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York. but states like Ohio, Indiana. Illk
nois and Wisconsin. where the German
vote is a strong factor. The name Of Rid
der sounds to me the most available that
has been suggested.
1T does not make any difference If Mr..
Riddle opposed Bryan in 1895 and 1900 and
Is opposed to his nomination now on
grounds Of political expediency. if he is
the right sort Of a mar for the place, Mr..
Bryan would be for him"
Plank are being made INTENDED to Top
off the Bryan vote in the convention 10
such an. extent to prevent his nomination
on the first ballot If possible through
the application of what is known as the
unit rule of voting. with the first ballot
out of the way, the opponents of Mr..
Bryan declare that all instructions will
then be off and the convention can pro-
coed to the work of nominating i ticket
entirely free from obligation to the Ne
braska leader, and in the true spirit OF
democracy in convention.
Just how this plan is to be worked out
and put into operation, and just what viii
be its effect on the official roll call are
to which no definite answer can
be givSn by those advocating the plan.
The Unit Rule.
The operation of the unit rule lns here
tofOre been imposed by state conventions.
Some states have thus uniformly imposed
on their delegates to democratic national
conventions the duty of voting as a unit
in accordance with the decision of the
majority Of the delegation on any par
uculav question. arrived at by a caucus
of the delegation before the vote. Where
state conventions haye to impose the unit
II has been held that the delegation could
not, by its own action. impose the rule
upon itself. Notwithstanding this ruling.
there are those here who maintain mat
should a state delegation by majority az
uon decide TO vote as a unit in conven-
ion the convention would have TO au-
thority TO renew that action.
In accordance with this idea il was
stated today that Chairman Guffey Of the
Pennsylvania delegation contemplated
calling a meeting Of his delegation Tor
the purpose OF taking action on this ques-
uon. The Pennsylvania situation Ia this
respect Is, however. slightly unique. as
the enforcement OF the unit rule has here
tofore always obtained upon a simple sug-
g%estion, but not instruction by the state
convention. The last state convention
failed to make this suggestion. ana III.
1AAAN = NNh AAAANAAAANAA 70 put II INTO
effect as a caucus action Is uniform with
past practices. with the exception OF lack
ing the sugge-tionNto do so by the state
convention.
Dihicult 10 Figure Gain.
With Pennsylvania making the preceden.
Tor state delegations to bird themselves Il
vote in convention as a unit, the following
states could. with the same prop1ety, TAX.
The same action: Maine. witty l. votes
New Hampshire, s; Vermont. s: Rhode Is
land 5 Connecticut, Il. Pennsylvania. Is
Maryland. 10; North Carolina. %. Florida
10; Georgia. rs; Louisiana. IS: Ohio. ~
Alaska, 8, and Porto Rico. 6. New York
with seyenty-eight uninstructed delegates
votes under the unit rule, as does Ne,
Jersey, with twenty-four.
Even with the Inclusion OF all those dele
gates under the unit rule. 1t is difncu.
to figure out just where the gain In n
anti-BryaE forces would be made. II
delegates in some OF these states are a
instructed for Bryan. In others a majorii
are Instructed for him. In stil others,