The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-02
TALK ABOUT GRAY
WILL NOT DOWN;
LEADERS At SEA
prominent Politicians Believe
That He Could Not Refuse
Nomination.
BACKERS FORM PLAN
TO GET NEEDED VOTES
Hughes, of New Jersey, Backing
Harrison, of New York, for
-. Second Place.
lFrom a STAFF Correspondent

DENVER, July 2.-The impression is
gaining ground here that If nomina-
tion for the vice-presidency is forced
, upon Judge Gray, of Delaware, he will
not be able to decline. It Is believed by
the more shrewd leaders that Bryan's
nomination cannot be prevented, and
! that Judge Gray, therefore. could not
land first place. even If he desired it.
His refusal to be considered for either
place does not keep the politicians from
saying what they might do, willy-nilly.
under certain conditions.
The arrival of the Gray boom and
the attitude taken by his managers,
Josiah Marvel and r. H. Beamish, has
served to strengthen the feeling that
the Delaware jurist will not refuse the
vice-presidential nomination when 1t
becomes as clearly apparent to him as
1t has become to almost every other
Democrat in Denver that he cannot
hope to defeat Mr.. Bryan for the first
place. His most recent assertion, that
he will under no circumstances consent
to a nomination for the vice-presi-
dency," does not, according to Mr.. Mar
vel, change the situation in any way.
Plan to Capture Votes for Gray.
Mr.. Beamish has originated a new
idea in the attempt to gain Gray votes.
A committee Of delegates has been ap-
pointed by him which will meet each
State delegation on it's arrival in Dem
yer and make it's most seductive argu-
ment for the Delaware man. This COM
mittee Is composed of men from Della
ware, Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania
nd
expected to be represented.
As result of the talk between
Gray's friends and Johnsons friends it
was decided not to formulate any policy
until the arrival of representative
Democrats, including William F. Shee-
han and Alton B. Parker, not forget
ting Charles F. Murphy, Tammany's
chieftain.
The two labor delegates from the
District of Coumbia--John Purcell and
Samuel DeNedry--who are among the
few bona fide laboring men among the
delegates, are instructed for Congress
man F. B. Harrison for Vice-Presi-
dent. They assert that labor wants
Mr. Harrison; that he has been assured
of strong Congress support, and that
he can offset any advantage that Mr..
Sherman will bring to the Republican
ticket in New York.
Under the management of A. s.
Dulin, of New York and Washington,
Harrison headquarters have been es-
tablished here, and in a day or two the
usual display Of photographs AMI
badges will be distributed.
The Harrison forces will be aug
mented tomorrow by Representative
Hughes, of New Jersey, who will con-
duct the Harrison campaign. and Rep
resentative Rainey, of Illinois, who is
one of his strongest supporters.
It is affirmed at the Harrison head
quarters that delegates from Virginia,
South Carolina, Louisiana, Florida,
Alabama and Tennessee are already In
the Harrison camp and that Champ
Clark will swing the Missourians into
line. One thing that all Of the New
York aspirants fear is that Charles F.
Murphy will espouse their cause, for,
from the present temper of the Bryan
ties here. this would prove fatal to the
chances of the strongest.