The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-05-08

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cratic party Mr. William ]. Bryan has
instructed for him POS delegates. More
over, there are eight delegates from
Rhode Island who, though not in
structed. are for hiin-are Bryan n,men.
The only other instructed delegates
come from Delaware. They number
six and are instructed for Judge Cray.
So far Bryan. with POS, and Gray, with
six, are the only candidates that have
been mentioned in Democratic cNnven-
tions.
In the Pennsylvania contest fifty-one
out of siyty-four delegates We're carried
for Bryan. AS not all newspaper read
crs understand methods. it may be
stated here that delegation to a ma
tional convention is elected by congress
sional district conventions. Of these
there are thirty in Pennsylvania. The
thirty district conventions elect sixty
delegates to Denver. They have elect
ed fifty-one delegates for Bryan. The
state convention is yet to be held. and
it has the power of electing four dele
gates at large. but it is yet to be de-
termined whether they will not be out
and out Bryan delegates. If the voters
of the state of Pennsylvania have been
able to elect so enormous majority Of
the district committeeman to Denver, it
will he curious il the state convention
shall not be responsive to the will Of
the voters.
The Two Conventions.
The time Of the two conventions. Re
publican and Democratic, is drawing
near. Both will be interesting; both
will be worth while seeing. There can
be no better education for young
man in American politics than to at
tend either one. There is always Il
feeling that the stranger cannot get a
ticket to the convention. have had
some experience regarding this matter,
and it is unquestionably true that the
stranger without pull has hard
chances of getting ticket to the first
IL.
easily obtained, and there are no meet
ings of any sort that give SO clear an
illustration of the American system Of
government as these national conven-
tons, whether it te the Republican or
the Democratic convention. The man
who is fortunate enough to go to one
Of these conventions need not think of
the house Of representatives or the SEN
ate. He finds In the convention the en-
thusiasm, the devotion and the purpose
which control, at the last American
government He does not find n man
with a gavel controlling the delegates,
but he sees in both the Democratic and
the Republican conventions true democ-
racy, fair debate and Thorough discus
sion of every poiHxraised.
illinois In the Bryan Column.
The latest state to declare, itself for
Bryan in convention was Illinois, 1t
has instructed for the Nebraskan and
directed It's delegates to us all! honor
able means to secure his. nomination.
While 1t is entirely true that there
have been some factiona! altagonisms
in the state, the action of this conven-
ton has quieted them ali. The Illinois
delegation is and will be Bryan dele
cation at Denver. 1t will cast fifty
four votes in the national convention
and will be very considerable factor
in, determining the action Of that con-
vention.
The Democratic state conventions
are coming slowly. but North Dako-
ia, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, H.
linois and Indiana have already in
structed for Mr.. Bryan.
And if you look at the east the state
of Massachusetts has been carried alb
solutely by the Bryan element. Mas
sachusetts will send an instructed dele
CATION. Democrats throughout the
United States might as well figure now
that the convention is going to be con-
trolled by the friends Of Mr.. Bryan
and that the nomination will be made
within the first three ballots.
The committee of newspaper pub
fishers recently in Washington found
themselves treated with scant courtesy
by the committee appointed to consider
their demand for the repeal Of the
duty on wood pulp and on print paper
1 have talked at some length with a
member Of this committee. What puz-
zles him is that when the publishers
and owners of newspapers, Of whom
he Is one, reached Washington they
found that six congressman, no one Of
whom was newspaper owner, had
morSknowledge Of the paper business
than anybody, except the purchasers Of
print paper for newspaper. could pos
sibly have. This might be indicative
Of extraordinary intelligence on the
part of the congressman on the COM
mittee, headed by Mr.. Mann Of Illi-
nois. But there seems to be general
feeling that it is more Indicative Of the.
fact that there was some quiet influ-
ence at work to put the committee In
q position of antagonism to the men,
bers Of the Newspaper Publishers as
sociation who addressed it.
OF course the committee, being Re-
publican, did not wish the question Of
the tariff reopened through the demand
of the newspaper publishers for free
manor and free pulD That is a matter