Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10

isIatOr and governor OF his state.
THE enthusiastic Endorsement the gov
ernor received from his party In Mime
sofa. in spite of the bitter opposition OF
the Bryan men. has also added impetus
to the popular Johnson wave. his friends
assert"
Concerning Mr.. Bryan.
The Bryan press agent here had this to
say last night:
The facts and figures OF the demo-
cratic campaign, prior to the convention.
up to date are as follows:
"Of instructed delegates there are 313
for Bryan. This includes not merely the
21O who for nearly ten days have been
instructed, but the flfty-three district
delegates from Pennsylvania who are in
structed, the four delegates at large
from Massa chusetts. who were instructed
last week. and the two district dele
gates elected in the second district of
Massachusetts Friday. And. finally, the
forty-six delegates from Ohio.
Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.
LAS a matter Of political interest it
might be noted that the situation in
Massachusetts and that in Pennsylvania
are almost the reverse. In Pennsylvania
ifty-three OF the district delegates have
been elected and instructed. The state
convention is yet to be held and the dele
gates at large elected and instructed.
In Massachusetts the delegates at large
have been elected, George Fred Williams
heading the list. and have been instructed.
The convention. however, left it to the
various districts to instruct their own
delegates The only TWO thus far chosen
have been instructed for Mr.. Bryan.
"Of the delegates who may be regarded
as friendly. but not instructed for Bryan,
are the eight from Rhode Island and
ten out Of the fourteen from Connecticut.
There is q controversy over the New
Jersey delegation. some very distinguished
men In the convention, including one con-
gressman from the state, declaring that a
motion to instruct was carried, but that
the chairman refused to declare the fact.
o. that am In 20 position to judge here.
except from the information that comes
to Sne through letters.
Not being an advocate. but merely an
observer of politics. and Il wholly DIS
passionate chronicler of facts. ! submit
these statements which have been furnish
ed me by men nearer to the source OF in
formation and better Informed than I:
Interesting Statements.
"Ftrst, the New Jersey delegation is not
yet to be counted upon for any Individual
candidate and certainly not as against
Mr. Bryan. Second, Massachusetts, will
send a solid Bryan delegation to Dem
yer. Third. the effort to make it appear
that Alabama was hostile to Mr.. Bryan
has failed absolutely and every repre-
sentative and senator In Congress has re-
fused to take any part in It, Fourth a
majority OF the Pennsylvania district dele
gates SO far chosen are instructed for
Bryan and are loyal to their instruction:
notwithstanding the efforts OF the local
representative of the Standard Oil Com
pany the Harrisburg convention will ill.,
struct the delegates at large. Fifth. a
story sent out by a certain bureau to the
effect that Louisiana would send 4 hos
tile delegation to Denver IL disproveL in
letters I have received from editors of
the principal papers in that state. Sixth,
Il story printed last Week that twe nty-
six Texas counties had instructed against
Mr.. Bryan is utterly false and l am at
liberty to quote Senator Culberson as say
ing that the Texas DELEGATION will vote
as q unit for the Nebraskan.
IN addition to the 81; delegates i'll
structed for Bryan there are six instruct
ell for Judge Gray of Delaware. Up to
the present moment there are none In
structed for anybody else