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4 THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAJS". PORTLAND. JULY 5, 1908. ASSORTED BOOMS OF EMPIRE STATE Denver Convention Offered Choice of Five for Vice-President. TOWNE AT HEAD OF LIST Bryan's (hum Who Became Demo crat Via Silver Issue; Xixon, Mur phy's Man; Clianlcr, Man of 'Wealth, and Others. BY LT.OYD P. LONEROAN'. NETV YORK, July 4. (Special. ) New York State has marched on Denver with five Vice-Prosldentlal booms five, count them. And the claims of each aspirant are bitterly opposed and decided by every one of his antagonists. Here are the names of the men who hope that political lightning will strike them: Charles A. Towne, Lewis Nixon. Jr., Lewis Stuyvesant . Chanler, .Herman A. Metz and Bird S. Color. Towne. who heads the list, is believed to have the best chance of the lot. al though he has not a single delegate in his favor. HJs political record is decid edly unique. As a Republican candidate for Congress In Minnesota he defeated the Democratic 'nominee, J. Adam Bede. This, by the way, is the same district now represented by J. Adam Bede, Re publican. After the 1SI6 convention, Towne became a sliver Republican, was nominated for Vice-President, but with drew to unite the opposition to McKin ley. Later Governor Llnd named Towne to fill a vacancy in the United States Sen ate, his term of service being several days shorter than that of Fred Mulkey. After retiring from the Senate. Towne came to New York and was sent back to Congress by Tammany Hall. Two years ago, however, he was thrown out side the breastworks by Charles F. Mur phy, for some reason that has not yet been clearly explained. Towne and Bryan are great friends, and the peerless leader generally looks him up when he comes to New York. Friends of Towne have been saying lately that Bryan has "slated" the ex-United States Senator for second place and. If Tammany does not like it, Tammany has full permission to "lump It." Grooming Nixon for Mayor. . Lewis Nixon. Jr.. is the personal can didate of Charles F. Murphy, and from present indications. It is likely that his name will be presented to the convention. Nixon is a graduate of Annapolis, builds ships now, and was for a short time leader of Tammany Hall. He is not a success as a politician, but Tammany believes he would add dignity to the ticket. Some Democrats say that Mur phy does not really expect that Nixon will be nominated, but has him In re serve for the Mayoralty sweepstakes next Fall. The Vice-Presidential boom, these people say, is simply to secure some good advance press notices for Nixon, which can be used to advantage when the mat ter of McClellan's successor comes up. " Chanler Strong Up-State. Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler has consid erable real backing up-state. The dele gates from the Hudson River counties and the rural districts In general believe he would make a good Vice-President. "Flngy" Conners has said many pleasant things about the Lieutenant-Governor, and will probably continue to do so until Murphy requests him to stop. Chanler's record In office has been all right, and he has a large fortune. This last attraction is regarded by many of the delegates u being of the highest im portance. Herman A. Metz is Controller of the City of New York. He lives in Brooklyn and Is a staunch supporter of Senator Pat McCarren. who has been horribly ill-treated of late by Murphy. Metz will get the vote of all the Brooklvn men if they are allowed seats in the convention At present the cards seem to be stacked against him. Metz Has Some Merits. The boom for Metz is under the man agement of William Hoge. who is a high official of the Travelers' Protective As sociation of the United States. Also Mr Hoge is employed In the Controller's office He believes that there is a wide spread desire for the promotion of his chief and is spreading the good news everywhere. .-nInentJS,Worth betw,,'-n J6.000.000 and . 000.000 (great joy). Ho Is a great ad mirer of Dickens, and possesses the finest private collection of that authors works In the T nited States. This will hardly be a source of strength but he has raised the Dickens with Murphy for over a year, and this should rndear him to the delegates for other states who hate Tammany Hall. t'oler's Variegated Career. Bird S. Coler's boom is being enthusias tically urged by himself. Mr. Ooler is the Municipal Ownership League president of the Borough of Brooklyn, a mighty long title for a mighty little Bird. Here is his political record to dale. ISPS-Democratic candidate for Alderman in Brooklyn, defeated. 1SS7 Democratic candidate for Com ptroller of Greater New York elected 1!MS-Democratic candidate for Governor of Xr York, defeated. 