Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-09
BRYAN NOW SUPREME
Undisputed Master of the
Democratic Party.
CONSERVATIVES GIVE UP
Dominating influence Passes to the
West.
soUTHERNERs IN BACKGROUND
Radicals Figure on Capturing Kan
sas and Nebraska and Will Fight
for the Northwest.

Special From a Staf Correspondent
DENVER Col. July 9.-The only facts
towering above the dead level OF the po-
liticaI situation as the convention settles
down to work today are these:
That the democratic assemblage il
yielding full acquiescence in Mr.. Bryan's
supremacy and bowling its head In ac-
acknowledgement of his undsputed mastery
Of his party.
That this spirit OF surrender tn his Will
and way extends to all features OF the
program for the nomination of candidates
and preparation of platforms for the
coming struggle at the polls.
That the democrats want Mr.. Bryan.
now that he has chosen himself. made
the platform and drummed his enemies
out Of the. party. to go the whole length
OF tho tether and to choose the man to
run with him. He will also be allowed
to select the chairman OF the national
committee to manage his campaign. who.
in all probability. Will be Mr.. Dahlman.
the cowboy mayor OF Omaha.
This IS the Bryan party, not the demo-
cratic party" IL the remark Of the men
from New York. Illinois. Pennsylvania,
New Jersey. Colorado and Minnesota. and
they have no objection to his putting his
erty. so that there will be no MISLEADING
IL.
These men who came TO play for con-
servatism early threw their hands into
the discard. They will let Mr.. Bryan GO
II alone and win If he can. Disapproha-
ton of some OF his methods Was shown in
last nights vote for Col. Guffey. The
same vote will not appear in the adverse
column when Mr.. Bryans nomination
comes up.
West Now Dominates.
Another feature OF the situation, and
a very striking one. is that the domi-
mating influence in the democratic party
passes from the south to the west. 1t
Is very noticeable how low the southern
leaders are singing In this convention.
The high notes are sounded by the
western men. Virginia. Georgia, Louisi-
ana. Texas, states that have so long
played an influential part in democratic
national gatherings. are keeping in tho
background. The sole exception IS in
the case Of Permanent Chairman Clay
ton chosen by Mr.. Bryan. and that Is a
personal matter. since IL was Mr.. Clay
ton who, in 1896. helped Mr.. Bryan
when he was heading a contesting dele
cation at Chicago.
Not another southern democrat OF
prominence has figured I'm this conven-
ton. 1t Is taken to mean that the
southern states will yield tacit. but not
enthusiastic, allegiance to Mr. Bryan.
They will vote for him; yes. They
would vote for any democrat. But MI.
Bryan. secure in that knowledge. Is will
ling that the southern states should
sing low and that he be allowed tn
bring his western cohorts into the lime
light.
On a radical platform Colorado Is
thought likely to 80 against Bryan In
November
Idaho is declared By some democrats
to he a doubtful state as q result OF the
| unseating Of the Mormon delegates.
Hopes Of the Bryan Men.
But the Bryan men are figuring on Ne
| braska and Kansas, and will make bid
for the radical sentiment Of Wisconsin,
Iowa. Minnesota and the Dakotas.
! The Bryan men declare they care not
! a whit about the resentment Of New York
| and New jersey Of the treatment Of Col.
Guffey. For one vote lost to democracy
| In those states on that account they eX-
pect to gain ten in the northwest by OPP
posing Guffey's corpora ton afnltatfens
| Gov Haskeu's arrangement OF Col. GuL.
fey's alleged connection with STANDARD Oil
| viii, be sounded In every key. and all the
changes r,lng up on In the frustrating
country west OF the Ohio. The Bryan
men saw that their leader has felt the
RADICAL sentiment Of the western half or
tho country, has seen how President
poosevelt has been placed upon 1t. and. be-
| iia,-inr that the men who entertain tnat
sentiment are disappointed with the re-
nnhItcan platform Mr.. Bryan proposes I'd
| 60 after It. Az w. "