Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04
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there is general dissatisfaction
throughout the country with the long
continued Republican administration.
Until a caucus had been held by the
New York delegation, it canno. be SAID
positively that Judge Parker VIII DE
the members of the committee on res
olutions from the Empire State lie
said today that so far as he knew no
members of the delegation had pre-
pared any draft of an anti-inJunctioh
plank which they would be Wiling TO
favor, but that the question undoupt-
edly would be considered at the hrst
meeting of the delegation in formal
caucus.
Neither Judge Parker or Mr.. Shee-
han, who is a delegate-at-larse from
New York state, have made any effort
| to disguise the fact that they would
prefer to have almost any Democrat
named at present than Mr.. Bryan, out
he denied that they had come to Den
yer with knives up their sleeves 1or
| the Nebraskan. Mr.. Sheehan said that
he had come several days before the
convention to look over the ground and
see what arc the chances for the nom
| nation for man who would satisfy
| conservative Eastern Democrats and
that conferences would probably be
held with prominent Democrats who
hold similar views.
1t was intimated that if it is found
that the nomination of Mr.. Bryan Is
inevitable that they will do their ut
most to have adopted platform when
would not ALLEVIATE Eastern or what has
| been known for several years DIS
''Cleveland" Democrats. He and other
Eastern Democrats do not favor the
Nebraskan anti-injunction plank when
| they think spells defeat for the Demo
cratic ticket in the East.
Judge Parker's disclaimer of having
been involved in the preparation OF
any anti Bryan program was IN the
| form of a statement that he had not
attended any conferences of any mem
! hers of. the New York delegation ana
| that he had paid no attention TO con-
yention arrangements thus far, except
| ia arrange to come here after he had
been elected as d delegate at-'arge.
1t is known that Mr.. Sheehan IN
tends to have conferences early with
Frederick Lynch, manager for Cover
nor Johnson and Josiah Marvel, mama
ger of the boom for Judge Gray. The
purpose of these conferences will be to
ascertain what strength is possessed
by the candidate opposed to Bryan ana
IN the light of the showing made to
ana,yize the situation throughout the
country and determine whether II IS
possible to keep away from MI Bryan
more than one-third of the votes oil
the convention, which it is necessary
to do if his nomination is proposed.
| should these conferences prove the
accuracy Of Mr.. Bryan's claims OF SUI
ticient strength to insure his nomlna-
ton on the first ballot, conferences
will then be held between such men as
are antagonistic to the Nebraska anti
Injunction plank These will include
Judge Parker, Mr.. Sheehau, Mr.. Muir
DIV and Martin Littleton OF New
York; Col. ]. H. Guffey of Pennsylva-
MIA: Roger c. Sullivan of Illinois; MI
Marvey, Mr.. Lynch, Former Governor
Charles S. Thomas of Colorado, Z. e
Heifner Of Washington, Former Sena-
tor James Smith of New Jersey and
others
In arranging for conferences of TINS
| character many of those men lnslSt
that the purpose is to provide plat
form on which all Democrats can stand
and to promote party harmony. lhes
declare that Mr.. Bryan's record IS such
that it is not necessary to put IN the
platform planks more radical than
those adopted in the last three Demo-
cratic national conventions.