The Detroit times., 1908-07-13
CAMPAU'S CHANCE
! FOR CHAIRMAN
LOOKS GOOD
oErRolrER REGARDED AS MOST
PROMISING OF FOUR LEADING
CANDIDATES FOR DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL HONOR.

LINCOLN. Neb.. July 13.-Daniel J.
Campau. OF Detroit. Mich, is now re-
sarded as the most promising OF the
four leading candidates for the chair
manship OF the Democratic national
committee. The others, In their or
! der are: John Z. Lamb, OF Indiana;
Rep. ollie James. OF Kentucky. and j
I II. Atwood. OF Leavenworth. Kas. 4;
David r. Francis. OF Missouri. Dry
ans first choice. Is said 10 have re-
sisted all pressure brought TO bear
upon him 10 run.
Tomorrow conference at Fairview
viii decide the Craftsmanship.
DR.. p. J. Hall the newly elected
committeeman from Nebraska. arriv.
with Mr.. Bryan. Afterwards h said
that the committee had about decided
on the man who was 10 be made
chairman, but as there might be a
slip between now and Tuesday when
the committee arrives II was not
deemed wise even to hint at his iden-
tity.
Congratulations Pour In.
Congratulatory messages continue
to be showered upon Mr.. Bryan. One
OF those received was from Herman
Ridder. saying.
You may rely on the sincere.
earnest support OF the Stats Zei-
tung. HERMAN RIDDER.
There was distinct citation In Mr.
Bryans tone as he read this telegram
aloud! The Stats Zeitung has been
against him In both OF his previous
campaigns.
Fairview was the mecca. Sunday.
for hundreds OF stragglers from the
convention and OF local admirers. So
numerous were they that Bryan was
compelled to deny himself to anyone.
and much tagged in body sought few
hours rest. heavy rain, the coun-
terpart OF that Of last Sunday night.
drove them all away In the evening.
Two big delegations dropped in on
Bryan. About a hundred Ohioans, In
Guiding a portion OF the delegation.
came at noon, and went out on spe-
cial cars. There was no formality
about the greeting. the party content
ing themselves with shaking hands.
taking q view around the place and
house and enjoying a half hour OF in.
formal conversation on the rear lawn.
Johnson Men Pay Respects.
In the afternoon a delegation Of
Minnesotans. including eight OF the
Johnson delegates. came TO see Bry-
an. The delegation was headed by
Congressman w. S. Hammond. who
placed Johnson In nomination In Den
YER Hammond made brief speech.
In which he said that the delegation
had come TO Lincoln partly upon Gov.
Johnson's suggestion and partly on
their own initiative, TO show Mr.. Bry-
an that they had no hard feelings.
A North Carolina editor telegraphed
Mr.. Bryan. as follows:
Thomas E. Watson quotes you
as saying you would never vote
for a Confederate veteran. Does
this misrepresent you?"
In reply Mr.. Bryan telegraphed that
he never made any such statement.
that he had voted for Confederate
veteran for speaker OF the house OF
representatives; that he voted for
Speaker Crisp twice on roll call. first
in the fifty-second congress and again
In the fifty-third. and voted for him
in caucus In the fifty-third congress.
He also recommended an ex-Confeder-
ate, John ID. Calhoun, for postmaster
OF Lincoln In 1898. and while in con-
gress he sustained the best Of rela-
lions with the ex-Confederate mem
bers