New-York tribune., 1908-07-11


secondary agricultural ane mechanical colleges
.n the various states.
While not wishing to se placed in the atti-
tuae OF preventing agricultural education. MT
De Nedry says that the further encouragement
Of the mechanical colleges Will 'giut the laeer
market with scab labor"
What good is the injunction plank, SAID
Mr. De Ne6ry IF ali our mechanical trades are
~ he forced OUT of work by the graduates from
mechanical institutions? We cannot hope TO
apprentice our own boys quickly as they can
he graduated by these colleges. and if these in
x.,.,.;o,,s are greatly Increased both the unions
and those bows who cannot afford to go TO COZ
Jere will suffer ! was the point OF making
motion TO strike out that clause last Night pu'
Sealized that it would he impossible TO 90 So
The manager of ono of the candidates whose
names were placed before the conVehooh Aoi
e-s+ ,,ace called attention TO another plank In
the platform which he says VIII turn every Jus
ness man In the country against Bryan. ii Is
contained in the antitrust plank ana reauS as
fellows:
.ezVe favor q license system that Will make IL
necessary for a manufacturing concern or trao-
sng corporation engaged in interstate
10 take out a federal license before IL sha1l 'e
,er-nitted to control much as 70 per cent o'
the product in which it deals
IN the first place this man SAID ,ha' Is
Ya~- that fc
q is q direct violation OF the states rights
doctrine for which Bryan has been so soici'ous'
~;a =, means that every thinking business man
d ,,e country will vote against Bryan. for II
.. ,exalred not against dishonest business men
lint against all classes 1t means that d mn
doing a legitimate business must pay the so'-
eminent because 1t is successful and progress
.,ve sna il would entail on the government an
expense which would probably be equal 10 'He
entire cost of the army and the navy
Judge Alton B. Parker said of the platform
.o-day. .Tt does not meet with my approval
hut he would not permit any further quotation.
II is understood that Judge Parker. In the SUD
committee on resolutions energetically opposed
,he tr,et nIank inserted in the platform, NAM
raining that the proposed federal licenses III
VOWED an absolute violation Of state rights
snd would establish a most dangerous prece-
sdent
Colonel A NJ Stevenson, former Republican
national committeeman from Colorado, assures
The Tribune's correspondent that while there
was some anxiety regarding Mr.. Tafts strength
in Colorado and other mountain states because
OF the misunderstanding of the Secretarys posi-
zion b. the beet sugar raisers. the Democratic
rnti-,niunction plank wifi absolutely assure Re-
.,ublicAn victory in Colorado and every other
state which has had experience with the miners
labor organizations.
The Bryanites are disgusted beyond measure
with the attitude of Murphy and his Tamn1any
braves. close friend Of Bryan, a United
States Senator. said that Mr.. Bryan was greatly
roncerTed at the obvious confidence of Mr..
Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft, after the Chicago con-
.ention. that New York would give the Repub-
,ican ticket a large majority in November. With
r. view 10 offsettfng that situation Mr.. Bryan
has sought assiduously to cultivate Murphy.
and, incidentally. TO obtain the nomination of
Judge Gray for second place.
He has failed Of both. Murphy has been
fairly acquiescent to everything proposed by
Bryan. but has refused 10 accept the response
iility for anything done by the convention.
MURPHY SHARPLY CRITICISED.
Speaking Of Murphy. this Senator said this
evening: NO man ever followed more erratic
course OF ore tending SO greatly TO disgust his
associates as did the TaInmany boss Friend
efter friend of Bryan went to Murphy in an ef-
fort to induce him 70 take some part. to indi
cate the views the wishes Of his delegation
Every effort proved unavailing. went to him.
Charley Towne went 10 him. Charley Bryan
went TO him. Senator Stone went to him. and
Stone knows him well il was all Of no
avail; to none of US would he give any
clear idea of what the New York deIega-
tion wanted. In fact, he acted If It was
a matter of no Importance what the convention
did This morning in our conference over
the Vice Presidency, made every sort
of effort 10 get Murphy. through his lteuten-
ants to express a choice, even opinion,
but TO purpose. Then Mr.. Bryan chose
Kern That means. Of course. that the battle
ground will be In the Middle West and
Northwest. but we hope to go to the East with
sufficient strength to overcome the big Re
publican rnaiorfties which we expect there.
Iowa will give the Democrats a big gain.
Indiana will give big vote, especially
with the negro disafection-although 1 wish
alabama had not given Helm, who shot
negro in Washington, such prominence-and
we count on Ohio, the best sort of fight
sng ground. We believe that the radical ele-
,nent in the Northwest will be with We
have the sort Of platform which will appeal
10 that element. If only Murphy and the
New Workers had met us half way we would
have given them any sort OF concession. But
they turned us down, and will have to fight
ft out ourselves"
HOW KERN WAS CHOSEN.
The choice Of Kern for second place was made
at q meeting in the rooms Of Charles ". Bryan
1t o'clock this morning most Of those present
having had no rest and having only delayed
long enough to get breakfast after the close OF
the session last night. Those who took part in
the conference were Daniel F. Cohalan. of New
York; Governor Haskell of Oklahoma: Ollie
James of Kentucky; David R. Francis. of Mis-
,sour1: Mayor Brown. Of Omaha: Lewis Nixon.
of New York and ex-Representative Lamb.
Charles ". Bryan said his brother would pre-
FER New Yorker and Nixon was proposed but
Cohaian said: Gentlemen, New York will not
present a candidate for the yice-Presidency.'
Then Justice Gaynor proposed. hut Nixon
turned the proposition down in the words