The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-27
FORMER GOVERNOR
DOUGLAS DARK HORSE
Conservative Leaders Of Party
Scout Idea Of DiSSNnSiOn
Over Platform

Denver, Colo, June 27-Nor-
man q. Mack arrived this morn.
ing from conference Win Pryan.
and Immediately launched a healthy
boom in favor Of Lewis stuyvesant
Chanher. millionaire lieutenant COVER
nor of New. York for the vlce-pres-
dental nomination. Whether his ut
torances were inspired by the Common
n this astute New York national com
mitteman would not say. He did not
even claim the New YORK delegation
rs solid for Chanler. Mack, however.
S close to Bryan-in fact. much closer
than he is TO his own state delegation,
which is composed largely of anti
Bryanites.
It is reasonable to suppose that Bry-
IN is at least not nnfavorable to Chan
er "A number OF the New York dele
cation are, however, stanch support
ars OF Chief Justice NJ. J. O'Brien. of
he New York supreme court for the
position, and a pretty fight may de-
yelop beween the two.
The choice for temporary chairman
seems to lie between Morris, of llli-
nois. and Clayton, of Alabama, with
5hiyely. of Indiana. probably In the
lead for permanent chairman
Mack himself is a candidate for the
craftsmanship committee TO succeed
Taggart
The fun national committee viii sit
in Denver July 6. mt 10 o'clock, to hear
contests ard prepare temporary roll
call Patrick McCarren, of Brooklyn,
was last night officially informed that
at this time the committee would
hear his contest of the Murphy delega-
tiOn. A contest from the ninth con
gressional district OF Ohio and one
from the District Of Columbia, viii also
be heard
Frederick Lynch. the manager for
Johnson. IS expected in Denver to.
day. While the Johnson people are
stin talking Of fight on the floor OF
the convention for their candidate, II
is probable that his name will not be
mentioned. Bryan has 69l instructed
delegates and l54 more are cdaimed
for him.
There is some talk over dissenslons
regarding the platform. but the more
conservative of the leaders scout the
idea With 7S per cent OF the dele
gates for him. Bryan is bound To have
the resolutions committee In the hol-
low of his hand and anyway, the In
strueted delegations were given fair
warning of what he would demand
when he wrcae the Nebraska platform
for the state convention March last.
This was to be taken and was so given
out by Bryan, as the platform upon
winch he would stand should he make
another race for president There
will, in all probability be added to II .
strong anti-iniunction plank.
Dark Horse Douglas.
One of the strong dark horses for q
running mate to Bryan Is former Gov
ernor William t. Douglas. of Massa
chusetts Should the New Yodk dele
CATION split on its candidate, Douglas
would be a likely man. He Is one oI
the strongest and brainiest members
of the party and would be mountain
of strength in the far East.
Judge Gray. of Delaware, has refused
TO allow his name 10 be oonsidcre,
as yice-presidential nominee. H'
would have been willing TO lead the
ticket. but comedies the Bryan walk
over. CulbersOn Is out OF the running
for any office and will not even come
to Denver.
1 ID. NJ. Field, national committeeman
I from Porto Rico, has arrived. He vis
4 tied headquarters last night and lef
/ for Colorado Springs tlis morning
where he will remain until the con
1 vcutiOn