The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-18
DEMOCRATS SLOW
WITH ALTERNATES
National Delegates Making
Sure of Those Who Will
Act for Them at
Denver.
ONLY A FEW YET NAMED
Division of Sentiment on Bryan Stlll
Causing Leaders Much
Concern about the
State.
ONLY A FEW YET NAMED

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The delegates to the national conven-
tion who were elected at the state con-
ventlon held In this city three weeks
ago are evidently still up a tree as to
whether they are for Bryan or not
that II those of them who declined at
the later meeting at Hartford to de-
clare themselves. This quandary Is
evidenced by their slowness in sending
to Secretary T.. S. Thomas OF the state
central committee the names of those
who will go as their alternates. Not
half dozen have been received as yet
although Mr.. Thomas requested them
Immediately after the meeting so that
he could send them on to the national
secretary In ample time to have them
properly recorded for Denver
When the convention met ana elected
the delegates talk Of Instructions for
Bryan was the main topic on the side.
Resolutions to that effect were expect
ed but were not sent in and to save
time for the scrap that was expected
over them the convention authorized
the delegates as elected to pick their
own alternates. That the delegates
for and against Bryan are now max
ing sure of their followers and will Sc
lect only one who they are sure will
think their way is a certainty as de-
spite the repeated calls of Mr. Thomas
since the convention, the names have
failed to come in.
There Is talk now about the state
that the convention, or the Bryan elc-
ment in It was to sure of the men Sc
lected and that the delegates instead Of
being for him by a large majority are
4 ready 10 flop to another candidate II
4 opportunity arises. This II Is said Is
clear breach of faith for the dele
gates understood when they were elect
/ ed that they were chosen on the sup
/ position that they were Bryan mon.
Z made that some OF those elected were
/ elected only because they were suppos-
ed 10 be antagonistlc to Bryan and are
/ only sticking to what they thought and
what they believed the delegates who
] elected them thought also. Some Of tho
! delegates II Is stated however, who
when tho pool demanded by Alexander
Troup was made at Hartford declined
TO express themselves arc now said tc
be- In the Bryan channel and will
probably stick to him nj Denver. An
effort being made to have the others
come into line also. ev,n to those who
y expressed themselves for Johnson and
with the meeting two months away al.
most Il may be successful Then agar
II may not.
on the republican side Of the house
national matters are now Of little con.
cern hereabouts. Tho Taft delegation
goes on its way rejoicing In less than &
month SO all the republican politician.
Of the state now have to do Is to turr
their attention to the governorship. II
THE they find plenty to amuse them
selves with as Lilley and Lake forces
are making II warm all over the com
monwealth. According TO advices from
Hartford nothing would give many o
the big political leaders more Joy a
present than to have Mr. Lilley dc
clare himself out of the race for gov
einor. This is because Of his situation
In Washington, which at preeent thu
leaders of the republican party are a
a loss TO size up and agree on its ef
feet on the voters al large in the state
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