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PART ONE
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TABRIZ IN PALL
OF REVOLUTION
NIGHT AND DAY
PERSIAN UPRISING ASSUMES
SERIOUS ASPECT
ARRIVAL OF SHAH'B TROOPS
ONLY ADDS TO TERROR
If Soldiers Are Turned Loose Lives
of Foreigners Will Be Endangered.
Intense Excitement Prevails
Everywhere
By Associated Praia.
LONDON, July I.—The situation at
Tabriz, Persia, Is said to be very seri
ous. Private dispatches received here
today say that the people have erected
barricades In the streets and the fight
ing Is going on night and day.
Tabriz and the entire province of
Azerbajan are strongholds of the rev
olutionists, and the arrival there yes
terday of troopß to strengthen the
forces of the shah has Increased the
danger of the situation.
The entry of the troops Into the city
is opposed by the revolutionary forces.
All the bazaars have closed and the
looting of residences of the delegates
to the assembly and business houses
now is going on.
Increasing cause for alarm is found
In the fact that Tabriz is surrounded
by Rachin Kahn and his horsemen.
They are supporters of the shah and
are utterly without discipline. Should
these riders be turned* loose on the
city the lives of even the foreigners
there would be in danger.
No details are given of the recent
street fighting, but one of the dis
patches concludes with these words:
"A good deal more bloodshed is ex
pected before the trouble is settled."
The foreign community residence at
Tabriz is small and Is composed most
ly of Russians. There is a small Brit
ish consulate, General A. C. Wratis
law, and a Russian consul general, M.
Pohitonow, the staffs of the Imperial
Bank and Telegraph company and a
few engaged in the carpet trade. The
Russian and British consulates are
guarded by troops.
HANG MAN HEAD DOWN IN
CHA]NS_AND WHIP HIM
FEZ. Friday. June 24.—Abd El Mal
ek enter of El Quare expeditionary
forces, who wua captured by the forces
of Mulai Hand, was subjected to hor
rible torture on account of his refusal
to surrender His captors wrapped
him In chains and left him hanging
head downward while they lashed him
into insensibility with whips.
MOB AND INVADERS ARE
COMMITTING MANY CRIMES
ST. PETERSBURG July I.—News
was received here today showing that
the situation at Tabriz, Persia, Is se
rious. Mounted followers of Pachln
Khan have been arriving before the
city since yesterday.
They met with resistance.
This exasperated them and they at
once began committing many atrocities,
in which the mob Joined.
The situation is descirbed as intense.
The anti-revolutionists feeling them
selves on firm ground have declined
the proposal of an armistice made by
the Russian consul general.
The fighting which took place at Ta
briz yesterday, according to reports
that have Just come to hand via Baku,
approached the dimensions of a real
battle. Eighty men are reported killed
and many more were wounded.
The exact casualties, however, are
not given. Horsemen under Rachin
Kahn took part in the fighting. They
entered the town to support the adher
ents of the shah.
A detachment of 350 revolutionary
volunteers which started for Teheran
to dethrone «the shah, returned to Ta
briz after going forty miles. The
American consul at Tabriz, William F.
Doty, has demanded protection for the
Persian personnel of the consulate from
the Russian consul general. The In
habitants of Tabriz are panic stricken.
Only armed men venture abroad on the
streets.
PARROT IS PLACED
ON WITNESS STAND
TO DECIDE A CASE
Bird Gives Tell.Tale Evidence Involv.
Ing Question of Its Ownership
and Settles Controversy
In Cincinnati
CHICAGO, July I.—A dispatch to the
Tribune from Cincinnati, 0., says:
Justice Maus yesterday solved the
question of the ownership of a parrot
by placing the bird on the stand to
give its own testimony.
Mtss Bertha Saunders and Miss Em
ma Harris were the rival claimants
for the bird. Miss Harris held it, but
Miss Saunderß had brought action to
replevin.