1!XV5 Municipal Ownership League can didate for president of the Borough of Brooklyn, elected. Somebody has pointed out that Coler has never been victorious in two suc cessive fights, and that from past per formances he is due to be defeated the next time he runs for anything. Coler of course now professes to be a straight-out Democrat., He is fighting to wrest control of the party from Mc Carren, who started him in politics and has repudiated Hearst, who dragged him out of obscurity three years ago. He un doubtedly would be Joyfully cut by many voters in his home borough. Gaynor Also Spoken Of. If none of these candidates suit. New York is prepared to trot out some others guaranteed to be just as good. ' For example Judge Gaynor is "spoken of." Gaynor, as a successful Democrat is always being mentioned when convention time rolls around. His name has been brought out for Governor four or five times, twice for Mayor, and once, four years ago, as a tentative candidate for President. In fnirness to Justice Gaynor, It must be said that these various booms have never been started at his request or with his. consent. He U perfectly contented with his place on the Supreme Court bench and has 13 years to serve of his second term. The probabilities are that at the proper time he will spring another "declined with thanks" notification on the persons who are to blame. He has done tiiis on several occasions, although the necessity for doing this regularly Is be ginning to pall upon him. Representative Sulzer is considered a preceptive" candidate. In 1900 he made lively campaign for second place, and thereby incurred the anger of Richard Croker. New York did not vote for its favorite son in that convention, and it took Sulzer the hardest kind of hard work to secure consent for his. renomina tion. He learned something on that oc casion, and will keep his boom very quiet this year, unless in the unexpected event of Murphy'S signifying- his approval of It. National Committeeman Norman E. Mack, of Buffalo, is said ' to have re garded himself recently as being of Vice Presidential caliber. Mack is one of the "original Bryan men." The new owners of the state organization do not regard him with favor, and he will undoubtedly be kicked out of the National Committee this Fail, unless Bryan interferes, and perhaps even then. Mack's claim for the nomination, it will be seen, is based on the fact that the delegates are against him. This is a peculiar reason of course, "but you never can tell what that bunch at Denver will do," to quote one disgusted Democrat. Tammany Shies at Expense. Tammany Hall had planned to send ever 1OU0 braves to the convention and had arranged for five special trains. But the rank and file of the organization kicked on the expense, and two of the specials have been cancelled. New York will be represented by not more than ten men from each assembly district, or 350 in all, the smallest delegation that the city has ever sent to any convention. The McCarren men and the Coler crowd in Brooklyn will each have a spe cial train, with about 200 passengers in all. From above the Bronx not a score of men will travel to Denver except the delegates and alternates, and even some of "these are already beginning to scream about the expense. But all the booms will visit Colorado, for it does not cost railroad fare to trans port a boom. DEFEAT BUY AX BY UNIT KUJjE But Conservative Scheme May Be Used to Their Undoing. DENVER. July 4 Plans are being made intended to lop off the Bryan vote in the convention to such an extent as to pre vent his nomination on the first ballot if possible through the application of what is known as the unit rule of voting. With the first ballot out of the way, the opponents of Mr. Bryan declared that all instructions will then be oft 'and the con vention can proceed to the work of nom inating a ticket entirely free from obliga tion to the Nebraska leader and in the true spirit of Democracy in convention. In accordance with this idea it was stated today that Chairman Guffey. of the Pennsylvania delegation, contem plated calling a meeting of his delegation for the purpose of taking action on this question. The Pennsylvania situation in this respect is, however, slightly unique, as the enforcement of the unit rule has heretofore always obtained upon a simple suggestion, but not Instruction by the state convention. The last state conven tion failed to make this suggestion and Mr. Guffey's reported Intention to put into effect as a caucus action is uniform with past practices with the exception of lacking the suggestion to do so by the Btate convention. With Pennsylvania making the prece dent for state delegations to bind them selves to vote in convention as a unit, the following states could, with the same propriety, take the same action: Maine, with 12 votes: New Hampshire, 8; Vermont, 8; Rhode Island, 8: Connecti cut, 12; Pennsylvania. 