New-York tribune., 1908-07-03
TOWNE EXPECTS PRIZE
UNLESS GRAZ GETS 1T.
Tice-Presidential Contest at Denuer
The 4nti-Injunctton Plank.
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Denver July 2.-To-day's developments have
served to strengthen the opinion expressed in
these dispatches some days ago that unless
Judge Gray obtains the vice-Presidential NOM
ination that honor will fall to New York man,
preferably Charles A. Towne.
Mr. Towne arrived here this morning from
Lincoln, where he held conference with MIR.
Bryan. the result OF which he says was emil
nentIy satisfactory both to himself and to the
Peerless One"
Until had seen Mr. Bryan he said. IL was
not at all certain that L would make effort
to secure the Vice-Presdental nomination, but
since my talk with him, I have concluded that
my chances excellent, and am certain that
will be Mr.. Bryan's running mate
Can you confirm the rumor that you are Mr..
Bryan's personal choice?" Mr.. Towne was asked.
1T would hardly be policy for me TO answer
that question directly" replied Mr.. Towne. but
VIII say that it is fair inference"
Mr. Towne believes that his main strength lies
in the delegations outside of New York. and his
efforts from will be to obtain the undt-
vided support of the New York delegation. He
realizes that the large number of aspirants from
the Empire State rather injure his chances of
obtaining the entire New York vote, but he feels
certain that if any New Yorker can do this he
IS the In addition to Mr.. Towne's con-
fident assertions, State Senator Thomas T.
Grady expressed a similar view Fresh from
Tammany's innermost den, he is believed to
bring accurate conception of the state of
mind of that body. He says that Towne is far
in the lead of the other New Workers mentioned,
and he believes that difficulty will be ex-
perienced in solidifying the delegation.
The announcement from Lincoln that Kern
would not consider the Vice-Presidency, al
though it was not taken with great seriousness
here, has caused a sudden defiation of his boom.
The Harrison contingent is still shouting vehe-
mently, but the chorus is a small one and his
chances have not improved overnight. In fact
the Presidential situation is beginning TO
assume a jocose appearance. Any stranger in
the city can have a boom started through the
medium of energetic and Unsuitable local re-
porters. Even Senator Rayner. of Maryland:
Senator Stone of Missouri. and James Hamilton
Lewis, of Illinois, have been featured as posi-
bties Thus far. however, the only men who
have been taken at all seriously here are Gray,
Towne, Kern, Harrison and Chanler.
1t is reported here tonight, and the Gray
managers refuse to deny the report that Judge
Marvel has sent the Delaware jurist telegram
asking him for answer to the question: 'Wiu
you accept the Vice-Presidency? If an affrma-
tive answer is received, 1t is probable that the
Gray Presidential boom will be suddenly trans
formed into a Vice-PresidentiaI effort.
PRESIDENTIAL "STRUGGLE" A FARCE.
But if the race for second place is amusing
the struggle" for the Presidential nomination
is a screaming farce. Johnson and Gray man
ayers keep up a continuous fanfare of trumpets
and their predictions grow momentarily wilder
They were able their entry into Denver to
express unmeasured confidence without even
the semblance of a smile but their auditors
laughed so generally that at present the John
son and Gray estimates are expounded with a
sly wink If there is any hope of defeating
BRYAN. surely it does not live in the breast Of
his opponents managers. There is some talk
of a mass meeting to be held here tomorrow or
Saturday for the purpose of crystallizng the
sentiment against the Nebraskan. The day
for this meeting will be determined as soon
as some open anti-Bryan sentiment is dlscoV-
cred It is patent fact that the older politi-
clans here, particularly those on the national
committee are in favor OF anybody but the
Nebraskan but none of them dares express his
opinion publicly, and for this reason the pro-
posed mass meeting is likely TO resolve Itself
into Bryan demonstration.
Bryan's perennial candidacy is commented on
even in Denver 1t is reported that Mayor Speer
and his wife do not agree on national politics.
Whom will you support in the next Presi-
dental campaign" the Mayor is reported to
have asked his better half
Taft" answered the lady
Why" she asked
Because will have a chance 10 vote for
BRYAN any time she replied.
And whom will you vote for?' she asked her
spouse.
Bryan he answered.
why" she inquired.
Because I have voted for him twice before"
he reasoned.
And we have had good times ever since" she
concluded.
Herbert Hadley put the following pointed
question to Tom Taggart
rs Mr.. Bryan TO run again? Or is he running
YETI"
THE ANTI-INJUNCTION PLANK.
Despife the fact that the so-caIled reactons cry
or conservative element of the party here ssi
clings TO the hope that the anti-injunctiOn plank
will be as sane and impartial as that placed in
the Republican platform there does not now
seem to be any reason for correcting the state
ment made in The Tribune of Wednesday, that
Mr. Gompers and his followers will be success
full in obtaining a more extreme statement As
expressed by Attorney General Hadley of Mis-
souri, the term ''reaC1ionary' as applied to any
member of the Democratic party, is misnomer,
for the reason that the Democratic party has
never taken any action backward or forward"
There are those here, however. who love to style
themselves 'conservatiVes,' and to believe that
their cold arguments prevail against the
blind enthusiasm Of the Bryan followers.
1t has become known here that Bryan hates
the word compromise" He does not object
TO .'less extreme" or modified" but he does not
wish il to go abroad that he ever "compro-
missed"
Nevertheless it is the current belief here that
this is exactly what he is willing to do if there