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WANT CONVENTION THAT WILL BE
THE SIGNAL FOR PARTY HARMONY)
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BRYAN KEYNOTE
fDeslre Every Delegate Shall
Start Home After Nom
inations Feeling Good.
I cure
I tion.
By John Nevins.
(Staff Correspondence United Press.)
Denver, Col, July 4. A. Democratio
convention that will be harmonious In
every respect, that will not adjourn
without delegates taking homeward bit
ter feelings to be carried to the No
vember balloting, and with all hand
working for success, is. what the Bryan
followers here proclaim In reference to
the twenty-second quadrennial gather
ing of the party which will meet next
Tuesday.
Gray of Delaware is generally con
sidered to be out of the running for first
idace, although his supporters still say
Ids name will go before the conven
tion. Former Congressman Handy, who
has been selected to sound the Dela
warean's praises, will be here tomorrow.
He has his speech finished, and it Is up
to the Gray managers to say whether
or not It will- be given. The Bryantteo
are urging them to call Handy off, and
they profess hopes that something tan
gible in this direction will be accom
plished by Monday.
Bryan Would Pacify Johnson.
The Johnson proposition is the hard-
one, to carry tnsir point ana se
ttle naming of Bryan by acclama
the followers of the latter are will
ing to go to almost any extent. It was
It-ported tonight thai a proposition had
lM-en mnae to jonnso.i mat in uie evcei
his sunnorters do not further antagon
izo Bpyun he can have nny position In
the gift or the NenpsKan, even in me
cabinet, provided the Commoner is
elected.
Success for the harmony program
was not DOSslble until the New York
Democracy made its appearance and sur
rendered body, boots and breeches to
the -Boy Orator of the Platte." Two
minutes after Mayor Ijahlman of
Omaha, Bryan's advance agent, closed
his conference with Murphy of Tarn
many Hall today, ho got into communi
cation with Lincoln; Neither he nor
the Tammany chieftain would discuss
what passed between them, but the sat
isfied face of the "cowboy mayor"
showed that ne nad no aouot as to now
New York's vote would be recorded.
Murphy, In discussing the situation for
publication tonight, stated that he had
nothing new to say regarding New
lorKs position.
"The members of the New Tork dele
fatlon will caucus Monday night," he
eclared, "and It will be up to them to
Bay what they want.
y Banning Mate for Bryan.
As a matter of fact, however. Mon-
day's caucus is for the purpose of dis
cussing the vice-presidential situation.
There are two New Yorkers that want
to get upon the ticket with Brvan, They
are Martin W. Littleton, vhHa one of
the real orators of the party, and Su
preme Court Justice: William J. Gny
rior of Brooklyn. Gaynor is a radical
reformer and very strong, In the east,
while Littleton, who originally hailed
from Tennessee, Is n experienced cam
pa ifcger.
But New Tork has no Intention of
rutting any candidate In the field un
If as developments should show that
such action would aid the fight In the
state for local officers this fall. And
the big chiefs of the party will confer
et lengtjh before they decide this ques-
Political Fot-Bubblings.
if New York Is satisfied to be re
corded in the Bryan camp, as stated by
Bird Coler, "Billy" Sulzer and other
leaders, there appears to be small chance
of an appreciable showing for the John-
eon movement. ir jonnson couia re
won over to active support of Bryan, It
is conceded that nis lnnuence in Minne
sota and the Dakotas would be very
great.
One boom was nipped In the bud to
day. It was that of John W. Kern of
Indiana. He had announced that he
would not be an active candidate, but
was willing to take his place. His own
State put him out of the running. Mem
bers of the Indiana delegation now here
held an informal conference to talk
thing's over. When the Kern boom was
mentioned. Lamb, delegate-at-Iarge from
Terre Haute, declared he thought It In
bad taste for the Indlanans to have any
candidate. It was finally decided that
the "time was hardly propitious" for
booming anyone for the second place
upon the ticket, and the meeting ad
journed without adoptingthe resolu
tions of praise and support which Kern
and his friends had deemed themselves
entitled to.
