The Detroit times., 1908-01-09
MICHIGAN De NJ S.
AN T|-bRYAN AND
FOR JOHNSON
THAT is THE SENTIMENT AMONG
WAYNE MEMBERS OF THE
PARTY-HARp FIGHT FOR CAM
PAU THIS YEAR.

Those who have had occasion TO
come In close contact to the fight that
is being waged between Newberry
and Stair for that seat as delegate-at-
large to the Republican national con-
vention. for which those two are con-
testing-Qf not avowedly so on both
sides, palpably SO In the pitting OF
their strength in capturing the party
organization -appreciate the fact
that IL Is very warm one.
But II promises to pale into mild
and insignificant affair in comparison
to the feathers that are going TO fly
when IL comes time for the Democrats
of Wayne county to choose member
OF their party for like representation
in the convention at Denver.
AS to just where. the choice Of those
Wayne Democrats who do he-feal
work in the party will fall, is UNI
certain. None of them are committal
on that point, although The Times
finds many OF those In the party who
are its accredited leaders, very posi-
tive in their own minds as TO who
will not be the man.
1t doesn't overtax the thinking parts
TO reach the Immediate conclusion
that-the man whom these represeH-
tatives of the party have in mind is
Daniel j. Campau, who in the past has,
however, in the face OF like opposi-
ton, come out of the fray decidedly
on top.
Mr. Campau, nevertheless, appears
to have the real battle OF his polit-
ical career on his hands In this cam
paign, for his opponents in the party
say they were never before SO deter
mined.
A well-known Democrat who never
before has played an active part In
the anti-Campau ranks, Is lined up
against the state committeeman. This
Democrat expressed himself to The
Times today like this:. a
ut Is not going to be the old fight
against Mr.. Campau this time. Here
tofore the practice on the part of a
certain party element has been to
line up the rank and file against Cam
pau and fight him until those leaders
have gained the ends they desired and
have been-satisfied asAtoL their own
particular purposes, then swing into
line for him at the eleventh hour
1.-The leadership of Campau issgoing
to be vigorously protested this year,
and that opposition Is to be carried to
a finish, with the rank and file OF the
party against him."
Further talk with this party leader
-drew-frem- sentiments which
would go to show that Mr.. Campau
and his party In this state, or in
Wayne, at least, are hopelessly split
on the issue of William Jennings
Bryan.
And there Is every. reason TO believe
that Gov. Johnson is the man the
state convention is going to line up
for.
There Is no question where the
Democratic leaders OF Detroit and
Wayne county stand. They will not
indorse Bryan. The delegation to
Denver may go uninstructed, but John
son Is the man his party In Michigan
wants.
The anti-Bryanites argue that there
can be no hope OF electing twice
beaten candidate. In the light OF
Tafts nomination the second party Is
counting on the solid labor vote In the
event of any man friendly to labor's
interests other than Bryan being
named as the party's standard-bearer.
Johnson, for instance, Detroit and
Wayne county Democrats argue.
could carry every state that Bryan
could, and In New York and New Jer-
sey could poll 100000 votes more
than Bryan. Union labor would not
feel like going to Bryan because they
would lack confidence.
"a man who bets on favorite
twice and loses both times. doesn't
feel much like pinning his hopes to
the same coors the third time is the
way one Democrat expressed himself.
With Mr.. Campau out of the run
ming, so far as his party at home Is
concerned, II becomes a matter OF
conjecture as TO who will be Wayne's
choice for delegate-at-large to the
Denver meeting The name OF Tim
,Tarsney has been mentioned by a
member of the corporation counsels
Office STAFF. but Mr.. Tarsney has-not
vet declared himself to this effect.