Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-07-01
HIS CLOSE FRIENDS SAY NAY
Belief That He Is Willing to Make
the Race.
FIFTY SEATS ARE IN DISPUTE
Entire Idaho Delegation Must Go
Through Contest
GUARDIANSHIP BEING DISCUSSED
Trey WoOdson aud Mayor Dahlman
Mentioned for Control of CAM
pRiEn-Few Delegates
on Hand.

Hand.
DENVER, Colo, June So.-Although can
didates for the nomination for vice presi-
dent on the democratic ticket are numer-
Gus. and despite the fact that their num-
Der is likely to be largely increased before
a choice is actually made, 1t is the general
opinion among such leaders of the party
who are now here that II George Gray OF
Delaware will declare his Willingness TO
accept the second place on the ticket he
can have It. Josiah Marvel of Wilmington,
Del, the manager Of the Gray presidential
campaign, who arrived in Denver tonight
will not, however give his consent. He
insists that the Delaware man is candi-
date for first place and when II Is settled
that he cannot have first place II Will be
ample time to place him In running for
the secondary position, provided he cares to
take it. Mr. Marvel denies, however that
Judge Gray will be satisfied with anything
less than the head OF the ticket.
1t is well known that Mr.. Bryan would
be pleased to have Judge Gray for the vice
presidential candidate, and the only thing
that prevents the latter from becoming a
leading candidate for that position is the
simple but al-powerful fact that he will
not declare himself to be a candidate
at all.
Gray Headquarters Opened.
The Gray presidential boom was formally
launched today and headquarters were
opened in the Savoy hotel. They were ar
ranged some hours in advance Of the ar
rival OF Mr. Marvel, and during the early
part of the afternoon a corps Of expert
bill stickers were going about the hotels
putting up Autographs of the Delaware can
ddate. No other pictures have been placed
| - . h. s,EHf
! prominent places in the obbies OF all OF
| the leading hotels. The headquarters were
| thrown open after the arrival of Manager
! Marvel but because of the late hour at
which he put in an appearance the Gray
! boom was not put into active operation
! BY tomorrow however, II is expected to be
! in full swing.
| The johnson headquarters will not be
! opened for several days and the date on
which the Bryan banners will be thrown
out has not YET been determined. but 1t will
he on Saturday or Sunday, after the arrival
OF the Nebraska delegation.
Fight on Injunction Plank.
1t is certain that there will be a stu,
fight in the committee on resolutions,
| possibly on the floor of the conv, +to
| itself. over the anti-injunction plank. he
has come indirectly from Lincoln tha aas
| Bryan is in favor of plank OF sornt ac
radical nature, and 1t is certain that lie
men as Roger Sullivan, national committ
man from Illinois, and Chairman Tag Ia
of the national committee are strongly n
posed to it, Sullivan gave out yesterday.
statement in which h favored "equal righ
before the law" and used other expressions
Of a similar character which were con
strued to mean that he was opposed to a
optI 1 -iDi In p1ank Mr. Sul1ya n
denies that he intended to convey the i'm
preston that he planned to fight the anti
Injunction plank, but it is generally be-
lieved that he is against extreme language
in this part of the resolutions 1t is well
known that between Mr.. Bryan and Mr..
Sullivan and other influential members OF
the Illinois delegation no particular amount
of love is lost and reports have been circu-
lated that If anti-injunction plank is
adopted more radical In its character than
the Illinois people feel that they can APP
prove that the state, when It comes to
baloting for president will break away
, from its Bryan instructions
) Sullivan denied this emphatically today,
, He said
I'VE were told to stick for Bryan, and
we are going to stick do not believe that
! any platform fight can change our present
pIOBIdHl llllublH mas ilO lutd VI DItdhlIb
: away from its Instructions
Conservatives in Evidence.
The forces opposed to a radical labor
plank we're strengthened today by the
arrival Of Charles G. Heifner OF Washing
, ton state who has the proxy of John Y
( Terry, the national committeeman from
that state. Mr.. Heifner announced en-
S phatically that the Pacific coast, and par
' ticularly the state of Washington. wa.
$ opposed TO the adoption OF such a planl
as was presented at Chicago by SAmue
r Gompers and other officials OF the Ameri
7 can Federation of Labor THE adoption
I by our party OF such plank would be
b transparent sop to unioE labor which
e would be repugnant to voters in all sec
n tions of the country, II would be a prom
T Use that no law-making body would b.
! willing to fulfil. II could not help bu
, iLjure the democratic party at the polls.
Mr. HeIfner believed that the vice presi
dency will 90 to the east, but he was no
: ready TO say how his delegation will vote
The coming Of Mr.. Heifner with hi
statement Of the sentiment Of the Pacifi
coast against the proposed anti-injunctioi
D plaEk and the announcement in the eas
that Martin w. Litteton OF New Yor
u will come here to make a fight agains
% the insertion Of such a plank in the plat
Il form, easily makes this question the mos
important under discussion. New Engan
u is said to be opposed 70 the plank, am
New Jersey and Pennsylvania also ar
Ia accredited with pronounced antagonism I
n such a resolution. II the New York dele
;, CATION and the Pacific coast delegation
should take a determined stard against Il
the fight would assume formidable pro
portions. II is not believed here that IN
q, opposition Of sullivan Of Illinois and Tag
- gart Of Indiana means that the entiT
a delegations from these states would OF
~ pose Mr.. Byan's wishes. Most OF IA
i, central and western and southern statei
It is said, will be lined up to suppol
Whatever program Mr. Bry ans friends pre-
sent
a Demand fer Tickets,
n The question OF tickets continues TO d
"a vide the members Of the committee o
r., convention arrangements ard the commit
A.