68: Maryland. 16; North Carolina, 22; Florida, 10: Georgia, 26; Louisiana, 18; Ohio, 46; Alaska, 6. and Porto Rico, 6. New York, with 78 un instructed delegates, votes under the unit rule, as does New Jersey, with 24. With the machinery of the convention in the hands of the Bryan forces, it is stated by his friends that it will be Im possible to carry out this plan should there be objection to it. Notice that is was being considered, however, had the result to start the Bryan leaders to fig uring, and should it develop , in their opinion that the result would be a gain Instead of a loss to the Lincoln leader. It might be decided to make no interfer ence. In this event precaution would be taken to make sure that those states where Bryan would make gains by the plan should hold the necessary caucus on the question, as well as those where losses to him might occur. The suggestion that instructions are ful filled and may be abandoned after the first ballot is also declared by Mr. Bry an's adherents to be theory and not fact. The instructions which have been given delegates to vote for Bryan, they con tend, mean continued voting for him un til a nomination is made. The Bryan people regard the conception of the plan to be rather the evidence of a forlorn hope or effort than as an opposing move ment fraught with danger to their suc cess in the convention. FIGHT AGAIXST GAG RULE Democrats Will Denounce Methods of House of Representatives. DENVER, July 4. A vigorous protest against what they call "gag rule" in the National House of Representatives will be made to the committee on resolutions of the Democratic convention by the members of the committee from New York and Iowa. A conference was held today between representatives of these two states at which a plank was prepared for introduction in the committee with a view to having it made a part of the Democratic platform. Judge B. M. Wade, of Iowa, and Representative William Sul zer. of New York, are authors of the plank, which follows: "Under the domination of an autoc racy intrenched behind its present rules the National House of Represen tatives has ceased to be either pjpular or representative. Instead, its record during a long period of Republican ascendancy proves that it has become the mere tool or an oligarchy which represents special and reactionary in terests. The Democratic party pledges itself so soon as it shall have been intrusted with control of the once popular branch of Congress to such re form of the rules as will restore to that body the representative character which the makers of the Constitution intended it should have. "That the public business should be transacted in sessions of committees of either house of Congress or in Joint conference committees, is undemocrat ic and should not be tolerated. The Democracy will whenever it achieves control of either hoiree of Congress so amend the rules that no business other than that of executive and diplomatic character shall be done behind closed doors. Legislation is of necessity molded in committee, and the people should know the Influence and arguments which prevail there, no less than the record made on the floor of Congress." Idaho Men Frame Protest. DENVER, July 4. The contesting delegation from Idaho, which seeks to unseat . the delegation headed by ex Senator Dubois, has decided to enter a protest against the sub-committee of the National committee, selected to pass on the Idaho contest previous to the temporary organization of the Democratic convention. The controver sy in Idaho turns on the Mormon question. A C0WB0Y DON JUAN In "Careless, the leading1 story In the midsummer fiction number of Sun set Magazine, the author, Blllee "Glynn, has created a new character, who la well worth reading; about. Rejuvln aiOa diresUen, At ail saloons. GUFFEY SCORED IN SPEECH BY BRYAN Nebraskan Charges National Committeeman With Be traying People. SAYS HE SHOULD RESIGN Democratic Leader Slakes Stirring Address to Pennsylvania Dele gates Representing Anti Guffcy Wing of Party. FAIRVIBW, Lincoln, Neb., July 4. William Jennings Bryan celebrated In dependence Day by delivering his first front porch speech to an enthusiastic delegation today. Tom L. Johnson, of Cleveland, who was In conference with Mr. Bryan when the visitors arrived, also responded with a speech. The delegation consisted of members of the Bryan Democratic League, of Penn sylvania, more than a score of delegates representing the anti-Guftey wing of the party, and several women 108 people in all. National Committeeman Guffey came in for a scoring at the hands of Mr. Bryan. Mr. Johnson and James