The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-07

/, of neither President nor Vice-President
will be reached before Thursday; that
day the head of the ticket probably will
be nominated. The selection of the
| vice-presidential candidate is expected
to be deferred until Friday, after which
the convention will adjourn.
stubborn Fight by Allies.
Yesterdays late hours brought forth
some interesting developments in the
matter of the presidential nomination,
and will be marked by increasing ur-
gency of effort on the part of elements
opposed to William j. Bryan to prevent
his nomination. There were several
conferences in this behalf, and the OPP
position showed it's purpose to leave no
smallest stone unturned in the search
for delegates who might be prevailed
upon to vote against the Nebraskan.
Those who are leading his effort admit
that it is in the nature of a forlorn
hope, but they say, "forlorn hopes
ave been known to turn the tide of
great battles. We have still two days
in which to continue this fight, and we
purpose to continue it till there is no
a shot left to be fred
AS has been the case so often before,
New York State, with its total of
seventy-eight delegates, bound under
it's unit rule to vote as one, is the
centre of interest. 1t is recognized by
both sides as a fact that If New York
could be swung into the fight against
Bryan it would have immense and per-
| haps decisive weight against him, at
tracing, as it almost certainly would,
the delegations of other States who
, will vote for him unless they see
definite prospect OF success on the
other side.
The New York people held their cau-
Gus and made their selections for the
committees, also electing Leader
Charles f. Murphy, of Tammany Hall,
I as chairman of the delegation. They
took no action upon the question Of
candidates and one upon that of mem
Der Of the national committee, now held
by Norman E. Mack, of Buffalo.
Towne After Second Place.
1t was announced last night by
friends of Charles A. Towne, of New
York, that in the matter of the vice.
presidency the event would inc New
York a free lance, and that Thomas Il.
Grady would place Mr.. Towne's name
before the convention. Most interest
was displayed at the caucus in the
matter of the so-called injunction plank
in the platform and a subcommittee
was appointed to consider the matter.
Friends OF Mr.. Bryan attach much
Importance to the fact that Lewis
Nixon was made chairman of the sub
committee on the injunction plank,
while Judge Alton b. Parker, who will
be the States representative on the
committee on resolutions, was given
second place on the subcommittee. Mr..
Nixon is known as a warm friend of
Mr.. Bryan, and his prominence in the
Tammany activities is interpreted by
the Bryan people as indicating that
New York in the final showdown" will
support Bryan.
TIL importance of the leadership of
New York is apparent in a review oil
figures given out last night for the
first time by the anti-Bryan people as
setting forth the theory on which they
have been working. They claim that a
timely utterance of New York against
Bryan would have rallied a total of 24s
~votes-fifteen more than enough to pre-
vent his winning the two-thirds vote
necessary to nominate. This is the
strength they were counting: Alabama
l; Florida, I: Georgia. 26; Louisiana,
Is; West Virginia, IA; North Carolina,
"a; Connecticut. -; Delaware, 6; Maine,
IL; Massachusetts, II; New Hamp-
shire, 4; New Jersey, "a; New York, rs;
Pennsylvania, As; Rhode Island, 4;
Vermont, 8; Minnesota, %; Ohio, Il;
Wisconsin. 6; Alaska, 6; Porto Rico, g.
New York's failure to lead the SIAM
pede against Bryan was generally ac-
cepted last night as fatal to the hopes
of his opponents.
I Senator Patrick H. Mccarren. of