Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-17
TO MEET CONNERS.
Will Talk Over the Recent New
York Convention.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. April 11.-Col William J.
Bryan is to make several speeches In
Rochester today and to meet w. J. Con-
ners. chairman of the democratic state
committee. Harry w. Walker. Bryan $
personal representative in this city. went
TO Rochester last night to meet his chief
and report to him on the New York po-
litical situation. It is TO he put up To
Mr. Bryan whether or not he wants his
friends to hold convention or mass
meeting and send 10 Denver Il contest
ing delegation from this state
1t is eXpec' ed that when Mr.. Bryan
is Informed as to all the facts he will
advise against any attempt to hold a. see
ond convention. The talk of second
convention which was somewhat heated
and hurried Yesterday morning, had pretty
we'll died out today. When the politicians
took time to think the matter over they
began to realize some of the difficulties in
the way of such action and the uncertain
ty of accomplishing any result.
There is scarcely time in which to COM
ply with all the provisions of the election
law and hold q formal convention. The
election law of today is far more elab
crate and stringent tlan it was in 1872.
wien the dlill-SildD tOiNtItloil was Utiu
in Syracuse. But even then the anti
snappers had to go through the form of
organizing the state democracy as a reg
ular political organization. And then.
after all their work and trouble. the dele
gates they sent to Chicago instructed for
Cleveland were not seated. although the
friends of Cleveland were in control of
the convention from start to finish.
1t is generally conceded by democrats
that Mr.. Bryan and his friends control
no dor nruta ma val too. hat
they will make up the temporary roll and
control both the temporary and perIna
nent organization of the Denver convep-
ton But would they dare to put on the
roll or to seat seventy-eight contrasting
delegates from New York who were elect
ed by d convention that would probably
have no sort Of legal standing? Such
action would be just as arbitrary, As the
conduct of Murphy and Corners in the
state convention Wednesday night.
It is not expected that Mr. Bryan viii,
approve O. any such course. In fact per-
sistent rumors are cropping out in the last
| twenty -four hours that when the New
York delegation reaches Denver if Mr..
Murphy receives certain promises and
| concessions he will be ready to swing the
| votes of the seventy-eisht' delegates to
| Bryan. The Bryan press agents have
| been ella inning this for week. Mr.. Muir
ply will want. first of all, positive as
| surance that i'm the event. of Bryan's cleo.
| ton he could control the federal patron
| age of the state. 1t is also reported that
| he wants his friend, Lewis Nixon who
| is one o. the four delega tes- t-large
| nominated for Vice President.
i. Another factor operating against a sec
| ond convention is the fact that Senator
| McCarren and other delegates who were
| thrown out are unalterably opposed to
| the nomination of Bryan. They know that
| If they went 10 the national convention as
contestants opposed to Bryan they would
| not have look in.
Charges Bosses With Corrupt Prec-
tees.
LINCOLN, April 17.-Charging that cor
rupt methods are being used in an effort
| TO control the two national conventions,
w. J. Bryan in his Commoner advises in
structions to delegates as the surest way
to defeat the purpose of the corruption
lists. He says:
The powerful interests that are now
attempting to control both national con-
ventions do not ask for instructions for
instructions imply that the voters are in
control. All that predatory wealth asks
is that the delegations shall be turned
over to a few bosses to- be used as CIR
cumstances require. These men who are
| SO ready to put up money to control con-
ventiOns, but who would not subscribe
dollar to elect a real democrat to office,
are not concerned as to the candidate.
provided he will accept their aid and
put himself under obligation to them.
| "A number of democrats have been APP
| preached and offered their support but
| nearly all have refused knowing that no
man. however good his past record can
| stand any chance of winning if he is
handicapped by the support of men VINO
| have made government an asset in their
business, and who Seak to control legsla-
| ton for their own pecuniary advantage
There was time when the voters could
be fooled. but they have learned by sad
experience. and know that d candidate
can be judged by the company he keeps
whence the money? question which
is being asked with increasing emphasis.
and the answer to it is a death blow to
every one I'm whose interest the money is
contributed
ILLINOIS FOR BRYAN.