The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-05-21

uack. FOraker Will contest at least
six Of the Ohio delegates with him
1T Will be asserted that with Taft on
the ticket there will be danger of los
| ing Ohio at the election next No
vember. The Fairbanks tbrces will
| camp at Chicago next M6hday, and
! they are relied upon to keep up an
assault upon the national committee,
which meets on June 2 to, consider
the contests. There have been only
22 contests filed so far, aalthough
Foraker's friends claim thefe will be
16O. The secretary's record on labor
questions and his action aG4secretary
of war in dismissing the battalion Of
colored troops at Brownsville, Texas,
VIII be urged against his availability
as presidential candidate.$
! ,"Allies" Will Not Surrender.
In spite Of the big showing for Mr..
Taft, the allies" do not propose to
surrender. That has been made
| clear duTing the past week kbut when
pinned down for practicaM reasons
for the hope that Taft Will not be
| able to muster enough votes to nomi-
| nate, the answer is in general terms
! and to the effect that the delegates
| will not be tied down by instructions,
| but will vote for the man at Chicago
whom they think most likely to be
elected. Privately confession is made
taht the outlook is not promising for
| the conversion Of any number of the
Taft delegates. y
Democrats in the Thick Of Fight.
The democrats are now in the
thick Of their fight electing delegates
TO the' Denver convention All three
| Of the recognized candidates were in
Washington this week as the guests
Of the president at the governors
conference at the White House, and
there was pretty general express
sion Of opinion among democrats in
congress on the situation. The con-
census Of this opinion was that w.
). Bryan would win the nomination
again this year. Governor Johnson
and Judge Gray, the other two cam
didates, are thought to haYe entered
the race too late to prevent the
Advocate-aGlley 2. ~"
Peerless Leader" from getting the
necessary two-thirds majority in the
convention. -@1%
Mr.. Bryan held numerous confer
ences with democratic congressman
| at the capitol. AS an exNmember Of
the house he has the privilege Of the
| hoor and yesterday he held perfect
| leVee. In the democratic:.etoak room.
Governor Johnson also has the priv
ilege of the floor by virtaa#of his Of
| hce, but he did, not availghimself of
| It and the few Conferences he held
we're 1t his hbteL He's waRl.in tcfose
| attendance at theWhiteHou ousea during
MS three days visit. Judge Gray is
| embarrassed when any. one mentions
| the nomination to him and barred
presidential, gossip from his CONVEX
| sation Whke here. His name is be-
| Ing used against his wishes, but the
| action Of his state, Delaware, in in
tsructing her six delegates for him
puts him In the field whether he will
| or not.
| Hope Of the Opposition.
Colonel F. B. Lynch, of St. Paul,
the manager of the Johnson boom,
accompanied the governor to Wash
1ngton and put In his time consulting
With senators and representatives re-
gard1ng the chances Of securing
enough delegates to prevent Bryan
| getting tWO-thirds Of the convention
> He was not as much encouraged as
he was on his visit here some ten
days ago.
?lf the opposition to Bryan can
control 400 votes they will be able to
prevent his nomination" said Mr.
Lynch to a press correspondent
III Mr.. Bryan should get within 80
or 40 Of the necessary two-tihrds ma
4 JoNty on the first ballot nothing can
prevent his nomination. / believe
that more than 400 votes can be KEPT
away from him. In number OF
southern states, like Virginia, North
CarqI1na, Georgia and Louisiana
there Is strong sentiment in favor
or some other man. These states
with those Of New England, New
York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
would OF themselves furnish more
than 800 Of the 400"
How the Delegates Stand.
| Less tahn one-half Of the zoos
delegates to the Denver convention
have been selected. Bryan has about
three-fourths Of those already chos.
en- and his friends see enough in
sight to guarantee him away in ex.
cess of the 672 necessary to nomi-
nate.
Ihe Bryan managers are claiming
they Will get the vote Of New York
and Pennsylvania. \The Pennsylva.
MIA state convention will be held
next Wednesday, and the result there
Will be watched with the greatest in
terest' Massachusetts has declared
Tor the Nebraskan, and Of the eight
delegates from Rhode Island seven
are said to be sure for him. There
are, four also claimed so far in Con.