The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-14
BRYAN SURE OF
100000 VOTES
Of UNION LABOR
Gompers and the Other Lead
ers Will Support Demo-
cratic Ticket.
BRYAN AND ]. w. KERN
EXCHANGE GREETINGS
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO Sc
IEcT A CHAIRMAN AT FAIR
VIEW TODAY.

rairyiew. Lincoln, Neb.. July 10
Samuel Gompers. president OF the
american Federation of Labor, and in
fsrsntially head of 100000 voters of
oraanized labor affiliated with the fed
sration, will support William Jennings
Rryan In the coming presidential CAM
naign. In political circles here today
his announcement overshadowed all
orbUs. even the arrival of John w.
Kern. the vice presidential nominee.
Mr. Gompers' support was promised to
,bs ticket but he specifically denied
srv present intention of taking the
stump in the coming campaign. Reports
aimed currency that the labor leader
goua speak from the platform, but he
made no such announcement. AS he
IN Fairview, after a fifteen minutes
istervieW with Mr.. Bryan. his manner
was enthusiastic and his promises sat
isfactory to Mr.. Bryan. At present ii
is believed there will be no need for
NJ Gompers' services in an oratorical
sense.
His Duty Clear.
ar. Gompers does not expect to be
called upon 10 speak publicly in the
campaign The Republican convention,
he asserts. ignored the demands of
labor; the Democrats acknowledged
them in their platform. His course is
clear; he will do what is demanded OF
him in the interests of labor best ex-
pressed in the platform adopted at Den
yer. AS the situation is at present,
Mr.. Gompers' efforts can be better ex-
pended elsewhere than in speakers
stands.
~ n
Gompers was attended by Frank Nor
rison secretary of the federation, and
James Duncan, also a labor leader.
Arrival of Mr.. Kern.
The representatives of organized labor
and vice presidential nominee Kern and
party reached Bryan station" by the
same trolley car. Mr.. Bryan in his
neglected fedora hat and alpaca coat
was there TO greet them.
All How is the vice PRESIDENT
inquired the leader OF the ticket. sIail-
Ing and extending his hand.
What Mr.. Kern said in reply was lost
In The confusion, but his smile was as
s1rng as he shook hands vigorously
with the standard bearer of his party.
The presidential and vice presidential
nominees, arm in arm, led the way TO
Simmons delegate-at-large TO the con-
vention: John E. Osborne, member of
the state central committee of Indiana,
and L. s Jackson, chairman of that
committee.
Indiana for Bryan.
Mr., Jackson. after talking with Mr..
Bryan, declared that Indiana would go
for Bryan by ten thousand votes. BE
based this prediction on a canvass
which he said he had been making
since the middle OF January. He an
ucipated the enrolment OF many
Roosevelt Republicans on the Bryan
list Mr.. Bryan told his visitors that
II had been reported he would make
front porch campaign; he was by no
means certain of this, but admitted
mat he had promised TO make speech
N Chicago on Labor day. Aside from
his single date the candidate for the
lFesidency had made no plans.
Committee Craftsmanship.
Interest today naturally centered IN
the visit here tomorrow OF two mem
oers Of the new national committee DIR.
nan, national committeeman from Ne
oraska, yesterday stated that the chair
Inanship OF the committee lay among
James OF Kentucky; Campau OF Mich
Isan; Lamb of Indiana. and Atwood of
Kansas. Today speculation on the sub
!ect had narrowed to Campau and
James, TO the latter largely because Mr..
blyaA has expressed such great admir-
auon Of his political and intellectual
qualities, and Campau. because of his
admitted business ability. David K
francis is out OF il by his own plea
mat though stories of his connection
VII, Win the Standard Oil were untrue. the
uoeS were sufficient to prevent his run
nlhg for any office. Tom l.. johnson
ass been eliminated. il is said, by mis-
Is' refusal to occupy any office where
ne might be asked for legislative favor~
n n exchange for campaign contributions.
al Johnson has admitted Wall street
eohnections, but none with whom ne
would care TO mix politically.
Campau or Lamb.
current gossip has narrowed the con-
yest down 10 Campau of Michigan and
-Aino OF Indiana. Neither has ex-
pressed himself as desiring the position,
S Sul neither has denied ambition in that
erection. Campau has been defeated
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