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RALEIGH, N. G. II June 23ss sThs
warfare which has been; Waged With
in the ranks Of the Tar Heel Denancs
racy for and against tinstrnct sting ths
Denver delegation for Bryan win
have Its elimination is smorrows when
the Democratic state convent ion Will
be held in Cha rlotte: IL The Sannonnea.
ment Of Governor Glenn that he flss
vora an Instruct ed del ton Sd exs
pecteL to go far toward deeldtng such
action. although the $Jo Johnsons adher
ents have n9t vet given up p3all hope.
The johnson men am II fot her autf
Bryanttes have been plun1ing them
selves With having both The; unitea
States Senator'S from this q tate Sim
mons and Overman !. On til heir slda
Both Of them have during the 1as
month made public their Snostt ion on
:his matter. and; have appe cared in1
rrint advising that the North carps
lima delegation to the Denver nat tS1nat
convention should go TO HDenyera
trammeled and free To act ms they
should deem best IN making 4 ne norn
inatIon for the party candtd tdate for
President
Because Of the, position q the tWs
Senators have taken there has aE4san
a coolness toward them BY Mr. Bryan.
who Is alleged To- have ecnt,, them
publicly during the difference of
Governors at the White Holise sr1aaFents
,ly-a story that has mot been de1fsd
by either Of the Senators; and whIcll
has been vouched for by North CARD.
linians temporarily residing 9at Wash
ington. some ~ whom are alleged I'D
have witnessed the incident.
One OF the Senator'S u Mr. sstmmona.
has been the; State chairman Sbf the
party! for ten years, and supi To III few
months ago, when he wa elieyedE at
his urgent and repeated request; Owss
Ing to his long and intimate 10 acquaEnt
ance with the local lead ders IN the eSyns
rious towns sand count les l. al q stats
chairman. Senator Simmons h; isS Ssnps
p2sed to have unusual nfluences ami
opportunities in assisting hissatde Eot
political Questions and men; and those
opposed to instructions were feeling
pretty sure week ago Ii that they:
would be able to defeat any resoIn.
tion that might be offered In the
State convention Booking to the pladgs
ing OF the vote of the State for Bryan.
Indeed there is no doubt that the
great majority OF the poll liticians OF
this State are against Bryan. there
being some notable exceptions. sot
course. lsifs ;;fss
Governor Glenn. when asked whom
he favored as the next sDemocrafI1
nominee for Presid ent, and what he
thought would be the actI lon sot ttia
North Carolina Democrat state
convention regarding the ms strnctton
OF Its delegates as to how I'll sstoulas
vote at Denver. replied that before shs
attended the meeting OF GoyernorsSak.
Washington not being Saltog ether
conversant With public opinion he
had rather inclined TO the Id lea that sit
would be y better to send N an snnffl-
structed delegation. but since his Visit
to Washington, he feels best
could do pursue would be To "a ennltely8
Instruct the delegates. 4
The Governor said that tSlnSt the event
the convention thought Governors
johnson, @ Governor FOLK DE IL ers men
than Mr.. Bryan. 1t should sas instruct,
but that III. on the other hand; 1T
l,eved Mr.. Bryan to be the mos t arails
able candidate instructions ought ID
be for him. ~
The Governor said furt her that ste
made IT a point while In Washineto
to converse with leading men 81 every
section, and he Is thorough ghly ,of ths
opinion that William 1. Bryan Is
choice Of the Demo ocratlce party ofS the
nation. Not only I Is this 40 bnt lie
thinks Bryan can poll q much slarger
vote than any other man the parry
could nominate. 4
He says that frcm; the opinion ofs
men with whom he "A talked from
braska, Oregon; Ohio and I caiitornia
he thinks Mr.. Bry am shonld carry
those states and would stand good
chance of carrying Illinois and wis
|consin.f
The Governor while trayalinE oTar
this State during the Stemneranceca cam
paign became a satisfied that seven
tenths of the North arolina pemn9
Gratis favor Mr.. 4! Bryan, and for this