New-York tribune., 1908-06-24
MAY SUITCH QUICKLY.
Murphy Thinks Bryan Can BE
Beaten at COnUentiOn.

Tammanv dominating the delegation from
this state in the Denver convention, will try to
compel the casting of the entire seventy-eight
votes in favor of Governor Johnson of Mime
sofa and against William J. Bryan. Charles
F. Murphy the Tammany leader, said yester-
dav that he would not be ready until he got to
Denver to talk about what Tammany and the
New York delegates would do. Tammany men
who enjoy. Mr.. Murphys confidence said last
night that it had been decided that the New
York delegation would be against Bryan on the
first ballot but would vote to make the NOM
ination of Bryan unanimous If Bryan had the
necessary two-thirds to win
Messrs Murphy and Corners deny that Bryan
has 672 votes instructed for him at this time.
The Georgia delegation elected yesterday will
go unfnstructed and the Tammany estimate Of
Brvan's vote on the first ballot is less than 600
There is a feeling among the district leaders
in Tammany Hall that the Bryan steam roller
is going to run over New York but until 1t
does the Tammany delegates will stand up and
be counted.
Already there are rumblings of insubordina-
-ion from, Erie County and other points around
the state over the disposition of the Murphy
Conners people to fight Bryan. Norman +.
Mack. the Democratic National Committeeman.
is an ardent Bryan man. believing that if Bryan
runs again and fails of election he will have
mn excuse for again asking the party to sup
MORT him The Erie delegates wish 10 vote for
Rrvan on the first ballot, and Murphy and Con-
ners will have their hands full trying to pre-
vent them but they assert that they will hold
the state soIidIy against Bryan on the first
ballot
Mr. Murphy has sounded many Of his friends
in the financial district. and they all tell him
the same thing that Bryan is too radical for the
New, York State Democracy. and that if Tam
MANY wants to retain friends in the financial
district il will have 70 work against Bryan
The rank and file of Tammany are favorabIy
disposed toward Bryan but the district leaders
nearly all of whom are men Of wealth and i'm
,ortance in their districts. hostile to Bryan
with only a few exceptions. one Of Mr- Muir
rF7y's leutenants said last night
We've got to be against Bryan. If he had
made a good showing in 1896 and 1900 in this
county II would be different But he is very
weak with the business interests here. and
ought not to again We can oppose him
with a good conscience. because he has been
twice beaten and has no chance of carrying the
state"
Lewis Nixon. one of the Observation-Disclosures
when asked about Tan1many atllludF tOWdTu
BRYAN last night said:
Personally am a Bryan man, as everybody
knows Our delegation is uninstructed. Being
uninstructed. ii is rather hard for a New York
delegate 10 discuss present conditions, as the
idea of an instructed delegation is that the dele
gates are to consult with their colleagues from
other PARTS of the country and then make UP
their minds The Republicans have set their
target and we are to shoot at it. Mr Bryan
made a bull's-eye yesterday and hit the platform
IN = y,ay, that is felt the worst-he held the in
junction plank up TO well deserved ridicule'