Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-04
0hioan Gives Nebraska States
man Information OF fractional
Fight in Buckeye State.
N. E. INGALLS, is INVOLVED.
Mayor Declares He Cannot Get Undi-
vidcd support of His own state
For Vice President.

Lincoln, Neb., July f.-Echocs OF
bursting firecrackers. music of brass
bands and the shrieks of numerous
locomotives arriving or passing
through with special trains for Denver.
rolled family out to William Jennings
Bryan's home. four miles away today.
and Indicated that this city with a
presidential candidate To lend inter-
est 10 the day had no idea of celeblat-
ing sane Fourth of July. with dele
cations from Alabama. North Carolina.
Georgia, Mississippi Oklahoma Mas
sachusetts and Chicago and Omaha,
expected during the day. a reception
committee headed by Mayor Brown
ana greatly augmented for the oc-
casion was early astir Its members,
wearing immense badges topped with
rosettes bearing Bryan's picture dis
tributed themselves among the hotels
and railroad stations Scarcely q win
dow In the business district, whether
owned by Democrat or Republican. but
displayed Telegraph of the Nebraskan
and the words, Welcome TO Bryan's
Town"
Taking advantage of the holiday.
people from the rural districts and
neighboring towns fiocked to Lincoln,
and many of them took the trolley ride
to Bryan station as the conductors
invariably announce the spot where
passengers alight near the Bryan
home. Some were content with a view
of the premises but many embraced
the opportunity to shake hands with
the man who they believe will be the
Democratic nominee for president
JOHNSON SEES BRYAN.
Tom l.. Johnson. mayor of Cleve-
land, Ohio, who arrived at / As O'clock
this morning, anticipated the arrival
of delegates in order to have a quiz /
half hour with the candidate Mr.
Johnson, who is credited with being
more radical than even Mi Bryan, dis
cuSsed with the latter certain proposed
planks of the platform and gave Nj.
Bryan first hand information of the
factional fight in Ohio. 1t is this light
which makes it apparently certain that
NJ. h. ingalls,, recently mentioned rs
vice presidential candidate. cannot
get the undivided support of his own
state. MIR. Johnson Is opposed TO hin
as member OF the opposing wing u
the party in Ohio. This faction. num-
bering 81 Of Ohio's 46 delegates, ac
cordlng to admissions by Johnson
friends wants to transfer Johnson
position as Ohio member of the ma
tional committee to Harvey CARRIER
Mr. Bryan would be greatly pleased Il
the strife in this state could be brought
to a close. and will use his influence
to effect "A compromise.
Mr.. Johnsons SPECIALIZED. radical ten.
denotes evidenced themselves when il
conversng with Mr.. Bryan he resur'
rected the government ownership ques-
tion by suggesting that such n plank
ought to 20 in on moral grounds. He
considered ii moral duty for thu
government to take over railroads
street car lines and public utilities gen
orally against Corporation greed anc
dishonesty"
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
MIR. Bryan. however, considers the
government ownership plank as NOT
being an issue in this campaign even
on Mr. Johnsons moral" grounds
MIR. johnson does not want the chair
manship of the national committee
He told Mr.. BRYAN he was too busy
for one thing, and he knew OF no cor
porations from which he might raise
campaign contributions without theii
requiring legislation or Immunity OF
some sort in return, Mr.. Johnson alsu
frowns on any mention of himself for
second place on the ticket
The surprise of Alton b. Parker that
! Mr. Bryan favors national anti-in.
junction plank similar to the Nebraska
plank occasioned greater surprise
here. After reading the Parker inter.
view from Colorado yesterday loca
Democrats who see MIR. Bryan almos
daily profcssed establishment that tn,
New York delegate had Information OF
| the Nebraskan's present views tina
| they themselves had been unable t.
| gain from him. II is by no mean.
! certain that Mr.. Bryans ideas on tn,
matter of an anti-injunction provision
have not undergone a change since tn,
| state plank was adopted He has in
terViewed many leaders Of the part,
on the point since then, but he hai
| confidence in scarcely anyone. Mayo
| Brown of this city, and possibly Dahl
man of Omaha. are among the veiN
| few who know exactly what Mr. Ery
| an wants, or all the delegates VIII,
| have stopped on their way to Donvei
| and talked with the candidate, non,
had admitted that Mr.. Bryan wen
| into details as TO this mooted plank
| and most of them have come ava,
saying he merely demanded vigorous
| and honest expression by the dele
| gates ON the subject
The first section OF the Pennsyl
yania delegation, 81 strong. was alnong
| the first To make the pilgrimage e
| Fairview. They were an enthusiast,
| lot and boosted two candidates for vice
| president John Murphy OF Sheridan
and former state Treasurer william
~, berry, Dotn OF Nhum were mem
| bers of the delegation Many o
| the delegates were accompanied b,
members of their families and al
| boarded special ears soon after thei
arrival for Fairyiew.
Mr. Murphy says u OF the 6S Penn
| sylyania delegates are for Bryan
Competition Is admittedly keen be
| tween the Murphy and Guny section
| of the delegations ana members o
| laA AZ al. t.I
the NUCLEUS of this morning Pennsyl
Yania arrivals, are making the mos
Of their early visit To the Democrats
leader, with a view 20 securing contro
OF their delegation. Contrasting dele
gates representing seven Philadelphia
districts were members Of the Murphl
party which went to Fairview an'
hope 10 interest Mr. Bryan In thei
case.
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