New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
WANTS GRAY FOR NATE.
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he said, would be a transparent sop to union
labor, which would be repugnant to voters in
all sections of the country. 1t would be prom
Use that no lawnaking body would be willing to
fulfil It could not help but injure the Demo-
cratic ticket at the polls.
Mr. Heifner said he believed that the Vice
Presidency would go TO the East, but he was not
ready to say how his delegation will vote.
DENVER WANTS LOTS OF TICKETS.
The question of tickets continues to divide
the members of the committee on arrangements
and the committee of Denver citizens which is
looking after the city's end OF the convention.
AS is usually the case the local people would
like to have a greater number of tickets than
the committee feels that it can spare One
member OF the national committee described
the situation to-day in the following language:
It's lust this way. Denver Is, Of course, en-
titled to its share of tickets, and it cannot be
denied that the people Of this city have kept
their promises and have behaved in the most
handsome manner to the members OF the ma
tional committee On the other hand, and it
must he understood that the local chairman is
in no way responsible for this. certain people
have advertised the Democratic convention as
sort of added attraction for the summer tour
lists season and have allowed it to be under
stood that tickets to be had for the asking
and that every traveller who visits the state at
the time the convention is in progress can have
a ticket That is stating it a trifie strongly,
perhaps but a lot of that sort of advertising
has been done and it is bringing many people
to Colorado who will have no chance on earfh
to see the inside of the convention hall. The
committee naturally feels this pressure, and we
cannot decide just what we will be able to do
until we know just exactly how many seats
we will have. Denver is saying to the national
committee Give Us tickets and the committee
is replying TO Denver, Show US the seats
The members of the committee spent several
hours to-day in going through the convention
hall but did not succeed in producing any
greater seating capacity.
Adequate accommodations for the sessions OF
the committees resolutions credentials, per-
nlanent organization and rules not having been
provided in the new auditorium, arrangements
were made to-day to have these committees
meet in the building of the Fraternal Union
That organization to-day proffered the use OF
the rooms to the committee on convention ar
rangements. and the tender was accepted.
Chairman Taggart has been charged with the
responsibility of letting contracts for the estab-
lishment of a hospital in the auditorium build
ing for emergency purposes. Mr.. Taggart in
spected the hospital in the Chicago Coliseum
Immediately after the adjournment of the Re
publican National Convention and was greatly
pleased with the completeness of the estab-
lishment. The hospital here will be patterned
after the temporary hospital at the Chicago
Coliseum The contracts for equipment and sup
plies and the matter of having competent physi-
clans and nurses in attendance will be disposed
of tomorrow.
wooDsON NAMES ASSISTANTS.
r-. I1-oo5sor eacre+srv of the national COM
n1ittee, to-day announced the appointment OF
the following assistants:
Assistant secretaries, Charles S. Northen, At
lanta. Ga; H. c. Richmond, Fremont Neh;
c A Nash, Perry. Iowa; Edward Cahlli'
springfeld, H.. Will Reid, Rawlins, Wyo.;
Frank B Ross, Indianapolis.
Reading clerks-William McEniry, Rock Isl
and. Ill; T. F. Smith. New York City; William
E. r. Byrne. Charleston. ". Va; C. j. Gavin
Denver; Rees P. Horroczs. Little ROCK Ark
and Joseph l. Reilly, Indianapolis
Tal1v clerks-Ruby La Foon, Madisonville,
XIV: V. ALERT Langdon, N. D.; E. E. MURPHY
I,eavenworth Kan: Thomas H. Lovelace. ST.
I.o;lis; Thomas B. Collier. Memphis, Tenn, and
c. C Ernst, Decatur, Ind
Messenger to secretary-W. V. Richardson
Danville. Ky; messenger to chairman, Ernest
Brasley, Sullivan, Ind.
Notice was to-day received by the nauonal
committee that the seats OF the entire delegation
from Idaho would be contested. The delegates
headed by ex-United States Senator Dubois now
have the credentials, but their opponents VIII
make a strong fight against them. The real
split is on the Mormon question.
The notice Il this contest brings the total of
contests for seats up to fifty, but the national
committee will not change its present plan OF
waiting until July 6, the day before the conven-
ton to hear the evidence.
II is expected that the rush of the delegations
will not begin before Sunday although many in
dividual delegates will come before that time.
Already twenty-five special trains are scheduled
10 arrive on Sunday. and many more are due
on Monday. 1t is believed by the railroad manag-
ers that the number of trains Will be largely in