The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-30
REBELLION OF MANY
DEMOCRATS AGAINST
BRYAN VERY WEAK
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platform, it will be just about the Ne
braska platform, with an anti-injunc-
ton plank Of some kind-most likely a
paraphrase of the republican plank.
Old Triggers Didn't Show.
1t was expected that Frederick B.
Lynch would give out some hot figures
showing Bryan could not be beat any
way. The allies were good enough at
that sort of thing in Chicago, but there
was nothing doing here. Lynch did
not come. Also, the managers of va
rious vice presidential booms were
looked for, but none came last night.
Possibly they have heard the rates the
hotels are charging. Instead OF the
expected delegation of the biggest
bunch of political bosses in captivity
the evening trains brought only herd
or two of "rah-rah" boys. And there
are more of that kind coming.
Committeeman Wades boom for ].
v. Sullivan for Vice President has died.
At least it was not making any noise.
The only one of Importance was that
Of Judge Gray and nearly all of the in
surrectionists lined up for him-all
except Tom Taggart He was still for
his lawyer, John M. Kern.
The Gray candidacy is taken quite
seriously. Sullivan is ready to deliver
Illinois to him, and Johnston will hand
over Texas, with bit of help. Both
De-. i,,i
also in line and New York is expected
to be at any time. Jim" Guffey, of
Pennsylvania, is to have a little
trouble with his delegation, just like
his friend Sullivan is having. Irreg-
ularities in the credentials on the Cuff
fey delegates are causing the diff
Guilty.
First Boomer There.
The first real, bred-in-the-bone Bry-
an boomer outside of the members of
the subcommittee has reached town.
He is James Manahan. of st. Paul,
who once lived in Lincoln. He declar-
ed he came to bust Johnson's boom,
and show that the Minnesotan is
Jim Hills man. He made both those
declarations before the Minnesota
convention, so his conversation did
not attract much attention.
The fight over the anti-injunction
plank in the democratic platform is
not the only struggle in which the
committee on resolutions and possib-
ly the convention itself. may be in
volved.
1t has developed that the prohibi-
ton question is to be brought to the
front and that desperate effort will
be made to have a plank declaring in
its favor placed i'll the platform. The
prohibition movement will be headed
by General James B. Weaver, of Iowa
who demanded of the recent democra
tic convention in that state that it de.
clare in favor Of prohibition.
General Weaver and HE followers
were not successful in their efforts in
their own state, but nothing daunted
BY their failure. have made arrange
ments to bring the matter uD before
the democratic National convention.
They claim, moreover. to have
strong backing from number of the
Southern delegations whose states
have recently passed prohibition laws
and it il declared confidently by Gen
eral Viewers adherents that if the
democratic national platform does no
contain prohibition plank it will on
ly be for the reason that the hardes
kind of fighting has been unable Il
secure its adoption.
The Labor Plank.
The anti-injunction plank continue.
to provoke large amount of discus
sion among such party leaders al
have already arrived for the conven
ton. While opinions differ as to tn,
exact nature of the plank which
should be adopted, all are of one min,
in saying that it shall be a definit,
and specific statement and shall leav
no possible doubt in the mind of an,
reader as to where the party stand
on this question.
1t is now generally believed, howev
err, that the anti-injunction resolution
will not provide for trials by jury il
cases of contempt of court or favor i
any way measures which might b
construed as interfering with the pre-
negatives of the federal courts
The friends of Mr. Bryan say tina
such of his critics as are already e,
pressing themselves in fear of a rad
cal anti-injunotion plank are fightin
the air. The plank has not yet bee
written, 1t has not been drafted an
its form is still matter which is III
der deep and careful consideration
1t is said to be the desire of Mr.. Br,
an to consult as many of the promir
ent members of the party as is poss
BILE before any decisive action in fol
mulating this resolution is taken.