To prove her ownership Miss Saun
ders wrote a string of pet phrases she
had taught the bird, gave them to the
judge and started the parrot on his
recitation.
As the bird reeled off saying after
saying, the judge decided Miss Saun
ders' plea was correct.
BUFFALO STEEL BRIDGE IS
DAMAGED BY DYNAMITERS
BUFFALO, N. V., July I.—Two
heavy charges of dynamite exploded
by a time fuse under the Lehigh via
duct at Clark and Ferry street early
today, blew two heavy iron girders out
of place, twisted the rails above and
shattered the ties for many feet.
The dynamite had been placed on
top of one of the railroad ferries' con
crete girders between the third and
fourth spans. The viaduct was but re
cently completed by McClintock &
Marshall, a firm which maintains the
open shop principle, and who have had
several bridges wrecked by dynamite
during the past year.
One man was arrested on suspicion.
LOS ANGELES HERALD
DRIVEN TO WAR
BY WANT, SAYS
HIGH MEXICAN
"MALCONTENT, NOT REVOLU
TION," IS OPINION
MOST OF FIGHTING DONE ON
U. 8. BORDER
Unemployed and Thinking Class of
People Declared to Be Responsible
for Uprising—Leaders Are
Said to Be Here
By A«»ocla<ert Presi.
CITY OF MEXICO, July 2.—Accord
ing to advices received here at 1 o'clock
thi3 nurnlng the authorities have cap
tured xnrt imprisoned eighteen more of
the Viesca raiders.
In a statement made to the Associ
ated Press today on behalf of the Mexi
can stite department by Secretary of
Foreign Affairs Gamboa, that official
said:
"In order that absurdly exaggerated
reports regarding the recent trouble In
northern Mexico may be corrected, and
in compliance with your request, I am
giving you access to certain official
correspondence which will prove that
the contention of the Mexican state de
partment that the recent troubles had
no political sign idea nee are well
grounded."
A number of telegrams and official
documents were thereupon shown the
correspondent of the Associated Press
which set forth the folowing facts:
That the recent attacks upon the
villages of Viesca, Las Vacas and Pa
lomas were made by small bands of
malcontents, who were driven to deeds
of desperation by lack of work, conse
quent hunger and an enmity toward
the local officials. These men had been
furnished literature of an anarchistic
and Inflammatory nature by agitators
in Los Angeles, San Antonio, Austin,
Tex., and St. Louis. In no Instance
had a representative man led the at
tacking parties, nor had the largest
group of raiders numbered more than
sixty men, and that the trouble was
practically over.
Continuing:, Mr. Gamboa said: "As
you have seen, these attacks have all
been made on villages near the boun
dary Une which separates the United
States and Mexico by small groups
of unemployed and ignorant men of the
lower class.
Came from United States
"It seems some of them came from
the United States side, and It Is
claimed the conspiracy was hatched on
that side. For that reason Mexico
claims that all the railders are guilty
of common crimes and those caught on
Mexican soil will be tried for such,
while for those apprehended in the
United States Mexico will ask their
extradition, ar we would of any crim
inal guilty of the crime of arson, mur
der or robbery.
"Mexico, taken completely unawares
by the attacks, asks the co-operation
of the United States In preserving the
neutrality laws. The government and
the people feel deeply gi-ateful for the
manner in which the co-operation has
been given, even though the trouble is
of such minor significance.
"That is the plain truth regarding the
so-called revolutionary movement."
At the department of the interior dis
patches were received from Governor
Cartenas, state of Coahulla, saying that
eight of the Viesca raiders had been
captured by rurales. Two of the prison
ers are leaders of the gang. The men
will be tried for murder and robbery.
The mounted police are closely press
ing the rest of the group and they have
left their mounts and hidden In the
haciendas, hoping thus to pass oft as
farm laborers.
A number of the horses of the ban
dits have been taken.
