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Show I BUBBLES TO BE SEEN AS ' THE POUT1CAL POT IS B08LING HKNVKIl, July J.- Tliomaa K. tJrndy. Now Vork Suit Senator, and for more ilian twenty vara Tammany's "silver-tongued "silver-tongued orator," Iirh nrrlvt'd a day ahead of tlie Alurpliy train. Mr, Grady brought tho llrst political jui)rlHi lo town. Ho absolutely declines to talk of polltlcH in quotation marks, and In explaining his predicament in thin rcspoct ho said: "When New York Democrats hold their State convention they agreed, and I lake they meant what thiy said, thut tho delegates dele-gates to tho Denver convention nhould como west unpledged to any candidato. Especially doo.s thin re for to the vloe-prcsldcncy. vloe-prcsldcncy. The purpose of thus leaving ourselves unbound was to get at llrst hand a true knowledge of .the political situation that we might center tho dele-gallon dele-gallon on a man who. taking nil things Into consideration, would provo to bo tho best man on tho ticket. "Willi ono exception, I believe tho delegation dele-gation haw observed this convention instruction, in-struction, as but one of tho delegates has como out for any vlco-presldentlal candl- i dutt. "When the delegation arrives and wo have had an opportunity to go over tho situation and confer with other States, It Is my belief that New York will unite on Homo one for tho second place. After such conference ha. been hold and tho decision reached, the effectiveness of a united front from tho .Empire Stnto will be made apparent." WEBSTER CITY, la., July 2. Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota, who Is In Webster City today, confirms the statements state-ments made In Denver by his managers that he will not accept the vlco-prosldon-linl nomination on the Democratic ticket, if offered. "I positively am not a candidate, nor would I accept tho nomination for this of lice." he said, when shown the Denver dispatch Intimating that his mnnngors were merely laying plans to gain Bryan's support by refusing (o combine with the Grav strength on the presidential nomination. SAN FRANCISCO. July 2. Headed by Theodora A. Boll, who has been selected temporary chairman of tho Democratic national convention, the California delegation dele-gation loft today for Denver on a special train. There wcro elghty-flvo in tho party. Before the delegation reaches Salt Lake City It will elect a permanent chairman, a member of tho national committee from California, and one member of each of the various committees at tho national convention. The train is scheduled to arrive ar-rive at Denver at i o'clock Sunday evening. even-ing. WILMINGTON, Del-. July 2. Tho main body of tho Delaware delegation for tho national convention started for Denver today. Tho patty comprises Delogatc3 L. Irving Handy, who will placo Judgo Gray In nomination: Peter J. Ford. William Wil-liam Saulosberg and L. L. Layton, and S. M. Hoper. and alternate, who holds the proxy of C. S. Penncwlll. who was nnnblo to go; State Chalrmnn Thomas V. Bayard and formor Judgo David T. Marvel. Mar-vel. Before his departuro Slate Chairman Bayard said: "I feel that wo havo a good fighting chance. We must keep Bryan off on tho first and second ballots and then spring Gray to win." MONTGOMERY. Ala.. July 2. "The United States for Bryan, with Florida to help," is the slogan of the Florida delegation to Denver, which passed through Montgomery today -with banners Hying and cars decorated. Bunting streamers bore the legend. "Florida is for W. J. Bryan for President." Each man "wore a badse with the words, "Florida-Denver, "Florida-Denver, 190S. Bryan." Governor Broward, who heads tho delegation, dele-gation, predicted a Bryan victory. He will urge a plank In the platform favoring favor-ing tho Improvement of Inland waterways In line with the recommendations of President Roosevelt. DENVER, July 2. Colonel .Tnmcs II. Guffey. the well-known Democratic leader lead-er In Pennsylvania, arrived late today. When asked for an expression of his opinion as to candidates and the platform, plat-form, Mr. Guffey said: "it Is a question of avalllblllty with me. The Democratic party ought to, and can, win the coming election if the convention. conven-tion. In Its wisdom, will mnke a platform commensurate with true Democracy and n-j-ne a ticket In harmony therewith. Tho country is tired of agitation; tired of unrest; and. if it wants anything, It wants stability, quietness and the return o prosperity. "Regard for fundamental principles with tho hope of success. Is the objective In the field of politics, and to arouse this, tho party should have new faces and new conditions. It has neither time nor desire de-sire to discuss the events of the past; It . Is with the future It must reckon, and patriotism, not sclflshnes, should prevail." pre-vail." DENVER, July 2. It was announced today that the Bryan headquarters will not bo opened before Monday, when Charles Bryan, brother of the candidate, will arrive and take charge. They will be located In the