The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-06
So Says Bryan's Closest
 Political Friend.
FEARS Ex-PREsDENT's POWER
Sage of Princeton Must No
 Start Anything.
sGreat Commoner" Fears Coup of Grover--strength in Northwest and Esst Feared by the Bry-
 antics at convention.
BY T. R. PORTER.


 Omaha, Jan. 5.--(Special.)-The re- port that Grover Cleveland may attend the Democratic National Convention as a delegate from New Jersey Is causing a great deal of uneasiness in the Bryan camp Mir. Bryan himself is keeping very quiet on the subject and has not expressed himself but his close per- sonal and political friend, Mayor James Dahlman of Omaha is supposed to have expressed the sentiments of Bryan when he said: q
 If Grover Cleveland comes to Dem yer and attempts to start something, he will surely be run over. However believe Cleveland has too much sense to attempt any coup at the convention.' .
 While Bryan Is not afraid of any thing that Mir Cleveland can do to the delegates from any of the Western States, he and his friends are appre- hensive of hts influence on the Eastern and some of the Southern deiegations To the Democrats of the West Mir. Cleveland can say nothing, and Bryan feels perfectly secure of his Western delegations.
 But of the delegations from the hteA HI WSSbSfh Otdt0S ne IS not so sure. There may come time in the conyen- tion when a word, or a speech, from the ex-President might turn certain Northwestern delegations from the support of Bryan and place them be- hind some candidate more to the lIx- ing of those Democrats for whom Cleveland stands.
 GIeveland's Influence.
 Bryan knows that Cleveland will haN 1aNA NS.Ax wrrfk Al-A 1~ra tions from New York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and a number of other Eastern States than he himself will have. And he also fears the effect of the counsel of Mir Cleveland on a number of Southern delegations. He knows that the figki is. and will be. largely @Bryan 0F ant ! Bryan and he also knows just where Cleveland and his influence will be found in such a conflict.
 That is what Bryan fears from the presence of Cleveland in Denver and if ha and his friends can prevent the Sage of Princeton from being placed on the delegation from New Jersey. 1t will be done.
 Dahlman makes his threat to run over' Cleveland. he throws sop to the many followers the ex-President un- doubtedly has, by saying: 'I believe 1t would have the effect of welding the last link of party harmony. If he takes any part in the convention. it will be such as will lend strength to the Democratic movement. But if he attempts to start something he will surely be run over."
 The Mayor does not wish to offend the Cleveland followers. but he simply wants to serve notice that Cleveland must not lift his voice against Bryan while at Denver, or there will be trouble for the ex-President.
 Bryan has kept mighty quiet on this Cleveland matter and he and his friends are hoping the ex-President will not be sent to Denver. While Bryan boasts that when he has any thing to say he says 1t himself. mostly through The Commoner. and that no other man is authorized to speak for him. yet Dahlman Is known through out the West as Bryan's closest friend. both personal and political. and the Mayor often makes statements con- corning Bryan which are practically "official" And because of this close personal and political relationship be- tween Bryan and Dahlman. there is a significance when the latter says Cleve- land will be run over" if he comes to Denver and starts something"