The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-08
FLOP FROM BRYAN
Connecticut Delegation More Than Half for Johnson, Ac-
 cording to Latest Poll.
ONLY THREE FOR COMM0NER
Troup Sure He Is One, But Is Not Going With Party-To See
 Bryan First.

William Jennings Bryan, according to story emanating from Hartford, is losing his hold on the national dele gaton from this state and now in- stead Of having at least half of the body has but three for him, while Gov. Johnson of Minnesota, holds the field with eight. These figures are accord ing to a private poll said to have been made by Harry C. Ney of Farm ngton, delegate to the national con vention from the First Congressional district. At the poll taken in Hart ford after the convention in this city, Gov. Johnson had but two open sup porters, Mir, Ney and Dr. Harry Mc- Manus of Hartford, while Bryan had eight, the remainder of the delegation refusing to commit itself.
 Now, according to Mir. News poll, the situation Is completely reversed and he finds that the delegation is, for Bryan three, for Johnson eight and non-commttal, three. The line up is as follows:
 Delegates at Large-John J. Walsh, Norwalk, uncommitted, probably Johnson; Alexander Troup, New Ill., ven, Bryan. Congressional delegates First, Harry C. Ney, Pennington, Johnson; Second, Louis A. Fis Bran ford, Johnson; Third, Frank B. Fen ton, Willimantic, Johnson; Fourth, Melbert R. Cary Ridgeheld. uncom- mitted. County Delegates-Hartford Harry McManus, Hartford, Johnson, New Haven, William Kennedy, Naug- atuck, Bryan; New London, T. H. Robertson, Montville, Johnson; Fair field, T. M. Cullinan, Bridgeport, Bryan; Windham, oscar l.. Ross, Thompson, Johnson Litchfeld James F. Farley, Torrngton. uncommitted , MddleseX, Rollin |, Tyler, Haddam, Vernon. Johnson. Of the uncommit- ted ones Delegate at Large John J. Walsh probably is for Bryan and James F. Farley is expected to join the Johnson forces, as he has ap- pointed as his alternate Johnson enthusiast. The third man on the fence Is Melbert B. Cary of Ridgefield. He is said to have absolutely no pref erence.
 By the poll of Mir. Ney the delegates from this district are split as expected from the results of tho first poll de- manded by Alexander Troup at Hart ford. At that time MT. Troup and Ganoipr EonnoItr 1f ,o1y out for Bryan while Louis R. Fisk of Branford, declined to express him. self. He was at once put down as a Johnson man and later was asked to resign as it was alleged he had been elected because of his supposed Bryan leaning. He refused and Is now, by Mir. Ney's poll in the Johnson column Mir Troup was asked last night by The Journal-Courier what he knew of Mir. Ney's poll and it's result. He said he knew nothing of 1t and to the query as to whether it was probably correct said: Not if a mans wore once given can be relied upon. But while men are trange creatures. you can do anything with some of them . There's one thing l can vouch for IF Mir News poll, however, and that k
 that there Is one man on the delega.
 tion who's for Bryan and will stay SO That is Alexander Troup. His poll is
 right so far, anyway. Let the other!
 answer for themselves" :
 Not all of the delegates have as ye
 named their alternates, Mir Troup be-
 ing among those who are still wait |, ing, This he explained last night wa not because he didn't know who h, : wished to go but because the gentle man to whom he had offered the hon 7 or had not yet decided whether h. could accept 1t or not.
 Instead of going along with th : delegation which leaves this city ol July 2, MT. Troup said last night h