Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-03
CLEVER SCHEME TO
 MIR. BOOST BRYAN
DAutremont of Minnesota Personal Enemy of Gov Johnson Returns Home With Wild Story To Effect That the System" Is For Johnson, and Is Trying to
 Sidetrack Bryan.
cATCH-CLEvER SCHEME

CATCH-CLEVER SCHEME
 According to Charles d'Autremont, who returned yesterday from Wash lngton, D. O., where he represented the Minnesota Democrats in the na- uonal committeemen's meeting held last week. the first step in on of the greatest deals" ever pulled off in the history of the Democratic party was made there.
 This first step was the postpone ment of the Democratic National con vention until after that of the Repub- licans. and the ultimate object is the control of the presidency in the next administration. Mir d'Autremont Tn discussing the proposed deal sala:
 James J. Hill. Of St Paul, went down to New York a short time ago, and, according to reports, told the System that he had the man for the presidency, and all the System had to do was to furnish the money to boost him. He named John A. John. Nson, Minnesota's fayorite son, as the proper candidate for the Democratic convention to indorse.
 John A. Johnson looked much bet ter to the System than William Jen- nings Bryan. The System has al most as little faith in Bryan as it has in Roosevelt, because Bryan be lieyes as much as anybody else in the control by law of the interests that the System owns.
 At the time of the Democratic committee meeting it was not known definitely whether Roosevelt would be a candidate. The System desir- ed in the first place to get Roosevelt out of the way. Naturally 1t turned to the Republican convention as the less expensive mode Of doing so, and because of this it was very desirable that the Democratic convention should be held later on. In the case of failure in handling the Republicans and it looked at that time as though any attempt to control the Republican convention would result in a com plete failure, the system wanted the Democratic convention to fall back upon.
 The first step in their campaign, therefore, was to have the Democrat ic convention postponed as long as possible after the Republican conven- tion. Seconded by two or three other committeeman I saw through the game, and fought the deal strenuous ly. But in spite of our plea to the other members Of the committee, the system was successful, and succeeded in placing the convention two weeks later than the Republicans, although they had at first attempted to make it six weeks.
 '.The advance guard of the System came down from New York to the meeting of the committee and was represented by John B. Stanchfield, who armed himself with a proxy to do the work on the inside while he did the work on the outside. l saw that Stanchfield was there for busi- ness, as he usually is when ne ap- pears at a political gathering, and learned later that he was steered by James J. Hill, who was a guest at the Arlington hotel all the time the com mittee meeting was in session. After the place oE holding the convention was decided, which was minor mat ter compared to the time of holding it, Stancafieid n behalf of the system made the effort of his life in speech urging the pos:ponement of the Demo cratic coaveE..ln for six weeks alter the Republican convention. He sug- gested it. cn the ground of taking plenty Of tia1e so study the Republi-