The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-01
BRYAN AT THE HELM
RULES ALI IN pENyER-DrcTAToR
 TO BE GENEROUS
Offers No Ccmpromise, But wfu Let Opponenfs Hetp rf Thsy AGree To Be
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OenVef special.
 the nernination of giUsS gJudse so asorse crsy ~ of Delaware for Vice President Doubt exists here ae to the willingness of Judge Gray 70 accept second place In will still look to the East. Former Senator Charles Towne of New York will open Headquarters here next week ana become an active aspirant for seo- candidate in the person of State sena- tor McNeil of Connecticut. comptroi- Ter Metz of New York Is right now q strong candidate with Mayor DafIlnan. arss that s'ess ks issPd Msts waS 1oad f appeal strongly to his eountrymen of Douglas Of Massachusetts is another Governor Claude Swanson of vfr- ginia is a Vice Presidential possibility whose qualities have been given se-
 ss oui ss 5sys t nec wisn is very strong with the sons of the South who now abide in New York There are approximately l5o.000 for mer Southerners who are voters of New York State. and MT. Bryan believes thas his failure to make a better showing in that State In previous campaigns was due in part to Inability to command tho support 0f rnsp who had moved there rom ooyhood homes in the Southland One person Bryan and his lieutenants appear to be set eyerlastinsly against, and that is Governor John A Johnson talk about the great strength of a Bryan-J ohnson ticket, despite the fact that. Governor Johnson has declared he would not be 2 candidate for second has been throught that under pressure he would accept But Bryan personally will exert. no pressure: he will resist pressure if 1t be forthcoming from any
 Bryah's close friends do not like the fight the Johnson forces have made for the first place nomination against their hero. Allfthey say about Johnson a Knowing smile and shrug of the shoulders, is that Johnson has said he doesn't want it.. But this Ian. guage is not half snigmatieal--it only is not desired as running mate under any circumstances.
 Something also weighs In the John T fe a ass:E ns@b asSa ss frS sSs fears regarding Minnesota and other Middle Western States in the event that Johnson, goes on the Demoeratic sSsb sIob sna m moTS oSeaas a more than anything else to bring Pres ident Roosevelt dying into the Interior about the middle or last of October to DfaCG up the AepupttCdn ltuSbs ftOUeS' welt, it Is conceded, would create q whfrIwind of enthusiasm which the Democrats do not wish stirred up if they can help it. Paradoxically. there fore, the very strength ok Johnson which the Republicans fear is beine urged against him by Bryan men who are locking far Into the future.
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 The platform. which is at present receiving it's finishing touches at Lin. coin, Is to be rnodihcation--or an ann plification---of the Nebraska State plat form which was prepared by Mr Bryan himself. It is to contain, ae. cording to information received here today, blanks on the subjects. which tn Republican convention at Chicago last week voted down--campaign publicity. direct election of Senators and possibly ph ysical valuation of railroads.
 Mr. Bryan it is understood VIII stand by che anh-injunction plank Of the Nebra platform.
 if is declared the platform VIII Tn many instances be so devoid or sisras'' as to be scarcely recognizable to tfe 'speeriess ones" close friends of other years. Bryan has been told that personally he carries enough memories of radicaiisn to offset fairly conser. vative platform with those who still cling to very radical notions. It is un- derstood that he takes that view Of the situation hfrnself.