The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-21


~ to the choice of delegates to
Denver. replied that he has not
been taking any active interest one
way or the other. Asked whether he
was going to be sent to the conven-
ton, lie replied that he did not know,
and that he was going to let the Dem
ocrats of the State settle that matter
for themselves.
The attention of the Senator was
called to statement first published
in the Richmond papers on the author
ity OF All intimate friend. and since
going the rounds of the State press. to
the effect that there was no longer
any differences Of views between him
and Mr.. Bryan. He said that the state
ment Is in error: that he has not abat-
ed one lot or one little from his ex-
pressed hostility to some Of the views
of Mr.. Bryan. lie said further that
while there were these political diff
ferences 1t did not affect their per-
sonal regard for each other. and that
each recognizes the right of the other
to his views.
Senator Daniel is, however, daily In
receipt OF assurances that the yfr-
ginla Democracy will not consent to
lose his services In the Denver convent
tion. 1t Is maintained that If all dell
egates to the convention were radicals
the platform would be hard one for
even Mr.. Bryan to stand on.
a Hnrd Proposition.
Senator Daniel said to-day that he
is doing everything in his power ia
secure favorable report on his bill
to purchase the site of the jamestown
Exposition for a naval training station.
He said that he realizes that there is
considerable opposition to the projects
Al. NNl
deal of money, rs IT does. but that with
the strong attitude of the Secretary
of the Navy in favor of 1t, lie hopes to
pull 1t through. 1t Will probably ba
attached to the naval appropriation
bill as an amendment The exposition
people will have the benefit of very
strong combination of circumstances
in this connection.
Senator Martin Is the second Demos
crat on the Naval Committee, and by
the illness and absence of Senator TILL
man will be the Democratic senatorial
conferee on the measure. He will not
orly be in a position to render the ut
most service In the Naval COMMITTEES,
but If 1t is put into thei naval appro-
priation bill he will be able. a s one Of
the confereeS, to make a hght for It's
lretentiol, even should 1t be opposed
By The House. Representative Maynard
thinks that he has majority of the
House members lined up for the propo-
sition, and If Senator Martin can hold
1t ON in tho conference. Mr. Maynard
thinks that he will be able to get tho
House to accept that portion of the
conference report.
Bornh's Speech.
If any one has ever doubted the
ability of Senator Borah, of Idaho, to
make strong argument. that doubt
must have been dissolved to-day. when
Mr.. Borah made his argument In sup
port of the contention that the negro
soldiers had shot up the town OF
Brownsville. 1t was one OF the most
mastery arrays of indisputable facts
and Irresistible arguments heard in re-
cent years in the Senate. In those
particulars 1t outclassed the arguments
of Senator Foraker as far as Lou Dill
Ion outclasses a draft horse in trotting
harness. 1t was such mastery pre-
sentation OF the case that at It's con-
cluson Senator Foraker himself had TO
weld 10 the impulse of going forward
10 grasp his hand and congratulate him
on his effort.
In the mouths OF many witnesses. al
least ten of whom, by tho Very nature
Of things, could have had no connection
with any white conspiracy to shoot up
the town. he proved that 1t was negroes.
a frecIled faced one among them, VINO
did tho deed.
Then, turning to the circumstantial
evidence. he went on every assumption
that was necessary TO clear the negro.
ana in every case such an ASSUMPTION.
reduced to the last analysis, was SO
inpossblc and unreasonable that not
even a negro partisan could defend u,
Senator Daniel remarked to tho
Times Dispatch correspondent that Boz 4
ral certainly had proven himself 1a-
miliar with every detail of the case.
After he had made that remark Sena-
tor Borah quoted from the speech Of
Senator Daniel, with approval. on the
same subject, The most interesting
part of the situation Is that the pross
agent OF the allies Is seeking to cout.-
teract the force OF the speech by say
ing that Senator Rorah had declared
Senator Foraker's position to be right.
and changed his views after a White
House conference,
Representative Slemp to-day intro-
duced IA bill appropriating s50,o0o for
the construction OF Federal building
at Norton.