The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-02
WILL NOT ALLY TO BEAT BRYAN
 - Johnson and Gray Men SingIehanded. SUPPORTERS ARE HOPEFUL Deelzfe Nsbfaskan Cannot Win on First Ballot. m,nns.ossa and Delaware Judge En- shat,o in Their Refusal ef See s.a piaee--Go.ssp of
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,...,,.~ fso1.. 5ulv 1.--Claiming . vic- - ~ t,,e 6rnf ballot. but not over sreietna any possible chance to mshe ehss, frf,sys,rh certain, the followers ot es~ 4swvs,, have been watching for any -5ass s on the part of his rivals tnas wound compel him to go single -nanusS aaS aeals,st the aefd. as Taft was oplas9a .,s. to show hts strengtn ,h Sa.,v.ntioI, en s~ainst tlss combined forces of tne ai-
 rn. arrival today of the personal rep- v.~sT*sf lives of Judge Gray ana Gos- erner Johnson. the only candidates Who sre expected to enter the race asA.nss me. MT Bryan. has faiiea V, assssee as,t sneswess, sAsrsss zsss fsvav managers assert that they xses-e ssfsfNnfIon sof entering into rnsliffon with the followers oI 9oveL- 9- ssor Johnson and had not received Iron Iron them or made to them any ovesIu.es for < combination The sumo usse.s.sa;l =. saa SssS fha Johnson people after fnen' as. ws.,sf. torfsft. They said that they had .sss ef5sar obfecf in view but the nomi- -s<iogs of Governor Johnson and Tn sen{ses to make their light for that pur- pose only c..., and
 Tf4&N HTx3EHMS Wfl&S3& A3+< xohsssas, psopis have assumed has iea = sa1sfderabie conjecture of Vice. s5%.x[ars,ftaf character. The followers ss sFv prvan profess to believe that ss,a refusaIs of the Gray ana Jonnsen man "A mako combined hsht a9aanss the strength og Mf~ nfyan - .e~ Snav are not averse to oecupyln9 po" sss9ex.a ii which they can avail them- ss1ssSs af Bfvan votes for secona place s,s she aganf of his nomination Tor tne praSiaencx. On this point. however, Nafh Mr. Lynch for Governor Jonnaon ans Mir. Marvel for Judge drays insAss that the Bryan people are & ussssas ss ssa sa ossz for the nrst place and aFs 9sksa& ss ssenss asrafson s6 khe NeesR RKesis
 xaanScss Men Arrive.
 The ehisk arricais today in point os political importance were Ln0se = Frederick B. Lynch, Frank M. Day: D. p T,avsIer. mayor of St. Paul and Rich ars T. osconnor, Of the same city, sli af 4hem enthusiastic supporters or sne 4S5nueaofa governor. Messrs. LeWAer and OsConnor who arrived several noaEs ahead of Mr. Day and MT. Lgncn Were la Denver but short time 1hsy lss, slas wsas later in the afternoon to Colotaoo enrIn9a where they will remain TOT fwn or three days. They expect to pc tofred there by other members or me Minnesota delegation and 1t is possl- hle that the various members or tne committee may be selected pehore lhe Tahnaon rnsn return to Denver.
 MT. Lynch made nothing but positive atafements in cumming up the siLua- 4Ion for Governor Johnson.
 a(sovernor Johnson's name will be nrseented to the convention oy KepIe- sentative Hammond of Minnesota ne began land the governor will be nom- .@e-z e.. @.n x,rosfdaucy Or the second or third ballot.
 eBryan has not two-thirds of the dele- gates. We do not say that Governor has all of the 400 delegates which MT. Bryan has not secured but he will nave at least 800 Of them on the frst ballot. Then will come into operation the law Of instruction.' Bryan's delegates win have fulfilled their instruction as a rule after voting for him on the nrst ballot. 4 large percentage of these Bryan instructed delegates are really for Johnson and they will be at fiber ty to vote as they desire after fuIhiltng their instructions to Bryan on the nrst
 Er. Lynch said the Johnson strength was mostly from the east and south, with his own state behind him. He ssatd Governor Johnson vas not a can didate for the second place on the tick ct and that the governor did not re- gard himself as the logical man for inc second place in the event of Bryan's nomination.
 No Alliance Formed.
 ssThere is no alliance between the Johnson forces and any other candidate in opposition" said MT. Lynch in an swer to a question as to whether issues were to be pooled by the oppo- sitfon. 'sWe are here to nominate Johnson and we are going to do t"
 Mayor Lewler who acted as spokes- man while MT. o'ConnoF filled a think ing part and came in strong with mods and approyals after the mayor had declared himself. said that all talk of Governor Johnson taking second place on the ticket Is utter nonsense
 sFIe will not take it.r said Mayor I.awler tIt is out of the question to talk of such thing, even if the gover- nor himself disposed to accept the vice presidential nomination and I assure you he is not. the people of Minnesota would not permit him to do So. The democrats of Minnesta and his real friends throughout the country are not willing that Governor Johnson shall be staetracked Into the vice presidency. He is too big a man for that place and ha belongs in the presidential chair if he goes to Washington at all"
 Mayor Lawier was not prepared to fdentia1 situation. He was. however. elrbha tic in hss statement that he ex- poets Governor Johnson to be nomin- .ted.
 -I do not believe" he said, that any nomination will be made on the arst ballot There are many unin- structed delegates. in fact more than one-third os the convention is unpfedg- ed and we do not believe that under such circumstances any nomination will be made immediately. We look for Governor Johnson to make an ex- eaiiant showing on the first ballot and to steadily gain strength from that time until he is nominated and we do not expect that many ballots will be necessary.
 The Johnson headuuartere will be formally opened tomorrow at the A. bany Hotel and the campaign mana gers for the Minnesota Governor pronmise an energetic light from that 3irna on until a nomination Is made by tba convention.
 The ray Headquarters.
 Headquarters for Judge Graz tn eha