The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-11
WILL INSTRUCT
DANIEL OPPOSES
KE[P PRIMARY
| IConvention Will Direct Dele.
gates at Large to Vote
for Bryan.
DANIEL TO FIGHT,
BUT WILL ACCEPT
When tic Body Shall Have Dcs
clared the Senior Senator Will
Abide by Its Decision-Jones
to Insist Upon lnstr,lc-
Officers
Named.
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Temporary Officers.
Chnlrmnn. I,ichnfd II. Byrd.
Secretary. J.. N. Drcnnman.
SerEcnnt-nt-.Arms, John Mcdonald.

I8N winch conVeneS here to-mQr-
II " row, will instruct the four
Delegates -at-large from yir-
ginia to vote for William j. Bryan
for tho Democratic nomination to the
presidency. 1fthe resolution adopted be
not sufficiently strong to justify tho
description OF "ironclad.'' It will be an
Endorsement SO strong and unequivocal
that the delegates cannot In honor vote
for any other candidate whose name
shall be presented to the Denver con-
lvention.
The convention Will instruct for Mr.
Bryan" said Representative William A.
Jones tonight. "I trust this will be
done without opposition on the part of
Senator Daniel: but Ii he should OPP
pose. we will have to instruct in the
face of his opposition
But Daniel VIII Oppose.
| Shortly before midnight Senator
Daniel left conference with Senator
| Martin and Representatives Hay, Flood
and Saunders and several others. These
had been trying to induce him to waive
his opposition and accept Il resolution
n OF instruction which would be pre-
|scnted to-morrow.
Il But the senior Senator was firm.
4 II shall not break my line said Sena-5
j tor Daniel to me after the conference.
de would not consent to make a state
4 ment OF his position. He Will address
the convention on the subject OF In
structions. He realizes that the cop-s
vention will instruct for Bryan, and
he realizes. too. that Mr.. Bryan will
be the nominee of the party.
But he also realizes that more than
a majority of the delegates from the
counties are not instructed. and that
many OF them have been instructed to.
oppose Instructions He feels that I'm
some cases, at least. this course was
pursued In Difference to his known
views. He believes it twould be unfair
to surrender the vote for Instructions.
II think Democratic convention
lSshonld be the place OF all places whore.
| there should be absolute freedom OF
expression said Senator Daniel. SEN.
| ator Daniel partly agreed at n confer
/! ence this morning not to oppose In
struct!ons. and it was believed that
the matter was settled. since it was
realized that with his opposition with,
drawn a resolution of instruction could
be adopted without difficulty.
But when the I.ynchburg delegation
/ headed by Fred Harper, his son-in-law,
4 arrived this afternoon, and manifested
| strong opposition to instructions. the
Senator realized that he had probably
spoken hastily In agreeing to allow in-
structions without opposition on his
| part.
Instructed Against Instruction.
THE Lynchburg delegation is in
|structed against Instruction., said Mr..
Harper Tonight. II do not know what
Twill be the attitude of Senator Daniel
| on the floor, but SO far as am con-
lcerned shall vote against instructions
lin the conventions, no matter whether
1 any other delegate does so.t
Senator Daniel will be elected a dcle-
gate to the Denver convention, despite
his opposition to being instructed. He
/ feels that his acceptance of finstructions
would be similar to acquiescing in the
Inomination OF candidate whom he
mad opposed III convention, and that
| to refuse to accept a delegates COM
bility placed on his shoulders by his
partN. The Bryan people We're greatly
excited this afternoon and tonight
when 1t became known that the at
tltuue OF senator Daniel was different
from that which it was understood to
be earlier In the day.
| They feared that an uninstructed
delegation might result, and they I'M.
mediately \, g. set about arranging FOR
meeting Of Bryan men to be held In
the courthouse before the convention
meets In the Academy OF Music to-
morrow The object ct the meeting
prevent the defeat OF the@resolution
| OF instructions. Prominent members
or the convention. who are leaders OF
| the Bryan forces, We're approached {
and urged TO call the meeting, and At II
is possible that they may do so IL ID 4
! should become apparent that there Is Z
the slightest possibility of the defeat
| OF Instructions, But there Is none,
VIII Stand hy Primary.
| 1T took some effort to- day to ascertain
| the sentiment of the convention, but In \
every case 1t was only necessary te
| talk long enough to q man likely ia 8t
occupy a prominent place In the couu4
| ellis OF the party Tomorrow to ma ke :
| him admit that instructions would at.S
most certainly be adopted. or. { moi
instructions then resolution OF in-#
dorsement tantamount to direct instrnc,
! tions for the man from Nebraska,
| There may he some lighting ovetS
/ plan, hut do not look for much con-.
Etest, I believe the plan will not bt
! samended, Possibly there may be one
| or two amendments adopted. but It ~
more likely that nothing Will be done
lendangering in the slightest degrees
the primary system of making party
| nominations to%public office,
Great Respect for Daniel.
s1t appears that tho four ,deisgatsas
lat large from Virginia Will be Clanda
| Al. Swanson. Jobn Warwick panlel,
! Ttomlas s. Martin and H. IL oge IN leesss
i lThare Is not the slightest doubt that
/ Sena tor Daniel Will be chosen q del. @