The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-07-02

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sessions OF the conventions may be
temporarily hs,ted while processions
composed OF people who have been
unable 10 secure tickets are allowed
TO pass through the hall for the nur-
pose OF witnessing the spectacle Of
great national convention. II this
plan Is adopted an aisle will be roped
ofl for the procession, the crowds pas
sing through the main body of dels-
gates while the band will play march
music In rapid time.
The selection OF the temporary
chairman was IN direct accordance
with the wishes of Mr., Bryan as
announced several days ago. He said
that he strongly favored former Rep
resentatise Rrii and Representative
Henry u. Clayton, Of Alabama. for
the Temporary aud permanent chair
manships, and while he was not par
ticular as to which man held each
position, he believed that they should
preside over the entire deliberations
OF the convention. Mayor Charles @.
Dahlman, OF Omaha, warm person
al friend OF Mr.. bryan and member
OF the sub-ccmmittee, arrived In
Denver early today and brought with
him the latest news from Lincoln.
He declared that the position OF Mr..
Bryan as 10 The chairmansbips was
unchanged. Mayor Dahlman was
generally credited with having 10 his
possession copy OF the platform
which ~ to bs submitted TO the con-
vention, but he did not bring IL.
II talked with Mr. Bryan about
the platform, he asid, ''but that
is all. IL Is rot drawn up so far as !
know, az least not In definite form.
There Is no mystery about the plat
form which will be adopted by this
convention. 1t Is generally under
stood throughout the country on
what SOFT OF d4pialsorm Mr. Bryan d
willing TO stand, and the public
knows as much about IL as do
When asked whether or not an 'in
junction" plank will be inserted In
the platform, Mayor Dahlmna admit
ted that In this respect the platform
OF the coming convention would prob
ably differ from that Of the formel
Bryan platform. lie declared, how
ever, that nothing as yet bad beer
determined In this respect and thal
IN all probability the entire matte
would await a probable visit OF |
number OF men prominent 10 tbi
labor movement ~ Mr.. Bryan at hi
home In Lincoln. This conference
he said, might be held In the earl.
part OF next week.
4 Mayor Dahlman said that Mr.
Bryan bad considered only the name
Of Theodore A. Bell and Henry ID
Clayton In connection with the chair
nIanships. He was not prepared b
say how the names OF Judson r
Harmon, Governor Folk and Senate
Bailey would strike MIR. Bryan, al
| buoukb bt hutht uS oataf tbat sti
Bryan had warm friendship for MI
Harmon. At the same time II VA
Mr.. Bryan's opinion that the per
manent cbairmansbip should 20 Z
one Of the southern states.
The members OF the coDventio
committee we're tonight entertaine
at dinner by Mayor Robert W. speer
and tomorrw they will make an e,
eursion into the northern part OF tb
, state, returning by Monday morning
) Denver, Jsae %. The out-spd-ou
Bryan men today were highly please
, over the easy manner In which Thef
dore A. Peli, of California. ws
: yesterday named for temporary cnail
. man There we're reports before MI
He'll had been selected that a hgt
E was to be made on him by Tbomi
e Tsgasrt, chairman OF the nations
g committee, and Roger &. Sullivan