The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-30
Campaign Fund Being Rails
ed to Prevent Election
of Bryan Dele
gates.
FLORIDA DEMOCRATS WARNED
OF THIS ATTEMPT AND Mr..
BRVAN'S FRIENDS ARE ASKED
TO GET BUSY IN HIS INTEREST.

Under the headline Contribute
Money TO Defeat Bryan" the New
York Herald in its Issue of Monday,
April -, printed the following; En-
misSarieS Of the anti-Bryan political
forces in the west will arrive in New
York this week from Chicago 10
make the financial arrangements neces-
sary TO carry on the fight 10 prevent
the nomination of the Nebraskan at
Denver in July. Fer weeks il has
been an open secret in the financial
district and among the more prOmi-
nent conservative democrats that the
work of obtaining the financial sinews
for an aDti-Bryan campaign has been
in progress The money raised is to
be put into the comparatively few
Bryan states in which the democratic
machines are controlled by anti-BTy-
an men and where, an this account
there is thought TO be a chance to
take delegates if not delegations,
away from Bryan"
The Jacksonville Metropolis says:
Believing that there is danger of
some delegates getting to the demo-
cratic convention who are opposed to
Bryan, leading democrats in DuvaI
county Will organize a Bryan club at
the Duval Theater next Thursday
night
1t is the intention of the supporters
of Mr.. Bryan to organize in every
/ county in Florida. in order to defeat
I those candidates for delegate who
are not OutSpOllen for the cOmmOner
Mr.. Bryan has the support or e,,r1-
80 per cent. Of the democracy of Flor
/ ida. and the delegate who would op-
pose his nomination would not repre-
sent the people. Some Of the candi-
n N.,1 q.
an democracy proposes to organize in
order to elect men who Will be loyal
| TO the Nebraskan.
For delegates at large. it is known
! that j. E. Alexander. ]. H. Reese.
S Mann and c. F. Eaton are avowed
! Bryan supporters. In the FIRST con
gressional district. J. w. Burton and
A. ]. knight are for Bryan. while in
the Second district F. o. Sebriug and
z. w. Bond are for the commoner. In
the Third district, friends of Bryan
will md it safe to vote for Frank L..
Mayes and J. T G. Crawford
All the Florida democrats will be
notified regarding any candidate who
declines to express himself as favor
able to Bryan. thousands Of cards
will be issued giving information re
Sarding these candidates bur there
Will be no discrimination when Il
comes 10 the avOwed Bryan candi-
dates The man who does NOT come
out in the open viii be regarded as
an opponent to Bryan.
The meeting Thursday night Will he
especially interesting. and everybody
is invited 10 be present Local ora
tors Will make appropriate speeches.
and a club will be organized and com
mittees put TO work a once. Head
quarters viii be established for the
club. and the officers Will be kept
busy for the next three weeks.
Candidates for delegates viii be
asked how they stand, and those who
are for Bryan should say so as soon
as possible.
There IS an effort being made by
republican capitalists To buy uD what
delegate will he fO- sale. in the hope
of securing a democratic nominee for
president who can be easily defeated
by the republicans
The purpose was to hold the meet
ing at the foot Of Main street tonight.
but the weather bureaus report shows
that the weather may prove too in
clement for an outdoor meetiug.