Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-06
GRAY B0OMLET
SUFFERS SAD
BLIGHT
BRYAN ENTHUSIASM FOR
DELAWARE MAN WAVES
Decides TO Delay Picking Run
ming Mate Until His Own
Nomination is Safely Cinch-
cd; Mitchell Silent,


fNy Morning journal spe0thi hfh~hd WIZ
Denver. July 5-The question Of the
selection Of a candidate 90 the demo-
cratic tickle for the picc presidency
win nat be determined until after the
nomination. Of a candidate ,or the
presidency This IS the desire Of Mr.
Bryan. and has been communicated 70
tho Bryan leaders. Mr.. Bryan has
taken ihe position that not until after
the first position has been filled can
there bc real intelligent selection for
thf second place. When the nOmina-
tlOp shalt have been made and there
shall be an opportunity 70 consider its
effect npon the country al large,
then, he thinks ard not until then. can
the vice presidency be inteligently
considered. This desire on the part
or Mr.. Bryan has been received gem
orally with favor. Most of the dele
gates agree that the situation can be
sized up to better advantage after the
first selection has been completed
than before that event. and further
more there has been 50 much talk re-
garding the vice presidency. that most
az the delegates welcome an excuse
for az least temporarily dropping the
subjcci. The present. disposition
therefore. y moi only to postpone the
selection Of a vice presidential candi-
date until after the nomination for the
first place. but 60 adjourn the eonyen-
ton for o long enough time 10 permit
a general exchange Of views among
the headers and TO give the presiden-
tiai nominee an opportunity 70 express
his preference.
Mr. BRYAN has not hesitated IN let
ting the fact be known that II the
%nominalion fnt the presidency goes 70
him he VIII desire ca be consulted as
10 the choice Of 4 running mate. He
has repeatedly said that he would pre-
fer Judge Gray for this position, but
today, FOR the FIRST time since the dele
cations began to gather. there has
been q falling off 10 the Gray vice
presidential boom This was especial
~ noticeable among western aelega-
tons u WAS geuefaliy credited 20 the
positive abatement made Yesterday by
Judge Gray lt Is also known that
some strongly n~ntaEonistic representa-
lions concerning Judge Gray have been
recently made 90 Mi. Bryan hy his
fNi'EAfNih INV tN'iFs WIN NfAlhIf llhi
these have not failed ~ effect II Ii
asserted that A1r Bryan's nregcpl dr-
mand for delny Is due more largely to
these adverse representations tina to
any other circumstAnce, and The tone
Of confidence " Mf Gray's nomlna-
ton Is not nov 80 strong A-it wac In
the beginning.
There has also been a decided fall
ing of during the day IN the effort to
boost Judge Gaynor, Of New York for
the vice presidency II has been hint
"a that Mr. GaSnor has antaRonlzed
the Catholic church "and" said q dele
gate who Is himself a Catholic, vt Is
not 70 he supposed that we are going
To take a chance in this campaign by
nominating a New York man who Is
not al least acceptable to the catholic
vote. IN view OF Mir. Taft's record In
the Philippines, we shall have To be
careful on that point"
II 81 still contended. however. that
IL New York WIN get together and
name an acceptable candidate the vice
presidential nomination wtil go 10 that
state.
John Mitchell who arrived today.
when asked regarding his reported
candidacy FOR the vlce presidency on
the democratic ticket. said 81 am
strongly disinclined te participate in
political life iust NOW Beyond that
lac would not discuss the subject