Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-02

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Is persistently made that II the nomina-
ton should be rendered him he would not
refuse It. II Is known that he found his
work in the senate thoroughly congeniai,
and those familiar with his disposition say
that he would prefer the vice presidency to
his work on the bench.
New York After Delaware.
Is II the nomination does not go to Judge
Gray. New York will probably claim II, and
in that contingency the New Workers who
are on the ground assert that the position
will be awarded to that state II the New
York delegation can unite upon a candidate
In other words. the situation with reference
TO the vice presidency in the Denver con-
vention now parallels the vice presidential
situation in the Chicago convention previous
to the nomination Of Mr.. Sherman. AS in
Chicago, the difficulty may be in uniting
upon an available candidate. The develop
meats Of the day have already practically
eliminated Lieutenant Governor Chan
Ter from the contest. Mr.. Bryan's
friends are not favorably inclined to
him because they are doubtful whether
his position on the tariff would
place him in accord with Mr.. Bryan.
In this connection it Is made apparent that
past public utterances of Mr.. Chanler on
this subject ave received close scrutiny,
with the result that they are regarded as
not accurately representing the present
position Of the dominant element in the
party.
with Mr.. Chanler thus practically dis
posed Of, there has been renewed discus
sion Of the name of Representative Burton
Harrison Of New York and the name Of
Hon. John b. Stanehfield Of Elmira, N. Y,
was also prominently mentioned today in
connection with the office. The confidence
manifested by the New Workers in speak
Ing of Mr.. Stanchfield is the best evidence
Of their belief that II he should be brought
forward as a candidate he would not only
unite the New York delegation, but would
command the immediate support of Mr..
Bryan's closest following.
stanchfieId Friend of bryan.
Mr.. stanchfield is one of Mr.. Bryan's
old friends in the east, and while ranked
as a conservative, gave the Nebraskan his
loyal support in his campaigns OF 1886 and
1900. His standing as a private citizen and
his reputation as a public man are regarded
as strong points in his favor, and it is
confidentially asserted that he would add
greatly to the strength Of the presidential
ticket, not alone in New York, but in many
other eastern states. There has also been
mentioned the name Of Mr.. Norman E.,
Mack of Buffalo, present national commit
teeman from New York, but Mr.. Mack.
who is on the ground, pooh poohs the sug-
gestion.
Among those of the south mentioned in
connection with the vice presidential nomi-
nation is Governor Robert b. Glenn of
North Carolina. and Mr.. Glenn is already
represented in Denver by II. NJ. Holleman,
and other friends who are working among
the delegates as they arrive. They call
attention to the fact that the governor
won marked praise by his oratory at the
recent governors assembly in Washington
and also point to his record in connection
with railroad legislation in North Carolina,
claiming that he would not only on ac-
count Of his record, but because Of his
capacity as a speech-maker make an eff
fective candidate.
The headquarters of Judge George Gray
Of Delaware were thrown open today.
Josiah Marvel of Wilmington, Del, and
r. j. Beamish Of Philadelphia, who are in
charge OF the Delaware mans campaign,
had intended to open the headquarters and
launch the Gray boom last night, but they
were delayed in reaching the city, and
when they arrived at their rooms at the
Savoy hotel it was, decided to postpone
fthe opening unttf today
Gray kIen Open GUAR
Even tlen the Gray people were the
first to open regular headquarters. YesteE-
day they caused numerous lithograps OF
their candidate to be placed around the
leading hotels and they were, early today,
the only pictures of any candidate to be
seen in the city except in the headquarters
of the national committee, where pictures
of all of the presidential aspirants are dis
played conspicuously.
Mr.. Marvel declared last night and
reiterated today that Judge Gray is not a
candidate for anything but the presidency.
He was asked If the judge would accept
the nomination provided the convention
adopted a platform containing a radical
anti-injunction plank. To this Mr.. Marvel
replied:
II do not think that such a condition
Will arise. From all l can gather, the
Denver platform will not contain any ut
terance on the anti-injunction proposition
varying largely from the expressions con-
tanned in democratic platforms for the last
twelve years"
Stress was laid by Mr.. Marvel upon the
fact that there are 400 uninstructed dele
gates in the convention, and .e believes
that Judge Gray will be able to obtain
many of them on the first ballot, more
of them on the second ballot. and will
then make inroads in the Bryan dele
cations that will eventually result in the
nomination of the Delaware candidate.
1t has been decided by the Delaware
delegates that L. L. Layton shall represent
that state on the committee on resolutions.
He is expected to arrive in this city in
company with a large number Of other
Gray boomers on the evening Of July T.
According to Mr.. Marvel the Delaware
delegation has some well developed ideas
of what the ant-injunction plank should
be, but will not make them public until
they are offered by Mr.. Layton, when the
platform committee meets. That these
ideas are In harmony with the views ex-
pressed in the last three platforms of the
democratic party is admitted.
GRAY AS FIRM AS WAS HUGHES
Delaware Judge Declares He VIII Not
Accept Second Place.
WILMINGTON, Del, July lin reply to