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July 4, 1908

Rocky Mountain News

Published July 4, 2008 at 9 p.m.

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Front Page July 4, 1908:

Murphy repudiates Parker; harmony is assured

Charley Murphy, the “Great Chief” of Tammany Hall, has repudiated Judge Alton Parker, who traveled with the Chief, for trying to question Bryan’s policies in the resolution honoring the late President Grover Cleveland.

In other words, Tammany Hall, and the state of New York, is behind William Jennings Bryan for the presidency.

As for the vice presidency, Murphy states that Judge George Gray of Delaware would have the full support of New York if he decides that he wants the position. But if not, Murphy says that there are nearly a dozen possible candidates in New York.

In other vice presidential news, John Kern of Indiana has arrived and is announcing that he is not seeking to be Bryan’s running mate.

Chicago Tribune supplement every day with the news; unique newspaper feature

The Rocky Mountain News, in an effort to cover the upcoming Democratic National Convention better than any newspaper previously, will include a special supplement to the daily paper featuring the writings and cartoons of the large staff of Chicago Tribune journalists who are coming to Denver.

Page 3: Sage of Esopus is here; Room 318, Brown, locked

New York Judge Alton B. Parker, the 1904 Democratic presidential candidate, is in Denver and has locked himself in his room at the Brown Palace so that he can work. His entry into the city was somewhat harried, as he has been mobbed by both journalists and sightseers eager to talk to the former candidate.

Dunn, who will nominate Bryan, rewarded for aiding commoner

Ignatius J. Dunn has been selected to nominate his friend William Jennings Bryan for the Democratic presidential nomination. The young Nebraska attorney believes that the selection was just luck, but his record helping the commoner in his congressional campaign certainly helped.

Page 4: Warm Denver welcome delights crowd

Damon Runyon of the Rocky Mountain News writes that Denver has done all it can to prepare for the Democratic National Convention. Every day, more delegates and visitors arrive and now the hotels are crowded with politicians. The citizens of Denver are constantly recognizing and pointing out the most prominent of the politicians and proving their political knowledge.

Four-day program for president makers

The Democratic National Convention program will involve four sessions, which should lead to the conclusion of the event Friday afternoon, unless a fight breaks out on the floor or other big disputes arise.

Auditorium ready; decorations and seats placed

The convention floor of the new Denver Auditorium is now finished, and all that remains to do before the event begins is to complete the telephone and telegraph wiring in the basement of the building. Included in the decorations inside the convention hall are both pine trees and palm trees.

Fake doorkeepers to grab seats, is charge

Yesterday it was revealed the a national committeeman will be granting commissions to fake doormen so that they can sneak in and watch, and that fake credentials will be secretly handed out. The plan had grown so large that a whole line of people would be pushed into the auditorium and overcrowd the building.

Page 5: Musical delights for women of Democracy

The society and clubwomen of Denver will be entertaining women visitors to the Democratic National Convention with a musical performance at the Central Christian Church. From then on, there will be a daily reception at the church and a promenade concert at the Broadway Theater on Tuesday afternoon.

Compiled by Zac Taylor