Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-30
CRAY MANAGER IN. LINCOLN
Says Delaware Man Will Be Nomi-
mated for President at Denver.
ACTIONS BELLE WORDS, HOWEVER
John II. Atwood of Kansas Gives His
Idea of Injunction Plank, and it
IL Thought to Represent the
Views of Bryan,
fFrom a staff CorrespondentO

LINCOLN, Neb., June 2e-(Special Tee- |
gram D--Joseph Marvel OF Wilmington, Del, |
manager for Judge Gray brought the in
formation to Lincoln tonight that Judge
Gray would be nominated for president at
Denver and that he and johnson Of Min
nesota together could muster 400 vo;es
on the first ballot This evening he, in
company with a newspaper man Of Phila-
delphia, called upon Mr. Bryan When
asked why he called upon Bryan II he was
30 sure Judge Gray was going to be nom
mated, the Gray manager had no reply
ready. Judge Gray's manager will open
headquarters at Denver.
The visit Of the Gray manager is taken
to mean that the east is playing for second
place on the ticket and It would be salts
fled with Judge Gray. Incidentally some Of
the west is also for Gray. John II. At
wood, national committeeman from Kan
sas, who is also here, is outspoken for
Judge Gray for second place. 1T would
unite the party completely" he said, were
the convention to select Judge Gray for its
vice presidential candidate He may not
have been with us In 1896. but he has
never been ugly about anything. He is a
splendid man and would show the eastern
democrats we are ready to reach out an1
shake hands"
A. Reed of Kansas City. and both called
upon Bryan. Mr.. Atwood has a plank he
will submit to the resolutions COMMITTEES
bearing upon the injunction matter.
AtwOOd's Idea of Injunction.
I'm speaking about the platform" he
said, 81 am only voicing my own senti-
ments. believe the platform should con-
tain a plank providing for a law that
would permit of the Issuance of a restrain
! ing order in the discretion of the judge,
but this restraining order should have
time limit, say from five to ten days. Then
| the case should be tried before the issu-
ance of a temporary injunction. The
trouble has been in the past that too many
| judges issue a restraining order and then
allow the matter to slide along and be,
come in fact an injunction. There cases
where a restraining order should be issued
but the defendant should be given an op-
portunity to have a speedy trial OF the
case on its merits"
Mr.. Atwood is not a delegate to the con-
vention, but probably will get in on a
proxy. He has been picked by the local
forecaster for the chalrmanshlp of the
resolutions committee. but tonight he in
sisted this honor should go to Senator
Stone of Missouri or to Governor Haskell
of Oklahoma, though Jim Reed of Kansas
City, he said. deserved the honor.
Samuel De Nedrey OF Washington, d c.,
representative of organized labor, called
on Mr.. Bryan today, and is supposed to
have presented a draft of a labor plank to
him. 1t was reported tonight on good
authority that the democratic convention,
meaning Mr.. Bryan. will not stand for
what Samuel Gompers wants in the plat
form. 1t is believed Mr.. Bryan looks with
favor on the Atwood injunction plank.
Bryan silent on vice President.
: There is no significance in the an
nouncement that Judge Black said he was
for John w. Kern of Indiana for vice
president Immediately after a conference
: with Mr Bryan" said one of Mr.. Bryans
: closest political friends this morning
Juu-- Black came from L,eret,, sh.,
to see the democratic candidate.
, Judge Black is a close friend of Mr.
Kern and has always been for him., con-
> tinued the Bryan spokesman. Mr.. Bryan
: said he would tell the public should he
have a preference for vice president and
! he would tell no individual until he did
q take the public into his confidence"
/ This statement is taken to mean that a
lot of visitors to Lincoln are talking
through their hats in order to get in the
limelig4t when they discuss what Mr.
Bryan wants and doesn't want. And the
man who made the statement is close
! enough to the candidate to wnow what ht
intends to do if anyone does,
d The Nebraska delegation expects to leave
for Denver next Monday, while Chairman
!, Tom Allen will leave Saturday Mayo
Brown. custodian of the platform, hat
/ found his job as delegate-at-large a whit,
elephant because every man who voted 70
the mayor expects a ticket to the conven
ton-that is those who expect anything
The Travelling Mems Bryan club intended
TO go to Denver several hundred strong
=, but the members have discovered the mayo
can't deliver the goods and now the pros
pective goers have dwindled down to abou
fifty OF sixty, with indications good for
= stll further falling off