According to Vice President Corral,
the attack of Palomas yesterday morn
ing: was mr.de by twelve men who came
from Douglas, Ariz., and their object
was the customs house. The customs
house guards and the villagers repulsed
the attack and captured the leader of
the raiders, Otllio Madrid. One of the
villagers was killed during the fighting.
Dispatches say that absolute quiet
reigns In Cotthulla.
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST .
Fos Los Angeles and vicinity: Fair
Thursday; moderately warm; light
cast winds, changing to west. Maxi
mum temperature yesterday, 77 de.
grees; minimum, 55 degrees.
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LOCAL
California club wins decision in
liquor case.
San Francisco contractors bearing
the potato market.
■ Bryan club opens headquarters'on
Broadway.
Imprisoned lieutenant makes bold bid
for liberty.
Owens river bond agreement to be
modified.
Los Angeles delegates to Democratic
convention start for Denver.
COAST
Forber Banker Bartnett of San Fran
cisco sentenced to ten years in prison
for hypothecating Colton securities.
San Diego hotel contractor believed
to have been drowned.
California delegation leaves for Den
ver Democratic convention with flying
banner and carloads of fruit, flowers
and wines.
EASTERN
Keynote of Democratic campaign to
be "Republican extravagance."
Woman found murdered with hands
and feet tied in Chicago rooming house.
! Buffalo, N.. V., steel bridge is blown
up by double charge of dynamite.
Importers of women indicted on fifty
county by Chicago grand Jury.
Minnesota ■ Republicans nominate
Jacob Jaconson for governor.
' FOREIGN
Tabriz, Persia, in throes of bloody
and unceasing battle; houses barricad
ed and intense terror prevails.
■ Two hundred French soldiers taken
suddenly ill in China and poisoning is
suspected. ■......
Paris libel suit ends in duel.
• Six hundred lives reported' lost In
storm at Batavla. '
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 2, 1908.
Group of California Delegates Who Are on Their Way
to Attend National Democratic Convention in Denver
C M^^^^^^^^y(HJJ y. , NATHAN COLE MILTON K. YOUNG, ABOVE
iV^^'^ <S?> MATTISON B. JONES
JOHN FOX
Of Sacramento, Above
I. B. DOCKWEILER
DELEGATES OFF
TO CONVENTION
ANGELENOS BEGIN JOURNEY
TO DENVER
Accompanied by Two from San Diego,
the Local Men Depart for Col.
orado by Way of San
Francisco t
Southern California's delegation to
the Denver convention started for the
national Democratic mecca yesterday
afternoon at 6 o'clock on the Owl.
Nathan Cole, jr., Milton K. Young,
Isidore B. Dockweiler and Mattlson 8.,
Jones of Los Angeles, and Eugene
Oapps and Colonel K. V. Dodge of San
Diego comprise the delegation.
A bunch of Democrats lined the
platform under the big train shed at
the Arcade depot. Much of the day
members of the Democratic club had
escorted Messrs. Oapps and Dodge of
San Diego through Los Angeles and
suburbs to view the show spots. When
the auto with the San Diegans reached
the Arcade there was not much time
left for handshaking.
A few moments before the departure
time Miss Anna Ketensky, formerly of
St. Paul, wearing a Bryan button and
a bouquet, hurried to the train to say
good-by. Miss Ketensky was at one
time a secretary on the Minnesota
Democratic committee and has been
doing volunteer missionary work here
for John A. Johnson.
The delegates wore big blue badges
bearing Bryan's portrait and clasped
with a silver-plated fastener marked
"Delegate." They were in light march
ing order, their suitcases holding all
their baggage.
Their deslnation is San Francisco,
from which point they will board the
Caifornla special which starts for
Colorado this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
"We are going to nominate Bryan
for president." said Mr. Cole, "and
the best man for vice president.
"The platform will deal with the
fundamentals of Democracy. It will
not ie devoted to any special inter
ests.
