Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-27

and ms charming daughters spent
a part of each year at Montana
Hall" their handsome home near
White Post.
The Telegraph says:
The situation in Democratic pol
iticS begins to assume a very
Bryanesque tinge. A number of
prominent Democrats. who have
hitherto declined to indorse Mr..
Bryan's candacy, have become dis
gusted with the methods employed
against the Nebraskan and have
manifested a desire to get aboard
the Bryan band wagon. Not the
least conspicuous of these gentle
man is former United States Sena-
tor Lindsay, of Kentuckey, now
practising law in New York. SEN
ator Lindsay voted against Bryan
In 1896. leading the revolt in his
State ior Palmer and Buckner, the
cajida;es con the Gold Dem ,cratic
ticket.
\ close friend of Senator Lind
say ssaid y eS,erJay at the Waldorf
Astoria ,hst the men n~hind the
johnson boom had made the mis-
take of surprising that You could
nnu'nate man tor che Presidency
of the United States ny merely
calling him Swede. They say
that 1t Is really a pity that u good
mm like Governor Johnson, of
Minnesota, should lc 50 m,manas-
ed as to make it impossible COR the
Democratic convention to even
nominate him for second place.
1t Is surmised that the falling
off in Johnson sentiment is due
largely To the lack of warmth
shown in the movement by James
j. Hill, of Minnesota. Mr.. Hill
ceased to take much interest in the
Governor johnson Presidential as
prlations a soon as he learned that
W. Il. Conrad, the Montana bank
er, miner and railroad owner. was
Mr.. Bryan's personal choice for
the Vice Presidency. Mr.. Conrad
is Nirginian and went into the
Northwest forty years ago, when
MIR. Hill started 20 open mp that
wilderness. Mr.. Conrad and Mr..
Hill have been close business and
personal friends during all these
years. Both gentlemen have he
come multi-millionaires by helping
build up that section of the country
.andthey have convinced Mr.. Bryan
that the way to win out is to adopt
the policy of building up rather
than tearing down.
Mr.. Conrad was seenat National
Park Bank before he started West
yesterday. He said:
Mr.. Bryan will be nominated
beyond the shadow of a doubt.
He already has more than enough
delegates pledged to him to control
the convention. Business men
generally are turning to Mr.. Bryan,
and | look upon his election as a
sure thing"
Mr.. Conrad was asked if he was a
candidate for Vice-President, and
ne replied very frankly that he was
not a candidate in the sense of
hunting for the place.
a number of my friends in the
South and West" said he, 'have
asked me TO be a candidate on the
theory that it was about time the
South had some representation
upon the Democratic ticket. I'm
not going to do anything to get the
nomination, but if it comes my way
I'll be pleased to accept it. con
slider it a honor to run on the ticket
with Colonel Bryan. He is one of
the big men of this century"
The bringing forward of Mr..
Conrad's name at this time is a
shrewd play on the part of Mr..
Bryan. Mr.. Conrad is the most
popular figure in the Northwest.
His personality pervades the whole
Northwestern country. When it
becomes known that he is Mr..
Bryan's personal choice for the
second place on the ticket, the
johnson boom will collapse. 1t is
necessary for Wall Street to under
stand these facts in order to thor
oughly grasp the Democratic stu
alton. One thing is certain: If
Mr.. Conrad is on the Democratic
ticket with Mr.. Bryan the platform
will be a conservative one. His