The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-07

opposition have been looking intently
but vainly toward New York, for it
has been recognized that Chief
Murphy, the political genius Of the del
egation, held key which might I'M
loose a movement of genuine force
against the Nebraskan. With New
York taking the lead and throwing its
rs votes against him, Guffey and his
Pennsylvania cohorts might have fol-
lowed suit. Georgia is wavering and
might turn block of southern strength
away from Bryan, and this, with the
organized strength Of Johnson and
Gray, might have given .vitalityxto tina
allied opposition. But all these reck-
onings have come to naught because
of New York's persistent silence.
Allies Give Figures.
For the first time the allied opposi-
ton disclosed figures showing what
might have happened had New York
announced at the outset that its.seven-
ty-eight votes would be swung against
Bryan. According to this table. q total
of $40 votes, or considerable more
than the necessary number to block a
Bryan nomination, would have swung
into line with New York, the claim in
detail being as follows:
Alabama, 1; Florida, q; Georgia, 26;
Louisiana, 10; West Virginia, IA; North
Carolina, "a; Connecticut, -; Della
ware, 6; Maine, IL; Massachusetts, ~
New Hampshire, A; New Jersey, "a;
New York, rs; Pennsylvania, 48; Rhode
Island, a; Vermont, 8; Minnesota, %
Ohio, II; Wisconsin, 6; Alaska, 6; Por
to Rico, 6. The total vote of the con
vention is 1902, the one-third neces-
sary to prevent nomination being
1874, whereas the allied opposition
claimed fifteen in excess of this re
quiremeDt had New York furnished
the rallying point.
Evidences are multiplying that prob
ably the only difficult plank to pre-
pare for the Democratic platform will
be, that relating to the use of injunc'
lions in industrial disputes. Mr.. Bry'
an has let it be known through q
number of reliable sources that his
| position on this plank is not rigid.
Perhaps the most important confer
ence with reference to the injunction
! plank was that held at Fairview, Mr..
Bryans home, during the dinner Civ
en- by the Nebraskan to number of
prominent Democrats on July 4. AT
this dinner Mr. Bryan stated clearly
that he realized that there might arise
situations where the issuance of an
injunction without notice to those en-
i Joined would be the only remedy
against loss of life or irreparable
damage to property. To meet such
cases Mr.. Bryan further indicated that
If the resolutions committee could
draw plank which would provide
for such emergencies, with the safe
guard that this class of injunctions
should be self dissolving after pc
Rod Of three or Ave days. the plank
would meet his approval. Work on
the platform continued through the
medium Of an informal subcommittee,
consisting of Governor Haskell. who
is to be chairman of the resolutions
committee, and a number Of promi-
nent members Of the party who will
have places on that committee The
product Of this work will be laid be-
fore large subcommittee of the reso-
lutions committee when the latter is
officially appointed by the convention.
The plan contemplates telephoning
each plank to Mr.. Bryan at Lincoln
as soon as 1t is agreed upon by the