The evening times., 1900-06-14
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
instructions for Bryan.-A tw

Instructions for Bryan.-A two
thirds majority OF the delegates to the
Kansas City Convention have now been
instructed for Mr.. Bryan, the required 621
and TO spare, having been put on the list
by the action OF the Ohio Democracy yes
terday. This makes the nomination GER
tion. a foregone conclusion. Many States
are yet to be heard from that Will send
instructed delegations. Two or three lists
of States which have voted TO send in
structed delegations and their numbers
are printed They vary slightly, but all
show the required two-thirds already
pledged TO Mr.. Bryan. The following list
is liberal one. in that 1t includes not
only the delegations where specific resOlu-
tiOns have instructed for Bryan, but also
those where the platform adopted has
mentioned him:
Alabama, %; Arizona 6; Colorado, s;
Connecticut, 12: District of Columbia, s;
Indiana, go; Iowa. 26: Kansas 20: Louis
lana. 10: Maryland. 1e; Massachusetts. 30;
Michigan. 2S; Missouri. "a; Nebraska. 16;
New Hampshire, S; New Mexico. s; New
Jersey. 20; New York, 72; North Carolina,
%; Ohio. As: Oregon. 8; Pennsylvania. 81; 1;
Rhode Island, s: South Carolina. IS: Ten
ington. s: West Virginia, u: Wisconsin.
"a. Total, $50.
The Temerity of Dady.-There is cre
man among the Republican hosts at Phil
adelphia who has the temerity TO pit. him
self against the iron win Of Boss" Hanna.
His name is Michael ]. Dady and he is a
statesman from Brooklyn. Mr.. Dadys is
a
promoters of the Vice Presidential boom
Of Timothy L. Woodruff When Mr.. Dady,
accompanied by the headquarters OF
"Waistcoat Tim" arrived in the Quaker
City. he was chsgrined to find that Mr..
Hanna had been saying unkind things
about the aspirations OF the padgy Lieu
tenant Governor. So Statesman Dady,
with blood in his eye and the Woodruff
headquarters carefully installed under
meath ais hat. started out 10 turn the tide
in the way OF his favorite.
Mr.. Dady confirmed the report that there
VIII be an army OF Woodruff shouters in
Philadelphia on Monday. II will be 1.eot
strong and made up OF Republican clubs
who will march in Monday nights parade
After the parade the marchers will remain
to howl for Woodruff.
Some one remarked. Hanna says be
/ kCpes Woodruff won't be nominated" II
was like waving a bandanna at a bull witt
/ a bad case Of indigestion.
Mr. Dady rolled around his cigar. His
1 eyes biazed. Then he began. "Hann= i:
I not the Convention By a blamed sight II
/ would be better for Mckinley and tbs
/ party. too. il he wasn't here al all The
/ Convention will name the candidate FOL
| Vice President, and Mr.. Hanna is not the
| Convention
| He says Woodruff amt big enough
does he! He says something might hap
| pen TO Mr.. Mckinley, and that there i:
! only one life between the Vice President
anS the Presidency. does he2 That's al
I supposition- Arthur took Garfeld'r placS
and made one of the best Presidents We
I ever had Yet when he was nominated
\ they said he would be a weight on The
/ ticket. Well. let me tell you. Arthur don
/ begin to measure up 10 Woodruff
He may not be as big as some OF then
| physically. but when il comes 10 brains
he's all there. Let the Convention nomi
! nate the candidate. that's what we want
How about New York? New York will b
for Woodruff when the time comes; yoi
just wait and see"