The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-05
MURPHY HEAD
and FRONT OF
THE kICkERS
1t Tammany Man Lays Down
the Others Must Bury
Their Sorrows.
COUNTING OF NOSES
NOT YET COMPLETED
NEW YORK PREPARED TO JUMP
FOR THE BAND WAGON
INSTANTER.

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Denver. July 4-Whether to CONTINUES
the fight against William Jennings
Bryan. or TO abandon the field TO those
who insist that the Nebraskan will be
nominated on the first ballot has been
the subject of many conferences here
today. in which the leaders of the anti
Bryan forces have been participants
The decision hinges upon the attitude
of the New York delegation. which con-
ceGedly will follow the judgment 81
Charles 2. Murphy. leader Of Tammany
! Hail. Mr. Murphy is not ready 60 an
nounce his position. and said as much
to such men as Colonel ]. NJ Guffey
of Pennsylvania and William F. Shee-
han or New York These men gained
-the impression that Mr. Murphy is not
disposed 10 Join in A movement TO de-
feat Mr. Bryan if il shall be demon
strated within the next forty-eiSht
hours beyond a question Of doubt that
the task Is hopeless.
Not Playing Losers.
Mr. Murphy does not intend to take
up the cudgel in defense Of a lost cause.
He is not ready at this time to COM
nit New York's weight of seventy
eight votes to any candidate whatso-
ever and is waiting for developments
between now and the time of the New
York state caucus on Monday TO deter
mine its course.
With New York's position undeter-
mined. the question of carrying on the
fight against Mr.. Bryan is still open.
The conferences today were not direct
ed by the representatives Of Judge
George Gray and Governor John A.
Johnson, the only candidates against
Mr. Bryan who are now in the field,
but were entirely apart from any plan
to further the interests of either of
these men.
Purpose of the Move.
The move was solely one to develop
the extent of the opposition 10 Mr..
BRYAN and disclose whether there eX-
siSts a chance TO prevent his nominal
/ ton The disclosure of more than one
third of The strength of the convention
against Mr.. Bryan in all probability
would bring other candidates into the
contest for the purpose of sooner dis
| integrating the Bryan strength
The Bryan men are taking little no.
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