Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-02
BRYAN TO GET
NOMINATION ON
FIRST BALLOT
LEADERS WORK, HOWEVER, TO
INSURE TRIUMPH
NO COMMON GROUND BETWEEN
GRAY AND JOHNSON MEN
Questions Concerning Platform and
Vice Presidency Much Discussed,
but Leaders Are Not Agreed
as to Outcome

By Associated Press
DENVER, Colo, July 1.-Claiming a
victory on the first ballot, but over
looking no possible chance to make
their triumph sure, the followers Of
Mr.. Bryan have been watching for
any move on the part of his rivals
that would compel him to go single-
handed against the field, as Taft was
obliged to show his strength in the
early stages of the Chicago conven-
tion against the combined forces of the
"allies."
The arrival today, however, Of the
personal representatives of Judge Gray
| and Governor Johnson, the only can
dtdates who are now exected to enter
the lists against Mr.. Bryan, has failed
to disclose any common ground of
agreement between them. Mr.. Gray's
managers asserted that they had no
| intention of entering into a coalition
with the followers of Governor john
son, and had not received from them
nor made to them any overtures for
| a combination.
| The same disclaimer of a desire to
| pool issues was made by the Johnson
people after their arrival today. They
said they had no other object in view
| but the nomination of Governor John
| son, and intended to make their fight
| for that purpose only.
The attitude the Gray and johnson
| people have assumed has led to con-
siderable conjecture of a vice presi-
| Dental character.
| The followers of Mr.. Bryan profess
to believe that the refusals of the
| Gray and Johnson men to make com
| bined fight against the strength Of
Mr.. Bryan means that they are not
averse to occupying positions in which
they can avail themselves of Bryan
votes for second place in the event of
his nomination for the presidency.
"Bryan Men in the Wrong''
On this point, however, both Mr.
| Lynch, manager for Governor johnson,
and Mr.. Marvel, manager for Judge
Gray, insist that the Bryan people are
utterly in the wrong. Their men. they
say, are out for the first place and
are giving no consideration to the vice
presidency.
The chief arrivals today, in point of
political Importance, were those of
| Frederick +. Lynch, Frank M. Day,
d. w. Lawler, mayor of st. Paul, and
Richard p. O'Connor of the same city,
all of them enthusiastic supporters of
the Minnesota governor.
| Messrs. Lawler and O'Connor arrived
| several hours ahead of Mr.. Day and
Mr.. Lynch and were in Denver but
! a short time. They went late in the
afternoon to Colorado Springs, where
/ they will remain for two or three days.
They expect to be Joined there by other
members of the Minnesota delegation,
and it is possible the various members
of the committees may be selected be-
| fore the Johnson men return to Den
yer.
1t is practically certain, however.
that the members of the committee on
resolutions will be chosen, although
neither Mayor Lawler nor O'Connor
was able to say today who this would
be. Mayor Lawler, who acted as
spokesman. while Mr.. O'Connor filled
thinking part and came in with
strong mods of approval after the may
or had declared himself, said that all
| talk of Governor Johnson taking sec
ond place on the ticket. is utter nom
sense.
"He will not take it," said Mayor
Lawler. "It is out of the question to-
talk of such a thing. Even if the
governor himself was disposed to ac-
cept the vice presidential nomination,
and l assure you he is not, the people
of Minnesota will not permit him to
do so.
Sldestepping Side Track
1.-THE Democrats of Minnesota and
his real friends throughout the country
are not willing that Governor Johnson
shall be sidetracked into the vice presi-
dency. He is too big man for that
place., and he belongs in the presi-
Dental chair If he goes to Washington
at ALL"
Mayor Lawler was not prepared to
discuss the platform or the vice presi-
Dental situation. He was, however,
emphatic in his statement that he ex-
poets Governor Johnson to be nomi-
mated.
"I do not believe" he said, "that any
nomination will be made on the first
ballot. There are many uninstructed
delegates-in fact, more than one-third
of the convention is unpledged, and
we do not believe that under such cir
cumstances any nomination will be
made Immediately.
1--WE look for Governor johnson to
make an excellent showing on the first
ballot and to steadily gain strength
from that time until he is nominated,
and we do not expect that many ball
lots will be necessary.
The johnson headquarters will be
formally opened tomorrow at the AL
bany hotel and the campaign man
ayers for the Minnesota governor
promise an energetic fight from that
time on until a nomination has been
made by the convention.
od06O OAcJ III tAAO
Savoy hotel were in fun swing today
under the direction of Josiah Marvel
of Wilmington. Del, and r. j. Beamish
of Philadelphia. No definite time has
vet been set for the opening of head
quarters for Mr.. Bryan, which will be
at the Brown Palace hotel.
There have been as yet few arrivals
of men influential in the Bryan move
ment. the chief direction of his affairs
in Denver thus far having been In the
hands of James c. Dahlman. mayor
Of Omaha.
Discussing Platform
Discussion of the platform continues
to be largely confined to the anti-in-
junction plank and on this subject
fhe latest information from Lincoln
regarding Mr.. Bryan's attitude toward
that portion of the resolution was
brought by Frank ]. Monnett, former
attorney general of Ohio, who arrived
in Denver with the announcement that
Mr.. Bryan desired him to address the
resolutions committee on the legal
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