Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-07-06

Denver. Col, July G.-For presi-
dent of the United States. william
Jennings Bryan. OF Nebraska. For
vice president-but let US not an
ticipatc.
So far as the Nebraskan is con
cerned It is all over but the shout
ing. The convention TO be opened
tomorrow by the Democracy of the
nation is to be ratification meet
ing, not free-for-all race. The
hundreds of delegates and thousands
of other visitors assembled here to-
day are practically unanimous on
this point. The New York and Min
nesota delegations, with a few other
anti-Bryan delegates, occupy for
lornly a little island of their own,
entirely surrounded by the dashing
waves of Bryan enthusiasm. Their
voices are drowned in the rumbling
roar OF the Bryan sea, whose sirens
sing only the praises OF the Peerless
One. And the wreckage Of this sea
is the blasted hopes and bursted
boom of John Johnson, OF Mime
sofa.
And this is how IT will come about.
A thousand and odd delegates will
gather in the brand new convention
hall. the pride OF chesty Denver, and
after transacting the necessary pre-
liminaries. the chairman will an
nounce that nomination are I'm or
der. The roll Of states will be
called. When Nebraska is reached
the delegates and some ten or eleven
thousand other leather-lunged dis
ciples Of Democracy will make The
welkin ring with shouts.
Then will arise7n his place one
Tgnatius j. Dunn, city attorney of
Omaha. and one OF the delegates al
large from Nebraska. In language
carefully and painstakingly selected
from among the very choicest words
in Webster. the orator from the
banks of the Big Muddy will enum-
crate the civic virtues, the loftj
statesmanship and the great ability
of Nebraska candidate for the pres
idential nomination.
Again the cheers Of the delegates
will ring through the hall. spread
throughout the confines of the city
and echo from peak 90 peak Of tho
snow-clad mountains. with the r.
storation Of parliamentary calm
Gov. Glenn, OF North Carolina. IA.
nous throughout the country as tho
sworn foe of the demon rum. will
make the first scconding speech.
Afterward, the Formally Of a
vote Alabama, Arkansas, Califor.
MIA. Colorado-none Of these dele.
cations will lose any time I'm climb.
ing into the Bryan band wagon lit.
tie Delaware. with its six votes. will
announce for fits favorito son. Judge
George Gray. and relapse into pain
full and abashcd silence Governor
Johnson. who will be nominated by
Representative Winfield S. Ham.
mond, Of the Second Minnesota dis
trlct, will get the vote Of Mime
sofa, and possibly that Of New
York and New Jersey. These. how.
ever. are mere details At Bryan
headquarters. 20 IS alleged that the
Nebraskan will receive I'm the neigh.
borhood Of 500 votes on the first
ballot That will be a plenty, thank
you. since only ca arc required foi
the necessary two-thirds to nomi.
nate.
with the formality Of raufyina
the candidacy Of Bryan out Of tho
way the delegates will settl, down
to the transaction Of the real bust
ness Of the convention that of
agreeing upon vice presidential
nominee. In this respect. the gath
ering will be a counterpart Of tn,
Republican convention in Chicago.
From all present indications Gov
Johnson has n decided lead in the
vice presidential race Little attcn
ton is paid to the announcement