Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-02
BRYAN.S FRIENDS BELIEVED TO
EXPRESS SENTIMENT OF CAM
DIDATE WHEN THEY SPEAK
FAvoRABLY OF DELAWARE MAN
ANTI.INJUNCTION
PLANK is RADICAL
BRYAN SAID TO PLAN TO WIN
LAROR,S VoTES-GEN. WEAVER
ARRIVES WITH PROHIBITION
PLANK FOR THE PLATFORM.

Lincoln, June 30-The Nebraska
delegation at the Denver convention
will approve Of any New York man
on whom the factions of that state can
unite for vice president. Failing in
this, Nebraska will vote solidly for
Judge Gray for vice president. The
record of Gray is regarded as best
for pleasing the labor votes and it is
for these votes the Democratic party
is going to make its strongest bid,
assert the Nebraskans.
The delegation, which is considered
in accord with Bryan in every par
ticular, is standing for a strong anti
injunction plank which will satisfy
the demands of Gompers and other
leaders. The visit of Josiah Marvel.
of Wilmington, Del, the manager of
the Gray candidacy, has accumulated
the belief that the Delaware man is
persona grata with labor.
A Strong Tariff Plank.
The tariff plank of the Democratic,
platform will be very similar to those
in the platforms of former years. The
attitude of the Nebraska Democrats
on the tariff has not changed and they.
will demand revision at once, accord
ing to prominent Democrat who is
close to Bryan. 1t is probable, accord
ing to this man, special session of
congress will be called next spring if
Bryan is elected
Denver, June 30-A notice today
was received by the Democratic ma
tional committee that the seats Of the
entire delegation from Idaho it to be
| contested. The delegates headed by
former Senator Dubois now have the
| credentials, but the opponents claim
they are entitled to the seats and
will make strong fight against the
| Dubois people. The real split is on
the Mormon question.
Two New England Candidates.
New Haven, Conn, June 30-Alex-
ander Troup, a delegate to the Den
yer convention and close friend Of
Bryan, said today that New England
will have two candidates for the vice
presidential nomination, Governor
Douglass Of Massachusetts, and Archi-
necticut delegation will be united for
Mcneil.
Prohibition Fight Possible.
| The fight over the anti-injunction
plank in the Democratic platform is
not the only struggle in which the
committee on resolutions and possibly
the convention itself, may be in
volved
1t developed yesterday that the pro.
hibition question is to be brought to
the front, and that desperate effort
! will be made to have plank declar.
ing in it's favor placed in the platform
The prohibition movement will be
headed by Gen. James B. Weaver Of
Iowa. who demanded of the recent
/ Democratic convention in that state
that it declare in favor of prohibition
General Weaver and his followers
were not successful in their efforts
in their own state, but nothing daunt
ed by their failure, have made ar
rangements to~bring the matter up be
fore the Democratic national conven
4 ton. They claim. moreover, to have
strong backing from number OF
southern delegations, which have re
Gently passed prohibition laws, and II
is declared confidently by Genera
!, Weaver's adherents that If the Demo
cratic national platform does not con
tain prohibition plank it will only
be for the reason that the hardes
kind of fighting was unable to secure
its adoption.