The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-01

would be for him 10 become the chair
man. II he gets the job. the Demo
cratic convention. IL is now predicted.
would get a platform upon which Mr.
Bryan would not run and against
which he has already declared him
self II has gone so far now that men
In Denver are declaring that plat
form may be- drawn up for the sole
purpose OF shutting Bryan out OF the
fight All
Talk Of Judge Gray.
There can be no possible doubt now
OF the feeling among the leaders. de-
spite the harmony talk. The leaders
in the Democratic party do not be-
lieve that Bryan has strengthened
himself enough, since his last attempt.
10 make a winning fight In November.
Some seem TO believe that new man
Judge George Gray. OF Delaware, for
instance, would go into the field with
much better chance. He would at
least get the labor vote at the start.
But IL is right there where the leaders
and bosses fall down. They have the
organization and Bryan has the
pledged delegates. II is a case nearly
like the Republican situation In Chi
cago They are alike, but different.
In that instance, Taft not only had the
opinions. but he had both the organi-
cation and the delegates.
Illinois Delegation Weak.
One OF the weakest spots the
Bryanites find in the entire situation
is In the Illinois delegation. La the
first place they find Boss" Sullivan
at its head: in the second place they
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delegates is 'straddle" that really
means nothing and is rollicking
Joke They find similar situation
In some OF the other states and The
bogy keeps getting larger. To make
matters worse, the Gov. Johnson head
quarters will soon be opened in Den
yer and they will be ready TO make a
racket that will be heard to the con-
tinental divide. Already the Bryan
ties have started the story that the
Johnson boomers have pledged them
selves TO get several hundred shout
ers into the convention on the day
presidential nominations are made to
start a stampe... TO Johnson. Prep
arations are being made TO turn loose
a blast of Johnson oratory TO start the
ball a-rolling and then the squeak
ers," as they are called, will get In
their work and attempt TO start the
instructed Bryan delegates out OF
their state OF apathy.
That is not a new trick. II worked
out we'll at the Republican conven-
ton. Nomination day the galleries
were packed with political henderson
who got their seat by paying the
price for roofing for Taft when the
time came That was where the Taft
near-enthusiasm came from, on nomin-
alton day.
That vice-PresidentaI Tangle.
The platform question In Denver
may be a puzzler, but il is simple
compared with the vice-presidentia
situation. Probably the strongest
man In the field today In all respects
is Judge Gray and he is not out for
the job. Many Bryan boomers be-
lieve that il the judge can be prevail
ed upon to take the second place in
the presidential tandem, winning
team will be put In the field
1t was expected II would be a dull
day in Denver today--the leading poll.
ticians were invited TO take a second
TRIP lnlO the InOuuldIQS, tne lOOp "Trip.
This trip takes in Georgetown and Sill
yer Plume and takes one $4,000 feet
into the air.
The subcommittee OF the national
committee meets every hour or two
these days trying to arrange the seat
ing of visitors at the convention ana
square themselves with the visitors
who are getting stung right and left on
hotel rates. The leading politicians
are up In arms against the hotel pro-
prietors for the way they have fixed
rates. a single room without a bath
at $50 a day is now considered thing
to grab quickly-you might have 10
pay $50. The system of charging for
rooms has been fixed SO that If your
room will accommodate three and you
want TO keep 1t yourself you pay for
the other three to keep them out
At the last meeting of the commit
tee, a few more honorary jobs at the
convention were handed out. Some Of
the Illinois people who were honored
are Edward Cahill, Springfield, H..
assistant secretary; VIM. McEnery.
Rock Island, H.. reading clerk.