Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-01-08
PREDICT BRYAN IN
IN FOR 4 HOT
FIGHT
WASHINGTON SEES SOME
OTHER DEMOCRATS
NebraSkan' Still Leads, But Hell
viii Have Some Healthy OPT
position When It Comes tOI
the Convention,

Washington, Jan. THAT William
J. Bryan is not going to secure the
democratic nomination FOR pfeSlu'uI
without a contest is becoming dalF
more apparent. The prevailing OPINION
in Washington is that he probably VIII
be the nominee, but it is now assured
that he will not win the prize by de-
fault.
The two-thirds rule prevailing mi
democratic national conventions fur-
nishes the anti Bryan men what they
believe is their opportunity If they
can succeed in electing as one-thrd
and one of the delegates men who
will stand out to the last against
BRYAN, they can prevent his nomina-
ito. The accomplishment of this is the
goal toward which they are now work
ing.
Already four rival candidates have
been put forward. They are Lewis
Stuyvesant Chanler, lieutenant COVER
nor of New York; John A. Johnson,
governor of Minnesota; Judson Har-
mon, of Ohio, and Judge George Gray
Of Delaware. If these states should
instruct for their favorite sons, with
ANY man to beat Bryan as their
second choice, it would give neuclus
Of l52 votes against Bryan, not quite
half the number necessary to prevent
his nomination. Belief is expressed
that New England, which is not reck-
oned friendly to Bryan, could be
swung for Chanler adding 92 votes
to the anti-Bryan column and bring
ing The total up to 244. Governor
johnson is counted on to get Wiscon
sin and North and South Dakota, with
~ votes This brings the total to 2S6,
1t is declared for Judge Gray that he
could carry the so votes of Pennsyl-
vania, bringing the total anti-Bryan
strength up to 354, Il safe margin
over the One-third necessary to pre-
vent Bryans nomination.
It is also counted as practically GER
tain that Indiana's 80 votes would go
to Harmon as against Bryan, and it
is declared a number of the southern
states can be counted on to vote
against Bryan If there is any prospect
of preventing his nomination. Each
OF the four men named as prospective
candidates against Bryan is said to
have elements Of southern strength.
BY those who oppose the Nebraska
mans nomination the argument is
used that Bryan cannot hope to carry
any states that he failed to carry in
1900, with the exception of the new
state Of Oklahoma, and that he is
pretty certain to lose some of the
states that gave their electoral votes
eight years ago Among the 1900
democratic states which it is con-
tended Bryan could not carry this
year are Colorado, Idaho, Kentucky
Montana and possibly Nevada. All of
these states except Kentucky were
won by Roosevelt in 1904 and Ken
lucky has since elected a republican
governor. 1t is not claimed that any
of the anti-Bryan candidates could
bring them all back into line, but the
prospect of an increased electoral
vote lies in the assumption that other
republican states would be won for
the democracy. Johnson was elected
governor of Minnesota in 1904 by
plurality of more than 5000, the state
giving Roosevelt plurality at the
same time of more than 100000. Two
years later Johnson was reelected by
.
plurality Minnesota ever gave to any
governor on any ticket.
Johnson is the first democratic
governor Minnesota has had since
1858, the year the state was admitted
to the union. when Henry A. Sibley, a
democrat was chosen the first gov
ernor All the governors since then
have been straight republicans except
John Linn, a silverite, who was elected
in 1898 as the result Of a fusion be
tween democrats, silver republicans
and populists. How strongly Mime
sofa is republican is evidenced by the
fact that Blaine carried it in 1884 by
4l,0O0; Harrison in 1883 by $4,000;
Harrison in 1892 by IL, 900; Mckinley
in 1896 by 5000; Mckinley in 1900
by 1900, and Roosevelt in 1904 by
10000. Yet it is claimed for Gov
ernor johnson that he would surely
carry Minnesota this year were he the
democratic nominee for president