The Detroit times., 1908-07-09
BRYAN DEMONSTRATION
SOMETHING MORE THAN /.
MERE SOUNDING BRASS


has lost to the state the chairmanship
ofgthe national committee. Mr.. u. j.
Campau was the choice Of majority
OF the committee and entirely &C
ceptable TO Mr. Bryan. But. having
been set aside by his own delegation.
MIR. Campau IL not receptive TO the
suggestion that he take the larger s
honor. The gentleman's closeness to
Bry an gives him prominent place In
the campaign and very likely In nh
administration II he is elected. Mr.
Campau said today that the authorize
tive voice OF the party had settled II 70
far as his connection with the national
committeemanship was concerned. He
could not with any grace listen TO the !
call OF the other states.
Tom johnson Is another Bryan man
who has shared Campau's fate. he
is no longer national committeeman
from Ohio--another vicarious sacri-
fee, according to the Campau concepSk
ton Of Il, to the antiBryanism OF GER
tain OF the leaders In strong Bryan Z
states When Michigan delegate
said to the mayor Of Cleveland, Il am
! for Johnson--both Johnsons." the ro&-
tund apostle OF three-cent fares re-
plied. blandly. II am for Bryan" This
djsposed of the story that Johnson
left Fairyiew in a hufY because Bryan
did not favor the incorporation or
public ownership and direct legislation
planks In the platform.
Johnson says his big tent will posi-
lively appear I'm Detroit during the
campaign and he declares he Will
have something to say upon the sue
cess--the success, mark you-of MS
traction policy In Cleveland.
Early in the session yesterday after
noon. Chairman Bell published lost
notice sent up from the Michigan del.
egation to the effect that the Wolver-
Inc contingent had lost their Bible"
Senator Gore announced at the outset
of his electrifying speech that the.
bible had been found In the den
OF the Tammany tiger and was being
retained as curiosity.
! The oratory begins much more
promisingly here than at Chicago.
The brand new auditorium here. q.
cool grey thing OF steel and cement,
Is big Improvement over the COLI
scum, for one thing. II Is more COM
pactly, conveniently seated, although
OF equal capacity with the Chicago
convention place and 1t receives yous
restfully, comfortably when you step
out OF the golden sunlight (super.!
heated)
Ventilation and acoustics are res
markably fine. so that there Is some
thing more than "um-um-um our glor-
ious party um-um." 10 the oratory
when II reaches your ears. Tempo
rary Chairman Bell was a tremendous
improvement over Senator Burrows.
because he devoted good voice to-
direct advocacy Of living issues with
no solemn meandering among the
spooks OF party achievements long
since quietly inurned.
Then there have been some insptr
ing. clarion trumpet blasts from Gore,
Towne. Bob Taylor and others that
have gone To show what the spokes-
men can do II you give them a we'll;
defined policy TO lift up their voices'
for Only one speaker. Richmond
Pearson Hobson. provoked the resent
ment OF the delegations. They rallied
az the Merrimaci hero when he got up,
on his pet theme OF preparedness Tor
war, war. war The Democrats con-
WINGED Richmond that they had no
zest for war outside OF their immedi'
ate family.