Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-10

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convention meets.
| one thing he has Determined on ana
that Is That the cotcric of Eastern ana
Southern Democrats who have been
busy for several months trying 10
break his hold on the party Shall not
eliminate him. He proposes To do The
eliminating himself. If any is done.
and he wants to be in position to have
an influential part in naming the can
didate.
The Move for Chanler
The latest move on the part OF tho
Eastern and Southern Representatives
lot the party-that in favor of Lionten.
lant Governor Chanler OF New York
Is regarded by mos persons who
know what is going on as another eff.
| fort on tho part of the New York
conservatives, who have been WORKING
with few Southern Democrats. 10
bring out n candidate against BRYAN.
Those New York Democrats of tho
school that nominated Parker three
Years ago are determined that Bryan
| shall not have the vote OF the E,mpiro
state in the National Convention. ana
| they nope To keep him ont of sun.
port from New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland. ana some of the Southern
states. Thcy have been mt work on
their program for months
An Emissary Sent Out.
| Their first thought was to back
Judge George Gray of Delaware Int
| The judge would not consent. Then
there was some talk of taking IN Ind.
son Harmon of Cincinnati. hut il did
not crystallize into anything. FINALLY
1t was decided to try to get n South
ern candidate in the field. An ennis.
sary was sent from New York first
To see Senator Daniel of Virginia.
but the Senator was unwilling TO be.
come a party To The program. This
emissary then went all the way to
Texas to try to persuade Senator Cul.
herson to enter the race. The Texan
shook his head.
Texas Democrats are for Bryan. g
said he and ii | should become n
candidate ii would be charged that |
was disloyal to liryan'
Southern Men Decline Honor.
Other Southern possibilities were
considered. but the emissary, after an
absence OF six weeks. returned ana
reported that it was impossible to get
Southern candidate in the field
There was nothing doing" for n
month. and then the name of Lieu
tenant Governor Chanlcr was men.
| toned. 1t has not caused any thrills.
The one thing that makes him i'm
possible rs candidate is the very
general knowledge that the men who
arc trying TO get him into the race
are the same men who brought out
iarker ana succeeded in nominating
nun, II there is one thing the Demo
cratic party does not intend to do
next year 1t is TO take Il candidate
, Tor Presidency picked by the crowd
that backed Parker
Governor Johnson's Strenoth.
Johnson's strength lies in the fact
mat he might, in a pinch, be accepted
| by the Eastern and Southern Demo.
Gratis. who are so much opposed 20
the nomination of Bryan again. Per
sons who have been in communication
| with the Minnesota Governor recently
SAY ne could not be persuaded 10 be
4 candidate against Bryan. Perhaps
the knowledge of this has prevented
ne Eastern conservatives from turn
| ing TO him. The Governor, according
to the information from Minncapons
nolds 10 the view that II will he
foolish FOR anyone TO try TO take the
nomination away from Bryan il Bryan
really wants II. II is very we'll under
stood here that If at any time Bryan
should decide 10 step aside the Gov.
crnor would permit tie use OF his
name Johnson's friends have reason
TO believe that Bryan looks with favor
ON The Minnesota man, but they 40
not know whether he would be will
ing to go out and help nominate him
IN case he himself decides TO stay
out of Z.
NO Reunited Party With Bryan.
In the estimate of dsinterested oh
sewers there can be no reunited Dem
ocratic party with Bryan as the can.
d!date Neither can there be a reunited
party with candidate named by tho
elements that controlled tho conv6n
lion IN iayor OF Parker three years