Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-03
Leaders Confer
With W.. Bryan.

which leads from the street car line
to the Farvicw driveway was Il matter
of reSre. to the Democratic presiden-
tial candidate Thursday morning
1t was 100 o'clock before the first
heroic delegate arrived in the person
of Clyde f. Johnson. delegate
large from West Virginia. Mr. john
son was accompanied by W. T. Chill
tons, who is credited with forceful
work in securing the Endorsement of
| West Virginia delegates for the Ne
! braskan, and Arthur English a West
Virginia attorney.
Mr. Bryan later at the Lincoln hotel
went into conference with John Z.
| Lamb, former congressman and In
diana member of the resolutions COM
mittee. Among those at the hotel to
meet Mr.. Bryan We're John w. Kern,
whose name has been mentioned for
second place on the ticket, Congress-
| man III. ID. Clayton of Alabama, who
! will be permanent chairman at Denver,
Congressman William SulZer, Claude
! Bowers, delegates from the 9Th Indiana
district; Stokes Jackson, chaiarmn of
the Indiana state central committee
and Abraham Simmons, dclegate-at-
| large from Indiana.
| The Indiana men declared, in COM
mon with those from West Virginia,
| that their delegation at Denver would
be a unit for candidate for Vice
President who will be a Bryan man.
| Delegates from both states will work
| for a platform that will satisfy Mr..
Bryan. Mr.. Kern said today that. he
had not been candidate for second
place on the ticket, and did not expect
| to be one.
| Mr.. Kern reiterated his statement
that the platform will contain q strong
anti-injurction plan and predicted that
| the meeting of the resolutions COM
| mittee will be harmonious. Congress-
| man Clayton of Alabama is enthusiasts
| tic for Il Bryan platform and Il Bryan
| ticket.
1--WE have already elected Mr.. Bryan
| in Alabama and we will keep on elect
| ing him." said the congressman For
| the Vice Presidency the Alabama con-
| gresham had no choice. Labor issues
| are very important this year, Mr.. Clay
ton said. The Democratic party will
appeal to the masses rather than to
the classes. He thought that every
thing weighs against the Republican
party this year and that Democratic
victory was certain. Mr.. Johnson, dele
gate from West Virginia, said.
MIR. Bryan will keep hands off at
Denver. He told me that the platform
was for the party to make and it WAS
the party's duty and privilege to nom
mate a Vice President Mr.. Bryan will
| not Interfere"
At 3 o'clock accompanied by some of
| the delegates Mr.. Bryan returned to
| Fairvicw. All through the day at the
| first conference, at luncheon and at
| home Mr.. Bryan made it plain that he
| would no. lift his voice in favor of
| any candidate or plank prior to the
| convention and not then unless com
| peeled to do so,
Bird S. Colcr said that he stood
squa:oly in favor of the plank urged
| by Samuel Gompers. president of the
| American Federation of Labor.
"a way can be found to protect life
| and property without abating one bit
from what Mr. Gomrers wants." de-
clarcd Mr.. Colcr.
J. w. Kern of Indiana expressed the
opiniln that n strong anti-injuncton
would be no fight over it either in
committee on the floor Of the convcn-
ton.
"Alabama," said Congressman Clay
ton, "will favor an uncquivocahle anti
Injunction plank The Democratic
platform of 1896 favored such law
and the Democrats of this state have
not forgot or abandoned it,"
Mr.. Clayton claims that Wade Ellis
of Ohio. who drafted the Republican
PLATFORM favored such q law when ii
was first suggested.
Timothy +. Ryan of Wisconsin,
member of the Democratic national
committee, declared that a large
number of LaFollette Republicans of
his state will flock to the Democratic
standard this fall.
"Thn I.aFollctte branch of the par
ty proposed in Chicago to incorporate
planks which the Democratic party
will stand for" said he. 'Thc result
will he that thousands of LaFollette
Republicans will vote the Democratic
| ticket. Their leader has announced that
he will support Taft but will reserve
to himself the right to criticise the
platform. That is significant as the La
Toilette Republicans are fighters for
principles
This afternoon Don Farnsworth of
Chicago telegraphed to Charles A.
TownC at Denver that he had cam
vassed the Vice Presidential senti
monts among the delegates at Lincoln
today and found encouraging symp-
toms in favor of the candidacy of Mr..
Townc
The Commoner in it's issue tomorrow
will claim S07 delegates instructed and
favorable to Bryan, not including the
six delegates who were instructed for
him by the Montant convention yester-
dav.
Gov. Haskell and Senator Owen of
Oklahoma visited Bryan at Fairview
today. Nearly all the delegates who
were present today continued their
Journey and are due in Denver tomor-
row.
A WELCOME HOME
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