"I expect to be elected national com
mitteeman, though the office is not of
my seeking. I have asked no one to
vote for me."
"We're off to select the next presi
dent." said Mr. Dockweiler. "Probably
some man who can carry New York
will be named vice president."
"We'll give a good account of our
selves," said Mr. Young. "They will
know California was represented. •
Headquarters of the Californians in
Denver will be at the Savoy. .
DEPART TODAY WITH
SILK BANNER FLYING
Special Cart Carried Along Fairly
Groan with Loads of Fruit, Flow.
ers and Choice Wines—Bell
Among Delegates
By Associated Prf««.
SAN FRANCISCO, July I.—Bearing
a gorgeous banner of silk and gold,
with the counterfeit presentment of
William J. Bryan upon it, California's
delegates to the Democratic national
convention will leave this city tomor
row afternoon for Denver aboard a
special train which, besides the cars
for passengers, will have others that
groan under a load of fruits and flow
ers and choice California wines.
Among the number of delegates will
be Theodore A. Bell, who is to be' tem
porary chairman of the national con
vention. ,
John F. Murray will be secretary of
the delegation.
REPUBLICAN WASTE TO
BE DEMOCRATIC SLOGAN
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July I.—The Dem
ocratic congressional committee has
broken its record in the Issuance of
a handbook four months before the
presidential election. The publication
contains nearly 400 pages of extracts
of speeches made in congress during
the last session, most of them during
the month preceding the adjournment.
The Issuance of this publication Is an
innovation upon the part of the com
mittee and is In line with a similar
publication put out by the Republican
committee four years ago. It Is the
work of Representative Lloyd of Mis
souri, chairman of the congressional
committee, and is composed exclusive
ly of congressional speeches and con
sequently can be franked by members
of congress.
When the Denver convention has
benn held the national Democratic
committee will issue its regular hand
book as usual. The present publica
tion by the congressional committee,
however, is of special Interest In de
fining what is believed at this time
will be the issues of the campaign.
"Republican extravagance" Is ex
pected to be the keynote of the cam
paign.
Representative Fitzgerald of New
York and Senator Culberson of Texas
provided the material for this chapter
STOCKTON TO GET
STATE CONVENTION
DEMOCRATIC ELECTORS TO BE
NAMED SEPTEMBER 3
Resolutions Passed Calling for Plank
In Platform for Enforcement
of Geary Act—Also for
Anti.lnjunction
By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July I.—Stockton
was selected by the Democratic state
central committee this afternoon as tha
place where the next Democratic state
convention to elect presidential electors
will be held. The date was set for
September 3. San Francisco was Stock
ton's only contestant, Sacramento and
San Jose both being: nominated by
members from other counties, but were
almost Immediately withdrawn by their
own representatives. The vote stood
56 for Stockton to 29 for ( San Francisco.
The committee elected John E. Raker
of Modoc county chairman and State
Senator John B. Sanl'ord of Mendocinu
vice chairman.
Resolutions were passed instructing
the California delegation to the national
convention at Denver to secure the In
sertion of a plank In the national plh.t
form calling for the strict enforcement
of the Geary Chinese exclusion act and
Its extension to other Asiatics, and also
to secure the adoption of the strong
anti-injunction plank contained In the
California state platfornj.
A resolution eulogizing the services
of the late Grover Cleveland was also
adopted.
Frank H. Gould of San Francisco
charged that some "pretty solid Demo
crats" had been left off the state cen
tral committee. To this Theodore A.
Bell replied that those who were left
off had "practically packed their suit
cases at Fresno."
Lewis H. Mooser remarked that
James D. Phelan was a good Democrat,
had money and had been overlooked In
the naming of the committee.
WalttM- Mac Arthur, In reply to this,
declared that it was poor Democratic
politics to give a man honors in order
to get his money. This was warmly
resented by Mooser.