Brown Palace hotel. DENVER. July 2. A. L. Shlffman of Chicago has arrived Jn Denver as tho special representative of the Cook county coun-ty Democracy and the Chicago Democratic Demo-cratic club, who will make the trip to Denver by special train, starting July 3, and arriving hero July F. With tho club comes also tho contesting delegation from Illinois. The whole party, numbering ISO, will stop over a day with Mr. Bryan In Lincoln. The delegation Is bringing a band of lorty members and a marching club, and expect to make themselves very much In evidence In Denver. It Is announced that the contesting delegation will be headed by Robert W. Burke. Judge William Wil-liam Prentiss. Daniel J. McMnnn and George F. Mulligan. The latter three aro i attorneys, who havo been retained to niako tho fight against I lie regular organization or-ganization for soats In tho convontlon. The contesting delegation lias reserved headquarters at the Albany hotel, and tho members of tho county Democracy will use their Pullman sleepers, which will bo switched to a location convenient to tho convention hall. DENVER, July 2. The friends of Governor Gov-ernor Johnson of Minnesota have- como Into possession of a letter written to the. delegates to the Democratic convention by Samuel II-. Wood of Kvanston. III., in which ho incloses a copy of a letter written by himself to Mr. Bryan urging Mr. Bryan lo withdraw from the race as a candidato for President and permit tho convention to make a selection of a presidential presi-dential candidate, without reference to Instructions. Mr. Wood explains that tho letter to Mr. Bryan was written with the latter's consent, obtained after a noraonal Interview, in which he fully presented his views to the Nebraska leader. In his loiter to delegates Mr. Wood urged them to got together and propare a petition to Bryan, nsking him to rolcar.o them from Ihelr instructions and thus permit tho convention to bpcomo a party council, and leave tho delegates frco to chooso a candidato of their liking. Ho point.s out that Mr. Bryan has twice been an unsuccessful candidate and urges that tho party should not for a third tlmo assume as-sume the responsibility for his candidacy. In tho letter to Mr. Bryan, Mr. Wood declares de-clares that a majority of tho delegates who havo been Instructed to vote for 111m hold tho opinion that he cannot possibly be elected. Thero Is no Indication of any movement looking to a conferenco such as Mr. Wood suggests. WASHINGTON, July 2. President Gompers and Secretary Morrison of the Amorlcan Federation of Labor loft today for Denver to attend tho Democratic national na-tional convention. Mr. Gompers anld his attltudo as to an Injunction plank In tho platform was unchanged. NASHVILLE, Tonn., July 2. The Tennessee delegation to the Democratic national convention will leavo hero Saturday Sat-urday night for Denver. Tho "Falrvlow route" by tho homo of W. J. Bryan will bo taken. DENVER. July 2. Tho Francis Burton Harrison vlce-prosldcntlal boom Is hovering hover-ing over Donvor with all available ballast on board and anchors out. Representative Representa-tive Harrison Is on tho Murphy-McCar-ron-Parker train from Now York and will reach hero tomorrow. An lnvontorv of his nssuts mndo today by advance agents on tho ground shows mostly hopes as yet, but tho claim Is mnde that ho will bo ablo to go to tho New York delegation before many days with the backing of many southern States, as the basiH of a demand that tho Now York delegation tin to on him for tho second place on the ticket. This plan linn In mind the recent re-cent announcement from Lincoln. Nob., that a united New York delegation could nnmo tho second -place candidato. Up to date Mr. Harrison's friends claim for him six votes from tho District of Columbia, twelve from Maryland, twenty-four from Irglnin, eighteen from South Carolina, ton from I- lorlda, twenty-two from Louisiana Louis-iana and eighteen from Mississippi. DENVER. July 2. .rohn P. O'Malley, or Perry, Iowa, dologato from tho Seventh district, was the first of tho Iowa delegates dele-gates to arrive. He reached Denver this morning. Tho remainder of the delegation delega-tion Is expected to an-ive Sunday and will open headquarters at tho Brown Palace. Pal-ace. Mr. O'Malley says that the Iowa delegation will be in favor of John Mitchell for vice president If the Illinois delegation will put him forward. The delegation dele-gation Is Instructed for Bryan. r.A'T,,ero r, two things." said Mr. OMallcy. "that our delegation will certainly cer-tainly support. One Is a strong nntl-In-Junctlon plank In the platform and the other Is a law guaranteeing bank deposits. de-posits. Theso aro practically tho only prospective planks of the platform that we have discussed, and I think tho delegation dele-gation Is agreed unanimously upon those I. myself, nm a banker and I heartily favor fa-vor the deposit guarantee plan." Like many others of the arriving delegates dele-gates Mr. O'Malley visited Mr. Brya , at Falrvlew on his way to Denver. |
