Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-02
BRYAN MEN ON GUARD
Friends of Nebraskan Watching ALI
Moves of Rival Candidates.
NO ALLIANCE OF ANTS
Johnson and Gray Men Will,Not Form
Any Combination.
NEITHER WANTS SECOND PLACE
Their Backers Say Neither Of Them
Will Accept 1t.
LAwLER TALKS FOR MINNEsoTAN
Mayor of st. Paul Says johnson VIII
Gain steady After First Ballot
Until He IL NOmi-
mated.
johnson and Gray Men will,Not Form
Any Combination.
NEITHER WANTS SECOND PLACE
Their Backers Say Neither of Them
Will Accept 1t.
LAwIER TALKS FOR MINNESOTA

DENVER, July 1.-Claiming victory on
the first ballot, butoverlooking no possible
chance to make their triumph sure, the
followers OF Mr.. Bryan have been watching
for any move on the part Of his rivals
that would compel him to go single har1ed
against the field, as Taft was obliged TO
show his strength In the early stages OF
the Chicago convention against the COM
bined forces of The "allies." The arrival
today, however OF the personal representa-
tives of Judge Gray and Governor Johnson,
the only candidates who are expected to
enter the lists against Mr. Bryan, has
failed to disclose any common ground OF
agreement between them. The Gray man
ayers asserted that they had no intention
OF entering into a coalition with the fol-
lowers Of Governor Johnson and had not
made them any overtures for a combina-
ton The same disclaimer to pool Issues
was made by the johnson people after their
arrival tonight They said they had no
other view but the nomination Of Governor
johnson and intended to make theiI fight
for that purpose only.
NO Anti-BryRn Alliance.
The attitude which the Gray and Johnson.
people have assumed have led TO consid
cradle conjecture of vice presidential
character. The followers OF Mr.. Bryan
profess to believe that the refusals of the
Gray and Johnson men to make COM
bined fight against the strength OF Mr..
Bryan means that they are not averse to
occpying positions in which they can avail
themselves Of Bryan votes for second place
in the event OF his nomination for the
presidency. On this point, 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 first
place and are giving no consideration to
the vice presidency
The chief arrivals today in point of polit-
zeal Importance were those of Frederick
B. Lynch, Frank NJ. Day. d. w. Lawler,
mayor OF st. Paul, and Richard T. OCon-
nor of the same city, all of them enthusi-
sStic supporters OF the Minnesota governor
Messrs Lawler and O'Connor arrived sew
eral hours ahead OF Mr. Day and Mr.
Lynch and were in eDnver but short
time They went later in the afternoon
to Colorado Springs, where they will re-
main for two or three days. They expect
TO be Joined there by other members of the
Minnesota delegation and 1t Is possible that
the various members of the committees
may be selected before the Johnson men re-
turn to Denver. II is practically certain,
however that the member of the committee
on resolutions will be chosen, though
neither Mayor Lawoer MIR Mr.. O'Connor
We're able to say who this would be-
Predicts JOhnson's Nomination.
Mayor Lawler, who acted spokesman
while Mr.. OConnor filled a thinking part
and came instrong with mods of approval
after the mayor had declared himself, said
that all talk Of Governor Johnson taking
second place on the ticket is utter nonsense
'He will not take it, said Mayor Lawler
at is out OF the question TO talk of such
q thing Even II the governor was himself
disposed to accept the vice presidential
nomination, and assure you he is not, the
people of Minnesota would not permit him
TO do so The democrats of Mlnnesota
and his real friends throughout the country
are not willing that Governor Johnson shal
be sidetracked into the vice presidency. He
is too big a man for that place, and hC
belongs in the presidential chair. II h'
goes to Washington at all
Mayor Lawler was not prepared to dis
cuss the platform or the vice presidential
situation. He was, however, emphatic IL
his statement that he expects Governor
johnson to be nominated.
81 do not believe" he said that any
nomination will be made on the first bal
lot. There are many uninstructed dele
gates in fact more than one-thrd of TIN
convention Is unpledged. and we do no
believe that under such circumstances an,
nomination will be made Immediately. W.
look for Governor Johnson to make an ex
cellent showing on the first ballot and L
steadily gain strength from that time unit
ne Is nominated, and we do not expect tina
many ballots will be necessary"
The Johnson headquarters will be for
mally opened tomorrow at the Albany hote
ana tie campaign managers for the Mia
nesota governor promise an energetic figh
from that time on until a nomination ha
b,en made by the convention.
Headquarters for Judge Gray In tn
Savoy hotel were in full swing today, un
der the direction OF Josiah Marvel OF Wil
mington, Del, ana r. Beamish Of Phila
delphia-
No definite time has been set for tn
opening OF headquarters for Mr.. Bryan
which will be at the Brown Palace hote
There have as yet been few arrivals o
men influential in the Bryan movement
ehchief direction Of his affairs in Denve
having beeR so far in the hands Of Jane
q. Dahlma l. mayor Of Omaha,
Mere Injunction Talk.
Discussion OF the platform continues I
be largely confined 70 the anti-injunctio
plank. and on this subject the latest IN
formation from Lincoln regarding NJ
Bryan's attitude toward that portion Of N
resolutions was brought by Frank
Mcnett. former attorney general OF Obi
who arrived In Denver today. with the al
nounoement that Mr.. Bryan desired him
address the resolutions committee on n
legal phases OF an anti-injunction planl
Mr.. Monett personally is in favor of
strong uttersnce upon the subject. He cor
ferred with Mr.. Bryan at Lincoln yeste
day.
Z Samuel L. Alschuler. who is the probab
member Of the committee on resolution
from Illinois, declared today that he d
not believe that the anti-injunction plan
20 be adopted at the convention would I
OF such character that any cOntroveTs
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