Judge Ruker finally resigned from
the executive committee and named
James D. Phelan in his place. The
committee as a whole assessed itself
$10 each for exnenses.
NATHAN COLE
in their speeches during the last days
of the session.
"Financial Conditions" form the sec
ond subject in the book.
Senator Owne of Oklahoma and Rep
resentatives Clark of Missouri, Hous
ton of Tennessee, Lloyd of Missouri,
James of Kentucky, Garrett of Ten
nessee and Hamlin of Missouri alt con
tributed to this subject.
"On the Tariff and Trusts" are de
voted about eighty pages of the book.
"Federal Usurpation," "Currency Re
form," "Philippine Policy." "Tyranny
of the Speaker and Rules Committee
of the House of Representatives," "Re
publican Responsibility," are all sub
jects considered at length.
The "alarming conditions" that face
the country -are commented upon and
the "publicity of campaign funds," a
vindication of Judge Parker, a chap
ter on labor, the merchant marine and
the election of United States senators
by popular vote include the category
of subjects.
The committee remarks its chapter
on "Republican Responsibility" of spe
cial importance and quotes a speech
by Representative Sherman of New
York, vice presidential candidate on
the Republican ticket.
The Republican congressional com
mittee probably will not issue Its hand
book before August 1.
TAMMANY LEADERS
ON WAY TO DENVER
CHARLES F. MURPHY WANTS
LITTLETON SECOND
Senator McCarren, Who Is Fighting
Organization, Is by Odd Colnci
dence Passenger West on
Same Train
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK. J !v I.—Charles F.
Murphy of Tammany hall r.nd some of
his associates in the city Democra.ic
organization left today for Denver.
Asked if he had anything to say, Mr.
Murphy replied:
"We will not regard anyone nomin
ated by the Democratic national con
vention until the vote has been taken
and the ballots counted."
Mr. Murphy will direct his efforts at
Denver toward securing the second
place on the ticket for Martin W. Lit
tleton, former boroug'.. president of
Brooklyn.
By an odd coincidence Senator P. H.
McCarren of Brooklyn, whose fight
against Tammany because of the un
seating of his Brooklyn f legation In
the state convention is to be taken be
fore the convention, Is traveling on the
same train.
600 LIVES LOST IN
STORMS AT BATAVIA
»!y Associated Press.
VICTORIA, B. C, July I.—News of a
boat disaster Involving the loss of over
600 lives at Batavia- was brought by
the Empress of China.
Many large overloaded boats were
overturned in the harbor during c
storm, and the shrieking passengers
struggling in the water with no chance
of rescue, as more fortunate boats in
the neighborhood were already too
crowded to permit of any others
aboard.
Others were snapped at by sharks.
About thirty were rescued by fisher
men but over 600 were drowned.
During the week following 359 corpses
were found, many being mutilated by
sharks.
(JTMr 1! IT fOPTITVI* DAILY. 2c, SVNDAV. S«
OliM VJT J-i-Ci tul UEj/3 . i on TRAINS. s CKSTS t ;
MILTON K. YOUNG, ABOVE
MATTISON B. JONES
BUSY DAYS FOR
BRYAN NOW ON
FAIRVIEW WANTS TO GIVE
NOMINATION NOTICE
Today Will Receive Vl»lt from Charles
A. Towne—Refuses Also to Dis
cuss Candidacy of Latter,
or Others
Bj' Associated Press.
LINCOLN, Neb., July I.—A move
ment with much local enthusiasm
back of it has been started here to
have Mr. Bryan, in the event of his
nomination for the presidency In Den
ver, receive the notification committee
at Fairvlew.
In advance of the action of the con
vention this question is one on which
Mr. Bryan will not talk.
Mr. Brown of Lincoln and Thomas
Allen, Bryan's brother-in-law, were In
conference with the Democratic lead
ers at Fairvlew last night, but details
were kept secret.
