The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-05-14


say.
So far as Connecticut is concerned,
out Of the fourteen delegates elected
ten are we'll known Bryan men. Out
of the Rhode Island delegation OF
eight, seven are Bryan men. Under
the unit rule both OF these delega-
lions viii be voted In full for Mr.,
Bryan.
The travelling manager OF Governor
johnson i. B. Lynch, Is In Wash
ington endeavoring to interest public
men In this city 10 the effort to de
feat Mr.. Bryan. 1t does rot appear
from this statements that he thinks
that Governor Johnson will be the
nominee, but he is obviously here to
defeat the democratic leader, who
ever may succeed to his place. His
work is spectacular; bis claims most
impressive. Hut his assertions fall
very far short of the fact. He In
sists tnat Mr.. Bryan will not have
half OF the delegates In the Denver
convention. In order to demonstrate
this punt he claims that all unin-
structed delegations are anti Bryan
delegations. This Is wholly untrue.
The Rhode Island delegation and the
Connecticut delegation, although un-
instructed, are Bryan delegations.
Nobody can tell what the New York
delegation will do. For many years
past 1t has been the practice of New
York TO instruct only when the state
has favorite son to present. The
New York Herald asserts that the
delegation will be voted for Mr..
Bryan. The Pennsylvania delegation
has not yet been formally selected.
There are sixty delegates from dis
tricts who, 1t Is said, stand now fifty
one for Bryan to nine against. There
are four oelegates-at-large yet to be
chosen, West Virginia, by vote of
ten to five In its state committee has
Endorsed Bryan, and it may fairly be
expected that the state convention
will follow It's LEAD. In Massachu-
setts the Bryan men swept the pri-
maries from the Hudson river to
Cape Cod. And so 1t goes. 1t can
not be reiterated too frequently, in
face OF the noisy claims OF the demo-
cratic representatives OF the pluto
cratic element, that today, with the
exception Of six delegates instructed
for Judge Gray, not one delegate has
been instructed for any candidate ex-
cept William j. Bryan. And for him,
the delegates instructed, or who have
declared their adhesion, exceed in
number go. There is not one dele.
gate pledged or instructed for Gov
ernor johnson, and one curious feat
ure of the situation is that his man
ages, who have made SO great a
thunder In the newspapers, have not
yet succeeded in having his name
mentioned in one democratic state
convention.
Hon. George Fred Williams, of
Boston, came TO Washington few
days ago not for politics, but bust
ness. However, as MIR. Williams had
just swung the state of Massachu-
sets into the column OF real democ-
racy he vas kind enough to give a
brief talk ON the situation in the
New England states. Said Mr.. VIII
liams:
1.-THE fund Of Transformation
which seems to have been piled up In
Washington concerning the attitude
Of the New England democracy is
large enough to surprise me, except
for the fact that l have learned how
little we know In New England
through the press OF what is actually
going on In the rest OF the country.
1t Is surprise apparently TO men in
Washington to ascertain that the
vote of New England in the Denver
convention will be by great major.
ity for Mr.. Bryan. Rhode Island has
already acted, and no one disputes
that seven out OF eight delegates
from that state are earnest Bryan
men. In Connecticut a majority of
the delegation may safely be counted
for Mr.. Bryan. Massachusetts, will
send thirty-two delegates pledged to
Mr.. Bryan.
"Maine has elected delegates from
three districts none OF whom are OPP
posed to Mr.. Bryan and all OF whom
profess to be friendly to him. / am
assured by leading men In New
Hampshire and Vermont not single
delegate will 90 from those states
who is not favorable to Mr.. Bryans
candidacy. This statement is made
In the case Of every state with conf,
dence, and those who count any con.
siderable portion of our New Eng
land delegates against Mr. Bryan will
be ~oefully disappointed. do moi
think that in the whole New Eng
land delegation a single man will be
or has been, elected who Is an avoset
advocate OF any other candidate
Neither has any state CT distric
committee in New England dissente,
from bis candidacy, by vote or reso
luton. In Massachusetts, at tn
caucuses not a single candidate fo