The Washington herald., 1908-07-01
HEARST RISES.
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Wyoming Catholic diocese: Wednesday,
Rev. Christian f. Reisner, Of Grace NJ.
f. Church. Denver; Thursday. Rabbi
Samuel Koch, Of Oregon; Friday. Rev.
Preston T. Ramsey Of ST. Paurs NJ. f.
Church. Denver
Contests involving forty-five seats in
the convention have been filed with secre-
tary WOodson. These include the McCar-
ren-MuTphy Brooklyn war, the District
OF Columbia contest. six seats. and the
Bobby Burke battle against Roger c.
Sullivan, Of Chicago. From Pennsylvania
came notice of an unexpected contest. in
volving ten delegates in FIVE districts in
Philadelphia. The national committee is
to take UP the contests on Monday.
Bryan believes Mayor Tom L. Johnson.
OF Cleveland. should be chairman Of the
committee on credentials just as he be-
lieves Mayor Johnson should be chairman
OF the national committee 10 succeed Tag
gart.
Mayor Johnson got fine old trounclng
In the Ohio Democratic convention New
York Democrats will await with keen in
terest the decision Of the credentials
committee In the McCarUen-Murphy con-
test. Quite a number of the national
committee believe McCarren should be
recognized. that his delegates were rightly
elected and that no good can come 10
the party in the Empire State II this feud
is not so decided here.
Watching Credentials Committee.
On the other hand, Bryan desires the
seventy-eight votes from the State To help
nominate him. and be also believes that
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and II McCarren's men are admitted 10
the convention Murphy and Hearst will
be deeply and forever offended. II Bryan
controls the committee on credentials Nc
carren. II IS believed, will not get a look
In. as the saying is. and the fact is known
that Bryan Is giving very much more at
tention to the complexion Of the creden-
uaIs committee than he Is 10 the resolu-
tons committee.
Then. too. the delegations from the va
rious States are giving more than ordi-
nary heed 20 the members OF the COM
mittee on resolutions. There will be fifty
three members Of this committee. and
from present appearances there will be a
goodly majority, sufficient 10 chop out Of
the platform Bryan's latest fads and
isms. Then what viii happen? Was the
question heard all day to-day. BRYAN I'm
1900 refused to stand on any platform ex-
cept the one he named. VIII ne do so IN
this convention?
Jim Ham Lewis. candidate for Demo.
cratic nomination Of governor of Illinois.
put II very pat when ne said. You
know l expect to see some surprising
events at the Denver convention. The
powerful men I'm the party are willing 10
conccde the nomination 10 Bryan but
they are not willing TO ConCede him the
platform or the Vice Presidency. They
may insist upon such a platform that
Mr.. Bryan cannot accept In that event
what can Bryan do? There may arise
such a set OF circumstances that Mr..
Bryan would be forced to withdraw"
Fear n Mild Platform.
Some OF Bryan's friends here are get
ting much concerned over the report that
Bryan is willing to run for President on
a platform OF comparative moderation.
These friends come from States where
there is considerable radical sentiment.
and they make the point that Bryan can
expect nothing from the great interests.
and should appeal in every way TO the
voters who believe in a personal money
devil and are looking for an opportunity
Of walloping it good and hard Here is
the way one Of them national commit
teeman. put it to-day:
"a conservative platform will do Bryan
no good. in my opinion. All the Dig
fnanciers of the country are against him
because he Is Bryan. and II would not
bring help from them 70 nominate him
on a platform which would be mild and
nonaggrcssive. To win, Bryan must win
by radical votes, and there Is no use
catering 10 the conservative element. al
though I must admit that Judge Gray
seems TO me 10 be the very best man for
Vice President"
But the views Of this national commit
tceman and others who agree with him
are not In accord with those OF some
prominent Democrats who are tired Of
having Bryan lead them 10 defeat and
who want to win this year They con-
tend that Bryan is right in seeking cleo
tion as President on his own personality
and that he can well afford TO accept
nomination on a platform that will COM
prise nothing more than mass OF plati
tudes.
Roosevelt Policies Issue.
lHey DeIeNe lldl lhe DelnOcIdUc game
this year is 70 evade issues as much as
possible, and 70 lay stress on the claim
that Bryan represents the Roosevelt idea
more nearly than TAFT does To their
way OF thinking Bryan should go before
the country insisting that the Roosevelt
ideas are HIS very own. while Taft repre-
sents nothing original, and is really not
in accord with the things for which