Kerr addressed Mr. Bryan in behalf of the delegation. In speeches bristling with indignation, Guf fey was charged with betraying the will of the people. Mr. Bryan said in part: "It Is very appropriate that the Penn sylvania delegation should come here for the Fourth of July, for the Fourth of July was made memorable by the signing of the Declaration of Independence in the Keystone State. It is also appropriate that you should be the first delegation to come, as a delegation, on its way to Den ver (applause), for In no state in this Union have the Democrats who believe in the principles that now dominate the Democratic party made a braver fight than they have made In Pennsylvania. (Applause). One Great Issue. "If I properly understand the signs of the times, the overshadowing issue in this campaign will not be one of t'.ie issues that arise from time to time, pre senting an economic question. The over shadowing issue is one that pervades all these questions. It is simply this: Shall the people run their own Government, or shall the masses be exploited by those who are raised to power by predatory corporations? (Applause). "Let the people rule, is going to be one of the slogans in this campaign, and It is very appropriate that as this convention is about to assemble, as its platform is about to be written, as its nominees are about to be named: it is appropriate that the Pennsylvania Democrats should be the first to stop here and give their pledge that in that convention Pennsylvania's in fluence will be thrown against the politi cal boss and the corporation in politics. (Great applause). "You will bear me witness that in the 12 years during which I have been in Na tional politics I have avoided interference with the politics of the various states. Even in my own state I have never taken part in the aspirations or controversies for nominations. ' Hot Shot for Guffey. "I have never expressed an opinion as to which Democrat should be nominated for office. Even when delegates are se lected and- instructed for me. I do not take part In the naming of those dele gates. I have abstained scrupulously from taking part in these controversies between Individuals and I have done it for a reason. I believe In the right of each community to attend to its own business; I believe that the people of each community' know better what they want done than any outside person can know. And the only reason why I ex pressed an opinion in your own state (as I have expressed an opinion in that state in regard to the National committeeman who is to help manage the campaign) is this: That Mr. Guffey. your National committeeman, who aspires to be com mitteeman again, deliberately and wil fully conspired to defeat what he knew to be the expressed will of the Democrats of Pennsylvania. (Applause.) "You have a primary law In your state under which the voters have a "FROM THE PRAIRIES OF AMERICA TO THE HOMES TRAOC MARK G a A. right to select the delegates to the National Convention. Those who fa vored my nomination organized for the purpose of presenting that issue to the voters in every district; they put up their candidates, and these candidates either openly avowed themselves or it was written upon the ticket that was presented to the voters at the polls, and as a result of that primary- a large majority of the voters In the Democratic party In the State of Penn sylvania expressed their desire that I should be nominated and recorded themselves in favor of the delegates with promises to go to the convention and favor my nomination. , Served Notice on Guffey. It is not for me to say whether those Democrats were wise or foolish, but If I understand what democracy means, those men are the ones to determine what' Pennsylvania shall say on that subject. and when a political boss, assumes to delay the expressed will of his party, he shall never be in the party organization except over my pro test. (Great applause.) And as I have tried to be honest in. politics, I have notified Mr. Guffey that whenever my opinion has been asked I have stated that I would regard his selection as unfortunate and. his membership upon the committee as an embarrassment. "Now., my friends, I shall not discuss the question further, I am not new in American politics. I have been in politics for some time. I have taken the people into my confidence ever since I have been in politics. I have discussed questions frankly. Nobody is in doubt as to what I believe or where I stand, and when this campaign came on I stated that while I did not know whether I ought to be nominated or not, if the people said that they thought I ought ti be nominated I would take it for granted that they meant what they said, and when they nominated me they wanted to elect mc, and that no