The San Francisco call., 1908-07-01
SAY BRYAN CANNOT
DICTATE ON POLICY
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judge other than the one who issued
tile writ, and, third allow a jury to be
summoned in all cases where alleged
contempt is committed outside the
presence of the court"
1t has practically been concluded that
the third section of this plank VIII be
eliminated in the committee. Some Ia
Dor men are themselves against it. 1t
would permit anybody TO defy an in
junction, no matter if it had been is
sued after fair notice and full hearing,
because he could not be punished eX-
cept after a jury trial involving long
delay In most cases a Jury trial would
not be finished until after the necessity
for writ of injunction had disap-
peared. so that this section, If formu-
lated into law. practically would de-
stroy all the powers of the courts.
1t is not believed that section three
would stand any chance at all of being
put into the platform, although Bryan
will make a nominal defense of the
whole plank. Inside information, how
ever is to the effect that he will not be
bitterly disappointed if he is beaten on
this point and if the rest of the plank
should be modified so as to take most
of the radicalism out of it. In that
event he could come out strong in his
letter of acceptance, while the party
could go before the public with con-
servative policy. This is the thing
which Tom Taggart, Roger Sullivan
and other leaders are anxious to secure.
WANT CONSERVATIVE POLICY
They want to have the party policy
defined conservatively, so that they Will
have nothing to apologize for and moth
ing to defend when Bryan is out of the
way and a new candidate is put into
the field four years from now. 1t is
likely some man like Gum Shoe" Bill
Stone of Missouri will be named chair
man of the committee on resolutions,
new that Senator Bailey is unable to
be present He would be satisfactory
entirely to Bryan and democrats from
the eastern and middle states would not
be afraid of him, because he dearly.
loves "a. compromise and is ingenious in.
the matter of straddles =.
Up: to the present time there does not
seem. ito be any chance of harmony
among the New Workers in the matter
of second place Lieutenant Governor
.Chanler is looked upon askance for "a
variety Of reasons. In the first place.
he. is. too. closely associated with Hearst
to please Murphy and Corners. In the.
second place he+is somewhat too aris-
tocratic TO suit the. rank and; file. Be
sides. that; 1t: is doubted whether he is
much: of a vote getter in his; own right.
There Is no other man from New York
who. stands mulch chance. Charles A.
Towne. formerly of Minnesota and also
formerly a republican. does, not seem
to make much headway with the dele.
gates themselves. Judge O'Brien, Mar
tin Littleton and others who have been
suggested for the place are scarcely
known at all in the west and are not
likely to have much consideration un-
less the New York delegation presents
name and demands that the state be
given the place.
GRAY As SECOND CHOICE
For this reason Judge George Gray
of Delaware is the most likely candi
date for second place. The Nebraska
men, through jim Dahlman, have an
nounced openly that if the New Workers
can agree solidly on a man they will
vote for him. Otherwise they will
themselves present Gray's name, and
they viii do this after a full under
standing with Bryan. John a. Johnson
and Douglas are out of it altogether by
their own. declarations. and Tom john
son and John W. Kern of Indiana are
last resort candidates only.
Bryan and Judge Gray have always