New-York tribune., 1908-07-04
THE DENVER LINEUP.

The roll of the Democratic National Con-
vention is now complete, North Carolina and
Montana having finally named their deega-
tions 10 Denver. We publish in another col
umn table showing the distribution by states,
territories and insular dependencies among the
various candidates for President OF the lGI-
delegates. The Tribune has collected the re
turns of elections to both the Republican ana
the Democratic national conventions with no
other purpose than to keep its readers Informed
of the progress of each canvass. 1t has en-
deavored TO be exact and impartial and mas
credited no candidate with votes to which he
did not seem to be entitled on printa fdcte evil
dence It's tabuation OF the delegates-elect to
Denver shows that 757 of them are either in
structed for Mr.. Bryan or committed TO MS
support by resolutions of Endorsement or pref
erence or by public announcements. The Bryan
forces seem 10 control the convention by a
three-fourths ma jority- Twenty-Five delegates
are committed TO the support of Governor John
A. Johnson of Minnesota and eleven to the
support of Judge George Gray, of Delaware
Two hundred and twelve are uncommItted Ihe
anti Bryan leaders who have been asserting
that they would control over one-third of the
delegates have at last furnished a statement
showing from what states. territories and de-
Tendencies their votes are TO come. But IT is evil
dent from a glance at the table published yes
terdav in 'sThe New York World" that these
managers are deceiving themselves. 1t is said
that the anti Bryan forces number 361-twenty-
six more than enough TO defeat two-thlrds
nomination Yet in this total OF 36l are IN
cluded 10 votes from Alaska and New Mexico.
which instructed for Bryan: IS votes from North
Carolina which also instructed for Bryan, and
1S votes from Louisiana whose state convention
passed a resolution indorsing Mr.. Bryan's candt-
dacy Here is an apparent overcharge of ~
votes 'sThe Worlds table credits the anti
BRYAN allies with 16 votes from Ohio ONO
will have 46 votes at Denver. and its state con-
vention not only instructed for Bryan hut Ill
rected the delegation TO act under the unit rule
The 16 anti Bryan men will therefore have their
votes cast for them by the 80 Bryanites. There
is comtestng anti-Bryan delegation from the
District of Columbia. and this fact has encour-
aged The World to claim the votes from the
District But there is practically no chance at
all that these contestants will get their names
on either the temporary or the permanent roll
TWENTY-FIVE more votes should therefore be
charged off THE Worlds" total
That total is still further padded by counting
against Rryan the 6S votes of Pennsylvania 1t
is said that Colonel Jim" Guffey will deliver
this delegation We do not see how this is possl'
bIe except by the consent of the Bryan manaS
ers OF the 6S Pennsylvanians So were elected
at the Congress oil i'm
cts or have publicly declared that they favor
Rrvan Five were elected as supporters OF
Judge Gray. The state convention refused 10
,>instruct for any candidate and did not impose
the unit rule. 1t may be true that Colonei
Guffey can persuade some OF the Bryan dele
gates to cancel their promises TO the voters. But
he has no right TO use the unit rule as club
TO coerce those who wish to remain loyal TO
their pledges and the convention is not likely
to sustain him if he makes such an experiment
He lost his chance when he refrained from i'm
posing the unit rule in the Harrisburg state con-
yention. Mr.. Bryan ought TO get the support or
at least 26 of the Pennsylvania delegates.
THE World" credits the "allies with 1
votes from Florida. The Florida delegates
were elected at primaries, and press dispatches
from that state announced the success or
only I anti-Bryan candidate. Porto Rico's q
delegates are counted as opposed to Bryan
They are little interested. however. in the
Rrvan-anti- Bryan issue and will naturally be
anxious 70 get seats on the "band wagon" De
ducting these Jos padded votes from The
Worlds" total of 361 gives 253 which almost
taIlies with The Tribune's count Of 245 for the
anti-Bryan and uncommitted delegates.
1t does not seem likely, however that the
New York delegation, with lS votes, VIII
stand out against Bryan's nomination MI
Mrrphv and Mr. Conners are In control, and
they will turn TO Bryan if the Bryan managers
make such action seem advisable. The cam
naign of the allies at Denver is based on
bluff and self-deception. The selection OF
Democratic Presidential candidate next week
will be a purely formal ceremony.