Democrats Gather As Bryan Threatens Convention Unity
A Denver convention scene unfolds as Democrats weigh Bryan’s nomination and potential anti injunction plank. Judge Parker and Mr Sheehan seek to keep Eastern Democrats aligned while planning talks with Lynch Marvel and others to gauge anti Bryan strength and avoid alienating Cleveland Democrats.
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Sheehan
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Johnson
Josiah Marvel
Judge Gray
Judge Parker
Murphy
Martin W. Littleton
New York
J. H. Guffey
Pennsylvania
Roger C. Sullivan
Illinois
Marvel
Lynch
Charles S. Thomas
Colorado
D. C. Heifner
Washington
Smith
New Jersey
Conners and Murphy seek New York delegation control
Denver dispatch reports Charles F. Murphy and William J. Conners plan to appoint Conners as New York State Democratic Committeeman, sidelining Norman E. Mack who runs Buffalo’s leading Democratic paper. Cobban and Littleton push platform ideas opposing Bryan and advocating firm economic and anti injunc tion positions at the convention.
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Tribune
Denver
Charles F. Murphy
Wiliam J. Conners
New York
Mr. Conners
Norman E. Mack
New York State
Mr. Mack
Murphy
Conners
Buffalo
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Bryan
Bryan Daniel
Cohalan
Patrick H. MccCerren
Judge Parker
Cleveland
Martin W. Littleton
Morgan J. O’brien
Littleton
Sturphy
Tammany Men
Plans for convention in Denver July session schedule
The national committee’s arrangements group completed the convention order of business. Four sessions are planned from next Tuesday through Friday with brief adjournments to honor Mr. Cleveland. The program covers credentials permanent organization and key nominations for President and Vice President with limited speech restrictions.
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National Committee
Cleveland
Tageart
Woodson
James J. Keane
Theodore A. Bell
California
Party chair predicts Bryan as next president
New Jersey Democratic State Committee chair Robert Hudepeth echoed rosy forecasts, saying yesterday that Bryan would be the next President and that the Republicans have about reached the end of their rope.
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New Jersey
Democratic State Committee
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Denver braces for Bryan clash as antiBryan factions grow
Denver July 3 The Democratic cartel against William Jennings Bryan is wide and energized with New York delegates leading sharp criticism. Gray and Johnson camps push alternate nominees while Bryan remains favoured. Vice presidential talk centers on Gray and rivals like Bell and Pugsley amid a shifting national committee scene as Haskell arrives with Oklahoma backing for a strong pro deposits plank.
New York Delegation Arrives in Denver for Convention
The New York State delegation arrives in Denver ahead of the Democratic National Convention. Key figures include Charles F. Murphy and Judge Parker with William F. Sheehan and D. F. Cohalan among the Tammany contingent. Delegates stay across Brown Palace, Shir ley, and Savoy hotels as caucus plans unfold. New York aims for party harmony and a clear path on the presidential and vice presidential selections.
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Murphy
Chicago
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Lewis Nixon
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D. F. Cohalan
P. F. Donahue
Tammany Organization
Sulzer
Bird S. Coler
New York
Brown Palace Hotel
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Shirley
Savoy
Nixon
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Coler
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Ridder asks Bryan to withdraw from race in Lincoln
Lincoln July 3. Herman Ridder editor of the New Yorker Staats-Zeitung urges Bryan to withdraw in favor of a Democrat who can win. He says he will oppose Bryan at the Denver convention but would support him if nominated. The talks cover tariffs pulp duties and conservation, with Ridder outlining a conservative platform and Bryan open to discussion.
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Ignatius Dunn
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Bryan
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Lewis
New York
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Indiana
James M. Guffey
Pennsylvania
Tribune
Haskell
Oklahoma
Denver
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Committee On Resolutions
Lincoln, Neb
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New Yorker Staats-Zeitung
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Cleveland
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Hearst
Nebraska Travelling Men's Bryan Club
Anti McCarren Trainload Heads to Denver Convention
A five car train carrying anti-McCarren delegates with spouses and families totaling about seventy five people departs Brooklyn for the Denver convention from Grand Central at 10 o'clock. An elaborate program aims to keep travelers entertained socially until their return on July 1.
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Brooklyn
Denver
Grand Central Station
Parker Resolution Calms Bryan Faction At Lincoln
The Parker resolution sparked a Denver furor but was received calmly in Lincoln where Bryan supporters questioned its wording. Meanwhile Hearst editorial signals possible reconciliation with Bryan offering olive branch to restore party harmony. Hearst’s response awaited as Republicans gauge his stance on the Democratic ticket.
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J. B. Thompson
W. H. Murray
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Lincoln
Denver
Parker
Bryan
Judge Parker
Cleveland
Hearst
Mr. Hearst
Independence League
Olive Branch
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Mr. Bryan
Democratic Party
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