Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-05-07
FAVOR BRYAN.
Congressman in Doubtful States
Declare That He Would
ENTHUSE THE PEOPLE

Nominate.-They Say All States
Should Send Instructed Delegates
Tor Bryan to the Democratic Con-
vention at Denver.
We want you to tell the Demo-
Gratis of South Carolina that. with
one exception. there is not a Demo-
cratic congressman, who represents a
douotiul district west OF the Allie
ghany mountains who does not feel
that the defeat OF Bryan at the Den
yer convention would imperil Demo-
cratic success in his district. We
want the aid of the South to preserve
our political lives, and we do not
want the Democrats to wait till the
Denver convention but to express
themselves now IN no uncertain terms
by ihstructic5 their delegates for
Bryan.
If Bryan is the nominee. then we
Will certainly return to congress and
other doubtful districts in our States
now represented by Republicans will
send Democrats. If Bryan is defeat
ed for the nomination. msuv at us
VIII as certainly he defeated. We
keep in close touch With TIE senti-
ment in our districts. - have to.
and tbs is our deliberate iudgment.'
This is what judge -. ". Shackle-
ford, a congressman 'rc'i Missouri,
said to Mr.. Zack McGhee. the Wash
ington correspondent of The Stale
one day last week, to which there was
hearty and unanimous agreement at
an Informal conference Mr.. McGhee
held with Democratic congressman
from the Middle West tSates at Con
gress hall. There were present be
sides Judge Shackleford. Messrs.
Hamilton of Iowa. Murphy of Wscon
sin. Russell Of Missouri, Adair oc In
diana. Ashbrook of Ohio, and Kimball
of Kentucky.
Nj. McGhee had talked in the ar
ternoon also with Messrs. Denver of
Ohio, and Dixon and Rauch of In
diana. They are all of one acco I'd
and without reserve in declaring that
the defeat of Bryan at Denver. if
unexpected possibility. would mean
disaster TO Democratic hopes not only
for the presidential and nCressional
tickets but for all local tickets AND
they each assure him that This IS the
view entertained by all the Democrat
ic congressman in the States OF the
Middle West. with the single eXcep
ton OF MIR. Hammond of Minnesota
who thinks that Johnson would be
stronger in Minnesota than Bryan.
IF Bryan is nominated" sail Que,
then | expect to run and get elected
hut if any movement hostile To Mr..
Bryan names another man, then /
know that there is not a possible
chance for me, because Democrats
will knife the whole ticket. III any
other man should be nominated even
Gratis would not come to the polls
for it is impossible to get up any en-
thusiasm except for Bryan"
There are five counties in my dis
trict,'' said Mr.. Ashbbrook OF Ohio.
1.-TWO of these are Republican, two
are doubtful. though now Democratic
and one is safely Democratic. With
Bryan heading the ticket. can easily
carry the two doubtful districts and
Will get a plurality of 1000. but If
Bryan is not named at Denver | fear
the consequences. though even hen ]
think could get plurality of some
thing like 300
-" Denvc" us Ohio IS the first
Democrat who has ever represented
his district in Congress. He has been
the county chairman of the Demo-
cratic party in his county and he
knows the sentiment among the peo-
| pie throughout Ohio. His district Is
now normally Republican by nearly
! 5000. lie says with Bryan as the
nominee there is an excellent chance
of carrying Ohio fer tho Democratic
party.
Mr. Hamilton is the only Democrat
from Iowa with Bryan as the Dem
ocratic nominee" he said. and will
Taft the Republican nominee foI
president, Allison again nominated
for the senate, | believe there is M
| excellent chance of carving Iowa
This would not be the case with an!
other man in place Of Bryan. In th'
northern part of Iowa. next to Mime
sofa. there is a little sentiment 70
Johnson. but the overwhelming senti
ment among Iowa Democrats Is be
Iyond all possible doubt for Bryan, an,
he is a great favorite with Republi
cans"
Only two other men mentione'
Johnson. One of tEese was Mr. Mur
phy OF Wisconsin. I'VE know John
son up in Wisconsin" said he. IAN,
the people do not take TO him a
all. They want Bryan honestl
believe that Bryan could carry Wis
consin against Taft. Mr.. Murphy
district is largely Republican, bu
party lines are being broken up. Tn
people want reform and they Wi
vote for the man who they think wi
give it 10 them. the three favorite
being Roosevelt. LaFollette an
Bryan"
Ali the Indiana Democrats refer t
the three districts in their State no.
represented by Republicans who hol