bushwhacker would be put into my counsels to betray me. (Great applause.) And the man who thinks that my election would be in jurious to this country ought not to par ticipate in' that injury by helping to elect me through organized work. Calls on Him to Retire. "As a private individual he might pre fer me to other candidates, but as soon as he believes that my election would not be for the good of the country, or as soon as he cannot put his heart into it and give his service to that end, he ought to be willing that somebody else should bear that responsibility and have whatever honor is attached to the position. I think I have expressed myself with sufficient clearness on that one question." (Great applause.) Cheers for Johnson. Three cheers for the "fighting Mayor" were given as Mr. Johnson appeared. "You," he said, "are witnessing at this time one of the greatest scenes the coun try has ever gone through. Here (turn ing to Mr. Bryan) is the man who re ceived the almost unanimous nomination of the people. It is men like Guffey who have" betrayed the Democratic party and will betray It again. We have got to drive them out. We're not going to gain votes by trying to placate the men who want to make the Democratic party so near like the Republican party that no matter who wins, you lose." BIG SCRAMBLE FOR TICKETS Denver Citizens Allowed Only 1500 Seats In Convention Hall. DENVER, July 4.-SeIdom has there been such rivalry in the matter of se curing tickets for a National convention as will characterize the Democratic con vention, which will be held in this city next week, and never has there been more feeling- in this connection than there appears to be at this time. The conven tion hall Is larger than many other con vention halls, but the trouble grows out of the unusual demand. The convention rates on the railroads are having the ef fect of bringing an exceptional number of people from Eastern States, all of whom make the plea that they should be accommodated after coming so far, while, on the other hand, the residents of Colo rado and other neighboring states have let it be known that they will be on hand in large numbers, and they will make the claim that, as the Far West has never be fore had a convention located in its midst, they should be given preference. After supplying the superb new convention hall and subscribing $100,000 to obtain the meeting, Denver Is to receive only about 1500 seats on tickets. EASTERN EXCURSIONS. The Canadian Pacific is making very low round-trip rates to St. Paul, Chi cago, St. Louis and Eastern terminals. Travel via the "World's Scenic Route," and get the best. Make your reservations now. 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The Ne braska state platform, however, was drawn entirely upon National Issues, and Mr. Bryan has let It be known both at Lincoln and Denver that the planks in this document represent precisely and exactly his views on every public ques tion intended to be brought forward In the coming campaign. Give Bryan What He Wants. With this knowledge in their posses sion, the members of the resolutions com mittee of the National convention will be given the task of writing the plat form. It is understood to be the plan to have this work done first by a sub-committee. This sub-committee will be numerically larger than Is customary, that its work may have the greater weight with the full committee, with the con vention and with prospective Democratic Is unrivalled; it is beautifully designed, richly colored in soft greens, and durable and comfort able in the highest degree. A part of our large new stock of chairs and rockers is on display in our Fifth-street windows. 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President Samuel Gompers. of the American Federation of Labor, accom panied by several of his conferees, is ex pected to present to the committee the demands of organized labor, as was done to the Republican committee on resolu tions at Chicago. President Fuller, rep resenting the National Brotherhoods of Railroad Men, arrived in the city today and w(ll make an argument, if permitted, in favor of a broad injunction plank. Frank S.Monnett, ex-Attomey-General of Ohio, has been here for some .days, hav ing come for the specific purpose of giv ing the committee the legal and political history of the injunction question." . With the ideas of the prospective can didate so well defined on the subject of the platform, there is little subject mat ter for consideration by preliminary con ferences, and it has been announced that the platform will be allowed to wait un til the committee lias held its first meet ing and the resolutions committee has been appointed. CLOSINGUT SALE. 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