The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
MORE TALK NOW
Of BEATING BRYAN
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vent the nomination of Mr.. Bryan has
been woefully rnismana ged.
With almost every Democrat In Con
gress opposing his nomination. secret :
~ or openly. he has been allowed to
visit Washington time and again with
out a mothers son of these members
of the opposition to him saying :,
word in his hearing which Indicated
opposition TO his nomination. always
excepting Senator Daniel. who has not
hcsitated to express Ills opinions. Other
men in the Democratic party, Just as
strongly opposed to Mr.. Bryan, have
nc, not only kept absolutely SIN, but il
the length of telling Mr Bryan that he
was the man above all others who
should have the nomination.. The most
fair-mindcd among the opposition to
Mr.. Bryan admit that lie Is not to
recceptive attitude towards the nous-
nation, when everybody tells him he
ought to be the nominee.
Another and probably the most Sc
rious mistake made by the Bryan OPP
position. is hat men always opposed
to Mr.. BryaU have been put forwa I'd
TO voice thc/opposition TO his nomina-
ton There arc many men in Con-
gross who have always been loyal to
Mr.. Bryan. who very sincerely oppose
his nominations. believing lie Is too Sc
vercly handicapped by two defeats. but
these have not been consulted. nor
the Nebraska candidate to withdraw.
OF course, there is a chance that
some other than Mr.. Bryan will be
selected By the Democrats AS, their
OF gentry of the green table, 1t Is "a
sporting chance"
In the Other Camp.
Tho Taft people claim that they made
net gain of thirty detes gates the past
week. At the Taft headquarters In this
hi IA. Syt,, tad
2l6 delegates to the Chicago Conven-
tion had been chosen. and that of this
number ia were for Taft. twenty
SIX for. Fairbanks aud eight for Can
non. of which number the two from
south Carolina arc irregular.
The opposition to Taft do not con-
cedc him but liS delegates, as twen-
ty,,s,x arc facing contests, which VIII
The Republican National Convention
will be composed Of $50 delegates. The
Republicans require but bare maJori-
ty TO nominate. so that the candidate
ton Will be tho nominee. With "favo
rito sons in the field from a number
OF the states. and contrasting delcsa-
tions already chosen and promised, it
is evident that not only is the fight
candidate, but that Mr.. Taft is very
far from being nominated.
Republican DisorEnuizntion.
Old politicians admit they never ss "
such state of generalization existent
In the Republican party as is mani-
tested to- day. with the supporters OF
every candidate save Taft united against
Iiimsand with the Taft people standing
shoulder to shoulder against all the,
other candidates. The bitterness and
general ill-feelng manifested do not
augur we'll for success at the polls
in November.
5 The prediction that Mr.. Bryan, II the
nominee, will receive by far the largest
vote the Democrats have polled since
they carried the country With hlr.
Cleveland sixteen years ago, Is made
on all sides, but that they Will carry
30 often. But 1t Is heard from some
quarters n ow. whereas never, wits
per indicating the slightest hope for
the Democratic ticket was heard three
months ago.
Burton Harrison for Second Place.
Many of the Bryan people In Wash
ington are urging the nomination OF
Representative Burton Harrison, OF
New York as the Democratic nominee
for second place, Mr. Harrison, al
though only thirty.five years Of age.
is serving his second term in Congress-
after q lapse Of several years. He
was a member Of the Fifty-eighth Con
gress, having Been elected when only
thirty years Of age. He was Demo-
cratic candidate for the, place of Lieu
tenant Governor of New York in 1904
hut went down under tho tidal wave
that engulfed everything Democratic
that year. Mr., Harrison is a man of
Very real ability and or the highest
character. His friends claim his nomi-
nation would greatly strengthen the
ticket In New York ~,