Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1908-04-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Corr espondent.

From Our Regular Corr respondent.
"With three. exceptions. every
state committee that has met
has endorsed Mr.. Bryan and has
asked it's members to urge that
the convention instruct for him.
The exceptions are the State OF
Minnesota, in which the friends
OF MIR. Bryan expect to get a ma
jority of the delegates for him;
the State OF New York, whic h
never lnstructs, and the State OF
Pennsylvania, which is doubtful"
This statement was made by
President Newman, OF the Dis
trict ofColumbia Democratic As
sociation, and was followed by
q number OF other cordial en-
dorsements of the great Nebras-
kan, voiced by members of Con.
gress and Others prominent in
the party councils. II the senti.
ment in Washington is any cri-
lterion, Mr.. Bryan will have an
easy time of it in Denver, I o r
while there are rumors of booms
for other candidates, no one of
them has, thus far, demonstrated
the slightest vitality, while t h e
strength of the Peerless Leader
appears to be growing steadily
in all parts Of the country.
There is, of course, considera-
bile interest iu the effort of Gov
ernor johnson, who has now for
mally announced his candidacy,
Saying that while he had preferr-
ed to remain out Of the race he
had been forced into it by t h e
Democrats of his State and that
having entered the race he was in
it to win. "Mr. Bryan has agood
start" Mr.. Johnson is quoted as
saying, "but | am a pretty good
runner when get started and ]
may be able to close up the gar
and beat him in the home stretch
II | had been free to doa Ipleas
ed would not have entered the
race, but now that J am in it I'm
in it to the finish" The opinion
prevails in Washington that il
will not take the Governor long
to reach his finish.
The situation in the Republican
campis becoming somewhatmor'
interesting. Since Gov. Hughes
has lost ten of the delegates from
his own State, since Massachu
sets has declared it's preference
for Taft, and since four Illinois
districts have refused to instruct
for Joseph G. Cannon, while two
New York districts and one from
Illinois have instructed their del
egates to vote for Taft, the oppt
sition has practically thrown W
its hands so far as nominating
one of its own number is concerr
ed, but has decided to throw it.
paltry strength tn to Roosevelt
The idea which actuates the For
aker, ct al crowd is that if th'
! Republican party is to becon
demned to another term OF Re
publicanism Of the brand Theo
dore Roosevelt has been giving
it, it can at least so arrange ma
ters that there will be but four Il
stead of eight more years OF it
as they fear there would be wpr
Mr.. Taft nominated. Therefore
they say, 'Let us nominate The
!, odore Roosevelt. He cannot pos
sibly accept another term afte
!, 1912, and then we can regail
control OF the party and give i
another nose of the good oil
fashioned Hanna Republicaism
unniluted with Roosevelt's ant
trust and Taft's tariff revision
theories.
Tae extent OF the President
I influence was very clearly demo-
onstrated in the Senate last wee
9 when the Employers Liabilit.
j bill was passed precisely as
j came from the House. The repor
i, had reached the White Hous
that there was a scheme to XII
8 this bill in conference and he sue