Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-04
INSISTS ON HARMONY
Boss Murphy Declares That 1t
Is to Be the WatchWord.
Is NOT FIGHTING BRYAN
Serves Notice on the Tammany Men
at Denver.
GUFFEY SOLE TROUBLE MAKER
All of the Big Democratic Leaders
Now on the Scene-Numerous
Conferences Being Held.
is NOT FIGHTING BRYAN
GUFFEY SOLE TROUBLE MAKER
epecial From a STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

Special From a STAFF Correspondent.
DENVER. Col, July At did not take
Boss Murphy thirty seconds after he
found what a storm the Cleveland resolu-
tion drawn by Judge Parker had created.
to reprdiate Judge Parker. virtually
apologize to the Bryan men and serve en-
phatic notice on all his followers that
harmony is the watchwOrd and Bryan is
to have his way.
Tammany is not going to fight Bryan.
William F. Sheehan, it is true, is traffick-
ing with the Johnson outfit. but it is
only for forms sake. and with the hope
of bolstering up some kind of strength
on the platform. But Mr.. Sheehan re-
alizes we'll as any one else that Bryan
Is the whole thing and it Is futile to re-
sist.
Boss Murphy's statement was as blow
direct from the shoulder and follows:
New York state comes to this cOnven-
tion to bring all democrats together and
to win a victory for the party. and we
intend to take only such action as will
bring about that result. We hope the
delegates from all other parts of the
country are animated by the same spirit
as In that way only can an end be put to
republican misrule."
Opposition to Bryan Disappears.
The opposition to Bryan's nomination
practically by acclamation is melting
rapidly and would disappear but for the
determination of the Johnson people to
have roll call on their candidate. There
are no other factions from which
strength can be drawn in opposition to
Bryan Boss Murphy knows that the
Bryan men will throw out Pat McCar-
rem and his contesting delegations in
BROOKLYN and seat the Murphyites. That
puts Murphy in good humor. Roger
G. Sullivan knows that his friends from
Chicago will be seated He could con-
troll fifty-four votes and Boss Murphy
seventy-eight if they chose to make
trouble against Bryan. but they will
not That leaves only Col Guffey Of
the Bryan men will do to him when the
steam roller is fired up will be a plenty.
There is talk today OF modification of
the anti.injunction plank. making it
trifle less radical, but not much conf
dence Is placed in this kind of gossip.
People who know Mr.. Bryan's frame of
mind and his convictions on the sub
ject Of injunction cannot take much
stock in talk of conservatism.
Conferences and Deals.
With all the big leaders of the party
on the scene. the hour of conference
and trafacking has arrived. The big
fellows meet in their rooms and dis
pose of plans and propositions as if
they really had some power. And all
a stout person with a steel-trap mouth
who can brush away with one sweep
any plans they make which do not
meet with his approval.
The talk about the vice presidency
clings tenaciously to Judge Gray. These
Bryan men cannot get him out of their
minds nor the feeling that he will take
it: that he will be compelled to take it,
Mr.. Herman Ridder. editor Of the New
York Stats Zeitung. who stopped over
at Lincoln. Is urging modified anti
injunction plank. The three features of
injunction only after full notice and hear
the tentative plank are: First, temporary
ing: second, hearing before another judge
before it is made permanent; third. trial
by jury in contempt cases.
Mr.. Ridder thinks that by eliminating
the third clause, and retaining the first
two. the labor people would have fair
treatment.
Judge Gaynor Of Brooklyn is a strong
card today with the New Workers for the
Vice Presidency. He is we'll liked by
labor.
Kern Boom Tagging.
The attitude of the Indiana delegation,
or the part of it that is already here for
the democratic national convention. is
puzzling the politicians. John w. Kern.
the Indiana candidate for the nomination
for Vice President, is on the ground with
his state in position to demand the nomi-
nation in case Judge Gray of Delaware
refuses It, At least politicians seem to
take II that with Gray out of the way
Kern would have as good a show as any
body else, and perhaps better, for the rea-
son that his state already is in bad
shape from the republican point of view
and to give Kern the nomination might
cinch Indiana for the democrats, and vet
his delegation has not yet begun to fight.
A secret meeting of these delegates was
held last night and it was decided to wait
until the Gray question is decided before
doing anything for Kern. This is all
right on the face of 1t. but the enthusias-
tic Kern men are claiming that the Kern
boom ought to get under way at once if
it is expected to accomplish anything,
for other candidates are working not
withstanding that they may withdraw in
favor of Gray later But some of the In
diana delegation are holding back and
the reason is not hard to figure out. II
Kern should be nominated for Vice Presi-
dent and elected everybody in the In
diana democracy would be satisfied, but
if Bryan and Kern should be defeated
Kern would be the logical candidate for
United States senator. and this. should
the state and the legislature go demo-
cratic in face of democratic national de-
feat. would be important.
Now there are other Indiana democrats
who want the senatorial job. John T.
Lamb of Terre Haute, delegate at large
10 the national convention. is one Of then
and he is one of the men who are reported
TO be in favor of holding back for a while
kern's boom for Vice President Another
democratic aspirant for the vice presidency
from Indiana is Benjamin F. Shively OF
South Bend. n. o. NJ.