Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-04-22
Bryan and New York.
philadelphia Press.)

The New York Democrats did not
declare their preference for a presi-
Dental candidate, but they made it
distinctly plain that they are not for
William ]. Bryan at this time. This
action of the convention will I'M
doubtedly stiffen up the Bryan oppo-
sition in all parts of the country, or
in such parts of the country as there
may be opposition.
The action in New York and Della
ware were the first real
check the Bryan movement has had.
If the Oppositiin was going to amount
to anything at all it was time for it
to make something of an organized
demonstration, and this is what it is
now doing. There are more indica-
lions now of cohesion and under
standing than at any time before.
Until the conventions in these States
were held it was the boast of the
Bryan supporters that every State
convention had instructed for their
favorite. This can be claimed no
longer
What New York has done may have
merely a contingent value. There is
on doubt about the overwhelming
anti-Bryan sentiment in that State
The Bryan delegates in the conven-
ton were so few in numbers that
they did not attempt a demonstra-
ton. They were loud and boisterous
in the beginning, but that was all
The prevailing sentiment in the New
York convention was no doubt re-
Election of the average sentiment of
the party in the Eastern States gen
orally. There is a probability that
the action in Pennsylvania will be
similar to that in New York, the
effect of which, though not so great
will be considerable.
The Bryan opposition is beginning
to reason some. 1t is putting out the
fact that any Democratic candidate
who expects to make anything but
an utterly hopeless campaign must
have some prospect of carrying New
York. New Jersey, Connecticut and
other States that Democratic candi-
dates have won in successful years
Bryan cannot have one of them. That
will be the argument, and New York
which not only has the more for
midable delegation in the national
delegation, but the more useful num-
Der of presidential electors, will
claim the right to be heard. That
IS tH6 uGduluS Ol the pOSlIlOu TAKEN
by the convention of that State.
New York has been listened to
sometimes, but not always, in nat
ional conventions. In the coming
convention the delegates from that
State will be badly handicapped by
the disastrous results of the advice
given four years ago. New York
then demanded the nomination of
Judge Parker on the assurance that
he could carry the State; that the
Democrats of the country were tired
of defeat with Bryan; that Judge
Parker would unite the party as it
had not been united since 1892. All
this proved fallacious. If New York
wants to dictate again it will have to
give a sufficient reason why it did
not make good before.
But New York presents no candi-
date this year 1t indicates nothing
but desire to have anybody but
Bryan. 1t is in a position to go for
| ward or retreat. 1t will go forward
if joined by enough States-and
some Of these will have to come from
the South-to make certain Bryan's
| defeat. On the other hand if Bryan's
nomination is assured when the con-
vention meets it need not surprise
any one to see the New York delega-
| ton go along as gracefully as it can