Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-07-02
CANDIDATES FOR VICE PREsI-
DENT ON DEMOCRATIC TICK
ET ARE NUMEROUS.
JUDGE GRAY COULD HAVE IT
Political Managers Of Delaware Man
However Refused 10 Listen to
the Proposition Other
/ Convention Gossip.

candidates for the nomination for vice
president on the Democratic ticket are
numerous, and despite the fact that
their number is likely to be largely
increased before q choice Is actually
made. 1t is the general opinion among
such leaders Of the party as are now
here that II George Gray Of Delaware
win declare his willingness to accept
the second place on the ticket, he can
have 1t. Josiah Marvel Of Whining
ton, Del, the manager Of the Gray
presidential campaign, who arrived In
Denver Tuesday night, will not, how
ever, give his consent. He insists
that the Delaware man Is a candidate
for first place and when 1t has been
settled that he cannot have first place
It will be ample time to place him in
running for the secondary position,
provided, he cares to take 1t. Mr..
Marvel denies, however, that Judge
Gray will be satisfied with anything
less than the head Of the ticket.
1t Is well known that Mr.. Bryan
would be pleased to have Judge Gray
for the vice presidential candidate,
and the only thing that prevents the
latter from becoming a. leading candi-
date for that position is the simple but
allpowerful fact that he will not de-
clare himself to be candidate at all.
The Gray presidential boom was
formally launched Tuesday and head
quarters were opened in the Savoy
hotel. They were arranged some
hours in advance of the arrival Of |
Mr.. Marvel, and during the early part |
Of the afternoon corps of expert bill |
stickers were going about the hotels
putting up Autographs Of the Della
ware candidate. No other pictures
have been placed as yet, and the Gray
men secured the most promineH
places in the Hobbies Of all the lead
Ing hotels. The headquarters were
thrown open after the arrival Of Man
ager Marvel but because Of the late
hour at which he put in an appear
ance the Gray boom was not put into
active operation. By Wednesday,
however, It e expected to be in full
swing.
The Johnson headquarters will NOT
be opened for several days, and the
date on which the Bryan banners will
be thrown out has not. yet been de-
termined, but 1t will be on Saturday
or Sunday, after the arrival Of the Ne.
braska delegation.
It Is certain that there will be q
strong fight in the committee on reso-
lutions, and possibly on the floor Of {
the convention itself over the anti
Injunction plank. Word has come In
directly from Lincoln that Mr.. Bryan
ID In favor Of a plank Of somewhat !
radical nature, and 1t ls certain that 4
such men as Sullivan, national COM t
mitteeman from Illinois, and Chair a
man Taggart Of the National Com b
mittee, are strongly opposed to 1t. Sui J.
Ivan gave out statement In which n
he favored Equal rights before the Il
law" and used other expressions Of &
q similar character which were con. "
strued to mean that he was opposed
10 a strong anti-injunction plank. Sui.
Ivan denies that he intended to con
Vey the impression that he planned b
Q fight the antiinjunction plank, but Y
I Is generally believed that he is II
Igainst extreme language in this part &
u the resolutions. II is we'll known q
hat between Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Sui d.
ivan and other influential members CT
4 the Illinois delegation no particular al
mount Of love, is lost, and reports m
ave been circulated that II an anti. v
Injunction plank is adopted more
adical in its character than the iii.
lois people feel that they can ap.
rove, that the state, when 1t comes h
o ballotIng for president, will break &C
way from its Bryan instructions. 81
Secretary Woodson Of the national ia
ommlttee, who has been elected sec. W
etary Of the convention, Tuesday an sc
ounced the appointment Of the fol- III
owing assistants: 10
Assistant secretaries Charles 8.
Jorthen, Atlanta. Ga: H. c. Rich q
1ond, Fremont, Neb.; @. A, Nash, er
'erry, Iowa; Edward cahilli Spring. al
ED, ILL.,; win Reid, Rawlins, Wyo.. v
nd Frank B. Ross. indianapolis, Ind. IA
Reading clerks-Willlam McEniry, C
lock Island, ILL.,; 7. +. Smith, New 81
'ork City; william .. R. BTne.
harieston, W. Va; @. J. Gavin, Den
er, Col; Rees P. Horrocks, Little
iock, Ark, and Joseph q Kelley, In tr
annapolis, Ind. H
Tally clerka-Ruby Lafoon. Msdi- d.
onville, KY; v. ALERT Langdon, NJ IN
/; n q. Murphy. Leavenworth. Kan; d
hanas H. Loyelace. st. Louis. No: II
homas B. Collier, Memphis, Tenn, An
I'd O. C. Ernt, Decatur, Ind.