New-York tribune., 1908-06-24
MAY SWITCH QUICKLY.
Murphy Thinks Bryan Can BE
Beaten at Contention.

Tammanv dominating the delegation from
this state in the Denver convention, will try to
compel the casting of the entire seventy-eight
votes in favor of Governor Johnson of Mime
sofa and against William J. Bryan. Charles
F. Murphy the Tammany leader, said yester-
dav that he would not be ready until he got to
Denver to talk about what Tammany and the
New York delegates would do. Tammany men
who enjoy, Mr. Murphy's confidence said last
night that it had been decided that the New
York delegation would be against Bryan on the
first ballot but would vote to make the NOM
ination of Bryan unanimous If Bryan had the
necessary two-thirds to win.
Messrs Murphy and Corners deny that Bryan
has 672 votes instructed for him at this time.
The Georgia delegation elected yesterday VIII
go uninstructed and the Tammany estimate of
F3ryan.s vote on the first ballot is less than $50.
There is a feeling among the district leaders
in Tammany Hall that the Bryan steam roller
is going to run New York but until II
does the Tammany delegates will stand up and
be counted.
Already there are rumblings Of insubordina-
,ion from Erie County and other points around
the state over the disposition of the Murphy
Conners people to fight Bryan. Norman t.
Mack the Democratic National Committeeman.
is an ardent Bryan man. believing that II Bryan
rms again and fails of election he will have
,o .xcuse for again asking the party to sup
mort him The Erie delegates wish TO vote for
Frvan on the first ballot, and Murphy ana Con-
ners will have their hands full trying to pre-
vent them. but they assert that they will hold
the state solidlv against Bryan on the first
ballot
Mr. Murphy has sounded many of his friends
in the financial district. and they all tell him
the same thing. that Bryan is too radical for the
New York State Democracy. and that II Iam-
MANY wants TO retain friends in the hnahclal
district it will have to work against Bryan
Tho rank and file of Tammany are favorably
disposed toward Bryan. but the district leaders,
nearly all of whom men Of wealth and I'M
nortance in their districts are hostile to Bryan
with only a few exceptions. One OF MT MUIR
nbv,s Iieutenants said last night:
We've got to be against Bryan. If he had
made q good showing in 1896 and 1900 in this
county II would be different But ne is very
weak with the business interests here. and
ought not to run again We can oppose MIN
with a good conscience. because he has been
.toa beaten and has no chance of carrying the
state"
Iewis Nixon one of the delegates -at-large,
when asked about Tammanys attitude toward
Bryan last night said:
Personally I Bryan man, as everybody
knows Our delegation is uninstructed Being
uninstructed it is rather hard for New YORK
delegate to discuss present conditions. as the
idea of an instructed delegation is that the dele
gates are to consult with their colleagues from
other parts of the country and then make up
.b.tr minds The Republicans have set their
target and we are to shoot at it. Mt Bryan
,nada q buIl's-eye Yesterday and hit the platform
- ,vav that is felt the worst--he held the in
junction plank up to well deserved ridicule."