Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-07-06
Selection for Second Place on
The Ticket Must Wait Until
After Main Nomination.
new YORK FOR BRYAN2
Murphy With Tammany Hall IS
Leaning Toward the Nebraskan
Will Vote for Him With
out Division.

| Denver, July 6.--Denver is certain
today that convention week has begun,
for Mayor r. w. Brown Of Lincoln has
arrived with a platform for presenta-
ton to the resolutions committee, Of
which he is the Nebraska member.
The platform expresses Mr.. Bryan's
views as formed after many confer
ences with party leaders and delegates
who have stopped off in Lincoln on
their way west to the convention,
which will open here tomorrow.
The document in its present form
makes a bulky package.
There 1t is," said the mayor shortly
after his arrival, and he indicated
long thick envelope on which appeared
in lead pencil, Committee on Resolu-
tions." o
Mayor Brown is probably as close a
political friend of Mr. Bryan as the lat
ter has. The Lincoln mayor at Denver
speaks with the voice Of w. ]. Bryan.
Questions arising in committee anent
the platform will be answered by him
with Bryan arguments, with which he
is perfectly familiar. Indeed 1t is be-
lieved here that every plank In It has
grown under his eye, for he has for
weeks been constant visitor at Fair
view.
Mayor Brown accepted an invitation
to travel with former Governor Fran
els of Missouri and q. F. Goltra,
nephew of the mayor, in Goltra's pri-
vate car. Mr.. Bryan was at the train
to witness the departure. Now, Doc,
see that they get good platform" he
said, addressing the mayor by a nick
name which is much used here. Mr.
Bryan, Mr. Brown and others who con-
ferred with the former maintained ST.
lence concerning the platform.
johnson May BE Withdrawn.
There was a report to the effect that
the name Of Governor johnson, the
Minnesota man, VIII not be presented
to the convention.
Governor Johnson, 1t was said, had
agreed to get out Of the race in the In
terest Of harmony His friends have
met and talked the matter over, 1t was
declared, and decided there is nothing
to be gained by presenting his name
The question of the selection of a
candidate on the Democratic ticket for
vice president will not be determined
until after the nomination Of candi-
date for the presidency. This is the
decree Of Mr.. Bryan and has been com
municated to the Bryan leaders. Mr.
Bryan has taken the position that not
until after the frst position has been
filed can there be really intelligent
selection for the second place.
When the nomination shall have been
made and there shall be an opportunity
to consider its effect upon the country
at large, then he thinks, and not until
then, can the vice presidency be intel
llgently considered. This desire on the
part of Mr. Bryan has been received
generally with favor. Most of the del
egates agree that the situation can be
sized up to better advantage after the
first selection has been completed than
before that event and, Furthermore,
there has been so much talk regarding
the vice presidency that most of the
delegates welcome an excuse for at
least temporarily dropping the subject
The present disposition, therefore, is
not only to postpone the selection Of a
vice presidential candidate until after
the nomination for the first place, but
to adjourn the convention for a long
enough time to permit general ex-
change of views among the leaders and
to give the presidential nominee an op-
portunlty to express his preference.
Falling of In oray's Boom.
Mr. Bryan has not hesitated in let
ting the fact be known that If the nom
ination for the presidency goes to him
he will desire to be consulted as to the
choice Of running mate. He has re-
peatedly said that he would prefer
Judge Gray for this position, but there
is now falling off in the Gray vice
presidential boom. This was especial
ly notable among western delegates.
New York state, reluctant to give up
its attitude Of interested onlooker here,
viii at its caucus this afternoon pass
over without action all Of the impor-
tant points at issue including decIara-
tions as to the states attitude on the
presidency ana vice presidency. All
these mattsis, including the states
attitude on the platform, win be left
to subcommittees. which win be
friendly to Mr.. Murphy, the leader Of
Tammany Hall. Even the selection of
national committeeman will be left in
allegiance, and thus the caucus, which
promised to be filed with interest and
vitality, is robbed Of all its impor-
tance. Mr.. Murphy is to be elected
chairman of the delegation. That
much seems TO be determined and will
be the first business of the caucus.
Judge Alton B. Parker Is to be ap-
pointed as the states representative
on the resolutions committee. Only
sucn otfer,S committee appointments
Will be made as are necessary to com
pig with the rules OF the convention
las to tep,,e nivafion.
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