The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-03
GRAY SEEMS TO
Be LIKELY MAN
FOR SECOND PLACE
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be determined until the caucuses are
held Monday
1t is well known, however, that Bry-
an has a majority in the convention
which would probably stand by him
in a platform fight quite as closely as
in demanding his nomination.
Like Republican Plank.
Between no injunction plank at all
and one which asks for trial by jury
in cases of contempt committed out
side of the court there is a natural
medium ground which is suspiciously
near that found by the Chicago con-
vention. 1t merely provides that in
all cases where no serious damage
will be done federal judge shall is
sue an injunction only at the notice
to all the parties interested. No par
ticular harm would be done by such
legislation, but it would be curious If
after all the declarations in behalf of
labor which have been made by Bryan
and the democratic leaders, the Den
yer convention should find itself con
fronted with the same difficulty which
was met at Chicago.
Bryan's Thunder Appropriated.
Mr.. Bryan is still insistent that the
convention shall adopt his idea of the
government insurance of bank depos-
its. There is purely personal reason
for this. Up to date there has been
but little difference in the matter or
policy between the two parties. The
republicans declared for a limitation
on the right of judges to issue lnJunc-
tons, which was not satisfactory TO
the more radical labor leaders. AT the
same time it was a declaration on the
subject and was even a radical one
for republican convention.
The republicans have also come out
strongly for tariff revision TOR the
first time in the history of the party
This takes away two live issues on
which Mr.. Bryan was preparing tc
make a campaign and he wants tc
have something on which he can aI'
neal to the people to show the differ
ence between him and Taft.
Every man who comes from Lincoln
now says that postal savings banks
and the issuance of bank deposits by
the government are to be made the
strong feature of the coming cam
paign.
Will Tour the Country.
1t was given out from Lincoln some
time ago that Mr.. Bryan proposed tC
abandon his old system of personal
canvass of the country. but would re
sort to the practice of Mckinley and
most republican candidates. He then
expected to stay at home at Fairview
receive delegations. make speeches &c
them and write letters more or less
| necessarily. 1t is now said by those
in the confidence of the Peerless One
that he has consented to take the fielc
| in person once more. He will make
thorough canvass of the country
| from ocean to ocean and will devote
| particular attention to the doubtful
states, especially including indiana
and New York, which are figured out
to be most uncertain and most neces
sary to democratic success.
To several of his callers at Lincoln
within the last two days Mr.. Bryan
has said that ne did not care a snaI
of his fingers who might be the chair
man of the democratic national com
| mittee.
Interest in Committee.
! 1t has been the custom in the demo
cratic as we'll as in the republican
party to permit the candidate TO selec
his own chairman. If Mr.. Bryan con
tinues to keep his hands off. the con
servatives will take a sudden interes
in the situation because they are al
ways looking to the future. They vii
| be slad to organize a national com
mittee in their own way with entire
loyalty to Bryan, but with special ref
erence to the next campaign. The!
want TO hold the party together 81
that in 1912 they can give Taft a ru1
| for his money for a second term.
Mr.. Bryan insists that there shall
be in the Denver platform a distinc
plank declaring in favor of publicity
of campaign expenses. Such planl
will make it extremely difficult for th'
committee to secure campaign distri
| buttons anywhere, because when all i
said and done. the average man doc!
not care to have his partisan contri
buttons made public. Bryan is insis
tent on this point. however. and tn
plank will go into the platform. Tb'
funds will be proportionately shor
during the campaign and this is on
Of the reasons why so many promin
ent democrats are unwilling to accep
the position of chairman of the nation
al committee.