Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-05-29
BRYAN IN FULL CONTROL.
HAS SECURED A MAJORITY OF DELE
GATES-JOHNSON BOOM IN WARN
ING-WHAT THE NEW YORK
HERALD SAYS.

HERALD SAYS.
Washington, May 25.-After care
full canvass of the country the New
York Herald's political experts an
nounced that control of the Democratic
National Convention at Denver, alb
solute and unshakable, passed last
week to William j. Bryan. They de-
clare that he controls the organization
and all matters pertaining to making
rules for the Democratic party and
adopting the platform will be controll-
ed entirely by the Bryan wing of the
Democracy.
OF the 16S delegates elected last week
Mr. Bryan has 154 instructed for him
and 2 claimed for him, which gives
him total for the week of 156.
On the other hand, the opposition
succeeded in electing II delegates with
out instructions OF these 4 are the
delegates-at-large in Pennsylvania, who
properly may be classed for Judge Gray,
and are unrestricted delegates elected
Mt an open primary in Florida, who are
also classified for Gray. The one in
structed Florida delegate is for Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan started his machine roll
ing over the Pacific Coast early in the
week. He obtained the 6 delegates
from Alaska and the 10 delegates from
Washington on Monday. He obtained
the solid instructed delegation of Cali
fornia on the following day.
Bryan's victory in Alabama was a
notable one, and the claims of the john
son men that some of the delegates
elected are favorable to the Minnesota
Governor do not detract from the Ne
braskan's triumph. At these primaries
the names of Bryan and Johnson were
printed on the ballots. Under the rules
of the party the candidate for Presi-
dent receiving the highest number OF
votes gets the instructions for the en-
tire State. Bryan won in this contest
approximately 3 to l.
Bryan lost eight delegates in Florida.
This was also at an open primary, but
the test was different. The names OF
no candidate for President was printed
at the head of the ballot. The delegates
were pledged in advance to vote fol
some other candidate than Bryan. The
result was that eight anti-Bryan dele
gates will go from Florida to Denver
while two will vote for Bryan. But
this movement was not johnson
movement, but was inspired by friends
of Judge Gray.
Bryan won everything in Michigan
easily.
There has not been any question "a
to what Missouri will do. That STATE
during the week sent 36 delegates tt
Denver instructed for Bryan. Soutf
Carolina instructed its Is delegates fol
Bryan, and the next day the Secon(
district of North Carolina elected ant
instructed it's delegates for Bryan.
Hawaii and the District of Columbia
each with 6 instructed delegates, com
pleted the Bryan "bag" of the week.
The only disaster Mr.. Bryan suffered
in State convention was in Pennsyl
vania, where, after a desperate strug
gle, Col J. M. Guffey managed tt
dominate the convention and elected
delegates-at-large unrestricted and OF
platform hostile to Mr.. Bryan,
The johnson forces met with a de
feat of their own seeking in Kansas
The johnson managers announced tina
the Kansas State convention, which
had elected an instructed Bryan dele
CATION, was not representative of tn
true sentiment in the party. The,
claimed that the Democracy of Kansa
was simply wild to have the instruc
lions of the delegates changed so tina
they could vote for Governor johnson
The Bryan forces in the State met tn
issue, and great Democratic conclav
was called at Saline, Kansas. Whel
the conference was over the Bryan
Democrats had beaten the johnson
Democrats by tremendous majority
and Governor Johnson's canvass hat
suffered in consequence.
A similar movement is now unde
way in illinois, Petitions are bein|
l signed, and it is sought to make 1t ap
S pear that Illinois Democrats prefe
Johnson to Bryan. This is new fea
ture in Democratic politics, and the eX
cuse the Johnson men give is that tn
l "whirlwindu canvass of the Minnesota
Governor did not begin early enough
for the rank and file to understand
what winning candidate John A
Johnson would be. If they had sue
: ceeded in Kansas they would hav
: created profound impression in tn
country. AS it is the sentiment the.
: are creating is that Governor johnson
in Kansas, as well as almost every
where else, is ''tOO late"
Mr.. Bryan already has 4S7 delegate
= instructed for him. He has 81 dele
gates uninstructed, but relied upon L
vote for him on the first ballot. Ever
? New York may vote for Mr.. Bryan, a
he already is assured cast-iron contro
of the convention, giving him the sa.
as to whether the Murphy or the Nc
Carren delegates from Brooklyn shall
be seated. If he can add New York;
rs delegates to the 36 unrestricted, bu
classed for Bryan, he would have 90
, votes. But without New York he nov
, has 523, IS more than a majority at tn
E convention.
Judge Gray, in the table of strength
= now passes Governor johnson. In tn
classification he is given the. II unin
1 structed delegates from Pennsylvania
I and the unrestricted delegates from