Show BELL CHOSEN AS CHAIRMAN OY BY COMMITTEE 1 Californian Will Wield the Gavel When Democratic Convention Opens NO CHOICE MADE FOR PERMANENT CHAIRMAN UREY WOODSON OF KENTUCKY IS GENERAL SECRETARY AND J I MARTIN SERGEANT Denver Colo Cob June Tune 27 Theodore A ABell ABell ABell Bell of California was as today chosen as temporary chairman of the Democratic national convention by the committee on convention arrangements No selection was va made for the permanent chairman chairmanship chairmanship chairmanship ship this matter going over until the meeting of the full national committee can be held The Tho names most prominently mentioned in 10 this connection at present are Representative Henry D Clayton of Alabama and Judson P Harmon of Ohio Governor Joseph W V Folk of Missouri and Senator Joseph W Ballay BaU of Texas lexas are also strongly favored Other appointments made by the committee on convention ar arrangements arrangements and which will wilt unquestionably be made permanent were as follows Appointments Sa Far Made General secretary Urey Uray Woodson of Kentucky Assistant general secretary Edwin Sef Set Sefton Setton ton Washington D C John I Martin of Mis Missouri sour Chief hief assistant serg J T C Fenn enn of Indiana Chief doorkeeper Eugene W Sullivan of Illinois Parliamentarian N D of Kentucky A Chaplain for tor opening day da Right flight Rev RevJames RevJames V James J Keana Keane archbishop of Wyoming Official stenographer N W Blumberg of or Washington D C Those at the committee meeting today were Chairman Thomas Taggart Secretary Urey Woodson Roger C Sulli van an of ot Illinois R M lf Johnson of Texas Texal t James C Dahlman of Nebraska Norman NormanE E R Mack ack of New York Tork and Governor John JohnE I E Osborne of ot Wyoming Two members memer I I John T McGraw of West est Virginia and lark Clark Howell of Georgia were absent I the proxy of the former being held hold by b br Mr r Sullivan of Illinois while Urey Ure Wood Woodson Woodson son eon represented represent Mr Howell lit It Was Rumored Etc It was rumored early earl In the day da that C Sullivan of Illinois who Is the th chairman of or the committee on convention arrangements might head a fight tight against the election of Mr Bell Bt ll as aa chairman It was said that while Bell was wa known to be f by b William J Bryan BI h ot desired de by Mr Sullivan ana id some of Ct r his Its friends and the report was that six otes OM out oat of or a total of or nine would be beast cast ast against Mr Ir B Bell Bl il when his name was ned No fight tight developed however and the temporary chairman was unanimously within a few minutes after committee in met t and without another name nama being suggested tad R It M 31 1 Johnson of ot Texas offered the motion selecting lel Mr h Bell BrU as temporary temporal chairman and It was promptly adopted Tilt Th committee then selected Urey Woodson secretary of the tho national com corn mitt to be he the secretary of the con and named Edwin Sefton of Jf Washington ashington D C who in is assistant gen general general eral secretary of or the national committee to ho be the assistant as secretary of the con convention John I Marti Again Honored John I Martin of Missouri who has hilI for years eara been of the Dem Democratic Democratic O national convention was ws w s selected for r that position and J 3 C Fenn Feon of Indi Indiana I ana ara was chosen as all MS his chief assistant Eugene 1 W Sullivan of Illinois a brother brothel of Roger C Sullivan was made chief doorkeeper The name of or Rt itt Rev RI James l J Keane archbishop ar of ot Wyoming was suggested for f r the prayer on lIn n the opening day da of ot the convention and lind he was waa unanimously chosen hosen It was decided to leave the se ti of chaplains for subsequent ses sos sessions sess s ms of ot the convention with Chairman Taggart faggart of the national committee and the appointment of additional secretaries and with Secretary and Martin The lh number of reading and tally clerks was put at a maximum of or fifteen Seated Without Votes The committee then took up the ques question QU tion ur of or to delegates and nd alter alternates alternates alternates nates already chosen from the Islands and after a brief discussion slon it was decided that the precedent established established established by the tte national convention of or 1904 1804 of seating the Philippine Philppine delegates with the alternates and without votes yote should be followed The national convention of or loot 1004 decided that the delegates from the Philippines could not be received because the islands were not properly proper I a part of the United