The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-05

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ton of the tariff. in the encourage
ment of trusts. and in undue friendlI-
ness to railroad and other corpora
tions, he takes the position that to
single out either and label 1t As pre-
eminent would be to minimize other
questions equally important. Hence
the resolutions will be broad declara-
tiOn foY equal rights for all and spe-
cial privileges to none. and it is be
lieved this end can he gained by de
claTing for REFORMS in the administra-
ton of government in many direc-
tiOns.
The Unit Rule
Plans are being made intending to
lOp OFF the Bryan vote in the conven-
ton to SUCn an extent as 70 prevent
his nomination on the first ballot if
possible through the application of
what is known as the unit rule of
voting With the first ballot out of
the way. the opponents of Mr.. Bryan
declare that all Instructions will then
be off and the convention can pro
coed to nominating a ticket free from
obligations to the Nebraskan and in
the true spirit Of democracy in con-
vention.
Just how this plan is to he worked
what will be its effect on the official
roll call are the questions to which
no definite answer can he given. even
by those advocating the plan.
The operation of the unit rule has
heretofore been imposed by state
conventions. Some states have thus
uniformly imposed on their delegates
TO the Democratic national conven-
tons the duty of voting as unit in
accordance with the decision of the
majority of the delegation on any par
ticulaT question, arrived at by eau
Gus of the delegation before the vote
Where state conventions have failed
to impose the unit rule. it has been
held that the delegation could not
by its own action. impose the rule
upon itself. Notwithstanding this ruI-
ing there are tlOSe here who main
tain that should a delegation by ma
jority action. decide to vote as a unit
in convention the convention would
have to review that action
In accordance with this idea. il was
stated today that Chairman Guffey o.
the Pennsylvania delegation contem-
plated q meeting of his delegation <Or
the purpose Of taking action on the
question The Pennsylvania situation
in this respect is. however. slightly
unique, as the enforcement Of the
unit rule 1aS heretofore always OBJ
tanned upon a simple suggestion. but
not under instruction by the state
convention The last state COnven-
ton failed to make this suggestion
and Mr.. Guffey's reported intention to
put it into effect as a caucus action
is uniform with past practices, with
the exception o. lacking the sugges-
ton 10 do 50 by the state convention.
With Pennsylvania making the
precedent for state delegations to bind
themselves to vote in convention as
unit, the following states cOuld-With
the same prOpTiety. take the same ac-
ton: Maine with u votes. New Hamp-
shire 8, Vermont s Rhode Island ).
Connecticut J., Pennsylvania 6S. Mary
land Is. North Carolina -. Florida
10. Georgia %. Louisiana Is. Ohio Is,
Alaska 6. and Porto Rico S. New
York, vita IS uninstructed delegates.
vote under the unit rule. as does New
Jersey with "a
No Gain for Anti-Bryanites-
Even with the inclusion of all these
delegations under the unit rule. it is