Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-05-21
BRYAN STRONG.
Captures One After Another Of
Supposedly HestiIe States.
MASSES ARE FOR HIM

Polls Taken by New York Herald
and Other Papers Indicate Over
whelming Majority Among Demo.
Gratis Favorable to His Nomina-
tion-Big States for Bryan-Hov
They Stand.
me New York Herald of Monday
says In his contest for control of
tue National Democratic Convention
"hicn meets at Denver July 7. Will
nam j. Bryan continues to distance
all competitors. The Herald's i'm
partial summary of the progress of
delegate getting for the week and its
estimate of conditions in various
states shows that the twice defeated
candidate is surprising even the ex-
pectations of his friends.
sympathy must be expressed for
the Eastern Democratic leaders and
the gold Democrats who have been
dreaming of defeating Mr.. Bryan.
rhey desire some other candidate in
tensely and they say they are still
hopeful, but there is little ground
for hope unless conditions change.
Mr.. Bryan is rapidly subjugating
the "enemy's country
The Massachusetts Democratic
state Committee declared against
him, but he swept the primaries and
the State convention this week in
structed the delegates to vote for
him
The Connecticut Democratic State
Convention refused to instruct the
delegates for him, but when the
smoke of battle cleared away Mr..
Bryan was found to control at least
ten of the fourteen delegates, and
had his old and devoted friend Col.
Alexander Troupe as the head of the
delegation.
New York was supposed to be hos
tile TO him, yet nothing is palmer
than that Charles f. Murphy will
have to vote for Mr.. Bryan or run
the risk of having the McCarren
contesting delegates from Kings coun-
ty seated at Denver.
Vermont was classed as against
Bryan, and is still SO classed because
the Bryan men are not prepared to
claim it; but an inquiry from an ex-
cellent ond unprejudiced authority on
Vermont politics brought the reply:
Vermont will not instruct, but
for Mr.. Bryan"
Pennsylvania is classed against Mr..
Bryan by all the opposition, yet at
least fifty-four of the district dele
gates were elected at primaries by
the Bryan league and against Col. ].
NJ. Guffey, the boss of the State,
and a majority of them are instruct
ed. The signs indicate that Col. Cuff
fey is beaten in the State convention
and that he will surrender at dis
cretion.
Alabama was claimed for Johnson.
The Johnson manager telegraphed
the Alabama members of Congress.
I'VE are going to carry this State for
Johnson and want to know where
you stand" The Alabama members
met and wired back that it was too
late" for Johnson, and it was too
late.
These are a few of the signs of
the times AS the chronicler of un-
biased political news and the promo
ter of no booms, The Herald gives
the facts for what they are worth.
Coming down to figures, 1t is
shown that Mr.. Bryan already hos 500
delegates instructed for him. He
also stands to win 426 delegates in
States where conventions or direct
primaries are yet to be held. The
uninstructed delegates number 142.
If they were all against Mr.. Bryan
there might be some encouragement
for the opposition. But 1T is csti-
mated for the opposition. But iG Is
estimated that about one hundred OF
these delegates will vote for Mr.. Bry-
an. In this calculation he is not
given the four delegates elected IN
Maine, the ten who may be for hin
| in PENNSYLVANIA or the eight bound
| by the unit rule in New Jersey.
One of the most impressive events
of the week was the Ohio State Con
| vention. 1t should he remembered
| that this is the home State OF Judson
Harmon. Mr.. Harmon is CleVe-
| land Democrat. He was also one OF
the three men being doomed for the
Presidential nomination against MI
Bryan. The past tense is used ad-
visedly here. When the convention
met there was no opposition to Mr'
Brvan. The delegates to Denver
were instructed for him.
Then the Democracy of the state
Iproceeded to annex Mr.. Harmon as
q good Bryan asset and nominated
him for Governor. Thus the De
lmocracy of the Buckeye State has
limit its best foot forward at time
when the Republicans seem to have
Igone mad and are doing all in theii
mower to lose the Governor OF ono
as we'll as the twenty-three electora
votes of the State.
Mr.. Bryan is being aided by con
!. siderable revulsion OF sentiment
Somehow the notion is getting abroad
that he may not be such weak can
ldidate after all. Indeed the actor
of Judge Cray in apparently spurn
ing the nomination has injured hi
chances to get support in the East
and there is q feeling that If Cover