Hitchell for Second Flaoe.
dLTohn Mitchell, former head of the
United Mineworkers of America, is ap
parently the crux of the situation, so
r.-ir as serona piace is concerned, to
night. He will arrive here from the
met tomorrow. With him will come
Samuel Oompers, and they are here to
Insist upon an antl-injunctlon or other
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SEiJIIIIH
RESISTLESS
Observer Who Has Traveled
From Coast to Coast Dis
covers More Things Than
He Sees in the News of the
Day.
Yeomanry Idolizes Bryan,
Merchants Trust and Even
Bankers No More Fear
Reactionaries in the Last
Ditch. -
BRYAN iS
CONVENTION
If! POCK
ET
Every Indication Points to
Commoner on First Bal
lot Struggle for Vice-
Presidency Only Fight
Contemplated.
nlHOISI'S LIFE
SAVED BY
i.ll
Blinded by Dust Driver
Plunges Machine Off
High Trestle.
rro-iaDor pianas in me piatiorm. While
Iltchell is traveling westward, his
(Continued . on Page Two.)
(Bpoclnl Dispatch to Tbe Journal.)
Seattle, July . Blindod by a cloud
of dust, A. I. Kruger. 23 years old,
while driving a large touring car
swiftly into this city from his home In
Hlllman, lost control of his machine
and It dashed off the high trestle, land
ing in the muddy flats below.
The car was smnsneu into a snape
less mass and Kruger only escaped
death by the tact that he was burled
aavernl .feet in the mud. He was res
cued almost Immediately by a passing
automobile. At the hospital It was
stat ml that Kmger will recover, as no
bones were broken, and no Internal In
Juries.
The smnshea machine was a new one
which KniRpr bought yeRterday. it
develops today that Kruger had been
arrested late last night for violation of
the cltv speed laws and whs out on
ball. His trinl is set for Monday.
J. Arthur Brinnon Doad.
(Speclil Pliptih to The Journal.)
Baker City, Or., July 4. J. Arthur
Brinnon, formerly a newspaper man of
Wilson recK. ssnington, died here
today of peritonitis.
CAMPAU. SULLIVAN
AND MACK SLATED
FOR RELEGATION
(Hearst Vewt fey Leogeet Leaa4 Wtr.)
Denver. Colo., July 4. Dtuilel J. Cam
pan, national committeeman and leader
of the Michigan Democracy for many
year, ia out of play. Following the
announcement that he was a candidate
for chairman of the new national com
mlttoe, he took occasion tonight to era-
rhatlcaUr deny the report and to say
hat be did not desire to succeed him
self as committeeman from that state.
"I hsv been active in politic for
rear." he said, "and I think I am co
ltled to a rest -Under no circum
stances can I afford the tlrne necessary
to manage a national campaign, and I
hop that the new chairman when se
lected will he enme one who ran devote
H of his energise from row on nntll
JioTfmlwr to worklnc for the eucceos of
the ticket we will nominate this week."
xt was staled that Koger BttiUma and i
Norman E. Mck of Nw Tork are likely
to be retired as national committeemen
when their state delegations caucus
next week. It is said that private busi
ness will compel them to ask that other
men be selected and that MUiard Dunlap
and Judge Thompson axe candidates to
succeed them,
Willi am J. (Tlnney) Connors, chair
man of the New York state committee,
who has been rightin Mack far control
of the Erie county delegation for sev
eral years, today intimated to fiinds
that lie would be named to. succeed
Mack. He claims to bave the support
of Tammany and. Murth!v it declared, to
be displeased with the prominence that
haa recently ben given to Mack. 8o
the program is for the New Tork caucus
to reine Connor Monday- Instead of
Mack.' The latter is fighting hard, and
has asked the assistance of Bryan te
enable him te rata La hia position.