States and that no delegates delegate d leJa to a national convention could be legally sent from tram there ther Great Demand for Tickets A lengthy length discussion over over ov the apportionment of ot tickets ticket occupied the com corn committee committee until Its ita adjourned No settlement was as reached and th the entire matter m went want over until Tuesday at 4 I p m when an another another another other meeting wilt will be held The demand fur tor tickets of admission IB il i unprecedented A A national convention in tn the west is more of ot a novelty than when held in Chicago or ur any Rny other large city of the central states and practically the entire political population population population lation of Colorado and the states staten Immedi Immediately immediately adjoining seem to possess the idea that the tickets for themselves and par parties parties ties of f their friends for all alt sessions of the cr are to be had for the ask asking asking ing Because of the tremendous pressure I Continued on Page 2 I p BELL CHOSEN CHAIRMAN BY COMMITTEE COMMITTE Continued From Page 1 which Is being brought upon the mem members membern bern berg of ot the national committee for ad admission admission admission mission it Is possible that the sessions o othe 01 othe the convention may be temporarily halt halted halted ed Id while processions composed of at who have been unable to secure ticket are allowed to pass through the hall hail fo tOI the purpose of ot witnessing the of ot a great national convention If It thu plan is adopted an aisle will be ropel oft off for the procession the crowds passin through the main body bod of ot delegates whit the band will play march music in rapt rapi time Bryans Wishes Respected The he selection of ot the temporary chair chairman chairman man was in direct accord with the of Mr Yr Bryan as announced several day da ago age He said that he ht strongly former Representative Beil Beti and Representative Henry Henr p Clayton of ot Alabama fo the temporary and permanent chairman chairmanships chairmanships chairmanships ships and while he was not particular a ato 91 ato to which man held the position he b be believed that they should between b tween they pre preside preside preside side over the entire deliberations of th tb Mayor James C Dahlman o 0 Omaha a warm personal friend of Mr Bryan and a n member of ot the subcommittee tee arrived in Denver early today am aD brought with him the latest news fron Lincoln He declared that the PO of Mr ir Bryan BraU as to the chairmanship 1 was unchanged Mayor Maor 1 or Dahlman was WIUS generally credits credIt with having in his possession po a copy of ot the platform which is to b be submitted to the convention but he did not ot bring t tN No N Mystery About Platform I talked with Mr Bryan Bran about the platform he said but that is all It ItIs ItIs Itis Is not drawn up so far as aa I know at least not In definite form There is no mystery about the platform which will willbe willbe willbe be adopted by this convention It is gen generally generally generally understood throughout out the c on what sort of a Mr r Bryan is willing to stand and the public knows as much about It 03 all a 1 I do doWhen doWhen When asked whether or not an Injunction tion plank will be Inserted in the plat platform pl l form Mayor Dahlman admitted that in inthis inthis this respect tIll the platform of the coming convention would probably differ dl from that of the former Bryan platforms He declared however that nothing as yet had been determined in this respect and that in all probability the entire matter would await a probable visit of ot a 1 num number her ber berof of men prominent In the tue labor move movement movement ment meat to Mr Ir Bryan Dryan at his home in Lin Lincoln coln This conference he ho said might be beheld beheld beheld held inthe early e part of next nett week Only Two Names Considered Mayor Dahlman said that Mr Bryan Bran I had considered only the names of ot Theo Thee Theodore Theodore dore A Bell and Henry D Clayton in I connection with the chairmanships He was not prepared to say ray how the names ot of Judson P Harmon Governor Folk and Senator Bailey would strike Mr Bryan although he knew he said that Mr Bryan Dryan had a warm friendship for Mr lr Harmon At the same time it was as Mr 11 Bryans opinion that the permanent chairmanship should go to one of the southern states The members of ot the convention commit committee tee were tonight entertained at dinner by Mayor laor Robert W IV Speer and tomorrow they will wilt make an excursion Into the northern part of ot the state returning by Monday Monda morning |