The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-06
ND AID WILL BE GIVEN
 ID JOHNSON MOVEMENT
Majority of Democratic Senators and Congressmen Hold the View That Bryan Will Receive Nomina-
 ton and Be Elected.

NasnlnSloH, May 0.-tSpec1al.)- He pe- leve the movement is too late.''
 This is substantially the answer sent by several members of the Alabama dele- gation to telegram received this morn ing from A. G. Smith, manager of the Johnson presidential boomlet in Alabama, asking them to cooperate in carrying the state against William Jennings Bryan.
 Mir. Smiths telegram was follows:
 We are making a strong fight in Ala bama for Governor Johnson for president Three hundred representative democrats in this state have formed his commit tee Prospects very encouraging. Please wire me as to availability over Bryan. Can we rely on you for some speeches?"
 Representatives Clayton, Richardson, Burnett and Taylor sent joint telegram to MT. Smith telling him that the move- ment came too late and 1t Is understood that the Minnesota governors manager received no assurances of aid from other members of the House delegation. A very lively Johnson press bureau has made it's appearance in Washington and other eastern cities, but well posted politicians do not see the remotest chance of de- feating the nomination of MT. Bryan no matter what amount of money is ex- pended.
 Watterson's Position.
 Among the honest and bold souls of the democratic party" said Representa- tive Clayton of Alabama tonight, who accepted the statement in good faith was Watterson of the Courier Journal lie first said he had a dark horse that could win. Finally he sprung upon the expeetant public Governor Johnson. Months went by and the democratic party and the country at large did not accept the suggestion. At last the well-nigh united voice of the militant democracy proclaimed William Jennings Bryan as the approaching struggle.
 What Watterson did many other loysl democrats did, but today the democrats of the union with rare exception are for the man from Nebraska and Watterson is now one of his stoutest champions Of course certain newspapers of the metro- politan press that are syndicated are still revamping lne old cry of 1904 for the safe and sane. The public knows that if their advice is needed as it was four years ago these same newspapers will pour out the vials of their wrath and rdicule upon the victims of their sug- gestion just as they did upon Parker within less than week after he had been nominated"
 Alabama For Bryan.
 To the appeal to make anti-Bryan speeches in Alabama, Congressman Fay Tor, Clayton. Burnett and Richardson re- piled that they thought the movement for Johnson was too late. Congressman Craig said he regarded Bryan as much more available and stronger man than John son. Congressman Heflin answered that Bryan will be nominated and elected and that Bryan's father was born in Virginia and that Bryan is sound on the great question that effects the south most vital- ly and that a large majority of demo- cratic senators and congressman say Bryan can get more votes than any other democrat, and Congressman Underwood concurs in this opinion. Congressman Hobson is out of the city and Congress- man Wiley is confined to his bed by ill., ness.
 Congressmen Clayton and Hefin re- sponded to the telegram of Hon. John w. Tomlinson that of course any democrat has the right to express his preference for President in the primary, and that in their judgment Bryon would carry the state, and that his nomination is cer- tainty and that they believed he would be elected
 States For Bryan.
 Congressman Lloyd, chairman of the democratic congressional committee, said that with Bryan as the presidential nomi- nee. We will carry Indiana, Illinois. Ohio, Missouri and Kentucky" which are doubtful with any other man as our candidate.
 Congressmen Denver and Ansberry, democrats of Ohio, said if Bryan is nomi- mated for President he will carry Ohio over Taft or anybody else, and that he Is 500o0 or 60,000 votes stronger than any other democrat in that state.
 Congressman Adamson of Georgia said that even if little more than one-thrd of the Denver convention could defeat the nomination of Bryan it would be the sheerest folly to do SO for it would mean defeat in November as the rank and file of the party are for Bryan and demand his nomination. w. ,.