Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-10
CAMEL FOR OelEGllE.AT LARGE
Though He is Opposed to Bryan There
Seems to be General Opinion
Thror ,hout state That He Should
Head the Virginia Delegation
Bryan Men to Fight Hard.
,Spec:aI TO The Daily PressD

the most astute politicians will mol
w., venture to predict whether or
not tn, state Democratic convention
at Roanoke intends instructing hs
delegates to Denver for William Jen-
nines Bryan, although 1t is an ack-
nowlragcJ face that that the member
ship Of that body will be oscrwhalm'
ingIy In favor of the Nebraskan.
TO tell the trusth. the fight on
this point Is apt to be desperately
close one. and political mathemati'
cans cannot yet reduce Il to Ger
tainty.
In ALL the convention will have
membership Of sos. and OF this NUM-
Der some 3ao already have been spe-
officially directed to battle for In.
structions. The remaining 500 con-
s,itnte the supposedly uncertain
quantity.
OF course great many OF these
WILL at the last minute, incline to-
wards instructing for the Nebraskan.
biz. just how many remains to he
seen. ..
If 225 OF the SOC can be made to
see things through the same apecta-
cles used blythe instructed se9. then
Far VIM ps ven. otherwise there's no
telling how the matter may be set
tied
not be without powerful enemies In
:he convention. and the extent to
which these will work remains to be
SEEM in all probability they will di-
rect their efforts towards that con-
ciiatOry element which would pre-
vent party breaches.
s natUr Daniel, for example, Is apt
TO do ali he can against instructions.
though nobody supposes for n second
that he will kick out If the traces II
the Bryan people carry the day for
instructions.
Daniel FIR DeIesate-atLarge.
SIP aking of Daniel and Instructions.
by the way. reminds one of the fact
that nearly all OF the counties whose
delegations are ordered to favor an
instructed delegation 10. Denver. have
expressed a desire to have the senior
senator go as n delegate-at-large to
the naii1nal cow ntiOn.
This is nothing If not compliment
tary-a case Of mot that We love
Daniel less. hut Bryan more Gov
cruor Swansun's county. Pittsy!vania,
, took this course: nay more. II even
elected Daniel as one OF fits delegates
a,-large.
So far as precedent; Go. no salts
faction can he derived one way OF the
, other from the Democratic hist 5rians
Of Virginia. Thsir records show that
in wears agone some state conventions
have sent instructed delegations TO
the national convention and others
, have not;
Way back yond r in iSSS Vir!'nla
INSTR ctci for Cleveland. anil in 1892,
, when the party was almost torn
asundcr by the Hin and Cleveland
fact ions compromise was reached
by dividing the del CATION half AMI
half.
IUlS- " - lEh'. was 'Nta'
case Of insiructing. hut Il was GHa-
agous 10 IT, In the convention Of
1900 the delegation was instructed for
Bryan.
7. will also be remembS red hat in
ISaS the delegates were instrnci"f {"
follow tho unit rrlc in votirE-!hai
Is. Inc vo,n Of tn majority r"rr".
scnted tho stat
No End IN Com,rom:se.
OF course compromise ~ th'
BRYAN matte. might he rcaHhc1 At
Roanoke hy sone complimentary al
fusion 10 or endorsement nf IN" W.
braskaa in ;hc platform th"rca mis-
would hardly satisfy IN" a.imiF"-' ~
Mr.. Hryan as long a. thrrc wa ary
hope OF their getting som fias bc'
ter
The NOR ardent supporters Of the
eloquent Commoucr want 10 f~F" no
chanccs-;hcy wan; al instructed dol
exai.nn tia, can h, relied upon
through thick md thin
But they must keep their nyes opcn
an the time II they wish 10 obtain