The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-05-05
FAVOR BRYAN.
Congressman in Doubtful States
Declare That He Would
THE PEOPLE

And Poll More Votes Than Amy Other
Candidate the Democrats Could
Nominate.-They Say All States
Should Send Instructed Delegates
for Bryan to the Democratic Con-
vention at Denver.
!; "We want you to tell the Demo
Gratis of South Carolina that, with
one exception. there is notya Demo
cratic congressman. who represents a
doubtful district west of the Allie
ghany mountains who does not feel
that the defeat of Bryan att the Den
yer convention would impefil Demo
cratic success in his distFict. We
want the aid of the South I'd preserve
our political lives, and we do not
want the Democrats to wait till the
Denver convention but to express
themselves now in no uncertain terms
by instructing their delegates for
Bryan.
"If Bryan is tie nominee, then we
will certainly return to congress and
other doubtful districts in our States
now represented by Republicans will
send Democrats If Bryan is defeat
ed for the nomination, many Of us
Will as certainly be defeated. We
keep in close touch with the senti-
ment in our districts, as we have to,
and tbs is our deliberate judgment.
This is what Judge d. w. Shackle-
ford, a congressman from Missouri,
said to Mr.. Zack McGhee, the Wash
ington correspondent Of The state
one day last week, to which there was
hearty and unanimous agreement at
an informal conference Mr.. McGhee
held with Democratic congressman
from thelMiddle West tSates at Con-
gyess hall. There We're present. be
sides Judge Shackleford, Messrs,
Hamilton of Iowa. Murphy of Wscon'
sin, Russell of Missouri, Adair o. In
diana, Ashbrook of Ohio, and kimball
of Kentucky.
Mr.. McGhee had talked in the az
ternoon also with Messrs. Denver OF
Ohio, and Dixon and>>Rauch OF In
DINA. They are all of orc accord
and without reserve in declaring tnat
the defeat of Bryan at Denver, II
ANYTHING should bring about such an
unexpected possibility, would mean
disaster to Democratic hopes not only.
for the presidential and congressional
tickets but for all local tickets. anc
they each assure him that this IS the.
view entertained by all the Democrat
r. congressman in the States of the
Middle West, with the single eXoep
+ion of Mr.. Hammond Of Minnesota,
who thinks that Johnson would De
stronger in Minnesota than Bryan.
.sIf Bryan is nominated, said one'
"then l expect to run and get elected
but If any movement hostile TO Mr.
Rrvan names another man, then
know that there is not g. possible
chance for me, because Democrats
will knife the whole ticket. II any
other man should be nominated, even
though not hostile to Bryan, the DEM
Gratis would not come to the polls
for it is impossible to get up any en-.
thusiasm except for Bryan.
There are five counties in my ols-
trict." said Mr.. Ashbbrook of Ohio.
1.-TWO of these are Republican, two
are doubtful, though now Democratic
and one is safely Democratic. With
Bryan heading the ticket, can easily
carry the two doubtful districts and
will get a plurality Of 1000, but II
Bryan is not named at Denver rear
the consequences. though even then
think could get plurality of some
thing like 1000 ?" ~"
MIR. Denver Cf Ohio is the hrst
Democrat who has ever represented
his district in Congress. He has been
the county chairman Of the Demo-
cratic party in his county and ne
knows the sentiment among the Deo-
pie throughout Ohio. His district is
now normally Republican by nearly
5 ,0O0. He says with Bryan as the
nominee there is an excellent chance
of carrying Ohio for the Democratic
party.
Mr.. Hamilton is the only Democrat
from Iowa. with Bryan as the DEM
ocratic nominee" he said, land with
Taft the Republican nominee LOT
president, Allison again nominated
for the senate, 1 believe there Is an
excellent chance Of carrying Iowa.
This would not be the case with any
other man in place of Bryan. In the
northern part of Iowa, next to Minnie
sota there is little sentiment tor
Johnson. but the overwhelming sentl'
mont among Iowa Democrats Is be-
yond all possible doubt for Bryan, anu
he is q great favorite with Repupl'-
cans"
Only two other men menf1nheo
Johnson One of these was Mr. Muf-
phy of Wisconsin. I'VE kno" Johh-
son up in Wisconsin,, said he anu
the people do not take to nm al
all. They want Bryan. honesty
believe that Bryan could carry WIS
consin against Taft. Mr.. Murphy S
district is largely Republican, hut
marty lines are being broken up. me