Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-25
Virginia Democrats Opposed to
Bryan May Put New Candi-
|. date in Field
GOV. JOHNSON MAY PROFIT
Delegation May Be Swung to Minneso-
tan - Senator kittredse Grows Fat
on Adversely = Will Have Hard
Fight to Win in Dakota Primaries
Washington News.

Especial Washington Correspondence
Washington, March 25.--Announce-
ment comes from Richmond that the
Bryan democrats in Virginia are
determined to line up their state
against the Nebraskan. and to that
end that they will set on foot at once
campaign to instruct their delega-
ton to the national convention for
John w. Daniel, senior senator from
the state.
Senator Daniels name is John
Warwick, and If his state can be held
away from Bryan the senator may be
indeed a Warwick, for the anti-Bryan
people figure that one or two south
ern delegations, added to the strength
they can muster in the north against
Bryan, will be sufficient to prevent the
necessary two-thirds Of the conven-
ton going to Bryan and nominating
him on first ballot. After that. If they
have their way, they will deadlock
the convention and nominate prefer
ably John A. johnson, of Minnesota.
But 1t might be Harmon or Gray or
Daniel, or some other man.
The Richmond Times Dispatch has
taken the lead in the fight for a Daniel
delegation, which is construed to as
sure q hot contest. If his friends
should be defeated and Bryan gets the
delegation. 1t would probably be tan
tamount to Senator Daniels defeat for
reelection at the end of his present
term The legislature to select his
successor will be chosen in 1910.
In Senator Daniels home town OF
Lynchburg there is a determined OPP
position to giving him delegation as
against Bryan. State Senator Thorn
as, who is a power there, leads the
anti-Daniel faction, and it is expected
the fight right at home will be one of
the bitterest in the state. tho the SEN
ator's friends are confident he will
win. The opposition to Bryan is re-
viving confidence and hope of late, and
in other southern states efforts are
making to secure delegations against
the Nebraskan.
There is one senator with whom
grief seems thoroughly to agree, who
thrives on adversely. and grows fat on
defeat He is Alfred Baird kfttredge,
the largest member Of congress.
Senator Kittredge's rotundity makes
Secretary Taft look svelte by comparl-
son. The next latest man in the SEN
ate, the same being Senator Hepburn,
of Idaho, is a willowy person when
stacked up alongside Kittredge.
Senator kittredges avoirdupois sta
tistics have never been given to the
p.hlic He Is supposed 10 tip the beam
ut something like $50 at present, oe'ns
right now in magnificent form physi-
cally, altho politically his training has
gone off.
A few weeks ago Senator kittredge
was summoned home to defend his seat
against the claims Of Governor CraW-
ford, of South Dakota, who unaccount-
ably wanted the place. He went. ne
saw, he tramped over the prairies,
made two or three speeches day,
shook hands with the horny listed,
kissed the babies, worked like a horse.
and was conquered. incidentally he
took on so much sunburn and flesh
that MS colledsueS Hdluay hheW HAii
when he returned. The state was car
ried against him. in the preliminary
fight to control the delegation to the
national convention. The real fight
will come at the primaries June 2.
when Governor Crawford is expected
to finish the task of ousting the big
man. Senator Kittredge will leave
again for his state in short time, to
do another strenuous stumping turn.