Among many of Mr. Bryan's friends
it is believed valuable political capital
could be made by having the notifica
tion take place in some large city, pre
ferably New York. It is argued that
the natural enthusiasm of such an oc
casion should be made the most of as
a campaign asset.
Mr. Bryan rose early today and with
his secretary, Robert F. Rose, renewed
his attack on an immense pile of cor
respondence.
Mr. Bryan receives on an average
of 3000 pieces of mail dally, and even
with the assistance of his brother,
Charles W. Bryan, and a staff of
stenographers, is unable to make much
headway In answering the multi
tudinous inquiries from all over tho
country.
Aside from the visit of Charles A.
Towne, which is scheduled for tomor
row morning, Mr. Bryan expects few
visitors before Friday or Saturday. On
these two days many delegations will
be passing through Lincoln on their
way to Denver. As the convention
does not open until July 7 the delega
tions and political clubs will have suffi
cient time to stop here long enough to
pay their respects to tho Nebraskan.
Will Be Banquet Guest
Mr. Bryan's first public engagement
before the convention is scheduled for
Friday night, when he will be the
guest of the lowa Traveling Men's as
sociation at a banquet. Mr. Bryan,
however, will make no speech.
"I will let others do the talking,"
said he today. "They've heard me too
often. Just a few remarks, that's all."
When Mr. Bryan was shown the re
port that he was credited with favor
ing John B. Stanchfield of New York
for vice president in the event that
Judge Gray Is not available, he said:
"The vice presidency is a matter I
will not discuss."
The vice presidency undoubtedly will
be discussed this afternoon when
Charles A. Towno visits Fairvlew,
however. Mr. Towne is due here at
3:35 p. m. On Mr. Towne's candidacy,
as on others, Mr. Bryan is silent to
interviewers.
Prior to Mr. Towne's visit, close
political friends of Mr. Bryan dis
cussed both Towne and Stanchfleld. It
waa the general opinion that Judge
Gray is the leader's favorite, but he
is disposed to keep hands strictly off
the matter.
"I have known Mr. Bryan Intimately
for years, and am a delegate at large
to Denver," said Mayor Brown today.
"Yet Mr. Bryan has not Intimated to
me that he desires me to vote for any
particular vice presidential candidate.
"Personally I am for Judge Gray. I
believe he would be strong with the
labor and with the business Interests
alike.. I have seen It repeatedly stated
that Mr. Towne claims that Mr. Bryan
favors his candidacy. I believe, how
ever, that Mr. Towne is mistaken. Mr.
Bryan is nupportlng no one at present
so far as his friends here know."
2 CENTS
BRYAN TO GET
NOMINATION ON
FIRST BALLOT
LEADERS WORK, HOWEVER, TO
INSURE TRIUMPH
NO COMMON GROUND BETWEEN
GRAY AND JOHNBON MEN
Question* Concerning Platform and
Vice Presidency Much Discussed,
but Leaders Are Not Agreed
as to Outcome
By Associated Frew.
DENVER, Colo., July I.—Claiming a
victory on the first ballot, but over
looking no possible chance to make
their triumph sure, the followers of
Mr. Bryan have been watching for
any move on the part of hie rivals
that would compel him to go single
handed against the field, as Taft was
obliged to show his strength In the
early stages of the Chicago conven
tion against the combined forces of the
"allies."
The arrival today, however, of the
personal representatives of Judge Gray
and Governor Johnson, the only can
didates who are now exected to enter
the lists against Mr. Bryan, has failed
to disclose any common ground of
agreement between them. Mr. Gray's
managers asserted that they had no
intention of entering Into a coalition
with the followers of Governor John
son, and had not received from them
nor made to them any overtures for
a combination.
The same disclaimer of a desire to
pool Issues was made by the Johnson
people after their arrival today. They
said they had no other object in view
but the nomination of Governor John
son, and intended to make their fight
for that purpose only.
