The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-09
OPPOSITION TO
BRYAN HOPE: YET
TO PUT Up F|GH |.
johnson and Gray Boomers
DeclareThat Demonstration
In Convention Yesterday
Was Pre.Arranged Affair.

Special to The TIMES D!s2atch.l
DENVER, July S.-The New YORK
delegation thought to have meeting
this afternoon at o'clock TO talk can
didates At the last moment. however,
the conference was postponed until to-
morrow morning at 1880 o'clock.
The ACTION of the New Workers In
refusing to Join with Will In to-day's
demons trat5on in the convention for the
Ccmmoner has given the men of New
Jersey, Minnesota, Georgia and other
StateA-wflo do not believe IN Bryan and
Bryanism. something like a glow OF
\ encourag cement. On the other hand, the
great bowling spectacle TOR Bryan to-
day has convinced most people OF what
they believed all aIong-that Bryans
nomination on the first ballot cannot
be prevented.
As5to observation-disclosures.
The talk about a vice-pres idential
candidate has become farce. AlDost
anybody who wants the job and who
4 can get a delegation for him can have
Il 1t. There is still talk of Ollie James
and John W. Kern, and IL the New
Workers can agree upon man, why
they can have the place. But the 1.ew
Workers continue to act and to talE as
eff they do not care to be represented
on the ticket, and the Connecticut men
are appealing to the New yorkers to
help out Senator Archibald McNeill.
But the presidential s!tua ton
has become lost In the scuffle. 1t has
been subordinated to the doings of the
Z committee on credentials and the COM
mittee on platform. The fights in
those two committees. the al-nsyht
sessionsis tie ripping and pulling and
snarli2s lave 'lessened the interest in
the Vice presidential nomina ton The
Martin Littleton boom got another
boost this afternoon. It was even said
that Bryan wanted him. but Bryan has
sent word here In favor of so many
ylce-p presidential possibilities that no
more heed is paid to the messages
5 from Lincoln. If the New Workers. can
agree on Litt!eton he can have the
place. and that is all theSe is to It.
Llttleton nominated Judge Parker for
the place four years ago
Hoping; .Ag ninst Hope.
Tie johnson and Gray boomers 10th
II declared after to-days tumu't in the
convention. hell that there had been
no weakening OF the anti Bryan forces.
ana tnat II was pre.arranged demon-
stfat1on Tor the principal purpose az
soaring New York Into the BRYAN coll
nmn on the first ballot. = -
me Georgia delegation had a caucus
ta's afternoon, twenty three OF the
"a twenty. being present. The TWENTY
,tnree members of the delegation mn.
pohely shut out the other three dee-
gates because the latter are for BRYAN.
lAe tWehty-three who are strongly
against Bryan then clapped on the
unit rule for the entire delegation. and
thcy have so notified the three Bryan-
ties The latter have kicked up a fine
old FUSS, and in the conven ton, when
4. Tue delegation Is voted as a uni t. the
b Ia tnt sc intend TO appeal toatle Chairman
o. the convention. and declare they
4 90 not wish 70 abide by the unit rule
The fact that the New York, the
d Jew Jefsey, the Connecticut. tho Mary.
land and the Delaware delegates stood
Z hard and fast during the days greal
~ uprising in the convention for BryaI
is regarded by the opposition as ar
s enc ouragirg feature. Georgia's appca
to all, anti-Bryan men in Bryan-lA.
ttructed delegations gives promise O
lively old sh!ndy in the pernunen
N organization of the convention.