Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-07-02
JUDGE GRAY FOR
VICE PRESIDENT.
FAVORED SY BRYAN FOR SEC
OND PLACE ON THE
TICKET.
INSISTS ON CANDIDACY FOR
HEAD STANDARD BEARER
OF PARTY.

! Denver, Col, July Although can
didates for the nomination for vice
! president on the democratic ticket
are numerous, and despite the fact
! that their number is likely to be
! largely increased before a choice is
actually made, it is the general opin-
! ion that if George Gray of Delaware
! will declare a willingness to accept
! the second place he can have it.
! Josiah Marvel of Wilmington, dele
gate, and manager of Judge Gray's
! presidential campaign, will not, how
ever, consent He insists that Judge
, Gray is a candidate for first place,
! and when it has been settled that he
. canont have first place it will be am
pie time to place him in the running
for the secondary position, provided
he cares to take it. Mr.. Marvel de-
MES, however, that Judge Gray will
be satisfied with anything less than
the head of the ticket.
1t is we'll known that Mr.. Bryan
would be pleased to have Judge Gray
for the vice, presidential candidate,
and the only thing that prevents the
latter from becoming the leading can
didate for that position is the simple
but all powerful fact that he will not
declare himself to be a candidate at
all.
The Gray presidential boom was
formally launched yesterday ani
headquarters opened.
The Johnson headquarters will not
be opened for several days, and the
date on which the Bryan banners will
be thrown out has not yet been de-
termined, but it will be Saturday or
Sunday.
Anti-Injunction Plank.
1t is certain that there will be a
strong fight in the committee on reso-
buttons and possibly on the floor OF
the convention over the anti-injumc-
ton plank. Word has come indi-
rectly from Lincoln that Mr.. Bryan is
in favor of radical plank, and it is
certain that such men as Roger G.
Sullivan, national committeeman from
Illinois, and Chairman Taggart, strong
ly oppose it. 1t is we'll known that
between Bryan and Sullivan, and
other influential members of the Hi
nois delegation no particular amount
of love is lost, and reports have been
circulated that if an anti-injunct
plank is adopted more radical in it's
character than the Illinois people
feel they can approve, the state, when
it comes to balloting for president,
will break away from its Bryan III
structions.
West Against Union Plank.
Mr.. Sullivan denied this emphatic |
ally yesterday, declaring that the del
egation will obey Instructions |
Charles G.. Heifner of Washington |
state, who has the proxy of John Y. |
Terry, national committeeman of that |
state, announced emphaticaIly that |
the Pacific coast was opposed to the
adoption of such a plank as was
presented at Chicago by the officials
of the American Federation of Labor. |
THE adoption by our party OF such
a plank" said Hiefner would be a
transparent sop to union labor, which
would be repugnant to voters in all
sections of the country. 1t would be {
a promise that no lawmaking body
would be willing to fulfill. 1t could i
not help but injure the democratic
ticket at the polls"
Strong Opposition.
New England is said to be opposed
to the plank, and New Jersey and
Pennsylvania also are accredited with
pronounced antagonism to such a res
olution. If New York and the Pacific
coast delegations should take de-
termined stand against it the fight
would assume formidable proportions.
Secretary Woodson of the national
committee, who has been appointed
secretary of the convention, yester-
DAY announced his assistants. These
include:
Assistant secretaries-H. G Rich
mond of Fremont, Neb.; C. A. Nash
of Perry Iowa; Edward Cahill of
Springfield Ill.
Reading cIerk-William McEniry of
Rock Island, ILL.,