The attitude the Gray and Johnson
people have assumed has led to con
siderable conjecture of a vice presi
dential character.
The followers of Mr. Bryan profess
to believe that the refusals of the
Gray and Johnson men to make a com
bined flght against the strengrth of
Mr. Bryan means that they are not
averse to occupying positions in which
they can avail themselves of Bryan
votes for second place In the event of
his nomination for the presidency.
"Bryan Men in the Wrong"
On this point, however, both Mr.
Lynch, manager for Governor Johnson,
and Mr. Marvel, manager for Judge
Gray, insist that the Bryan people are
utterly In the wrong. Their men, they
say, are out for the first place and
are giving no consideration to the vice
presidency.
The chief arrivals today, In point r>t
political importance, were those of
Frederick F. Lynch, Frank M. Day,
D. W. Lawler, mayor of St. Paul, and
Richard P. O'Connor of the same city,
all of them enthusiastic supporters of
the Minnesota governor.
Messrs. Lawler and O'Connor arrived
several hours ahead of Mr. Day and
Mr. Lynch and were in Denver but
a short time. They went late In the
afternoon to Colorado Springs, where
they will remain for two or three days.
They expect to be Joined there by other
members of the Minnesota delegation,
and It is possible the various members
of the committees may be selected be-
fore the Johnson men return to Den
ver.
It is practically certain, however,
that the members of the committee on
resolutions wil be chosen, although
neither Mayor Lawler nor O'Connor
was able to say today who this would
be. Mayor Lawler, who acted as
spokesman, while Mr. O'Connor filled
a thinking part and came in with
strong nods of approval after the may
or had declared himself, said that all
talk of Governor Johnson taking sec
ond place on the ticket Is utter non
sense.
"He will not take it," said Mayor
Lawler. "It Is out of the question to
talk of such a thing. Even if the
governor himself was disposed to ac
cept the vice presidential nomination,
and I assure you he is not, the people
of Minnesota will not permit him to
do so.
Sidestepping Side Track
"The Democrats of Minnesota and
Ws real friends throughout the country
are not willing that Governor Johnson
shall be sidetracked Into the vice presi
dency. He Is too big a man for that
place, and he belongs In the presi
dential chair if he goes to Washington,
at all."
Mayor Lawler was not prepared to
discuss the platform or the vice presi
dential situation. He was, however,
emphatic In his statement that he ex
pects Governor Johnson to be nomi
nated.
"I do not believe," he said, "that any
nomination will be made on the first
ballot. There are many unlnstructed
delegates—in fact, more than one-third
of the convention Is unpledged, and
we do not believe that under such cir
cumstances any nomination will bo
made immediately.
"We look for Governor Johnson to
make an excellent showing on the first
ballot and to steadily gain strength
from that time until he Is nominated,
and we do not expect that many bal
lots will be necessary."
The Johnson headquarters will be
formally opened tomorrow at the Al
bany hotel and the campaign man
agers for the Minnesota governor
promise an energetic fight from that
time on until a nomination has been
mado by the convention.
Headquarters for Judge Gray In the
Savoy hotel were in full swing today
under the direction of Joslah Marvel
of Wilmington, Del., and R. J. Beamish
of Philadelphia. No definite time has
yet been set for the opening of head
quartern for Mr. Bryan, which will be
at the Brown Palace hotel.
There have been as yet few arrivals
of men Influential in the Bryan move
ment, the chief direction of his affairs
in Denver thus far having been in the
hands of James C. Dahlman, mayor
of Omaha.
Discussing Platform
Discussion of the platform continued
to be largely confined to the anti-In
junction plank and on thta subject
the latest information from Lincoln
regarding Mr. Bryan's attitude toward
that portion of the resolution wai
brought by Frank J. Monnett, former
attorney general of Ohio, who arrived
in Denver with the announcement that
Mr. Bryan desired him to address ths
resolutions commute* on the legal
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