The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-03
BRYANHES CLING
TO JUDGE GRAY
John W. Kern's Friends Are Touch
ing It Up for the Indiana Man In
Spite of His Declarations That He
Won't Be a Candidate for Second
Place.

Denver, Colo. July 3.-This western
metropolis today for the first time is
beginning to take on convention airs
and show signs that a democratic ma
tional convention is to be held. The
main streets are gaily decorated with
flags and bunting. Big guns like AL
ton 3. Parker. Charles H. Murphy
Pat" McCarren and Congressman
Grancis Burton Harrison of New York
are due late this afternoon. a wire
was received by Roger c. Sullivan
from George E. Brennan stating that
he left Chicago yesterday on the same
train with Murphy and McCarrcn-
Along with Brennan the James Long
and Patrick Nash of Chicago, The
delegates are commencing to pour in
and the Fourth OF July promises to see
great convention deliberations under
a full head of steam
The prospective permanent chairman
Of the convention, Representative
Henry D. Clayton of Alabama, got in
before 9 o'clock this morning. He
has been in Lincoln comforting with
Mr.. Bryan, and indicated that lie would
give premium for a nice quiet place
in which to write a ringing speech.
Bryanites Cling to Gray.
The vice presidential race is in the
air The Bryan men are reluctant to
give up the possibility of JudgeGray
of Delaware, and New York with a
fol Of :
agreeing on an aspiraint if that state
is to receive consideration. State Sen
ator Thomas +. Grady Of New York
who came In late yesterday, thinks
the factions will be able to get togeth-
er eventually. He refused, however, to
talk of persons, saying that an agree
ment on candidate Will not be taken
up seriously until after the New York
caucus here Monday afternoon.
Congressman Francis Burton Harri-
son of New York is enjoying a flyer
in the vice presidential entries today
Ills managers are whoOping it up and
insisting he is the man for the east
erners to get behind. The skeptics
insist the Harrison boom will ex-
plode before the climax is reached.
Await state Delegations
The Kern men from Indiana are
also touching it up for the Hoosier as
pirant The big chiefs on the ground
say when asked relative to the vice
presidential situation. that it will drag
along for a few days in rather un.
settled fashion. until delegations from
states like New York, Pennsylvania
Massachusetts. Indiana and Illinois get
here. They insist these delegations
will hang together on the proposition
of a running mate.
Gov. John A Johnson's managers
have well-establtshed headquarters If
the Albany hotel and are putting up
stiff front The Gray men. who are in
sisting that his name will go before
the convention for first place al
though he has stated his campaign
is not a candidate for either the presi-
dency or vice pres idency. have perfect
ed an organization to labor with in
coming delegates. They have divided
their forces in subcommittee, tn,
members of which are to endeavor t,
persuade the men who will cast votes
in the convention that Gray is the mar
TO nominate If success a [ the polls is t
be assured.
Say South VIII Bolt Bryan.
From the Johnson camp comes thu
information that W. J. Simons of NortI
Carlina will lead revolt against Bryan
among southern delegates. The oil,
story of the Nebraskan has been reviv
ed to the effect that when in congress
he. it is alleged. made the remark h.
would not vote for a confederate 70
speaker of the national house" Loya
supporters of Bryan laugh at this an,
say that the speakership contest re
ferred to was when the late William NJ
Springer Of Illinois was a candidate 70
speaker. Bryan pledged himself t,
Springer because of the fact that tn
Illinois congressman used his infuenc
to get Bryan on the ways and mean
committee during his first session il
congress.