The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-28
BRYAN NOW HAS 697
 INSTRUCTED VOTES Only Forty-eight Votes Are h.
 structed for Johnson NUMBER ENOUGH TO ELECT Johnson Men Claim That the Unln- structed Voters Will Be Free To Vote For Anyone They Please
 For President.
NUMBER ENOUGH TO ELECT

Washington, June 27.-(Special.) - The standing of the democratic candidates at the Denver convention, as compiled by c. w. Bryan brother of w. J. Bryan, is as follows up to the twenty-fourth:
 MT. Bryan's total of instructed dele gates has now reached 697, or 25 more than necessary to nominate. Sixty-seven delegates are uninstructed, who have given their pledge to support the Ne braskan. The total of delegates elected to date is 929. These are divided as follows:
 Instructed for Bryan 69s, for Johnson 4S friendly to Bryan ST.
 By states the division is:
 Instructed for Bryan-Alabama P, Ar kansas 19, California 20, Colorado 10, Flor ida ', Idaho 6, Illinois 54 Indiana B. Iowa 26, Kansas 20, Kentucky 26, Maine 6, Mas sachusetts 22, Michigan 2S, Mississippi g., Missouri 36, Nebraska 16, Nevada G. North Dakota 8, Ohio 46, Oklahoma 14, Oregon 8. Pennsylvania 40, South Carolina IS, South Dakota 8, Tennessee 24, Texas 36. Utah G. Virginia 24 Washington 10, West Virginia IA, Wisconsin 26, Wyoming G. District of Columbia S. Alaska 6, Arizona 6. Hawaii 6, New Mexico 6, Philippines t.
 Friedly to Bryan--Rhode Island ', Con- necticut 6, Massachusetts 1, Pennsylvania 8. New Hampshire s, Louisiana IS, Mary land 6, Vermont s.
 Instructed for Johnson-Minnesota 22. Georgia 26. t,struotad fOr GraV-DelaWare 6. Contesting delegation of six votes in | Idaho, led by Senator Fred Dubois, is anti-Bryan.
 Information received here today indi- cates that MT. Bryan himself claims 100 votes more than the necessary two thirds to nominate.
 On the other hand the Johnson men claim. with great force, that had the states which have not been instructed for Bryan had any intention of voting for him under any circumstances they would have not hesitated to De instructed and that the absence of instructions leave them free to take advantage of the first break that may be made against Bryn in the convention.
 MT. Bryan said today at Denver there was no chance of stampede.
  not drawn up so far as 1 know, at least not in a definite form. There Is no mystery about the platform which will be adopted by the democratic con vention. It is generally understood throughout the country on what sort of a platform MT. Bryan is willing to stand and the public knows as much about it as I do.''
 When asked whether or not an 4n- function" plank will be inserted in the platform Mayor Dahlman admitted that in this respect the platform of the com ing convention would probably differ from that of the former Bryan plat forms. He declared, however, that nothing yet had been determined in this respect and in all probability the entire matter would await a probable visit of number of men prominent in the labor movement to MT. Bryan at his home In Lincoln. This conference. he said, might be held in the early part of next week.
 The members of the convention com mittee were tonight entertained at dinner by Robert w. Speer and tomor- row they will make an excursion into the northern part of the state, return ing by Monday morning.