H16S OH SIXTH
STORY SHUTTER
Man Forced Off by Flames
While Firemen Work
Desperately.
United Preaa Leased Wire.)
Spokane, Wash., July 4. D. C John
son, a guest of the Spokane club, on the
top floor of a six-story building, was
fatally Injured when, after hanging for
a few minutes to a shutter, he was over
come by smoke from the -fire within
and dropped to the roof of a two-story
building "adjoining. He died a Ilttfo
while later at the hospital. The fire
department worked like madmen to get
a ladder to the man In mortal pain, but
he could not hang on long enough. The
fall broke his skull and other bones.
The fire, which was confined to the
top floor, caused damage of approxi
mately 10,000. It occurred about 7
p. m.
PARADE ISHaP
AT BAKES CITY
By John E. Lathrop.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Lincoln, Neb., July 4 Not one pnld
political agent produced the result, nev
ertheless Lincoln town tonight is the
mecca of all convention travelers. Dem
ocrats are here of high and low degree,
men famed for potency in party councils
who have "swung" whole states by tiie
power of their leadership, men who
serve with distinction in the United
States senate, nnd in the national house
of representatives., governors, national
committeemen, business men and news
paper correspondents! all come to fhe
home of the Nebraska statesman fio
has upbuilt his call it "machine if you
pleaae by the power of an Idea the
Idea that the people of the country may
be trusted, that they know what would
be for the good of the nation without
Intervention from teachers of the
masses, who essay to lay down correct
doctrines.
; '''''.. .Ho Fear of'Bry X left.
For nearly a month I have traveled
from Washington, D. C, through New
Tork, Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin
Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska, until
here at Lincoln I stop to sum up the
result of my observations. Everywhere
Bryan sentiment has strengthened. Mer
chants have confidence in him and bank
ers have lost what fear they had in
1896 and 1900. The farmers remain, as
then, loyal to him; laborers regard him
as a sincere rrlend. it is lmpossiDie
not to receive from time to time lm
nresslons that the American newspaper
Sresa has not been wholly true to its
uty. but has covered up the truth re
garding the wave of sentiment which is
sweeping over the country. Yet Bryan
spent no money hiring managers, main
tained no subsidized organization in any
city other than his personal staff in the
office of the Commoner here, who are
legitimate newspaper men like others.
Charles f. Tart expended m ante-
convention expenses an immense sum,
estimated at $300,000 to 360,O0. Those
who know the Inside of Bryan's cam
paign methods know he employed no
men to round up delegstes, and that is
the most striking feature of the mar
velous ovation that is being paid the
Nebraska man these days. Those here
tonight eo to Denver, jonly to have their
places f"illed by other thousands who
will come to par their respects ss those
today came to fill the places of other
thousands who wsre here yesterday and
the day before.
Reactionaries' t Forlorn Hop.
Reactionaries pass through without
stopping, making baseless claims of sur-
& rises to oe wnen me onnoiing oegins.
ut all others know, and the reaction
aries privately admit, that there is noth
ing to it but Mrvan on the first ballot.
Their claims are merely to withhold
what force the reactionaries may, to
rnmnwl th tonlno- down of the nlatform.
to procure if possible a discrediting of
those forward policies now referred to
as "Roosevelt-Bryan-ui loiiette-uum
mlns destruction.
It appears to be determined, however.
mat the platrorm win ee progressive,
including everv plank proposed by La
Gray Seems to Be Strong for
Nomination Very Little
News of Importance Has
Marked Preliminary Con
vention Days,
Pollette and asked for by Roosevelt at
Chicago, but refused by the
platform committee.
judging rrom
Republican
newspaper expressions
alone the wav from Washington to Lin
coln, these plunks will appeal to the
people powerfully. ' Thfre seems to be a
basis for Democratic confidence which
fills the air clear across the continent.
