The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-02

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lot, but overlooking no pos
- sible chance TO make tlletr
triumph complete, the follow 4
ers of William Jennings Bryan have
been watching for any move on the Il
part of his rivals that would compel s
him to go single-handed against tile
field, as Taft was driven to show HIS
strength in the early stages OF the
Chicago convention against the CONF
bined forces of the allies"
However. the arrival to-day OF the
personal representatives of Judge Gray
and Governor Johnson, the only candi-
dates who are now expected to enter
the race against Mr.. Bryan, failed to
disclose any common ground OF agree
ment between them.
No Combinations.
The Gray managers asserted that
they had no intention OF entering into
coalition with the followers OF Gov
ernor Johnson, and had not received
from them. or made to them, any over
lures for combination. The same
disclaimer OF a desire to pool issues
was made hys the 10 ohnson people after
lrneir arrival to-nig It, They said they
had no other object In view than the
nomination Of Governor Johnson. ana
iintended to make the fight for that
only. es.
The attitude which the Gray and the
johnson people have assumed has led +
| to considerable conjecture as to the
vice presidential nomination. The fol-
lowers OF Mr.. Bryan profess to believe
that the refusals of the Gray and john
son men to make a combined fight
against the Nebraskan means that they
are not averse to occupying positions
| in which they can avail themselves OF
Bryan votes for second place in the
tevent OF his nomination for the presi-S
dency AS to this, however. both Mr..
Lynch. for Governor Johnson, and Mr..
Marvel, for Judge Gray, insist that the
Bryan people are utterly in the wrong.
Their men, they say. are out for the Z
first place. and are giving no consid-
Grafton to the vice-presidency
Expect johnson to Wire.
The chief arrivals to-day in point OF
political Importance We're those OF
Fred erick B. Lynch. Frank D. Day. d.
wv. Lawler, Mayor of ST. Paul, and
Richard T. OConnor. OF the same city,
all OF them enthusiastic supporters of
/ the Minnesota Governor. Mayor Law
| Ter, who acted as spokesman. said that
all talk of Governor Johnson's taking
second place on the ticket Is nonsense.
evil not take IT, said Lawler. 'sIt
is out of the question to talk of such
a thing. Even If the Governor was
himself disposed to accept the VIDE
presidential nomination. and I assure
Iyou he is not. the people of Minnesota
would not permit him to do so. The
| Democrats of Minnesota and his real \
friends throughout the country are not
| Willing that Governor Johnson Shall
| be sidetracked into the vice-presi-8
|Edency. He is too big n man for that
place and he belongs In the presidential
chair, II he gets to osWashington at a ill.,
Mayor ELawler was not prepared to-
discuss the platform or the vice-prest-
dental situation. He was, however,
emphatic in his statement that he Sex-
| poets Governor johnson to be nonlf.S
mated. 32s
Headquarters Opened.
II do not believe.',5 he said. that any
| nomination will be made on the first
ballot. There are many uninstructed
4 dele gates, in fact.Hmore than one-thirs
jof the convention Is uninstructed, and
We do not believe that under such
circumstances any nomination will be-
made Immediately, We look for Gov
1 ernor Johnson to make an excellent
showing from the first ballot and to-
| listeadily gain strength from thatstinleS
l5until he Is nominated, and We do not
lfexpect many ballots will be necessary....F
The Johnson headquarters will ha (
/ OpeueOt3l NJ
| bany Hotel. and the campaign man-S
Iagers of the Minnesota Governor
promise an energetic fight from that
time on until nomination has beeias
made by the convention. ssSssssi
Headquarters of Judge Gray, In the
Savoy Hotel We're in full swing to-
4 day under the direction of Josiah Mar
Stel. OF Wilmington, Del. and 4 Il
Reamish, OF PHILADELPHIA. No d etinlte3
time has yet been set for the opening
OF headquarters for Mr. Bryan, which
will be at the F;rown Palace Hotel
There have been as vet few arr1y alsSss
4 Of men influential In the Bryan moves
ment, the chief direction OF his affairs
in Denver having been so far IN the
Hands OF James c, Dahlman. Mayor oes
| Omaha. a Y SlsSSSys1
niscussion OF Platform.
Discussion of5the platform con tin,iess
! to be largely confined to the AM = NJ
4 junction plank. and on this subject thsg
ilatest information from Lincol re- II
gardins MI Bryan's attltuda tcWAfd
that portion al the resolutions ,vast
brought by Frank s. Monet Il, former At
2torney General i&of ollio, iWlln arrived
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