Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-05-08
BRYAN FAR IN LEAD.

the New York Herald saws:
With the gamest sort of fight being made
against him by the Democratic "allies, ;" COM
posed OF the managers of Judge Geo. GRAY
of Delaware; Gov. John A, johnson, Of
Minnesota, and Judson Harmon, of Ohio,
William j. Bryan continues to hold the lead
given him in the Herald's impartial estimate
of last Monday.
1t would seem that the eleventh hour can.
didates are powerless to make a comblna-
ton which will defeat man who has been
making his canvass every day since the de-
feat of Judge Parker, in November, 1904.
Mr.. Bryan, it will be recalled, needs 872
votes at Denver to carry of the nomination.
Thus far there have been elected SAG dele
gates, leaving 662 to be elected. OF this 346
Mr.. Bryan has $40 instructed for him, while
100 delegates are uninstructed. OF these un.
instructed delegates Mr.. Bryan will proba-
bly, get 90, leaving 3S opposed to him.
This may not be pleasant reading for the
Eastern Democrats who have been dream.
ing of defeating Bryan. They have builded
high on the fact that New York refrained
from instructing, that New Jersey and Con.
necticut did the same. But it is becoming
clearer each day that New York will be
forced, in self defense, to support Mr.. Bryan,
and this leaves New Jersey and Connecti-
cut standing aloof, having voted down in
structions.
A new reason why New York will have
to go to Bryan In the end is furnished by
the contesting delegation which p. II. Nc
Carren will send to Denver from Kings
County. Mr.. Bryan placated Tammany
Hall and William ]. Corners by discourag-
ing the second State Convention. But he
had another weapon, and he will hold 1t at
Denver. II Messrs. Murphy and Corners
do not support him, he will be able TO throw
out the Tammany delegates from Brooklyn
and substitute the delegates OF McCarren,
because he will easily control the organiza.
ton OF the convention. II any one doubts
Mr.. Bryan's willingness to pay of old scores
he has but to refresh his memory and recall
the fight which he made against the "regu.
lars" in the st. Louis convention in 1904.
The Herald's table of probabilities this
week adds to the 210 delegates 466 delegates
from States that have not yet held their con-
ventions as probably for Bryan. This makes
probable total of e78 delegates, A more than
needed to nominate. In this total no &C.
count is taken of the uninstructed delegates
likely 10 vote for Mr.. Bryan, 90, which in.
cludes rs votes from New York, Q from
Maine. 8 from Rhode Island and the 4
elected In Texas.
So strong ia the BRYAN sentiment In Texas
that both the Bailey and anti. Bailey factions
pledged themselves in advance to support
Mr.. BRYAN. and the entire delegation from
the sixteen Congressional districts will also
vote for him.
1t will thus be seen that those Democrats
who have been reading signs of defeat of
MIR. BRYAN at Denver, because New Jersey
and Connecticut refrained from giving in.
structions, are not getting good Information.
There never was time when well.posted
political observers conceded either of these
States to Mr.. Bryan. The Herald, in every
table it has printed, has classified New Jer.
sey as against Bryan and Connecticut as
doubtful or uncommitted. Thus the Ne.
braska candidate has lost nothing during the
last week that he needed for the control of
the Denver convention.
There are still many Democrats who pre-
dict Mr.. Bryan's eventual defeat, just as
there are many Republicans who see no
chance for Secretary Taft to win at Chicago,
although he stands to have more than 500
delegates. They think something Is going
to "turn up" Micawber- like, to overthrow
Mr.. Bryan's ambition.
1t must be confessed that strong efforts
are being made by the other candidates. The
friends of Gov johnson are especially active.
They are opening headquarters all over the
country. They have press bureaus going
full blast in st Paul, Chicago and Wash.
ington. They are now extending their eff.
forts TO the Southern States. and thoy are a
very optimistic and hustling BODY of cam.
paieners. They refuse to believe that Mr..
BRYAN will get even a majority of instructed
deleostes IN Denver and assert that Illinois
ia RALLY for Job,son and not for Rrvap
They are getting some encouragement in
the South, but 1t is likely to end as did the
efforts of the johnson phalanx in North
Carolina ended, in disappointment, because
head way could not be made.
Reports from most Of the Southern States
are that Gov. johnson, as well as Judge
Gray and Mr.. Harmon, have started in too
late. In these days il is impossible 10 make
a winning whirlwind campaign of two or
three months against a popular and expert.
enced politician who has been playing the
game seven days week, not for months,
but actually for twelve wears. The local