The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-24
BY srwELL HAGGARD

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 New York. March 2s.-tspecial )--- Now York Is ambitious to outdistanoe London in the matter of population. and if the school census which has just been completed is correct the city seems to have fair chance of doing it.
 According to the school census at least seo,ooo persons have been added to the population of New York in the lest seven years. Other estimates based on the building statistics and the figures of City Superintendent Wii- liam Fl. Maxwell of the School Depart ment fix the increase at from l.lVo,voo to 100000. The population or New York in 1900 was s,437,zo2. This leaves d difference of less than 100000 be- tween the present population of the city and the last census total for Lon don, s,5s6. 54l--taken in 1901.
 The present population of New York may he estimated by ascertaining the relation this public school census bears to the total number of inhabitants. About two years ago tho Board of Health estimated that the population of New York was 4,f52.sso. If this is adopted as a basis of computation. and BsS.1sO the average monthly school register for 1so5-os is accepted as the public school population at the same time, the children in the public schools represented 1S.6 per cent of the pop uiation. On this basis the present population of New York would be 4,- ssf, ,654, an increase of ss4,l5 since the Federal census of 1900.
 There is every indication that this total is too low. Another estimate based on the Federal census of 1900 and the figures of the Board of Edu- cation, shows that the population of 000.o0o in the last seven years.
 
 Campaigning for Bryan.
 'eThe actual work of electing dele gates to the next Democratic National Convention will not begin for almost q year. but the friends of William J Bryan are already organizing all over the country to promote his nornina- tion as the candidate for President" said a we'll known politician the other day. They are organizing under the name of the Commercial Travellers Antitrust League in all States where local leaders or committees are op- posed to the nomination of MT. Bryan. and the chief work of the League will be to capture delegates"
 The headquarters of the League are in this city and they have had an of flee force at work for several months sending out Bryan literature and keep ing his name before the public. It is admitted that some opposition Is found to Mir. Bryan and his new platform but his friends have great confidence in his ability to capture a majority of the delegates to the National Dem ocratic Convention
 Ths opposition to Mir Bryan is also being directed from this city. The plan of campaign of the anti-Bryan men at present seems to be to get 8 large number of favorlte sons in the field and thus freaze out the man from Nebraska Of course, 1t is to the in- terest of the opposition to get these favorite sons in the field as early as possible. It is said that the Jefferson Day dinner of the National Democratic Club in this city is to be made the oc- casion of the launching of several of ing Mfr. Bryan will dine with the Brooklyn Democratic Club.
 There will be more than 1000 dele gates in the next Democratic National Convention, if all the territories, in- cluding Alaska ana Porto Rico, are allowed increased representation. It is probable that 670 delegates will be necessary to nominate. At the son vention of 1904 the committee on cre- dentials recommended that the Ma tional Committee, when calling the convention of 1908. allow each and ev- cry territory more delegates. This recommendation was adopted by the convention, and if it is carried out there will probably be as many as 1.010 delegates next year
 It Is not likely that any attempt will be made to repeal the two-thirds rule, which has prevailed in Democratic Ma tional Conventions since 1889.