New-York tribune., 1908-07-14
BACK TALKING VICTORY
T4MM4NY MEN SEE HOPE.
Mmphv Epen Predicts That Bryan
VIII Caru Nesc York State.

-. e .l,e a,o.t5o,, ant4-a manifest desire TO let
-pysones be bygones and TO roster . i -,
within party lines characterized lhe -
democrats who returned yesterday from the m ha
,,ona, convention at Denver All expressed uiei
selves as we'll pleased with the Bryan Kern -
while the platform was Joined with the cahoi"'e0
3n the general eulogy- ~, NOV
Charles =. Murphy, several members OF ms pc
.o,aI to,to,,ing and some Of the other better
known Marty men arrived here yesterday morn
tnr on the twentieth Century Limited III 'n'
marty were J. Sergeant Cram, Danlei r 'o
Martin w Lfttleton, Lewis Nixon Joseph "a
.idv OF Queens. Robert l.. Luce and fhli4p A
hpe. .-o,r
Il think The chances are good 10 carry Ne"
York" said Mr. Murphy when asked for ms ',-.s
on the situation The state leaders haNe ..
with 10 think the chances upso",e r..oi
good In this state now everything Is hai
ops The middle Western states can be releo ol-
The Tammany chieftain would not discuss 'iie
meeting with Mr.. Bryan at the Lincoln iaiii 80
station Nj LittIcton and others Volun'eeie ~
information that it just general free.iA1'
with general conversation and the utmost h'
,nonv and good fellowship Mr.. Murphy entered
an automobile al the Grand Central station WHICH
took him 80 the 34th street ferry on the way 70
Good C;ro1nd He said he did not know "heh Ne
would be at Tammany Hall
All the delegates seemed much pleased with 'he
platform which was. they said. based on the ten
+ative draft submitted TO the Committee on keso-
lutions by the New York State delegates. The IN
function plank. they said, was the Ne" A'iN
plank word for word ~, 1..;
so,+ &C aan,onr those present" at the DehHe'
convention came back filed with eh'hUs e9~ ~
+.e ticket He believes that all elements ol 'iie
-a-ty will work together this year as 'leS nc, nc
~ !, the last three national elections, and conso
ers the Democratic chances for victory more prlsh
than they have seemed in many moons.
IT'S little early yet TO venture preolcuohs' e
said Neither Mr. Taft nor Mr. Bryan mas VIII
Of 50
what ground they will take and how ther views
viii take with :he people. But see by the paPe,s
This morning that Mr.. Taft is going 10 Dulu me-
address along the lines Of Destruction vs. Gooo
(>o,ernraent' That seems a little unfortunate TO
me for he seems 10 be putting himsef on lhe
defensive and any lawyer knows that case "iieie
you are the defensive is never SO easy OF SO
good case as where you can take lie aseieS'
or the prosecution
of course. that's just catch phrase. but WIieI
YOU get to talking about destruction you re reao
ing on thin ground for the Republicans. soou
long record of destruction could ne chaIseu uP
aeainst 1heD-the destruction of the balance OF
government through the subsection of the coorol-
nate branches TO the Executive; the destruction ol
the power Of FREE speech IN the f1ouse oi hepie
eentatives the destruction of the confidence OF the
sr+ira countr, IN our business and business
institutions
we shall have pretty fight this year look
for partv union There is nothing in our plat
form 10 drive any man away from the democratic
ranks II is a bold fearless, clean-cut aggressive
platform one which represents the honest senu
rnents Of the convention and the Democratic pat'H
don't suppose / could take it up plank 10y FidiiA
and say that every item met my Tie~s-ho III
5i,-dual ever can do that with national pi3tlorrl
but as 4 whole. representing the sentiment OF our
party. il is q splendid production, and one "HioI
any Democrat ought to be able TO support
Back in 1886 Bryan was talking the 10 10 uoo-
rrine There YOU had a question OF paramount I'M
portance which cut wide and sank deep ana lell
an unrnistakabe breach in the party lines Ihen
YOU could tell who would support hlm ana VINO
wouldn't before any announcements were nlaue
II was situation where there could be no thought
. of harmonizng the warning elements; 1t was OIL
vision on almost fundamental question Again,
in 1890. this country was at war, and PATRIOTISM
was rampant when Mr.. Bryan was talking anti
irnperialsrn That, while not quite so important
an issue as the gold plank, loomed big because OF
The surrounding circumstances. The Republicans
called the 'scuttle policy Again the Democrats
OF country divided widely
But now have a platform fearless, aggres-
sive. commanding the respect of every Democrat,
and with nothing Of radical nature as to alien
ate a good party Contrast it with the Repub-
lican platform That contains all the radicalism Of
Roosevelt which he could squeeze in and all the
conservatism Of Taft which the convention felt it
was safe to put in. II is the offspring OF trlal
marriage of Roosevelt and the allies, representing
the real views Of neither Mr.. Taft will have to
make a new plank on the injunction issue What
the platform says doesn't mean anything; II he
wants the people to know where he stands he'll
have to explain his position himself, otherwise
abandon that subject
There are some Democrats who Will not vote
for Brvan Just as there some Republicans
who viii not vote for Taft. But the element OF
rartv regularity will play large part in this cam
ran: there nothing TO ALLEVIATE any considerable
body of the Democracy in any section or the coun-
Try and we have Democratic conditions. Look at
this state for instance. It'll be pretty hght ana
well all work TO win
Mr. Ljttleton said he had not heard anything
definite about campaign managers for Bryan, or the
campaign arrangements TO headquarters and
meetings He will go 10 Europe on Thursday for
q short vacation.
Lewis Nixon. OF the Big -Four from this state,
said that ii good ticket and a good platform
We have ticket which represents the wishes Of
The entire convention" said he, and good plat
form on which the various elements of the party
united and were going in to win. expect to see
Mr. Bryan get the support OF all the Democrats
and good many Republicans. There won't be any
wholesale bolt this year. whatever there may have
been in other campaigns. This state will support
him heartily
James J. Hagan, of the 18th Assembly District,
where the minute Bryan nominated. Bryan
banner was run up at Broadway and 66th street.
was eXultant.
Pleased is no word 10 describe my frame OF
mind he declared jubilantly- Il am more than
pleased at Mr.. Bryan's nomination think the
candidates are the personifcation Of Democracy. II
was great convention il is great ticket
LOOKING AFTER FIRST VOTERS.