The wave of Bryan sentiment has in
| creased to apparent Overwhelmingly
| and irresistible proportion and the
nomination of the Nebraskan seems
now assured beyond any reasonable
doubt, unless some unlooked-for re-
versal of present conditions occurs.
All efforts to unite on Vice Presl-
Dental candidate have proved futile
ard the convention will begin its de-
liberations tomorrow with the con-
test for second place wide open.
A majority of the Pennsylvania del
egation in caucus named Col. James M.
Guffey as national committeeman in
open defiance of Mr. Bryans demand
for his displacement and on the heels
of Guffcy's singing arraignment OF
Bryan as a hypocritc and falsiier.
A minority of the Pennsylvania DEL
egates held a ramp caucus which
sought to install James Kerr, a Bryan
man. as the Pennsylvania leader.
The New York delegation appointed
,c I.nff nj a fty
and named Judge Alton b. Parker, the
Democratic standard bearer Of 1904. as
the New York representative on the
platform committee.
The New York caucus was silent on
the Presidential and Vice Presidential
situation and New York still fails to
show her colors.
The Democratic committee held its
first meeting to consider contests
whicl. resulted in the dismissal of Sen
ator Warren's New York contestants
and the seating of Roger Sullivan's IL
linois delegates.
The foregoing are only the main
features of an eventful day, with dele
gates and their hosts of friends pour
ing into town, with bands, marching
cluvs vieing in turbulent demonstra-
ton and with streets and hotel lob
bics filed with surging crowds Amid
all this confusion, the men OF action
have worked increasingly. Most OF the
states effected their organization,
electing members of the committees
which will serve tomorrow. Aside from
the many private conferences over
candidates and platform, the day has
been one of preparation and business
detail for the coming assemblage.
The arrivals during the day and the
night have practically completed the
rostor of state delegations and have
gained an idea of the aggregate
strength commanded by the Bryan
forces. There has been one continuous
swelling of the Bryan strength with
Only scattering efforts for other candi-
dates 1t is now apparent that the
nomination of Bryan is assured not
only by the required tWo-thirds vote
of the convention but by practically
an unanimous vote except that OF
Minnesota and Delaware, whose rep
rescntatives still insist they will be
steadfast to the end to their faVoritc
sons and scattering anti-Bryan votes
from Georgia, New York, Pcnnsylva-
MIA, Maine and several other localities
a scattered opposition, dwarfed by the
magnitude Of Mr.. Bryans total
While this steady tide of Bryan
H., Lnn iy,rr IN n
opposition have been looking ntcntly
but vainly toward New York for it has
been recognized that Chief Murphy
the political genius Of the delegation,
held a key which might unloose
movement of genuine force against the
Nebraskan. New York taking the lead
and throwing its votes against Guffey
and his Pennsylvania and his followers
would have followed suit, Georgia was
waverng and likely to turn a block Of
Southern strength away from Bryan
and this, with the organized strength
of Johnson and Gray, might have Civ
en- vitality to the allied opposition
But all these reckonings have come
to naught because of New York's per-
sistent silence. Mr.. Murphy is neither
leader toss the allied opposition has
crumbled to pieces. If Murphy has
waited for some one else to take the
lead, as is generally believed, he will
have the satisfaction of going back
to New York with the declaration that
it would have been lacking in political
sagacity for New York to act against
Bryan until the aggregate strength of
the opposition was demonstrated to be
sufficient to defeat him.
For the first time tonight the allied
opposition figures showing what might
have happened mad New York an
nounced at the outset that it's Is votes
would be swung against Bryan. Ac-
cording to this table total of 349
votes, or considerably more than the
necessary number to block Bryan
nomination would have been swung
into line with New York as the claim