Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-09

day. after which the convention viii
adjourn. There Is no reason APP
parent at present to expect the con-
ventlon to extend beyond that day.
Opposition to Bryan.
Mondays late hours brought forth
some interesting developments In the
matter of the presidential nomination
and were marked by increasing urgen-
cy Of effort on the part OF the ele-
ments opposed to William Jennings
Bryan. to prevent his nomination.
There were several conferences in
his behalf and the opposition showed
its purpose to leave no smallest stone
unturned in the search for delegates
who might be prevailed upon to vote
against the Nebraskan. Those who
are leading this efrort admit that Il
Is in the nature OF forlorn hope:
but" they say, "forlorn hopes have
been known to turn the tide Of great
battles. "
The friends of Mr.. Bryan attach
much importance to the fact that
Lewis Nixon was made chairman OF
the Subcommittee on the Injunction
plank, while Jude Alton b. Parker,
who win be the states representative
on the committee On resolutions. was
given second place on the sub-oom-
mittee. Mr.. Nixon is known as a
warm friend of Mr.. Bryan and his
prominence in the Tammany activities
Is interpreted by the Bryan people as
Indicating that New York In the final
show down" win support Mr. Bryan.
New York's Vote Counts.
The Importance OF the leadership OF
New York Is apparent In a review OF
figures given out for the art time by
the anti-Bryan people as setting forth
the theory on which they have been
working. They claim that time
ly utterance OF New York against Bry.
an would have rallied n total OF s49
votes--fifteen more than enough TO
prevent his winning tho two-thirds
vote necessary for nomination. This
is the strength they were counting
/ on:
Alabama / Florida z, Georsia &C.
Louisiana Is. West Virginia a.
North Carolina "a, Connecticut ~
Delaware G, Maine IL, Massachusetts
10. New Hampshire {. New Jersey "a
New York IS, Pennsylvania 4S, Rhode
Island 4, Vermont s. Minnesota g.
Ohio 10. Wisconsin G. Alaska 6. Por
to Rico 6--total $40. New YoFks
failure to lead the stampede against
Bryan was generally accepted as "a
tai to the hopes OF his opponents;
even some OF the most sanguiue ad
hitting privately that It is now to1
late 10 rally an effective comblna
ton.
The Platform.
Appointment OF the credeAtlals com
mittee brought the platform question
definitely 20 the fore Tuesday after
noon and interest Is Increasing hourly
in the declaration which i likely "a
be made on the subject OF the use Of
unN NHWAh NAWAAH HaA f@af'
controversies There Is no end "a
the gossip on the subject and tenta
tive planks are % almost hourly pro-
duction. Tho real work 10 bainl
done by an Informal committee head
ed by Governor Haskell, Of ohlaho'
ma. who Is 10 be chosen chairman 81
the committee on resolutions. II u
expected that when tas committee OF
resolutions at last gets formally q
work upon the platform, there ain b
conferences BY telephone vith Mt
Bryan at his home 10 Lincoln and
that there win bs no real diaieulsl
In arriving az a conaehTla AZ Eaiia
factory ~ . compromise ever can ~
70 al parties IN interest Thsre y
no doub, that Mr.. Bry7n's views have
been made plain 20 those who hav'
Waited aim 10 discuss the aDoltcL