The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-10

DENVER, July 10.-Who Is 70 ba
/ Bryan's s running mater That IS tEe ons
/ question 10 be decided before the Demo
/ cratic national convention OF 1908 masses
INTO the political history Of the conn
try.
At this writing, this IS not 10 be an
sTered- One thing Is certain No man
p WI oe chosen who is not perfectly sat
/ lsfac1ory 10 M Bryan This is nor N
Se taken that Mr.. Bryan viii dictate
= man or that he VIII even exD-ess. .sny
[ decided choice, but the man 10 be chosen
VIII have the approval OF the Prssfsen-
! tiaI nominee
Il Would not be az al surprising II fFa
| prize would go 20 Represeutarfva O7rfe
James OF Kentucky Nj James Sc -
/ ular with every Bryan deIeEate ba-a
/ and they are the only ones thar ,,o,7+
Jonn Mitchell, the miner, also IS uveII
I liked
among the politicians, Mitchell fs "a
saroed as one Of he strongest NJ,
mentioned for the place. with rbe a7rJ-
injunction plank IN the platform n e
believed the famous labor leader vro,1ld
bring 10 the ticket thousands OF votes
I IN States where they are needed
/ John w Kern also IS spoken Of. with
! considerable favor. and his friends an.
booming him hard. With David p
Francis out, there IS a good deal OF tax
I about Governor Folk, Of Missouri II
Folk had a solid Missouri State dsIa-
. cation behind him, he would have a
( good chance 70 knock down the pIr,r,
but he hasn't, and he has not much
1 more than 2 gamblers chance. CHARLES
A Io"ne, OF New York, is strongly
favored.
Other Candidates.
Archibald Mcneil seems 10 have q
strong following. but-he IS not generally
| regarded as having much II any chance
Tor the prize Former Governor Doug
las. Of Massachusetts, has many friends
here and a good fight by the BIassscbB-
sets crowd would put him well toward
/ the front.
or New York's big bunch Of candi-
dates. little can be said until Charles
Murphy has said It The Tammz7- boSg
could, II he liked. select a man WIN
backed BY New York. would have =
( good show Of being selected. He has
I nOI done II yet, so far as IS publicly
[ known and IL is doubtful II ba v-iT1 +
| is the general belief if lrur-.br- -
PICK man that il Will be Congress-1--1
= EarFlSon. InlS IS all SuTUise hov-eve-
| me south will present no candidsfs
sGlolIy, ana may present none al
| a-L- CoionVl Haloerman. pubIfsbe- Of
the powerful Louisville CorIrfer- Tlr--,,sI
communicated with a number 81 bis
J LI4ehls IN tne convention during rhe
Gay N the interest OF Herman Riddar
ana ihe hentUckians joined with fiIs
J louisiana delegation in T,rgir- - -
availability Of the Geruau-A rSe-rCsr
editor for the second place.
/ II was learned last night by the Es5-
AeT managers thar .
circulated that their candidate 49, 1157
eAgloier as he was not q nariy-e -
/ -1!llsL-cA- IN order to refure this. tbe
HlddeT managers gave our rbe sfs-e-
ment that he was native OF 80
York. u Ne"
If sentiment crystallizes on some one
! man the convention should be through
I win us labor this afternoon. II it
I ueNeioPS INTO free-fOr-au fight an
oI-er hlght session may be the result.
Delegates Are Tired
The delegates are tired TODAY -rbe,-
voices are husky and their appearance
Ike men who have passed through an
ordeal Yet they look happy and con
tent
Democracy's big task Is over. II has
announced its principles and selected
its candidate for President The session
that begun at 7:45 last night and lasted
until 3,42 this morning was record
breaking IN almost every. respect. and
as the delegates and spectators filed. OUT
through the doors OF Denver-s beau
Jltul auditorium, with the early light or
the morning sun already streaming
against the snOw-clad tops OF rugged
mountains that marked the edge Of the
Great Divide all agreed that their
efforts had been well spent
/ Even those who challenged the right
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