The San Francisco call., 1908-07-03
PARTY IN SPLIT
OVER CLEVELAND
Resolutions Eulogizing the Late
President Contain Yelled Re-
Election Upon Bryan
By Associated Press

BY Associated PTeSS
DENVER, July 2.-Charging that AL
ton B. Parkers resolution Of tribute
to the memory of ex-President Grover
Cleveland is a clever move on the part
of the enemies of William Jennings
Bryan to infuse factional feeling into
the democratic national convention
friends of the Nebraskan today deter
mined to offer a resolution of char
acter designed not to raise contro-
verted political issues
Through control of the temporary
organization of the convention, the
Bryan following expects to have Its
resolution brought to the attention OF
the delegates Immediately after the
speech of the permanent chairman has
been delivered. In that event the Par
ker resolution would have to be Of
fered as a substitute, If submitted al
ali. and the Bryan men say that the
New York delegation would thereby be
placed in the attitude Of attempting. in
the guise of eulogizing a great party
leader, to create strife and dissension
and to make harmony impossible.
All democrats. without regard to
factional Affiliations. applaud the sugr
gestion coming from New York that
the national convention should embrace
the first opportunity of honoring the
memory of Cleveland, but most OF
those who have expressed themselves
on the subject are Of the opinion that
the resolutions should not contain any
thing over which there could be the
slightest difference of opinion.
BRYAN MEN AROUSED
The. New York resolution, which was
made public last night, is denounced by
such Bryan leaders as Mayor James c
Dahlman of Omaha, and Judge NJ. E
Wade of Iowa, the member of the ma,
tional committee from that state. They
declare that it's adoption would be
direct slap at Bryan and insist tha
in giving it out for publication the
New York delegation intended to dis
parage the Nebraska candidate.
The portions of the resolution which
particularly aroused the ire OF the
friends of Bryan relate to Cleveland.
record on the questions of maintain
ing the integrity of the courts and
finance, the paragraphs being as fol
lows:
He respected the integrity of ou,
/ courts and so insisted upon strict en-
forcement of the law that every hon
est man or interest might be pro
tected and all offenders punished, with
out fear or favor.
He maintained the public credit ant
honor, stood firm as a rock in defens,
of sound principles of finance and re
sisted dangerous economic doctrines
! and practices left by the republican
party as heritage of our people"
/ JOHNSON MEN HOPEFUL
/ 1t was said today by Mayor Dahl
/ man that these expressions are bu
4 thinly yelled attacks upon Bryan ant
/ his we'll known attitude on the ques
ton of adopting an anti-injunctior
/ plank, and his position in 1896 and 1e0i
on the money question.
The forces behind Governor John
sons fight are still hopeful.
+ We still feel the utmost confidenc,
I in the outcome of our campaign anc
/ our "a hours in Denver instead o
! weakening has strengthened our sur
! face" remarked Mr.. Lynch, who ha,
| charge OF Johnson's candidacy for tn,
/ presidency.
Asked for an explanation he replied
| that he had been given much encour
I agement from leaders on the grounC
and from others on the way here.
+ Z have received a number Of tele
grams today of most encouraging
nature" he said. "One comes from
members of the New York delegation
/ saying, Don't give up the fight; it +
/ impossible for Bryan to be nominatet
/ on the first ballot Others Of siniIa
import have come from members of tn
/ Pennsylvania, Illinois, Massachusetts
and other delegations If Bryan is no
I nominated on thesfrst ballot. whicl
Will not happen, his defeat is certain
GRAY'S BOOM CONTINUES
F Judge .Gray's friends also content
that Bryan's nomination on the frs
ballot is quite out of the question, an,
1 say that If the Nebraskan can be KEEP
down until the second or third vot
! the nomination is as likely to go to on
man as another and that Gray
chances will be equal to the best.
You say Bryan and Gray" sail
! Marvel, the Gray manager, why no
make IL Gray and Bryan? BY contend
/ ing for Gray in second place you admi
! his qualities as a vote getter. Bryal
/ has tried twice and failed. He woul
+ get for. the ticket as vice presidential
! candidate ali the votes he can com
mapd as candidate for the .pEesi
l.depcy. Give us Gray and Bryan an
4 xe wiI win
r Chairmen of state delegations VIII
\ are in the city, and especially thos
/ from nearby western states, ar
deeply worried over the situation a
regards the seating arrangements Il
! the auditorium or convention hail. TIL
! seating capacity is considerably les
than was estimated and the number O
tickets allotted to each state delegatiol
has been severely cut down
when our folks from home arrive,
said one of the chairmen today, "
/ think we shall take to the mountain
4 and remain there until the storm {
\ over"
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