DOMTNTCK. SA LEI? IN I
AND ZANZ IX MIXFP
Team Runs Away With
Float Three Women
and Driver Hurt.
Baker City. Or, July 4. The losing
events of Baker's Fourth of July Jubl
lee. which haa lasted for three days
and has been one of the most socceee
ful events In the city's history, was
marred this evening when a large team,
drawing the handsome float of Harn-
blln tamp No. to. Royal Neighbor, ran
away and seriously Injured Stewart
Ayre. the driver, and Mesdamea Brlgg
shulti and Joele Tmesdale and Xlas
Lanr Hill, occupents of the float. Tbe
team became frightened aa the big pa
rade of the Jubilee was forming, and
despite efforts to stop them, the float
was wrecked.
The July jubilee ha been the moet
successful event Jn the city history.
Fully .0a pople celebrated bere te-
dav, corning from ail polat In
Oregna nad w eat rn Idaho,
"Little Italy" had a fight te hslp
celebrate the Fourth last evening. I).
Domlnlck. Domlnlco Snlrlnl and Fred
Zanz were found at First and 8herldan
bv Patrolman Lvtle fighting to the
very best of their ability. Domlnlck
was able to get out on bail, but the
others reposed in the city Jail for the
FALLS TWENTY FEET
THROUGH TRESTLE
WAITING FOR CAR
While the Vancouver car on which
he was coming to Portland was waiting
at the switch near the ferry for five
other car to pass last evening. Oeorge
O. Harris, rooming at ITv, Third street,
fell through tie trestle to the ground
It feet, below.
Tbe car vu not moving et me lime
the accident occurred. Whether Harris
stepped from the car to the trestle and.
la the darkness, fell through the ties
or was shoved from the car step la ua-
Itnewn.
Harris was rastuy carried nn board
the car, arid-after being cared for in
the Second-ajreet waiting-room was
takn to the Oood Samaritan hospital
In the Red Cm ambulance. Dr. A. 11
Knrkey exemtned him and found enlv
super nciei Injart. i
By W. G. F. Price.
(Hearst Kewi by Longest Leased Wtm.)
Denver, July 4. Denver this after
noon and tonight has begun to put on
a real convention look. The lobby of
the Brown Palace hotel, which Is the
center of convention activity when no
services are In progress, is becoming
crowded, little knots of delegates gather
and talk, while real high national con
ferences by the real leaders of the
party are almost constantly in prog
ress. There is as yet little real news and
i-no great amount of enthusiasm. This
will come tomorrow and -Monday, when
the delegates will begin to come In,, In
force.
Among the delegations scheduled to
arrive tomorrow will be Alabama. Flor
ida, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Iowa,
Minnesota, Kentucky, . Kansas, New
Hampshire, South Dakota, Wisconsin,
west Virginia and Texas. Besides a
score or more of Democratio clubs will
come In on special trains or in special
cars. The rest of the delegations will
be here Monday and then Denver will
begin to feel the presence of the great
est crowd which she has ever enter
tained. Denver, by the way, is sparing noth
ing to make her guests comfortable.
Up to this time at least there has been
little disposition to gouge.
Bryan In Lead.
Unless all signs fail, it will be Bryan
on the first ballot out with votes to
spare. His brother, who arrived today,
places bis votes at Hita on the first bal-
...
The jonnson and uray ooomers still
profess to have hopes of success, but
thev ere about aa superstitious as a
darky crossing a graveyard at mid
night. So fur as the spirit of the con
vention la -now represented in Denver,
it is Bryan first and tha rest nowhere,
not only In the matter of the presi
dency, but in pretty muoh everything
else.
One of the most remarkable features
of the situation today Is the number
of men spoken of In connection with
the vlce-preslsientlaJ situation. Up to
last accounts the number was between
60 and 60 with every arriving delega
tion adding to the list.
