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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1908
Page
3
A letter seeks a full accounting of every penny spent on preparations for the convention. Rumors of extravagant spending circulate, with claims of purchases for references and summer homes funded by a fund said to be overly large to cover disbursements.
Mayor F W Brown of Lincoln arrives with a bulky Bryan platform for the Nebraska resolutions committee as the convention week opens. Bryan and aides keep silent on details while the mayor carries gavels from Monticello and Jackson as tokens for the convention leaders.
Denver July 5 Mayor Tom L Johnson of Cleveland said he is not a candidate for the Democratic National Committee chair and does not want the burden while mayor. He cited obligations in Cleveland and said the city has him busy, deterring any national leadership.
Denver reports a heated clash within the California delegation led by Theodore A. Bell temporary chairman. Dissent centered on railroad influence and committee assignments with threats of violence and a tense caucus aboard the train from San Francisco. Bell accused Delegate Thomas Fox of railroad payments, a charge Fox denied. Bell opposed Nathan Tele for national committeeman and eventually withdrew from the Salt Lake City caucus to confer with Mr. Bryan.
Delegates and leaders flood into Denver for the convention with bands in the streets and hotel lobbies crowded. Carying reports place Bryan allies mobilizing against him while Dahlman predicts a first ballot Bryan nomination and names key figures for the platform and committee roles as arrivals pour in from across the country.
Samuel Gompers arrives in Denver indignant over the anti-injunction plank. He says the modification by Bryan’s lawyers weakens the clause, requiring a five day hearing but still stronger than Chicago. Governors Haskell and others discuss drafts while factions debate anti Mormon language and closer U S Latin America ties.
In Denver on July 5, Murphy amid talks with Cram Conners and Cohalan lines up a vice presidential candidate for Bryan after platform debates. Littleton gains steam with Southwestern delegates though he rejects a platform misaligned with his views. Nixon Ridder and Ridder seen as possible picks. Kern McNeil Bell and Lewis Lewis touted elsewhere as potential second placers.
Column recounts Colonel Guffey accusing William Jennings Bryan of ingratitude after a dispute over cathedral windows Bryan received as a gift. The exchange led to a public feud comment and speculation on Bryan's electability and party unity ahead of a convention.
Walter Bradley, 35, drowned while bathing near the Peterson Plank Road bridge in Rutherford New Jersey. He dived from the Rosedale boathouse pier and did not rise. the body was recovered. The brief notice notes a local accident with a fatal outcome.
Twenty two Cook County delegates and a large Chicago Democratic delegation arrive by train in Denver. They march with a forty piece band to Albany Hotel headquarters and line up for a lobby speech by Judge William Prentiss. The fight against Roger C Sullivan centers on Illinois national committeemen, with Duntop as possible successor if Sullivan is not seated.
New York State leaders plan to defer key decisions at tomorrow's caucus. Mr Murphy, head of Tammany Hall, to be elected chairman of the delegation while Ex Governor Thomas and Ex Judge Parker assume key committees. Rumors link Hearst backers to a Seabury vice presidential pick amid pending platform debates.
Denver reports a rift between Murphy and Conners over plans to name Conners as New York national committeeman and to replace him as state chairman. Conners denies desire for the national post, saying he prefers the state chairmanship and will discuss with allies tonight.
The national convention at Arlington Hall renominated Martin M. J. Preston for president with Donald Monroe of Virginia as running mate. Preston, jailed in Goldfield Nev for killing a restaurant keeper, would be under the constitutional age if elected. Daniel de Leon praised him, and a telegram urged supporters to vote as protest against the wage system. Preston is thirty two.
Philadelphia police arrested Frederick Giles a Curtis Publishing Company foreman as a murder suspect in the drifted case of Dr William Wilson who died in June after receiving poisoned ale sent via a local express office. The investigation links Giles to a secret marriage and Death notices suggest controversial timelines while witnesses dispute exact dates.
Ambassador Creel conferred with Juarez and El Paso authorities on the border revolt. U S Attorney Boynton and Marshal Nolte reported ongoing arrests and investigations with commissions from the junta. Nolte vowed to enforce neutrality and arrest revolutionaries, while officers noted difficulty spotting gatherings as primaries approach. Reports from Las Vegas area indicate small Mexican garrisons and active rebels in nearby mountains.
Telegraph dispatch reports scouting parties from the 24 Cavalry failed to find revolutionists in the Santa Rosa Mountains. The insurgent force appears split into small bands crossing federal lines as a federal pursuit tightens around their supposed San Pedro de las Colom headquarters. Donaciano Estrada, linked to the attack near Viesca, has been captured and sent to Saltillo for trial. Rio frontier reports say conditions are quiet.
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