The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-03-07
A Conspiracy Against Bryan.

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Watch the personnel of the delegations to Denver.
Money is being used in of the States of the
Mississippi Valley to secure delegations who will be
obedlent to the predatory interests Vigilance is
necessary. Put none but the trustworthy on guard.
The Democratic masses aroused and they must
not be betrayed by representatives of "The System"
The Washington correspondent of the Lincoln
Journal, published at Mr.. Bryan's Nebraska home,
says it is generally known that leading Democrats
in Washington are interested in "a systematic and
determined effort to prevent the nomination of Will
liam Jennings Bryan for the presidency and to
that of Governor John A. Johnson, of Min
nesota."
These Democrats willing to permit the in
struction for Mr. Bryan of delegates to the Denver
convention up to certain safe limit taking care that
not enough delegates instructed to give him the
necessary two-thrds on the first ballot.
The plan is, further, to among the instructed
delegates considerable number who will not
slider their instructions binding after the first bal
lot The Johnson following secretly accumulated,
will then assert itself and make effort to push
Mr.. Bryan aside and render complete the conspir-
acy entered into
Behind the scheme are Democrats that have al
ways opposed Mr.. Bryan-the conservatives
friends of predatory wealth, of the monopoistc
porations.
Mr.. Bryan, interviewed at Jackson, Mississippi,
stated that he was the author of the paragraph
above quoted and that he knew what he writ
ing about having obtained his information from
man who overheard conversation the subject.
In conclusion, Mr.. Bryan said:
1 convinced that it is interests representing
the trusts and railroads. They don't hope to pre-
vent instructed delegations in the Mississippi Valley
States, but they trying to get the personnel of
delegates who will be unfriendly to my nomination"
There is a menace in these disclosures, in
nection with other recent disclosures that should
place every Bryan Democrat in Idaho guard.
Mr. Bryan is not sensationa1ist or a creature of
impulse Before making public statements of this
character he would satisfy himself of the accuracy
of his information. He clearly believes that
vert attack has been planned upon him in the Den
convention by representatives of trusts and rail-
road corporations the favor of the public rendering
his election probable if he secures the nomination
for the presidential place.
There is no greater trust greater supporter of
railroad corporations than the Mormon hierarchy
enthroned at Salt Lake City Its president, prophet
seer and reve1ator Joseph F. Smith, is director in
the Union Pacific Railroad Company and president
of the Salt Lake and Los Angeles Railroad Com
pany. He is president of the Utah Sugar Company,
of the Idaho Sugar Company, of the Consolidated
Wagon and Machine Company of the Utah Light
and Power Company of the Inland Crystal Salt
Company, of the Salt Lake Knitting Company, OF the
Zion Cooperative Mercantile Company-all monopo-
lies-a trusts in the full significance of the term
He is also president of the State Bank of Utah and
lions Savings Bank and Trust Company
Mr. Smith stated in his testimony before the Sen
ate committee privileges and elections during the
Smoot investigation that he was at the head of all
these combinations in restraint of trade and for
the control of the transportation and banking bust
nesses He would hardly be omitted from con-