There Is an undercurrent that with
Brvan tho presidential nominee the
east should get the second place, and
there Is no concealment of the fact that
there are plenty of men in the east
who are oerfectlv willing to respond
to their party's call. Judge Gray is the
man most talked of for the vtce-Dresl-
dency and the best opinion Is that if
he will accent ne can nave mo piacn.
Justice William F. Onynor's name is
also freour-ntlv mentioned.
With New York supporting Brvan
and Gaynor there is no improbability
in the belief that the Now lorlc Jurist
might be the man.
KoM Aotlve Boom.
The mo.st active boom Is that for
Alexander MacNell of Connecticut. His
friends are confident he has a show.
Other men who are prominently men
tioned are John Mitchell and J. W
Kern There Is little likelihood that
any real fight will be mail in the mat
ter of selecting a vice-president until
the middle of next week.
The selection of Governor Haskell or
Oklahoma as the head of the platform
committee Is taken t,o mean that Mr.
Bryan's views will be fully met In the
framing of the declaration of principles
for the convention. .
The subcommittee of the executive
ermmlttee were In session tocay malt
ing final plans for the gathering of
the convention Tuesday nnd everything
Is no.v In r-iidlness. " s purpose
to avoid nlirht srss'on If possible, and
It Is belioved that this can be done. It
la nrnnmcil to reces Immediately af
ter the perfecting of the temporary or
ganization and the introduction of the
resolutions eugollzlng former President
Cleveland and former National Chair
mam Inn, XT Jnnes
ir.,. h ornri rtav of the convention,
on Wednesday, the nr.gram calls for
f h aft raTmpn t oreanlratlon address of
the pormanent chairmnn and receipt
and adoption of committee reports,
f h a r a MBT
The nominations for president will
be made on Thursday and It is planned
to adjourn after this la settled until
Friday morning, when the nominations
for vice-president will be in order.
The platform committee may not re
mh nnftl Thursday.
Provision Is made In the program for
the reception or motions to limit aec
ondlng sreech to snectal nominations
and to -limit both nomlnationg and sec
onding apeeehes for the vice-president.
There will be no limits placed on the
prealdentlal nomlrav.ng speeche. Short
work will be made of the t'Jk contests
on Monday.
SIX KILLED, THIRTY
INJURED IN" OAKLAND.
Alameda, Cal., Local Train Collides with
Santa Cruz Passenger. Engine Smash-;
es Into a Smoking Car. Victims Are?
Pinned in Wreckage.
The dead:
Sol Loeb. capitalist and wholesale li
quor dealer, San Francisco.
Leslie Albee. aced 20. 164 Carl street.
San Francisco.
Frank Laudon. newspaper carrier.
San FranclBco.
Albert W. Shumway, clerk, Oakland.
Unidentified man. thought to be L. B.
Barton, San Francisco.
Unidentified man c&rrylng cards of
Nutting Construction company.
The Injured.
Frank Cram, San Francisco, fractured
wrist, bruises: probably Internal in
juries.
Ehenorr fa JaDanese). Monterey, bad
ly cut about head and face; other ln-
uries.
bruised about face, head and body.
E. L. Ely, Oakland, slightly injured.
George Peery. Oakland, cut about face
by flying glass and splinters.
Morris Waiter. Oakland, slightly in
ured.
El! Jarovlch. Oakland. cut and
bruised.
Geortre L. Nutting. San Franclsoo,
slightly Injured.
John Vugola, Santa Cruz, injured about
face an head. - i
Mrs. A. Mannerberg, Frultvaie, caught
Jam as the passengers rushed from
coach; crushed and bruised.
C. R. Brown, San Francisco, slightly
rulsed.
A. J. Hoffmer. Oakland, cut by fly
ing glass and splinters.
Mrs. ueorge Harris, (jaaiana, sngni-
ly bruised.
oeorge Harris. tWKiana, nana cut
Ralph -Scott, Oakland slightly hurt.
Frank Bately. Oakland. slightly
rulsed and cut about face and handa.
