New-York tribune., 1908-01-04
NEW ANTI-BRYAN PLOT
MINNESOTA GETS 4CTIVE.
Minneapolis Mayor Here Starting
Boom for. Governor Johnson.

Mayor James C. Haynes of Minneapolis, rep
resenting Governor johnson OF Minnesota, re-
turned to his home from New York a few days
ago after "stilI hunt for delegates for Gov
ernor Johnson as the Democratic candidate Tor
President
AS a result of the Mayors visit local Demo-
Gratis are hard at work to prevent the lnstruc-
ton of the New York delegates for BRYAN
Charles. F. Murphy has assured the Johhson
men that the New York delegates VIII not De
instructed for any one If he can prevent IT, anu
William J. ConneTs, chairman of the Democratic
State Committee, is busy in the western part VI
the state fixing things so that the New folA
delegates will not be of the sort who can De
stampeded for any one Conners mas aonhlleu
to his friends in this city that everything looks
as if BRYAN would be nominated, but he mas
business relations with James j. Hill, OF the
Northern Pacific and Mr.. Hill is for Johnson
It is the aim of the anti-Bryan men In TINS
state to work up a compact list Oh oeie6e'e'
that shall contain just one or TWO more 'ioi
one-third of the entire number OF delegates III
convention 7 requires two-thirds to nominate
The Johnson men believe that II they can pie
vent Bryan's nomination on the hrst pdliol 'o'
can beat him and nominate Johnson GraS' VI
Delaware or Hoke Smith, OF Georgia
The worst thing about the situation to the
anti-Rrvan men is that Bryan and Hearst have
ioinad forces in Minnesota, and apparently nave
ahout the same as captured the organization IN
that state for Bryan. Just what the compact Is
that binds Bryan to Hearst is secret as ye''
but the facts are likely to develop al the ma
tfonaI convention, if not before.
In order To set the ball rolling for Johnson
Tho National Democratic Club has arranged a
series of dinners and speeches. the hrst one 10
ha addressed by ex-Justice O'Brien. as an
rTI,o Uri1, n the
oIdline Democrats are whooping things up 1oc
hudson Harmon and in Georgia the friends or
Governor Smith are talking more and more
about him. All these movements are anu
Rrvan and when the various booms arrive at
the Denver convention they will be combined in
the scheme to have just a few more fhan one
third of the delegates against Bryan
Mavor HAYNES made the rounds Of the local
Democrats without any one knowing Just "hat
he was doing That he worked effectively is
proved by the sudden activity among the anti
Bryan men in this city.
In order to keep the Bryan fires going, the
friends of the Peerless Leader have arranged
a mass meeting in Cooper Union for January
16. at which Mayor Tom L Johnson of Cleve-
land. Senator jefferson Davis, of Arkansas, Ray
roond Robbins and Augustus Thomas will speak
The anti-Bryan men admit that they have
made a late start but they hope to block Bryan
even at this late date.
It would not surprise local Democrats IL the
T2r,,an men at Denver forced the nomination OF
William r. Hearst for Nice-Presidenr 1lr-
Hearst is on record saying that he Will not
accent a nomination for any office. HIS frlends
saw that he is waiting for the time to come when
he may be nominated for President
Mr.. Bryan was accidentally discovered In con-
ference with Mr.. Hearst at the hsne of Mr..
Hearst by Representative William Astor
Chanler who made the fact public. If 1t had
not been for that accidental discovery no one
would have had much reason TO suspect Ny.
Hearst of being in league with Mr.. Bryan. Ihe
existence of the compact between the two was
made certain by the information brought here
hv Mayor Haynes of Minneapolis, who told the
local Democrats that the Bryan and Hearst men
were working hand in hand and that they
seemed to have control Of the Democratic ma
chine in Minnesota, even with Johnson being
known as a receptive candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination.
When Mayor Mcclellan was asked yesterday
what he thought of Johnson as a candidate lor
President he said: He is a Democrat he
believes in tariff reform and states rights Any
man who believes in those principles is likely to
be a sound Democrat"