The Washington times., 1908-07-04
Say Failure on First Ballot
Will Be Fatal to
EAR Bryan.
DELEGATES ARRIVE
AND ENLIVEN CITY
Draft of Radical Planks Aimed at
Congress Completed-Parker
Makes Apologies.
By ]. C. WELLIVER.

DENVER, July 4-The Johnson
Boomers are outlining their argument to
be made to secure votes They say
johnson and Bryan represent vitality
'difTerent things in the Democratic party.
johnson, they insist, is taking JEFF
ferson as his model. and believes in
only so much government as is absO-
lutely necessary. He is against the CEN
tralizing tendencies Of the times, and
/. thinks them filed with danger to our
Institutions
Bryan. on the other hand, they say,
IS either a copy Of Roosevelt, or Roose-
welt is n copy Of Bryan. Whichever
way it is looked at, Johnson men claim
that Bryan is the supporter Of the ma
5or Roosevelt policies. and with them
the doctrine of enlarging powers Of cen
trai government.
Bryan's declarations in favor Of Gov
eminent ownership OF railways and Jele-
graph companies is pointed out as one
evidence Of his bias. The Democratic
party, say Johnson men, is the party
Of jefferson. as opposed 10 the party Of
Alexander Hamilton.
Follower of Jefferson.
It has stood on this ground now for
100 years Just about 100 years ago JEFF
ferson and Hamilton were battling Il
determine whether the new government
should be a government by the people
controlled from the bottom, or an oil
garchy, Controlled from the top The
battle then. as now, goes 10 the very
heart Of aopulsr government as worked
out in America
This argument does not fall on un-
willing ears. Prominent Democrats
give it respe -,ful attention, but fear
that the BIZ q 4 hypnotism is so great
as to male Bryan's nomination Ger
tain Bul they like argument ma6e
IN Johnso-'s @ame, and say almost with
one voice mat If Bryan should fail Il
be nominated o. the first ballot. the Jig
would be ~ with him.
came In tIcn Omaha with two OF
the delegates from Arkansas. who are
instructed for Bryan, These men told
me that johnson was strong in that
State. and that the delegation would
vote for Bryan only one time. After
that, should there be other ballots. they
will be for Johnson.
Fayor Johnson.
These delegates and others from that
State will sit in at a conference OF
johnson men. It has been estimated
by johnson managers that there are no
fewer than so delegates who stand on
similar ground 10 that occupied by the
two delegates from Arkansas, and who
are, IL their hearts, for Johnson.
AS bearing on this matter Of Bryan
unpOpularity, II is said, on authority
Of men recently arrived here from
Georgia, that about ten cNvS ago a
straw ballot was taken by prOpIiStcrs
OF the cigar stand in the lobby OF the
Kimhall hotel in Atlanta Each man
was asked 70 vote for his first choice
for Presidential nomination. and polls
were kept open for two days. The
count showed 2S6 votes for Roosevelt
S6 for Taft, "A for Johnson, and only II
for Bryan.
New Dynamite.
Some new dynamite was injected into
the platform discussion today when
former Congressman Ma-Cin J. Wade
Of Iowa. appeared ir ;he lobby with
copies OF two red-hot planks which will
be proposed for ths platform, and will
have the backing Of practically all the
members Of The resolutions committee
according II Judge Wade.
The one plank is aimed at Speaker
Cannon tie House rules, and the do,
nothing policy OF the House. The othel
IS a declaration that the rules Of bOtf
houses Of Congress should be amended
so that no clOsed-dOor session OF 6
CO nmittce should be held.
Ghe two plankS proposed by Judge
Wade. Sud for which the demand al
ready is so strong that they are conssd
cred certain 10 be adopted, follow:
Under the domination of an autoc
racy entrenched behind its present
rU' es, the national House Of Represent
aLIves has ceased to be either popular
or representative. Indeed, it's recorc
during a long period Of Republican as
cendeICy pro"Ss that II has becomt
the mere tool Cf an oligarchy whici
represents syecial and reactionary in
terestS.
To Reform Rules.
''The Democratic party pledges itsel
so soon as Il should have been en-
trusted with control Of the once popular
branch Of Congress. TO such reforms
OF the rules as Will restore o that body
the representative character which tht
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