Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-01
BOOMLET
LAUNCHED
IN DENVER
DELAWARElS CANDIDATE
OPENS HEADQUART TERS
Bryan and Johnson Forces Not
Yet Ready for Business Wco
Presidential Possibilities Are
Growing More Numerous.

Growing More Numerous,
I By Morning journal sDacial Leased Wire
Denver, June 30-Although candi-
dates for the nomination for vice
president on the democratic ticket are
numerous, and Despite the :acr ths.
their number is likely to be largely
increased beforQ choice 10 actually
made, 1t is the neral oplnion among
such leaders 9 he party as are now
here that If g |ge Gray of Delaware
lrili declare his willingness 10 accept
,he second place on the ticket he can
hsvc it. Josiah Marvel of Whining
tor, Del, the manager of the Cray
presidential cam nbaign, vino arrived in
Denver tonight, viii not, however.
give his consent, He insists that the
Delaware man is a candidate for first
rlace and when it has been sottled
that he cannot have first place il viii
be ample time 10 place him in rIhniug
TO- the secondary position, provided
he cares to take it. Mr. Ma;v'l de-
nics. however that Judge Gray will
ha satisfied with anything less than
tic head Of tine ticket.
Mr.. Marvel. when informed of the
sentiment regarding Judge Gray as
candidate fog vice president, said;
"We don't know anything about
that. II does n0t concern us, Judge
Gray Is candidate for president and
heis going 10 be nominated, We are
,rdnning him for president and nothing
else"
"The people out here" it was sug-
gested, ARE running him for vice
president, and IT is generally believed
that Mr. Bryan favors him for the
second place on the ticket"
"Therc is not man in the country
who could be placed at the head of
the democratic ticket" said Mr., Mar
vel, "who would not like to have
Judge Gray for a running mate. We
know all about that but we are not
considering him in the light of any
thing but a candidate for the first
place, nor must anybody else SO con-
slider him. If they do they are max
ing a great mistake, and they are
wasting their time"
When asked how much strength he
expected his candidate to show on the
first ballot, Mr. Marvel said
"He will get all Of Delaware, all of
Maryland. a great part Of Pennsyl
vanla, probably all of New Jersey, and
many votes from the south We are
not making any specific claims as to
figures. hut this fact must be borne In
mind. There are four hundred unin-
structed delegates in that convention
You can draw your own conclusions as
to what that means. but 1t certainly
means something"
Mr.. Marvel said that the name of
Judge Gray will be presented to the
convention by L. I Handy, Of Della
ware. seconded by p. A. O'Boyle,
chairman OF the recent democratic
state convention In Pennsylvania. He
declared there will be several other
second speeches but said he could not
tonight name the men who will make
them
Frederick b. Lynch, manager of the
Johnson boom for the presidency, Is
expected to arrive here tomorrow and
win open headquarters at the Albany
hotel
f. Is well known that M Bryan
would be pleased to have Jutge Grav
fir the presidential can ii'lste fpi
tina. position Is the simple but all
ps Werful face that he will not declare
himself TO be a candidate at all.
The Gray presidential boom was
formally launched today and head
quarters were opened in the Savoy ho-
tel. They were arranged some hours
In advance OF the arrival Of Mr.. Mar
vel, and during the early part Of the
fternoon a corps Of expert bill stickers
were going about the hotels putting
lup lithogranhs of the Delaware candi-
date. No other pictures have been
flaced ast yet and the Gray men Sc
cured the mgst prominent%places In
thA Hobbies of all the leading hotels.
lThgN Nheadqu8rters were thrown open
IafterAthe arrival of Manager Marvel,
lbut bseause OF the late hour at which
he put in an appearance, the Gray
boom wqs not put into active opera
tlon. Bx tomorrow. however, II Is
expected 70 be IN full swing
The johnson headquarters will not
be opened for several days, and the
date on which the Bryan banners viii
be thrown out has not yet been deter
mined. but IL will be on Saturday or
Sunday after the arrival Of the Ne
braska dslegatlon@
II IL certain that there will be a
strong figAt in the committee on reso-
lutIons. am possibly on the floor Of
the convention itself over the anti
injunction PINK. Void has come IN
directly fronA Lincoln that Mr.. Bryan
4 IN favor ofQ plank q a somewhat
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