First Days Work of the Convention in Denver July Opening
Delegates arrive as snow on streets cools July heat. Police cordon the Denver Auditorium while national leaders and speakers, including temporary Chairman Bell and ex Governor Francis, address the convention. A Bryan tribute and Parker entrance spark cheers as committees are formed and Cleveland memorials move the session toward adjournment.
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Platform Committee Selections List by State
Denver July 7 The committee on resolutions as far as selected includes Alabama H L Martin Arkansas James D Clarke California Isadore Dock Weller Colorado Charles S Thomas Connecticut Thomas F Ngone Delaware William Saulsbury Florida F L Mayer Georgia Albert H Ox Illinois Samuel Alschuler Indiana John T Lamb Iowa Jerry Sullivan Kansas W A Harris Kentucky J C W Beckham Maine F W Knowlton Maryland Austin L Crothers Massachusetts George Fred Williams Michigan F O Gaffney Minnesota Martin Brien Mississippi E F Noel Montana T J Walsh Missouri William J Stone Nebraska F W Brown Nevada F B Newlands New Hampshire Eugene B Reed New Jersey James Smith Jr New York Alton B Parker North Carolina F M Simmons North Dakota John Burke Ohio D M Gruber Oklahoma C N Haskell Oregon Robert D Inman Pennsylvania Marcus C L Klein Rhode Island Frank E Fitzsimmons South Dakota R F Pettigrew Tennessee J B Frazier Texas M M Brooks Utah W H King Vermont Elisha Mat Virginia John W Daniel Washington A R Titlow West Virginia William R Thompson Wyoming George T Beck Arizona George B Stoneman Hawaii E M Watson
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Fintita
F. L. Mayer
Georgia
Albert H.oxmaho
Fred T. Dubois
Illinois
Samuel Alschuler
Indiana
John T. Lamb
Iowa
Jerry Sullivan
Kansas
W.A. Harris
Kentucky
J. C. W. Beckham
Maine
F. W. Knowlton
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Austin L. Crothers
Massachusetts
George Fred Williams
Michigan
F. O Gaffney
Minnesota
Martin ( Brien Mississippi
E. F. Noel
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T. J. Walsh
Missouri
William J. Stone
Nebraska
F. W. Brown
Nevada
F. B. Newlands
New Hampshire
Eugend B Reed
New Jersey
James Smith, Jr
New York
Alton B. Parker
North Carolina
Democratic National Committee Members Listed by State
Denver July 7 The Democratic National Committee members selected include John W Tomlinson Birmingham Alabama Guy B Tucker California Nathan Cole Los Angeles Alva Adams Pueblo Connecticut Homer S Cummings Stamford Delaware Willard Saulsbury Florida T A Jennings Georgia Clark Howell Atlanta Idaho Simon P Donnelly Currahoe Illinois Roger C Sullivan Chicago Indiana Thomas Taggart Indianapolis Iowa Martin Wade Iowa City Kansas John Hatwood Leavenworth Kentucky Urey Woodson Owensboro Louisiana Robert Ewing Maine E L Jones Waterville Maryland S Fred C Talbott Luthershire Massachusetts John W Coughlin Fall River Michigan Edwin D Wood Flint Minnesota Frederick J Lynch St Paul Mississippi C H Williams Jackson Missouri William A Rothwell Moberly Martina Bruce Kremer Nebraska P L Hall Nevada John Sunderland New Hampshire Eugene B Reed New Jersey Rubert Hudspeth North Carolina Josephus Daniels Raleigh North Dakota William Collins Ohio Harvey Garber Columbus Oklahoma W L Brady Oregon Milton A Miller Lagon Pennsylvania James Guffey Pittsburgh Rhode Island George W Greene Woonsocket South Carolina B R Tillman Trenton South Dakota Edward S Johnson Pierre Tennessee K Leemon Texas R M Johnson House Tah Frank J Nebeker Vermont G Herbert Pape Barre Virginia S Taylor Edlyson Richmond Washington William K Dunphy West Virginia John Tigraw Grafton Wisconsin T Bryan Waukesha Wyoming John Osborn Rawlins Arizona Selim J Michelson Hawaii G J Walker Puerto Rico D C Field Guayama
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Denver Reports Silent Cheer At Bryan Convention
A Denver reporter observes muted public interest as convention bulletins appear on city bulletin boards. Crowds pass by without visible excitement, while onlookers rush to see locals by the bar and guess at party alignment. The scene contrasts with the expected fervor around Mr Bryan’s gathering in a Democratic metropolis.
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