Elmer Kitchen. Oakland, cut right
hand, wrist sprained.
A. Morrison, San Francisco, Internally
Injurod.
A. C. Pa lna, Oakland, out abont face
and hands.
Mah Shen, Chinese, Oakland, cut and
bruised.
O. T. Ferris, fireman, Oakland, local,
ankle broken.
Oakland, Cal., July 4. Six per
sons were killed outright and
over 80 others were maimed and se
riously Injured when narrow-gauge lo
cal No. 2034 crashed Into Santa Cruz
train NO, 67 at First and Webster
streets. Oakland, tonight.
Responsibility for the accident Is laid
to B. J. Barry, engineer of the Santa
Cruz train, who is charged by officers
of the Southern Pacific railroad with
disobeying tower signals that were dis
played to bring his engine to a stand
still before it reached the Webster
street crossing.
Local No. 2034 had left the narrow
gauge moie at 7:10 and was on Its way
to the Oakland station at Fourteenth
and Franklin streets when the collis
ion occurred.
William Mark, the engineer, saw
?reen lights displayed from the signal
ower at Morrison street, after pass
ing the Webster street bridge and was
going ahead at 11 miles an hour when
he crashed Into the Santa Cruz train.
According to C. A. McCurdy, who ,
was In charge of the Harrison street 1
tower, red light had been flashed, to'
halt the Santa Cruz train before it
came to the Webster street crossing on
its way to the Oakland mole. v
Ignores Sigrials. '
McCurry was startled- to find that- 1
the Santa Crux train had taken no
notice of signals. Glancing out of the
tower in the darkness he saw the train,
speeding ahead at 60 miles an hour.
Running across Its path past the green .
lights at the Webster street draw-, :
bridge he could see the narrow gauge,,
local making for the crossing and real--lzed
tjiat a colllsslon was Imminent.
McCurdy tried to avert the collision,
by opening a switch from the signal
tower that would derail tho Santa Cnia'
train. The train ran into the switch."
but It was going too fast to escape the.,'
on-rushlng local.
Crashed Into Coach. - - ... f
Tho tender of the locomotive of the
narrow gauge local, which was running;
reversed in front of five coaches. ,
crashed directly in the middle of tho.
smoker of the Santa Cruz train. The lo-
comotlve and baggage car of the Santa',
Cruz train which was made up of six
coaches, had just passed tbe crossing
when the crash came. The smoker f
the Santa Cruz train received the full '
force of the Impact and was shunted
In a splintered mass of wreckage twenty",
yards away from the track. The loco- v
motive, baggage car and the remaining
coaches were derailed biit escaped wltU" "
superficial damage. !
Part of the wreckage of the smoker'
was tossed on top of the locomotive of
the narrow gauge local, where it
ploughed its way clear through the car
before flinging the splintered mass clear
of the track and coming to a standstill.
Mark, engineer of the local, stayed
by his throttle after the crash came, ;..
and saw two bodies of t men who had -been
in the smoker flung on top of his.
tender. , ..,,
The Santa Cruz smoker was crowded
with men oh their way to San Fran
cisco when the collision occurred. Tho
wreck of . the smoker was so decisive
that nearly every person inside was In
jured. '
Bodies Mangled.
Tho six persons killed outright were ,
in this coach, an.1 the bodies of nrarlr'
all of them were mangled almost be-' -yond
recognition.
The work of extracting the rfenri an
Injured from the smoker was still under
way at midnight and the nature of the ,
wreck was such that the police were
uncertain at that hour If the extent of
the casualties was definitely ascer-,
talned. There were six bodies at the
morgue at midnlarht anrl tha nnlloa h,rf
reports of over a score of persons who.
naa Deen treated for Injuries at the
hospitals. '
With the exception of C T. Fef'fis.
the fireman of the. Alameda local, none
of the. train crews were injured.- Ferris v"
broke his ankle in leaping from the
platform that extends along the engine.
