The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-05
BRYAN AND GRAY SEEMS
 LIKELY ID BE TICKET
Sentiment Is centering on Gray and Admission of His Manager Is Ac- cepted as Sign That He Will
 Take Second Place.

Denver, July 4-lOpecldi.J J-1 diiphdhy Hall and everybody now here or coming from Tammany Hall, is for Tamnany first, last, and always. And when 1t comes to defining Tammany Hall, Boss Charles F. Murphy may resort to those historic words of Will Cressey: "All there is. am."
 Tammany does not care a rap about Bryan or Johnson or Gray-it has only come to the Denver convention to perpet- uate Tamamny rule in New York; to in- sure the election of Tammany mayor next fall to make Tammany man the next governor of the Empire State, and to clip the wings of the leader from Brook lyn Senator Patrick H. McCarreii, who always carries Queens county's voting strength in his vest pocket.
 Both Boss Murphy known familiarly as "The Sphinx or Murphy the Silent and Pat McCarren are in Denver to- cay sharpening their scalping knives for the hand-to-hand battle to the death in the hall of the national democratic con vention
 Now, Murphy and Alton B. Parker, who is said to be working with him to main- tain the supremacy of the Tammany braves. and Martin Littleton and Judge William J. Gaynor, Millionaire Ship builder Lewis Nixon, Congressman Fran cis Burton Harrison, "Fingy" Connors, William F. Sheehan and all the other Tammany leaders are going down the line" for Bryan--but 1t is not because they like or favor MT. Bryan.
 All For Bryan.
 They are with him because it looks as if Bryan will be selected by the conven- ton for the highest honor in the land; and. moreover because they want the strength of the Bryan convention to throw out "Pat" McCarren's contesting delegation from Queens county-11 stout men in all.
 It will not make a bit of difference. so far as the vote of New York can affect the convention whether Mur- phys or McCarren's delegation i5 seated but it will make world or difference back in little old New York wh hether Boss Murphy and the Tam many Tigers have everything their own way, or whether they will have to split" with and consult with Boss Me Carren before they can put the men they want in offce
 Murphy the Silent" is for Bryan first because he is winner, but he wouldn't fight it out along this one line if it took all summer. Doubtless he would before the next strongest man., whether Johnson or Gray, and probably he would spring Judge Will liam J. Gaynor, who is now Tammanys favorite candidate for the vice presi- dency. Murphy would favor Gaynor for the presidency.
 Vice Presidency.
 The vice presidential sentiment re- mains unchanged. Murphy of Tam many Kern and Lamb of Indiana, Bur ton Harrison of New York, Dahlman of Nebraska and every other man on the ground who exercises any control over delegates is for George Gray of Dela- ware. The jurist from the little state can have the nomination as spontane- ously as the first place on the ticket will go to Bryan. All he has to do is to say the word in the mildest kind of way. All the delegates are trusting that Gray will accept and vice presidential gossip all hinges upon his decision. There are about dozen vice presiden- tial booms here and all of them will be withdrawn if an understanding with Gray can be reached
 We are not yet ready to announce Judge George Gray as a candidate for the vice presidential nomination." This statement came from Josiah Marvel. manager for Judge Gray, tonight. Ane yet slipped out for the first time since MT. Marvel and the other Gray leaT rs came to Denver and the first hope from Gray headquarters that the Delawar mans friends will yet do 70 the pressure to make Gray the running mate of Bryan.
 Turning To Gray.
 Following a conference between Kern of Indiana who has been most promi- nently mentioned for the vice presiden- tial nomination, on which MT. Kern told Josiah Marvel that he would gladly step out of the contest the minute Judge Grays friends would allow his name to be considered, Mr. Marvel declined to admit that Judge Gray would submit to the nomination, but allowed the yet to slip out few minutes before Fran els Burton Harrison, one of the most prominently mentioned of New York's favorite sons, said he considered Judge Gray the ideal candidate for the vice presidential nomination and would step out of the race if Judge Gray would allow himself to be considered. Rumors of conference between Fred erick B. Lynch. Gov. John A. Johnson of Minnesota. Josiah Marvel and Billy Sheehan of New York on the vice presi- dential situation were denied by all parties concerned this morning. but from Johnson headquarters comes confirma- tion of the general agreement for Judge Cray, If he is available. Thomas O'Brien, prominent attorney of St. Paul, and dele gate from Minnesota, who arrived at Johnson headquarters this morning said: Judge Gray would be perfectly satis- factory to the Johnson supporters so far ali l.o tdaat candidate for vice presidential honors."
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