The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-30
Conservatives Viii Organize
Their Denver Campaign
Tomorrow.
RADICAL PLANKS
STRONGLY DENIED,
VIII Be Decided on Issues, How
ever-Judgs Gray Favored IN
Second Place Race.

SECOND Race Race
DENVER. J,,se S8.-With the arrival
here tomorrow Of former Judge Axiom
g Parker, OF New York. the cOnserva-
tives. VINO are saying they viii block
Bryan's win IN the Democratic commit
tee on resolutions. viii inaugurate thelr
campaign
Bryanites here declare that the hue
and cry for a conservative platform
comes from interests that always have
been ANTI Bryan They claim that the
leaders cannot mold their delegates
against an appeal from Bryan for sup
port. and the prospect OF a real old
fashioned Democratic scrap has seem
ingIy pleased al hands.
Judge Parker wiz have Jhe support OF
the members Of the committee On reso-
lutions from New York. New Jersey.
Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Colorado, IN
his initial fight. and IL IS claimed by
the anti-Bryanites that other States
VIII Join him Just so soon as they dis
cover how radical the Bryan policies
are
This latter prediction is being laughed
az by the Bryan following II order
70 ciinch victory the Bryan leaders have
sent kilograms 70 leading State delega-
tions, urging them 70 stop in Lincoln
before coming 10 Denver and discuss
the matter with Bryan himself
Favor Judge Gray.
Bryanites generally are making czpi-
taI out OF the visit to Lincoln yester-.
day OF Judge Josiah Marvel Of Wil-
n1ingt0n. Del. and J. r Beamish, OF
Philadelphia, who are en- route 70 open
headquarters IN behalf Of Judge George
Gray. Of Delaware They argue tEat It
shows the Gray managers realize thar
Bryan VIII be nominated.
Consequently, the Bryan people hope
GRAY friends viii be convinced LlaL the
Delaware jurist ought 10 be willing 70
accept second place on the ticket
The Gray managers VII open their
headquarters "Wednesday The Johnson
advoce-es VIII arrive here tonight rF5-l
the Minnesota mans bonn and VIII
open their headCuarJers- Beginning to-
morrow, the usual pre-cCnveutlol sets
OF figures VIII De issued daily
10 Be Decided
The conservative talk in regard 10 the
platform does not mean anything that
would pass in a Sunday school class.
Il is taken tnat the Democratic plat
form VIII be built out OF stanch tim
bers, which mean that they say and
come out broadly OF all the issues OF
the day. stating uneQuivocally the posi-
ton OF the party on the issues. Ths
conservatism IS taken 10 mean that
there viii be no Government ownership
plank, or any timber JE8t might look
Ike IT,
Thomas Taggart. from Indiana. was
the first man who spoke on the subject
II started the nau rolling. and late last
night IL rounded into the report OF Mr.
PaTkeT's likelihood OF being made CHR
man OF the committee on resolutions
The platform which the Democrats
national committee viii accept viii Be
one absolutely positive on all subjects.
but conservative" he said " has not
been 1rawn up and viii not be for some
time Fifty-twO men viii form that
platform. and IL VIII not be a wishy-
washy one. ike some others I have
read"
Then came Judge NJ. c. Wade. ot
Iowa rational committeeman L
want 10 say that the Dem0c-atic plat
form viii not be as radical as soma
people are inclined 10 believe l. viii % he
said There has not been a line writ
ten on IL yet No one knows Just what
viii be put in II. but il VIII be a safe
platform, and those men whose believe
that Mr.. Bryan is for g radical platform
and that such a one viii be accepted,
--ay be surprised
Doubt on Platform.
true situation is said TO be that
n, the leaders know just what the
pla VIII be, and that they are all
wal, learn from Lincoln, Neb-.
VIZ thinks about It before
the We talking.
Tl4 Got the only thing
10 worry---5he in Denver There are so
many Vice Presidential candidates that
there viii not be enough headquarters
10 accommodate them all
Others broke out today Two boor1s
reached Denver. and a real scrimuage
is anticipated for second place on the
Archibald P. Mcneil. the millionaire
OF Connecticut, IS the real new arrival
in this field. State Senator Lem VII
son, OF his home State. is in Denver
as the advance guard Alexander TrOuD
is 10 come later 10 add strength 70 II
''Au New England is with AIr Nc
Neill,' was Senator Wilson's deCIara-
ton. The same States are for an
strong running mate IN Mr. ATcNefn
and we look for support from other
places He has ninety-six votes JDOn
which to start, and that looks pretty
good. The delegation arrives on T.IIv
5, and M TrouD VIII precede IL one
The next boom TO appear was that OF
Governor Chamberlain OF Oregon. IF
IS clSimed for him that he is strong in
TIE west, and would make q good mate
for the head OF the ticket
An attempt is 70 be made to get a
dry plank into the platform. Gen Z
=. Weaver, Of Iowa, who once ran for
President on the Peoples ticket is 10
tote il 70 Denver He claims a big fol-
lowing in the South in his movement
The boom Of Charles A Towute, Of Min
neSota, for the second place. Will nor
down.
Tcwne Is Out
r. P. Miller. correspondent for the
Baltimore sun. and a lifelong friend
OF the orator from New York, who Is
on the ground and has unofhciauv act
ed as advance agent for TOwue, told
this story today
Three weeks ago I had a conference
with Mr.. Towne IN Washington. at
which we talked over the possibility OF
LIS beinS q candidate for the CHIEF