C. A. McCurdy, the towerman, at"
tower No. 8, who derailed the Santa
Cruz train in an effort to prevent the
collision, gave the following graphic de-
Bunuwiui hi me acciaent:
"I had dropped the green signal telK'
ing Engineer Mark of tho Alameda lo
cal that the track was clear and that
he had the right of wav. The local
emerged from the Webster-street "
(Continued on Page Four.
GLORIOUS FOURTH
CREATES GRAVES
Seventeen Dead and Over
Two Thousand Injured in
Various Celebrations.
(United pres. Led Wlre.1
J Chicago, July 4. Up to midnight re-
forts compiled by Chicago papers from
he entire country .showed a list of 17
dead and 2,137 Injured in "celebratin
"nl
FOUR KILLED IN
RAILROAD WRECK
(fulled Pr?M Leaaed Wlre.l
Cttra. N. T, July 4. Four trainmen
were killed, three fatally injured and a
eeore of holiday maker aertooaly hurt
when the New Tork. Central" Clayton
Flyer collided head oa today with a
freight near Booneville, St mile north
f tera.
which Is to be made up later will doubt
less Increase both numbers. The local
record Is three de.id and 60 seriously
Injured for the 24 hours. Police orders
preventing the use of pistols by adults
the glorious Fourth." Another list
dangerous explosives to minors were ig
nored. In few casrs .r surncieni
measures taken by the police against
violators of the law.
Stray bulletins claimed victims in
every part of the city. Cannon cracF
ers and contraband explosives blew off
1MM1 MD BABE :
KILLED BV BOM
Misdirected Fireworks Cause:
Two Deaths on Lake ;
Merritt's Shore. ;
(Cnlted Pre. Leased Wire.) ;
Oakland, Cal., July 4. Mrs. Annie
Rlegllng and her 4-month s-old son. Hen
ry, were instantly killed on the ahore
of Lake Merrltt last night by the ex--plosion
of a bomb used In the firework.
display. Henry Rlegllng, husband of
the woman, was painfully injured on
his arm, but nqt seriously, ;
He-had taken his wlfa and child ti'
see the fireworks and a little after
o'clock the explosion of the mlasent
bomb blew the arm off the child, and
tore off its mother's breast and nar
rowly missed killing tha man.
GRAYS MANAGERS'
NOMINATE W. J. BRYAN
FOR SECOND PLACE
(Bart 5ewa by Longest lt set I WliS.)
Denver. Cold., July 4. The Gray inai
agers tonight addressed a letter to all
delegates to the Democratio convention
urging that William J. Bryan be nomi
nated for second place on tbe ticket and
that George Gray t chosen aa presi
dential candidate. The letter is on
stationery beerinc the head ""Gray Head
quarter. It begin a follows:
"Deer Sir We feel that we can de
no more patriotic thtnr on thl anni
versary of American Independence tha
to urge upon you and other deiesate. to
the Democratic national convention
careful consideration of a- ticket .com
posed thus:
"For president Oeorge Gray ef Dela
ware. "For vice president W. 3. Bryan of
Nebraska,
heard, from Vr. Bryan'.
CjOa.ml fre4 foroeful .r.um.ft. f--a
tk-ket reading 'Bryan Gray.' L.t ut
place before your' minds a reversal t .
that combination.
The letter tba prweed lv erW
tnents In favor of Gray tor head f t
ticket. The attention of 1e,, m
called to the fact that Jom i.:r "7.
popular in eastern states and t I t
nomination would In. ire ti. rerri ,
New York, N.w Jeraey. I ..--;. are, -Beetlcut,
st ' Vlrs'nla. la i m,
hnma, rilinoia, L4or4 I
wtatem tate
It Is eurseeted r the Cray it -
that "in the ion f f v-- ?
Brysn woui, he rtn e c ' '
oaatrete lit a' t.iy aa i -
pre.trtlSr, offi r"
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